The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-29

No 765) Y AN ACT, (S. B. 546. To amend Sections 1. 2, 1, 5. 6, s, g.
 1s. 14, and IS. of An Act entitled
 sAn Act to Regulate the regfstra-
 tion, branding, sale, tagging. and
 analysis of commercial fertilizers,
 acid phosphates, fertilizer mater
 faIs and chemicals in the State of
 Alabama" approved March Srd.
 1903.
 Re it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama: That Sections 1. 2. 4. 5. G. S g. i3 fl and Is. of An Act entitled s.An Act to regulate the registration, branding, sale tagging and analysis of commercial fertilizers. acid pnos- pilates, fertilizer materials and cheml- calls in the State of Alabama. approv- cd March 3. 1903. be and the same are hereby amended so as to read as fol- lows:
 Section | That all manufacturers. 1obers and manipulators of commer- ciat fertilizers and materials to be used in the manufacture of the same, Wno may desire to sell or offer for sale Tn the state of Alabama. such fertilizers and fertilizer materials. shall first file with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries of tha State of Alabama, on or before December 1st of each fs- cal year. upon forms furnished by the said Commissioner. the name Of each brand of fertilizer, acid phosphate Ter
  they may desire to sell in said State, either by themselves or their agents. together with the name and address of the manufacturer or manipulator. also the guaranteed analysis thereof, stating the sources from which the phosphoric acid, nitrogen and potash are derived, provided any person, nrm or corporation, organized after Decem- Der the 1st, may register within one month after being organized, It shall be the duty of every such person, firm or corporation to notify the Commis- sioner of Agriculture and industries in writing by mall or otherwise, as may he most convenient, on day of shipment or twenty-four hours thereafter, of ev- cry such, shipment. When exceeding five tons of fertilizer or fertilizer ma terials; such notice to state the brand name number of sacks. the weight or each sack. and to whom shipped and addressed.
 Sec. g. Every person, firm or corpo- ration or association of persons shall before offering any fertilizer or acid phosphate or fertilizer materials for sale or exchange in the State of Ala bama. first shall procure license from the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, authorizing such person. firm or corporation or association of persons to sell or exchange or deal therein Such license shall De issued by said Commissioner on the payment of a fee of One Dollar and shall ex- pire on the 30th day of September of each year.
 Sec A. All persons. companies, man. ufacturers, dealers or agents before selling or offering for sale in this State any commercial fertilizer or fer tilizer Inaterfals;Nshall brand or attach to each bag, barrel or package, the brand name of the fertilizer. the
 and address of the manufactures, and the guaranteed analysis of the fertilizer. giving the valuable constituents of the fertilizer in minimum percentages on- 1y These items only shall be branded or printed on the packages in the fol- lowing order: 1. Weight of each package in pounds. 2. Brand name, and. or trade mark. 3. Guaranteed analysis 4. Available phosphoric acid percent 5. Nitrogen per cent. 6. Potash per cent '. Name and ad- dress of manufacturer. 8. Total num- her of pounds of available plant food. g. In bone meal, tankage or other nroducts. where the phosphoric acid is not available to laboratory methods. hut becomes available on the decom- position of the products of the soil, the phosphoric acid shall be claimed as total phosphoric acid unless 1t be desired to claim available phosphoric
 
 guarantee must take the form above set forth In the case of bone meal and tankage, manufacturers may brand on the bag, information showing the fineness of the product; provided It takes a form approved by the Commis- sione~ O. Agriculture and Industries. The term avaiiable atmospheric acid" as used in this act shall be held to con sist of the sum of the water soluble" and ''citrate soluble phosphoric acids
 Sec. 5. If any commercial fertilizer or fertilizer material sold in Shis state shall prove deficient in any of it's in- Rredfents as guaranteed CT branded on the sacks. hags or packages con- tainings the same. and If. by reason of such deficiency. the commercial value of such fertilizers shall fall more than five per cent below the guaran- teed total commercial value of such fertilizers or fertilizer material, then any note or obligation given in pay ment therefor shall be collectable by law only for one half of the amount of such note or obligation; provided fur ther, that any person, firm or corpora ton. who sells any fertilizers or fer 6ilizer material that shall prove de- fcient in any of its ingredients as guar snteed and branded on the sacks, bags or packages containing the same, so that by reason of such deficiency the commercial value of such fertilizers shall fall more than Tive per cent pe- low the guaranteed total commercial value of such fertilizers or fertilizer materials, shall be guilty of a misde- meanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not less than One hundred or more than One Thousand Dollars.
 Sec. G. No complete fertilizer, acid phosphate with potash, acid potash with nitrogen, or plain acid phosphate, shall be sold in this State which con tains less than II per cent plant food, namely: available phosphoric acid, nj trogen calculated ammonia, and potash. either singly or in combination, provided, that no complete fertilizer shall be sold in this State which con- tains less than one and sixty five-hun- dredths per cent of nitrogen equivalent to two per cent of ammonia.
 Sec. 8. It shall be unlawful for any manufacturer, mixer, jobber, merch ant or other rson either by them selves or through their agents to sell or offer for sale in this State, any fer tilizers or fertilizer materials that have not been registered with the Com missioner of Agriculture and Industries as required by this Act The fact that the purchaser valves the tagging and analysis thereof shall be no protection