T. WATKINS LIGON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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the quality thus ascertained shall be marked upon
each bag, barrel, cask, tierce, box, package or par-
cel, or upon any thing containing the guano, in accor-
dance with the following scale, commencing with the
letter A. which shall indicate in Peruvian Guano, that
the parcel so marked contains from fifteen to eighteen
per cent, of ammonia, the letter B. indicating from
twelve and a half to fifteen per cent, the letter C. indi-
cating from ten to twelve and a half per cent, the letter
D. indicating from seven to ten per cent, a similar table
shall be arranged by the inspector to indicate the quan-
tity of phosphates contained in Mexican and Patago-
nian Guano, and upon other variety of guano, similar
marks indicating its quality shall be used.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the inspector of
guano shall for the information of the public cause
these tables to be published, and shall also publish in
the agricultural journals of the State, and in one or two
daily papers in Baltimore city, the analysis of samples
of each and every cargo with the name of the vessel in
which the same was imported.

Tables to be
published.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the inspector shall
keep an office in some convenient part of the city of
Baltimore, and shall keep an analysis of every cargo or
parcel of guano inspected by him, and shall enter or
have the same entered in a book to be kept for that pur-
pose, and shall by himself or some other person having
charge of his books give to any person desirous of pur-
chasing guano, a copy of the analysis of such cargo, or
parcel then in market for sale.

Office to be
kept.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That all persons import-
ing or bringing any guano to said city for the purpose
of being sold, landed or transhiped within the limits of
said city shall give notice to said inspector who shall
thereupon proceed to inspect and analize, weigh and
mark the same, and if the same be inspected in bulk
so that there is nothing to put a mark upon, the analy-
sis shall be marked upon the bags, barrels, or other
packages, the guano may be placed in for sale, and the
inspector shall give a certificate to the owner, or his
agent of the analysis, and quality and quantity of such
guano, with name of the vessel said guano was import-
ed in.

Persons Im-
porting to in-
form the in-
spector.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That every person or
persons who shall import or bring into the city of Balti-
more, any guano for the purpose of being sold, landed
or being transhiped within the said city, and shall re-

Forfeiture for
refusing to
have inspec-
ted.