568 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 244

analysis of the sample, or samples, received in accordance with
this provision and within thirty (30) days thereafter return to
such person, or persons, from whom the sample, or samples,
were received a full and complete analysis of said sample or
samples. It shall be unlawful for any individual, representa-
tive or agent of any corporation or firm, or any corporation or
firm itself, either directly or indirectly, to have any communi-

cation with the said University, or its chemists, agents or rep-
resentatives, or the sender of any sample to said University, re-
garding the analysis of any fertilizer, or fertilizers, sent to
the said University by the purchaser or purchasers thereof for
analysis until after the report of said analysis. The Univer-
sity of Maryland, the State Chemist, their agents or repre-
sentatives, shall not furnish any information or communicate
with any manufacturer of fertilizer, about any such sample
submitted for analysis until after a report of the analysis so
made shall have been duly furnished to the applicant for such
analysis.

Section 11. That any purchaser of fertilizer who shall be
injured, or defrauded, by the failure of the contents of any bag,
barrel, or other package of fertilizer, or any fertilizer in bulk,
to conform to the statement of the quantity, quality, marks,
labels on or accompanying the same, or filed with the University
of Maryland, or who shall purchase fertilizer branded, "pure
bone" when the same is adulterated with oyster shell or other
foreign matter, even if the analysis corresponds to the guar-
anteed analysis on the package, may recover from the seller, or
sellers, thereof in an action of debt an amount equal to the pur-
chase money of said fertilizer and cost of suit, and in case the
purchase is made of an agent, or any person, or persons, resid-
ing out of the limits of the State of Maryland, or any company,
or corporation, whose principal place of business is out of the
State of Maryland, the purchaser may at his, or her, option pro-
ceed by attachment as now provided for by law in case of non-
resident and absconding debtors, against any property, rights
or credits or any person, or persons, company, or corporation,
furnishing said fertilizer when such property rights, or credits,
can be found within the State of Maryland; provided, the pur-
chaser of any fertilizer shall not be deemed to be defrauded by
a shortage in the constituents of said fertilizer when the said
shortage does not exceed 5% of the amount guaranteed, but on
account of said shortage shall be entitled to recover as liqui-
dated damages the amount of the commercial value of said