WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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moneys received on account of license fees, and ex-

pended on account of analysis; and any surplus

arising from license permits or fines shall be placed

to the credit of the public roads of Harford county.

SEC. 6. Any person or party who shall offer or

expose for sale any commercial fertilizer or bone

dust without complying with the provisions of sec-

tions one, two and three of this act, or shall permit

an analysis to be attached to any package of such

fertilizer stating that it contains a larger percentage

of any one or more of the constituents named in

section one of this act than it really does contain,

shall be fined not less than two hunded dollars for

Fine for vio-

the first offence, and not less than five hundred dol-

lation.

lars for every subsequent offence; but the fines

shall not be inflicted for violations of the provisions

of this act more than once for violations on any

shipment into this county, nor for any one lot, if

made in Harford county; provided, however, that a

deficiency of one per cent, of nitrogen, potash, am-

monia, or four per cent, phosphoric acid claimed to

be contained, shall not be considered as evidence of

fraudulent intent.

SEC. 7. Suit may be brought for the recovery of

fines and damages under the provisions of this act

in the Circuit Court for Harford county; and all

fines so recovered shall be paid to the clerk to the

Where suit

county commissioners, to be accounted for and to be

to recover may
be brought.

disposed of by him in the same manner as the fees

arising from licenses, as provided for in section five

of this act.

SEC. 8. The clerk to the county commissioners is

hereby empowered to select from any package of

commercial fertilizer or bone dust sold in Harford

county, upon the request of the purchaser, a quan-

tity not exceeding two pounds, which shall be

Select when
requested .

securely enclosed in a tin or glass vessel and depos-

ited with the said clerk, who shall properly number

the same, but shall affix no other marks thereto ;

and the said clerk shall correctly record the number

of the sample, by whom deposited, the date of the

deposit, the name of the article, and such other in-

formation as may be furnished by the deposition of

the sample; and the said clerk shall give to the said

Duty of clerk.

depositor a receipt for the sample, setting forth the

number by which it is recorded, and the information