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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

name under which the commercial fertilizer is sold, together
with the statement of the percentage of valuable ingredients
contained therein. That the professor in charge of the chemi-
cal department of the Maryland Agricultural College shall be
ex-officio State chemist, or, (that the term State chemist, as
used in this act, shall mean the professor in charge of the
chemical department of the Maryland Agricultural College.)

Conditions
upon which
fertilizers
may be

sold.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That before any fertilizer is
sold, offered or exposed for sale within the State, the following
& conditions must be complied with: (1) The importer, manu-
facturer, manipulator, dealer or agent, shall take out a license
for the sale of fertilizer, which license shall be rated upon the
number of brands contemplated to be sold at the rate of fifteen
dollars for each brand, said license to be prepared and fur-
nished 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 pro-
vided 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 accom-
panied 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 manipulator, the place of
manufacture or manipulation, and a chemical analysis stating
the per centum of the minimum, and only the minimum con-
tained therein, of nitrogen or its equivalent in available
ammonia, of potash soluble in distilled water, and uf available
phosphoric acid.

Penalty.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That any failure to comply
with any or all of the conditions provided in section two of
this act, shall be punishable by a tine of one hundred dollars
($100) for the first offence and of $200 for every subsequent
offense.

Dealers to
send names
to Agricul-
tural Col-
lege.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That any person, firm or com-
pany selling or offering for sale any fertilizer in this State, or
intending so to do, and not licensed by the Comptroller as pro-
vided by this act, shall, on or before the thirty-first day of July
in each and every year, send his or their name or names with