568 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 285
or person receiving same shall not deliver said nursery stock
to the consignee or agent representing the consignor, and
said agent of the transportation company, firm or person
shall notify the State entomologist or State pathologist at
the Maryland State College of Agriculture and said State
officer receiving such notification shall immediately notify
any justice of the peace of this State to issue a sum-
mons for the consignee, and the agent or consignor, if he be
known, of such carload, bale, box or package of nursery, stock,
to appear before him on a certain day to be named therein, to
show why such trees, plants, vines, shrubs, buds or cuttings
should not be seized as being in violation of the provisions of
this sub-title, and on trial thereof, if said justice be satisfied
that the provisions of this sub-title have been violated, said
justice shall order said agent or consignee to return such car-
load, box, bale or package of trees, plants, shrubs, vines, buds
or cuttings immediately to the shipper or consignor unless said
consignee or agent of the consignor at his expense shall forth-
with have said nursery stock examined by the State entomolo-
gist and the State pathologist of this State, and said officers
certify to such justice of the peace that said nursery stock is
apparently free from, the insects and diseases mentioned herein
and tag every such carload, box, bale and package inspected
by said officer, with their certificate of inspection, and if said
agent or consignee shall fail to have said nursery stock examined
by said State officials or fail to return such carload, box, bale
or package thereof, then said justice of the peace shall order
and direct the constable or sheriff to burn and destroy all trees,
plants, shrubs, vines, buds or cuttings that have been shipped
into this State in violation of this sub-title.
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 State 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, im-
porter, 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 Col-
lege of Agriculture shall annually analyze or cause to
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