The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-02

for sale. or selling seeds Tor food pur-
poses only.
? go Persons selling seeds containing
H impurities except defined In section
three OF this act. providing such seeds
are sold 10 merchants 20 be recleaned be-
Iore exposing for sale upoun the general
t3D Seeds that are in store for the
purpose OF reclcaning. and which are not
possessed. sold. or offered for sale for
seed purposes
! 90 Cereals grown or sold and deiiv-
cred from the farm by the owner there
Z OF, when the buyer himself Is to use
ihe seed Tor seeding purposes only. IN
less the purchaser obtain certificate
AZ the time or sale stating that the seed
- sold subject 70 the provisions Of this
tB Mixture Of seeds for lawn pur-
poses except that the sale o. such mix
lures - subject 70 the restrictions OF
sections three and four Of this act
For the purpose Of this act seed shall
be deemed pure when IL contains no seed
OF any Kind except the one being exam
Commissioners Enfoross Law.
The enforcement OF this act is placed
N the department Of agriculture under
INC supervision OF the commissioner or
I agriculture. and he L. empowered TO
APPOINT such insuectors and assistants as
may be necessary TO execute its proyis-
The commissioner OF agriculture Is
authorized in person or b. deputy 10
nave free access to all places OF business
mills. buildings. carriages. cars vessels
snd parcels OF whatsoever kind used in
the manufacture. transportation. impor-
tntion, sale or storage OF any agricul-
turd seeds, and shall have the power
and authority TO open any parcel con-
tanning or supposed 10 contain any agri-
cultural seeds. and upon tender and fuII
payment OF the selling price Of said
sample. 20 take therefrom In the manner
prescrl bed IN this section. samples Tor
analysis. and the commissioner OF aEri-
culture shall annually cause 10 b. ana
Dyed At least one sample so taken or
All the agricultural seeds that are found
sold. offered or exposed for sale or dis
tributed In this state
Section eleven Of the act goes into
considerAble detail In setting forth how
the tests are TO be made and prescribing
the size OF samples. etc. IN next Sec
ton provides that the results OF all
tests OF seeds made under provisions OF
the act shall be published In bulletins
or the department o. agriculture. to-
Eether with the names and posfoffice
addresses OF the persons. firms or cor
porations from whom all samples test
Cd were obtained.
ouarantss Of Purity.
Guarantee Of purity. and viabiiity
shall be based upon tests made hy the
commissioner Of agriculture or By seed
dealers or their agents. subject 10 re-
test ana ratification b. the commits
sioner OF agriculture. when he snail
ing their own seeds shall be- required 10
submit samples thereof 20 tho comn1ia.
eiNh"F or aErttalluro Tor retfatluE upon
demand ~ the inspector should the
guarantee shown on the dealers label
not b. Substantially equivalent % the
actual value ~ the seed. a. determined
~ the cornmisaioncr Of agriculture. the
dealer shall be subject 70 prosecution
ana penalty. - defined IN fhe art
Printed standards q purity and r-rrsi-
nation ~ agricultural seeds and dIree-
ilons tor making analysis ~ seeds shall
- furuiehed BY The commissioner OF
Agriculture upon request
Penalties for Violations
Whoever violates arv IN 49, r.-s,.f 49,
ions made On any section Of thie act or
who shall attempt 20 interfere with the
inspection or assistants iu the dis
charge ~ the duties named herein. shall
De guiltg ~ mtgdeweanur and upun
conviction shall De- punished hy n fne of
not lrHn than ten or more than one nun
drtd dollars Tor each and every oTonsr
a Zee % twenty cents shall BE-
collected Tor each sample ~ naeH oTrref
Tor eHauination and test under the pro.
vision ~ THE act and shall BE- paid Into
the state trearury 90 constitute n ape.
riaI fuul. which shall BE- paid out on
reIHlHlfl1na Of the rrrnr1frafrner ~
agriculture in carrying out the provfa.
ions OF this act. provided however this
Gee shall not Be- charged persons who
desire analysts % aeed Tor their own
Sec re. Ths commissioner Of Arr
culture shall seek % make the fnans-t-
jon ~ seeds hereby irfrurfed 20 him -
rsirfuI a. possible 90 the uurrhnrsra ~
seeds ln this state. and DEL empowered 10