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in detail of the number of assistant commissioners, chemists, ex- 

 perts, agents, and counsel employed under the provisions of this 

 chapter dnring such year, and their compensation, expenses and 

 disbursements ; and also a statement in detail of the expenditures 

 of moneys appropriated for the state agricultural society, the 

 county agricultural societies and the Xew York agricultural ex- 

 periment station ; and other agricultural purposes and estimates 

 of the amounts required for all such purposes for the ensuing 

 vear. He may require the state agricultural society and the society 



" J 1 o J reports. 



county agricultural societies to make reports to him and pre- 

 scribed* the form of such reports. 



§ 6. Certificate of chemist presumptive evidence. Every certifi- 

 cate, duly signed and acknowledged, of a chemist, analyst or other 

 expert employed by the commissioner of agriculture or any 

 analysis, examination or investigation made by such analyst, 

 chemist or expert with respect to any matter or product which 

 the commissioner has authority to examine or cause to be exam- 

 ined, shall be presumptive evidence of the facts therein stated. 



People V. Eddy. 12 N. Y. Supp. 628; People v. Kibler, 106 N. Y. 321; 

 People V. Mahaney, 41 Hun, 26; People v. Schaeffer, Id. 23; People v. 

 Thompson, 14 X. Y. Supp. 819; People v. West, 106 N. Y. 293. 



§ 7. Evidence; principal's liability for acts of agent. The do- 

 ing of anything prohibited by this chapter shall be evidence of the 

 violation of the provisions of this chapter relating to the thing Evidence of 

 so prohibited, and the omission to do anything directed to be done 

 shall be evidence of a violation of the provisions of the chapter 

 relative to the thing so directed to be done. The intent of any intent ir 

 person doing or omitting to do any such act is immaterial in any 

 prosecution for a violation of the provisions of this chapter. Any 

 person who suffers, permits or allows any violation of the provi- 

 sions of this chapter by his agent or servant or in any room or 

 building occupied or controlled by him, shall be deemed a princi- 

 pal in such violation and liable accordingly. Any person who Display 

 shall keep, store or display any article or product, the manu- sale, 

 factnre or sale of which is prohibited or regulated by this chap- 



vlolatlon. 



Im- 

 material. 



deemed aB 



So in the original. 



