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(d) To investigate the methods

CD To investigate the methods
and practices of factors, commission
merchants and others in this State
who receive, solicit, buy. sell, handle
on commission or otherwise, or deal
in agricultural, horticultural, dairy
and farm products of all kinds, to
the end that the Director of Farm
Products may be enabled to recon-
mend to the Governor the action of
legislation needed to insure the dis
tribution of such commodities effici-
emily, economically and without
hardship, waste or fraud.
(e) To have authority to main
tain market news service, includ-
ing information as to crops, freight
rates commission rates, and such
other matters as may be of service
to growers, producers and consum-
ers.
(f) To submit to the Governor
on or before the first day of Decem-
Der in each year a report containing
a detailed account of all the actiyi-
ties of his office, together with such
other facts and recommendations as
he may deem of value to the people
of the State.
CD To make, with the approval
of the Governor, such rules and reg
ulations as he may deem necessary
and proper to insure that all persons
similarly circumstanced shall be
afforded equal opportunity to take
ADVANTAGE of the benefits of this Act,
and particularly to buy from or sell
through the agency of the Director
of Farm Products. Such rules and
regulations shall be printed in con-
yenient fern and shall DE at all
times accessible to anyone interested.
The Direetor, however, shall have
power to limit the size and nature OF
the consignments of any person,
firm or corporation, and to limit the
amount which any person, firm or
corporation may purchase from him.
(h) To give a bond, with ap-
proved surety or sureties to the
State of Maryland, in the sum of
$4,000, conditioned to faithfully
perform the duties required of him
by this act.
Section 8. And be it further en-
acted, That all salaries, expenses,
ETC., authorized by this act, shall be
paid out of moneys appropriated
therefore, by the General Assembly.
All commissions, drayage and stor-
age charges and other receipts of
his officeE coming into the hands of
the Director of Farm Products shall
be accounted for and turned over on
the first day of each month to the
State Treasurer, who shall create a
special fund to be known as the
Farm Products Fund" Should the
appropriation made by the General
Assembly for salaries, expenses, etc.,
prove insufficient, the Director OF
Farm Products is authorized, with
the approval of the Governor, to pre-
sent vouchers to the State Comptroll-
er for SIGH additional expenditures
as may b necessary, and the Comp
troller SHALL thereupon issue his war
rant to sthe State Treasurer, who
shall paw the same out of the Farm
Products Fund" On the first day of
October IN each year any unexpended
balance -emaining in the Farm Pro-
ducts Fund" shall revert to the gen
eral funds in the Treasury for the
use and benefit of the State.
1t is Aot the intention of this Act
to furniSh revenue for the State, and
when itAappears the amount of the
s.sSars s..ssS-ars1l lets Fund" In the hands
of theIgVee Treasurer is sufficient TO
reimburse the State for the annual
appropriation made to pay the sal
aries and expenses incurred through
the operation of this act, and to meet
any additional expenses which may
be incurred in any fiscal year. the
Director of Farm Products is hereby
authorized and directed to reduce the
rate of commission charged to grow
ers and producers to such an amount
as he may deem proper.
Section f. And be it further en-
acted, That this Act shall take eff
feet from and after June l, 1918.