1782 ARTICLE 48.

An. Code, sec. 92. 1912, ch. 176, sec. 94.

109. Any manufacturer, importer or person, who shall sell, offer or
expose for sale or for distribution in this State any agricultural lime with-
out complying with the preceding sections of this sub-title shall on convic-
tion in a Court of competent jurisdiction be fined not more than one hun-
dred dollars ($100.00) for the first offense and not more than two hundred
dollars ($200.00) for each subsequent offense.

An. Code, sec. 93. 1912, ch. 176, sec. 95. 1916, ch. 186. 1916, ch. 285, sec. 93.

110. The State Chemist of the Maryland State College of Agriculture
shall annually analyze or cause to be analyzed at least one sample of every
agricultural lime sold or offered for sale under the provisions of this sub-
title; said State Chemist is hereby authorized and directed in person, or
by deputy, to take a sample for said analysis from any lot or package of
agricultural lime which may be in the possession of any manufacturer, im-
porter, agent or dealer; or in transit in this State. The result of the
analysis of the sample or samples so procured, together with such addi-
tional information as circumstances advise, shall be published in reports
or bulletins from time to time.

An. Code, sec. 94. 1912, ch. 176, sec. 96.

111. Any person who shall obstruct the State chemist or his deputy
when in the discharge of his duty shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than
one hundred dollars ($100) or more than five hundred dollars ($500) or
by imprisonment for not less than one month or more than six months, or
by both such fine and imprisonment.

An. Code, sec. 95. 1912, ch. 176, sec. 97. 1916, ch. 186. 1916, ch. 285, sec. 95.

112. It shall be the duty of the State Chemist to pay into the Treasury
of the Maryland State College of Agriculture all monies received under
Section 108 of this sub-title, to be used for paying the expenses of the
sampling, analysis and other expenses incident thereto.

An. Code, sec. 96. 1912, ch. 176, sec. 98.

113. All samples of lime for analysis by or under the direction of
the State chemist shall be from goods that have not been injured in transit
or by exposure, the surface layer to be avoided when sampling oxide of
lime, and the sample to be protected by immediately placing the same in
a closed vessel or vessels and promptly sending same to the chemist for
analysis. Copies of the results of such analysis or analyses are to be sent
to the person from whom the sample was received and to the manufacturer
of the same. No analysis shall be published till the manufacturer has
been given at least one week in which to file a protest in regard to the ac-
. curacy of the analysis, in which event the State chemist shall personally
review the analysis before publishing the same.