MANURES AND FERTILIZERS. 2127

any corporation or firm, or any corporation or firm itself, either directly
or indirectly, to have any communication with the said University, or its
chemists, agents or representatives, or the sender of any sample to said
University, regarding the analysis of any fertilizer, or fertilizers, sent to
the said University by the purchaser or purchasers thereof for analysis
until after the report of said analysis. The University of Maryland, the
State Chemist, their agents or representatives, shall not furnish any in-
fomation or communicate with any manufacturer of fertilizer, about any
such sample submitted for analysis until after a report of the analysis so
made shall have been duly furnished to the applicant for such analysis.

1922, ch. 244, sec. 11.

11. That any purchaser of fertilizer who shall be injured, or de-
frauded, by the failure of the contents of any bag, barrel, or other package
of fertilizer, or any fertilizer in bulk, to conform to the statement of the
quantity, quality, marks, labels on or accompanying the same, or filed
with the University of Maryland, or who shall purchase fertilizer branded,
" pure bone " when the same is adulterated with ovster shell or other for-
eign matter, even if the analysis corresponds to the guaranteed analysis
on the package, may recover from the seller, or sellers, thereof in an
action of debt an amount equal to the purchase money of said fertilizer
and cost of suit, and in case the purchase is made of an agent, or any per-
son, or persons, residing out of the limits of the State of Maryland, or
any company, or corporation, whose principal place of business is out of
the State of Maryland, the purchaser may at his, or her, option pro-
ceed by attachment as now provided for by law in case of non-resident
and absconding debtors, against any property, rights or credits or any
person, or persons, company, or corporation, furnishing said fertilizer
when such property rights, or credits, can be found within the State of
Maryland; provided, the purchaser of any fertilizer shall not be deemed
to be defrauded by a shortage in the constituents of said fertilizer when
the said shortage does not exceed 5% of the amount guaranteed, but on
account of said shortage shall be entitled to recover as liquidated damages
the amount of the commercial value of said shortage, provided, however,
should said shortage be more than 5% of the commercial value guaran-
teed that the purchaser shall be entitled to recover as liquidated damages
twice the amount of the shortage in commercial value and provided fur-
ther should a shortage in one or more constituents exceed one-fifth of the
guaranteed analysis the purchaser shall be entitled to recover, as liqui-
dated damages twice the commercial value of said shortage without any
compensation being allowed for any excess in other constituent or con-
stituents except however in no event shall the purchaser be entitled to re-
cover an amount in excess of the purchase price of said fertilizer.

1922, ch. 244, sec. 12.

12. That the inspection and brand fees provided for in this Article shall
be paid to the University of Maryland, and disbursed by it, to cover the
cost of the analysis, inspection, sampling, printing, and for the dissemina-