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shortage, provided, however, should said shortage be more than
5 % of the commercial value guaranteed that the purchaser shall
be entitled to recover as liquidated damages twice the amount
of the shortage in commercial value and provided further
should a shortage in one or more constituents exceed one-fifth
of the guaranteed analysis the purchaser shall be entitled to re-
cover, as liquidated damages twice the commercial value of said
shortage without any compensation being allowed for any ex-
cess in other constituent or constituents except however in no
event shall the purchaser be entitled to recover an amount in
excess of the purchase price of said fertilizer.

Section 12. That the inspection and brand fees provided
for in this Act shall be paid to the University of Maryland,
and disbursed by it, to cover the cost of the analysis, inspection,
sampling, printing, and for the dissemination of information
regarding the contents and the analysis of fertilizers subject to
this Act, the use and compounding of commercial fertilizers,
and the administration and the enforcement of the provisions
of this Act, and such other expenses as may be incurred in the
development of the chemical work at the University of Mary-
land in relationship to this Act.

Section 13. That the University of Maryland shall have
authority to establish rules and regulations in regard to the in-
spection, analysis, sale of fertilizers and fertilizer materials,
and the publication of all information authorized herein, to
the end that the provisions of this Act may be effectively ad-
ministered and enforced.

Section 14. That the brand fee as provided in this Act shall
not apply to any fertilizer mixed according to a formula fur-
nished by a consumer; provided, in lieu of the registration, all
packages of fertilizers shall be plainly marked, or tagged, on
the outside of the package with the words "Mixed to Order, "
together with a statement thereon of the guaranteed analysis,
and in all the other particulars said mixed fertilizer shall eon-
form to the provisions of this Act.

Section 15. That every person, firm, corporation or asso-
ciation, guilty of a violation of any of the provisions contained
in Sections No. 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9 of this Act, and every officer,
manager, director, or managing agent of any such person, firm,
corporation or association, directly participating in such viola-
tion, or consenting thereto, shall be punishable by a fine of
$100. 00 for the first offense, and, upon a second conviction,