344 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 187

91. Before any agricultural lime is sold, offered or exposed
for sale in this State, the manufacturer, importer, agent or
seller thereof shall pay to the State Chemist at the Maryland
State College of Agriculture an inspection fee of $15. 00 for
each brand or kind of agricultural lime sold or offered for sale
and shall receive from said S, tate chemist a license to sell such
brand or kind of agricultural lime until the first day of Janu-
ary next following; provided that when any manufacturer,
importer, agent or dealer shall have paid the inspection fee as
herein provided it shall not be necessary for any other person
as his agent or representative to pay such fee.

93. The State chemist of the Maryland State College of
Agriculture shall annually analyze or cause to be analyzed at
least one sample of every agricultural lime sold or offered for
sale under the provisions of this sub-title; said State Chemist
is hereby authorized and directed in person, or by deputy, to
take a sample for said analysis from any lot or package of agri-
cultural lime which may be in the possession of any manufac-
turer, importer, agent or dealer; or in transit in this State.
The result of the analysis of the sample or samples so procured,
together with such additional information as circumstances ad-
vise, shall be published in reports or bulletins from time to
time.

95. It shall be the duty of the State chemist to pay into the
Treasury of the Maryland State College of Agriculture all
monies received under section 91 "of this sub-title, to be used
for paying the expenses of the sampling, analysis and other ex-
penses incident thereto.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the first day of June, 1916.

Approved April 4th, 1. 916.

CHAPTER 187.

AN ACT to close a portion of Herring Bay, Anne Arundel
County, now set apart for tonging oysters, from the twenty-
fifth of April, to the first day of December, in each year.

WHEREAS, a number of the oyster tongers in and around
Herring Bay,. Anne Arundel County, have petitioned for a
shorter tonging season in a portion of Herring Bay, now set
apart by law for tonging oysters. Therefore,