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lisli aniuially all tests made at the Collej^e, together willi tbe names 

 of tlie dealers and their statements of quality. 



Section 6. And be it enacted that aiij seedsman or dealer, olTer- 

 iug seeds for sale in the State of Maryland after July first nineteen 

 hundred, not in com{)liance with sections one and two of this act, 

 or failinj^ to comply with the requirements of section four of this 

 act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be subject 

 to a line not to exceed one hundred dollars for the first offense and 

 two hundred dollars for every subsequent olTense, on trial and con- 

 viction before a justice of the peace, or by indictment in court. 



Section 7. Be it enacted that the Treasurer of the State, upon the 

 warrant of the comi)trolIer, be and he is hereby authorized and di- 

 rected to pay to the I'.oard of Trustees of the Maryland Agricultural 

 College, or their duly bonded oilicer, one thousand dollars annually, 

 on July the first of each jear, to carry out the provisions of this act. 



Section 8. And be it enacted that it shall be the duty of all States 

 Attorneys to prosecute all persons accused of violating this act, or 

 any of the provisions of this act. 



Section 9. And be it enacted that all acts or parts of acts incon- 

 sistent with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed. 



Section 10. And be it enacted that this act shall take effect on 

 July the first nineteen hundred. 



This law failed to pass in the Legislature of Maryland because of 

 opposition from seed dealers' associations. A similar law in ^&q- 

 nesota likewise failed in the Legislature of 1900. 



TRAFT OF LAW TENDER CONSIDERATION IN NORTH CAROLINA. 



An act to govern the sale of field and garden seeds in North Caro- 

 lina and to prevent fraud in the sale of such seeds. 



The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: 



Section 1. That the State Board of Agriculture shall at the reg- 

 ular meeting next after the ratification of this act, adopt and pub- 

 lish rules and regulations for governing the sale of field and garden 

 seeds in this State. Such rules and regulations shall not conflict 

 with the Constitution of this State, or of the United States. They 

 may be modified, extended or otherwise changed at any subsequent 

 regular meeting of the Board. 



Section 2. That the Board of Agriculture shall publish such rules 

 and regulations in the official Bulh^tin and such State newspapers 

 as they elect. The Board shall give thirt}- days' notice before such 

 rules become operative. Such rules, when olticially published shall 

 have the effect and authority of law. 



Section 3. That the Board shall provide a duly qualified expert 



