﻿958 
  Seventh 
  Annual 
  Report 
  of 
  the 
  

  

  statement 
  shall 
  be 
  accompanied 
  by 
  a 
  sample 
  of 
  the 
  brand 
  of 
  fer- 
  

   tilizer, 
  to 
  which 
  an 
  affidavit 
  shall 
  be 
  affixed, 
  showing 
  that 
  the 
  fer- 
  

   tilizer 
  contains 
  the 
  named 
  percentage 
  of 
  ingredients 
  claimed. 
  The 
  

   director 
  shall 
  analyze 
  said 
  samples 
  and 
  publish 
  the 
  results. 
  Fees 
  

   for 
  analyzing 
  shall 
  be 
  paid 
  to 
  said 
  director, 
  and 
  the 
  law 
  defines 
  the 
  

   method 
  to 
  be 
  pursued 
  in 
  handling 
  said 
  samples, 
  and 
  the 
  penalties 
  

   for 
  a 
  violation 
  are 
  given. 
  

  

  Heavy 
  fines 
  are 
  imposed 
  on 
  those 
  selling 
  or 
  manufacturing 
  any 
  

   fertilizers 
  that 
  contain 
  a 
  less 
  percentage 
  than 
  the 
  implied 
  guaran- 
  

   tee 
  as 
  indicated 
  by 
  the 
  tags. 
  (1897, 
  ch. 
  197.) 
  

  

  MARYLAND. 
  

  

  1. 
  " 
  The 
  term 
  ' 
  fertilizer 
  ', 
  as 
  used 
  in 
  this 
  article, 
  shall 
  be 
  held 
  to 
  

   mean 
  any 
  commercial 
  fertilizer, 
  or 
  any 
  article, 
  substance 
  or 
  mix- 
  

   ture 
  sold, 
  offered 
  or 
  exposed 
  for 
  sale 
  for 
  manurial 
  purposes 
  within 
  

   this 
  State, 
  of 
  which 
  the 
  selling 
  price 
  shall 
  be 
  more 
  than 
  ten 
  dollars 
  

   per 
  ton 
  of 
  two 
  thousand 
  pounds. 
  The 
  term 
  ' 
  brand 
  ' 
  shall 
  be 
  held 
  

   to 
  mean 
  the 
  name 
  under 
  which 
  the 
  commercial 
  fertilizer 
  is 
  sold, 
  

   together 
  with 
  the 
  statement 
  of 
  the 
  percentage 
  of 
  valuable 
  in- 
  

   gredients 
  contained 
  therein. 
  The 
  term 
  ' 
  State 
  chemist 
  ' 
  shall 
  

   mean 
  the 
  professor 
  in 
  charge 
  of 
  the 
  chemical 
  department 
  of 
  the 
  

   Maryland 
  agricultural 
  college, 
  who 
  shall 
  be 
  ex 
  officio 
  State 
  

   chemist." 
  

  

  2. 
  The 
  following 
  are 
  the 
  conditions 
  which 
  must 
  be 
  complied 
  

   with 
  before 
  any 
  fertilizer 
  is 
  sold, 
  offered 
  or 
  exposed; 
  for 
  sale 
  within 
  

   the 
  State: 
  The 
  importer, 
  manufacturer, 
  manipulator, 
  dealer 
  or 
  

   agent 
  shall 
  take 
  out 
  a 
  license 
  for 
  the 
  sale 
  of 
  fertilizer, 
  said 
  license 
  

   to 
  be 
  rated 
  upon 
  the 
  number 
  of 
  brands 
  contemplated 
  to 
  be 
  sold, 
  

   at 
  the 
  rate 
  of 
  fifteen 
  dollars 
  for 
  each 
  brand, 
  to 
  be 
  prepared 
  and 
  

   furnished 
  by 
  the 
  comptroller 
  of 
  the 
  treasury, 
  to 
  be 
  issued 
  at 
  any 
  

   time, 
  and 
  to 
  be 
  good 
  until 
  the 
  first 
  day 
  of 
  February 
  following, 
  pro- 
  

   vided 
  that 
  where 
  a 
  license 
  has 
  been 
  taken 
  out, 
  as 
  is 
  required 
  afore- 
  

  

  