1490 MANURES AND FERTILIZERS. [ART. 61

1890, ch. 387, sec. 1. 1894, ch 397.

1. The term "fertilizer" as used in this article shall be held
to mean any commercial fertilizer or any article, substance or
mixture sold, offered or exposed for sale for mammal purposes
within this State of which the selling price shall be more than
ten dollars per ton of two thousand pounds. The term "brand"
shall be held to mean the name under which the commercial
fertilizer is sold, together with the statement of the percentage
of valuable ingredients contained therein. The term "State
chemist" shall mean the professor in charge of the chemical
department of the Maryland Agricultural College who shall be
ex officio State chemist.
Snowden v. State, 69 Md. 210.

Ibid. sec. 2. 1894, ch. 397.

2. Before any fertilizer is sold, offered or exposed for sale
within the State the following conditions must be complied
with : (1) The importer, manufacturer, manipulator, dealer or
agent shall take out a license for the sale of fertilizer, which
license shall be rated upon the number of brands contem-
plated to be sold at the rate of fifteen dollars for each brand,
said license to be prepared and furnished by the comptroller of
the treasury and to be issued at any time, to be good until the
first day of February following; provided, that when any such
importer, manufacturer or manipulator shall have taken out a
license as herein provided it shall not be necessary for any
other person as his agent or representative to take out a license
to sell the fertilizers provided for by the party who has taken
out such license. (2) Every bag, barrel or package of fertilizer
and every parcel or lot if sold in bulk must bear in legible
print or be accompanied by a clear and true statement showing
the net pounds of fertilizer in the package 'or lot, the name,
brand or trade-mark under which the fertilizer is sold, the
name and address of the importer, manufacturer or manipu-
lator, the place of manufacture or manipulation and a chemical
analysis stating the per centum of the minimum, and only the
minimum contained therein of nitrogen or its equivalent in
available ammonia, of potash soluble in distilled water, and
of available phosphoric acid.

State v. Long, 94 Md. 637.

Ibid. sec. 3.

3. Any failure to comply with any or all of the conditions
provided in section 2 shall be punishable by a fine of one hun-