SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                        1569

letter the assessments approved and in force under said referendum
shall be deducted by the purchaser, or his agent or representative,
from the purchase price of any such cattle LIVESTOCK bought,
acquired or sold for slaughter. It shall be unlawful for any livestock
auction market, slaughterhouse, abattoir, packinghouse or the admin-
istrators or managers or agents of same or for any person, firm or
corporation to acquire, buy or sell cattle LIVESTOCK for slaughter
without deducting the assessments previously authorized by said
referendum. The assessment or assessments for any month so de-
ducted, shall, on or before the 20th day of the following month, be
remitted by such purchaser as above described, to the State Board of
Agriculture, who shall thereupon pay the amount of the assessments
to the duly certified agency of the producers of such cattle LIVE-
STOCK sold for slaughter entitled thereto. The books and records
of all such livestock auction markets, slaughterhouses, abattoirs,
packinghouses, or persons, firms or corporations engaged in buying,
acquiring or selling cattle LIVESTOCK for slaughter shall at all
times during regular business hours be open for the inspection by the
State Board of Agriculture or hie ITS duly authorized agents. Pro-
vided, however, that if any livestock auction market, slaughterhouse,
abattoir, packinghouse, or any person, firm or corporation engaged
in buying, selling or handling cattle LIVESTOCK for slaughter in
this State shall fail to collect or pay such assessments so deducted to
the State Board of Agriculture as herein provided, then and in such
event suit may be brought by the duly certified agency concerned in a
court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the collection of such
assessments.

83S.

In the event such referendum so to be conducted as herein pro-
vided shall not be supported by two thirds or more of those eligible
for participation therein and voting therein, then the duly certified
agency conducting the said referendum shall have full power and
authority to call another referendum for the purposes herein set
forth in the next succeeding year, on the question of an annual
assessment for five years.

83T.

In the event the first such referendum or any subsequent refer-
endum is carried by the votes of two thirds or more of the eligible
farmers participating therein and assessments in pursuance thereof
are levied annually for the period set forth in the call for such
referendum, then the agency conducting such referendum shall in its
discretion have full power and authority to call and conduct during
the fifth year of such first period or the last year of any subsequent
period another referendum in which the farmers and producers of
such agricultural commodity shall vote upon the question of whether
or not such assessments shall be continued for the next ensuing five
years.

83U.

In the event such referendum is carried in the affirmative and the
assessment is levied and collected as provided herein and under the
regulations to be promulgated by the duly certified agency con-