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  Seventh 
  Annual 
  Report 
  of 
  the 
  

  

  6. 
  Tho 
  iiiainior 
  of 
  procuring 
  and 
  sending 
  samples 
  for 
  analysis 
  

   to 
  be 
  governed 
  by 
  certain 
  rules 
  and 
  regulations, 
  is 
  prescribed 
  by 
  

   this 
  section 
  of 
  the 
  act. 
  

  

  8. 
  Provision 
  is 
  made 
  in 
  this 
  section 
  for 
  cases 
  where 
  the 
  pur- 
  

   chaser 
  of 
  fertilizers 
  is 
  injured 
  or 
  defrauded 
  by 
  labels 
  or 
  statements, 
  

   and 
  he 
  may 
  recover 
  from 
  the 
  seller 
  or 
  sellers 
  thereof 
  in 
  an 
  action 
  

   for 
  debt 
  an 
  amount 
  equal 
  to 
  the 
  purchase-money 
  of 
  said 
  fertilizer 
  

   and 
  cost 
  of 
  suit, 
  or 
  in 
  case 
  the 
  purchase 
  is 
  made 
  of 
  any 
  agent 
  of 
  

   any 
  person 
  or 
  ])ersons, 
  residing 
  outside 
  the 
  State, 
  he 
  can 
  proceed 
  

   as 
  now 
  provided 
  by 
  laAv 
  in 
  case 
  of 
  nonresidents 
  or 
  absconding 
  

   debtors. 
  

  

  9. 
  Tt 
  is 
  deemed 
  a 
  misdemeanor 
  to 
  use 
  the 
  trade-mark 
  of 
  another 
  

   or 
  adulterate 
  fertilizers. 
  

  

  10. 
  " 
  This 
  article 
  shall 
  not 
  affect 
  parties 
  importing, 
  manufactur- 
  

   ing 
  or 
  manipulating 
  fertilizers 
  for 
  their 
  own 
  use, 
  if 
  not 
  sold 
  or 
  dis- 
  

   posed 
  of, 
  nor 
  shall 
  it 
  apply 
  to 
  substances 
  and 
  materials 
  sold 
  in 
  bulk 
  

   to 
  manufacturers 
  or 
  manipulators 
  of 
  fertilizers, 
  nor 
  si: 
  all 
  it 
  pre 
  ent 
  

   the 
  buyer 
  and 
  seller 
  from 
  making 
  contracts 
  in 
  reference 
  to 
  the 
  

   price 
  to 
  be 
  paid, 
  dependent 
  upon 
  the 
  composition 
  or 
  quality 
  of 
  the 
  

   fertilizer 
  contracted 
  for, 
  but 
  no 
  arrangement 
  or 
  agreement, 
  verbal 
  

   or 
  Avritten, 
  made 
  by 
  or 
  between 
  any 
  seller 
  and 
  buyer 
  of 
  fertilizer 
  

   in 
  this 
  State, 
  for 
  the 
  purpose 
  of 
  exonerating 
  the 
  seller 
  or 
  manu- 
  

   facturers 
  from 
  liability 
  for 
  any 
  violation 
  (tf 
  any 
  of 
  the 
  provisions 
  

   of 
  this 
  article, 
  shall 
  exempt 
  any 
  person 
  from 
  such 
  liability." 
  

  

  MISSISSIPPI. 
  

  

  A 
  privilege 
  tax 
  is 
  levied 
  on 
  fertilizing 
  companies 
  as 
  follows: 
  

   " 
  On 
  each 
  fertilizing 
  company 
  employing 
  a 
  capital 
  of 
  ten 
  thou- 
  

   sand 
  dollars 
  or 
  less, 
  twentv-five 
  dollars." 
  

  

  " 
  On 
  each 
  fertilizing 
  company 
  employing 
  a 
  capital 
  of 
  over 
  ten 
  

   thousand 
  dollars, 
  and 
  not 
  over 
  twentv 
  thousand 
  dollars, 
  fiftv 
  

   dollars." 
  

  

  