WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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dictment the record of a former conviction, but it

shall be sufficient to allege briefly that said person

or persons, corporation, company or association
had been convicted of a violation of any of the

Amend pro-
ceedings.

provisions of this act; and any such indictment

or proceeding may be amended at any stage of

the proceedings before final judgment, and as a

matter of right.

SEC. 8. And, be it enacted, That all acts or parts of

Inconsistent

acts inconsistent with the provisions hereof be

acts repealed.

and the same are hereby repealed.

Approved May 3, 1882.

Chapter 451.

AN ACT to prevent fraud in the manufacture and

sale of Commercial Fertilizers and Bone Dust in

Harford county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-

bly of Maryland, That any person, company or

corporation, who shall offer, sell or expose for sale

in Harford county any commercial fertilizer or bone

dust, the price of which exceeds ten dollars a ton,

shall affix to every package, in a conspicuous place

on the outside thereof, a plainly-marked certificate,

stating the number of net pounds in the package

What to set

sold or offered for sale; the name or trade mark

forth.

under which the article is sold; the name of the

manufacturer and the place of manufacture, and a

chemical analysis stating the per centage of nitrogen
or its equivalent in ammonia in an available form

of potash, soluble in water, and of phosphoric acid

in an available form (soluble or reverted), as well

as the total phosphoric acid.

SEC. 2. Before any commercial fertilizer or bone

dust is sold, or offered for sale, the manufacturer,

importer or party who causes it to be sold or offered

for sale within Harford county, shall file with the

File certified

clerk to the County Commissioners of Harford

copy.

county a certified copy of the certificate mentioned

in the foregoing section of this act, and also an