402 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 200

elevator, railway or steamship company, and said Board is
hereby given authority by its agents, upon notice to the dealer,
his agents or the representative of any warehouse, elevatxu,
railway or steamship company, if present, to take for analysis,
a composite sample of such agricultural seeds. On demand of
the dealer or his agent, or at the discretion of the inspector con-
cerned, the sample drawn shall be mixed as thoroughly as pos-
sible and divided into two portions, and one part left with the
dealer or his agent. ,0n demand of the dealer or his agent, any
sample drawn shall be paid for by the inspector, on a basis not
exceeding the local market price for the seed sampled. In case
a sample, drawn as provided herein, upon test or analysis is
found to fall, in excess of the allowance for variation made by
said Board, below the statement on the tag or label attached tu
the lot from which said sample was drawn, or to violate any of
the provisions of this Act, the vendor or consignee of said lot
of seed shall be notified and a copy of said notice mailed to the
person, firm or corporation whose tag or label was found af-
fixed thereto.

106. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corpora-
tion to sell, offer or expose for sale within this State any agri-
cultural seeds, or mixtures of agricultural seeds, as defined in
this Act, for seeding purposes within this State without comply-
ing with the requirements of this Act, or falsely to mark or
label any agricultural seeds, or to interfere in any way with
the State Board of Agriculture or its inspectors or assistants in
the discharge of the duties herein named.

107. Every violation of the provisions of this Act shall be
deemed a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding one
hundred dollars, and if the State Board of Agriculture shall
find upon examination, analysis or test that any person, firm
or corporation has violated any of the provisions of this Act,
said Board or its duly authorized agent or agents may insti-
tute proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to have
such person, firm or corporation convicted therefor, or said
Board, in its discretion, may report the results of such exam-
ination to the proper prosecuting attorney, together with the
sworn statement of the inspector or analyst, duiy acknowledged,
and such other evidence of said violation as said Board shall
deem necessary. Provided, however, that no prosecution of this
Act shall be instituted except in the manner following: when
said Board finds that the Act has been violated, it shall give
notice to the persons, firms or corporations concerned, designat-