PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, ESQ., GOVERNOR. 1573

pave or repair the sidewalks, curbs or gutters in front thereof
agreeable to the ordinances to be passed by said commissioners,
and they shall have power to open and establish new streets,
lanes and alleys, and to straighten and widen old streets, lanes
and alleys, and to provide for the payment of damages and
expenses incurred by opening, widening or straightening the
streets, lanes and alleys as aforesaid, by levying and assessing
the same generally upon the whole assessable property of the
town, or upon the persons to be benefited thereby; that the
commissioners are also empowered to erect lamps and to provide
for the lighting of the same; also to provide for public water
pumps, and also a public pound for the purpose of impounding
trespassing stock, and shall fix the amount of fines for every
head of stock so impounded, and also that such stock shall be
liable for all fines, costs and feeding the same.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 11, 1912.

CHAPTER 810.

AN ACT to add five additional sections to Article 48 of the Code
of Public General Laws (1904), title "Inspections," to be
known as sections 51A, 51B, 51C, 5lD and 5IE, to provide
for the examination of seeds sold in the State of Maryland,
and to determine their purity.

SECTION 1. Be ii enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That five additional sections be and they are hereby added
to Article 48 of the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland
(3904), title "Inspections," to be known as sections 51A, 51lB.
51C, 51D and 51E, and to read as follows:

51 A. The State Board of Agriculture shall be authorized to
obtain samples of seeds sold or offered for sale within the State
of Maryland, and shall cause the same to be examined and ana-
lyzed for the purpose of determining their purity and vitality,
or any other facts affecting their value for seeding; and shall
publish the results of such examination, together with the stato-
ment of purity of said seed as furnished by the vendor, together
with the names and addresses of the persons, firms, companies,
corporations or agents from whom such seeds were purchased,
and the name or designation under which said seeds were sold,
known or advertised for sale or use. Ten days before the pub-
lication of the results of the analysis of a sample which is below
the standard represented a report shall be made to the vendor.