﻿972 
  Sevkntu 
  Annual 
  Keport 
  of 
  the 
  

  

  Section 
  5. 
  " 
  There 
  shall 
  be 
  a 
  charge 
  of 
  twenty-five 
  cents 
  per 
  ton 
  

   on 
  such 
  fertilizers 
  and 
  fertilizing 
  material, 
  Avhich 
  shall 
  be 
  paid 
  to 
  

   the 
  State 
  Treasurer 
  before 
  the 
  delivery 
  to 
  railroads, 
  agents, 
  deal- 
  

   ers 
  or 
  consumers 
  of 
  this 
  State, 
  except 
  on 
  goods 
  shipped 
  in 
  bulk 
  to 
  

   manufacturers 
  for 
  manufacturing 
  purposes 
  only. 
  Provided, 
  That 
  

   said 
  Board 
  of 
  Trustees 
  shall 
  have 
  the 
  discretionary 
  power 
  to 
  ex- 
  

   empt 
  such 
  natural 
  materials 
  as 
  may 
  be 
  deemed 
  expedient." 
  

  

  Section 
  6. 
  Inspection 
  tax 
  tags 
  or 
  stamps 
  shall 
  l)e 
  issued 
  by 
  said 
  

   Board 
  of 
  Trustees, 
  or 
  their 
  agent, 
  to 
  any 
  person 
  or 
  persons, 
  com- 
  

   pany 
  or 
  corporation 
  presenting 
  receipts 
  or 
  other 
  evidences 
  from 
  

   the 
  State 
  Treasurer 
  of 
  the 
  payment 
  of 
  sufficient 
  funds 
  to 
  cover 
  

   such 
  issue, 
  and 
  the 
  said 
  Board 
  of 
  Trustees, 
  or 
  their 
  agent, 
  shall, 
  

   before 
  issuing 
  such 
  tags 
  or 
  stamps, 
  mark, 
  punch, 
  or 
  stamp 
  each 
  

   and 
  every 
  tag 
  or 
  stamp 
  with 
  such 
  marks 
  or 
  stamps 
  as 
  they 
  may 
  

   adopt, 
  showing 
  that 
  said 
  tags 
  or 
  stamps 
  have 
  been 
  issued 
  by 
  the 
  

   said 
  Board 
  of 
  Trustees, 
  or 
  their 
  agent. 
  Any 
  person 
  or 
  persons, 
  

   company 
  or 
  corporation 
  making, 
  using 
  or 
  attempting 
  to 
  make, 
  

   print, 
  sell, 
  use 
  or 
  offer 
  for 
  sale, 
  any 
  counterfeit 
  or 
  any 
  imitation 
  

   whatever 
  of 
  the 
  inspection 
  tax 
  tags 
  or 
  stamps 
  issued 
  by 
  the 
  said 
  

   Board 
  of 
  Trustees 
  or 
  their 
  agent, 
  for 
  the 
  purpose 
  of 
  evading 
  or 
  

   assisting 
  in 
  evading 
  the 
  payment 
  of 
  the 
  inspection, 
  tax 
  on 
  fertiliz- 
  

   ers 
  or 
  commercial 
  manures 
  shall 
  be^fined. 
  

  

  Section 
  7. 
  All 
  tags 
  or 
  stamps 
  used 
  as 
  evidence 
  that 
  said 
  in- 
  

   spection 
  tax 
  has 
  been 
  paid, 
  by 
  stamping 
  such 
  tags 
  or 
  stamps 
  with 
  

   the 
  name 
  of 
  the 
  person 
  or 
  persons, 
  company 
  or 
  corporation 
  sell- 
  

   ing, 
  shipping 
  or 
  manufacturing, 
  also 
  the 
  date 
  of 
  shipment 
  or 
  de- 
  

   livery, 
  shall 
  be 
  canceled 
  by 
  persons, 
  etc., 
  engaged 
  in 
  the 
  manu- 
  

   facture 
  or 
  sale 
  of 
  fertilizers 
  or 
  commercial 
  manures, 
  and 
  " 
  no 
  

   railroad 
  or 
  common 
  carrier 
  shall 
  receive 
  for 
  shipment 
  or 
  delivery 
  

   from 
  any 
  person 
  or 
  persons, 
  company 
  or 
  corporation, 
  any 
  fertiliz- 
  

   ers 
  or 
  commercial 
  manures 
  with 
  the 
  tags 
  or 
  stamps 
  bearing 
  date 
  

   of 
  cancellation 
  thirty 
  or 
  more 
  days 
  prior 
  to 
  delivery 
  for 
  ship- 
  

   ment." 
  

  

  Section 
  8. 
  The 
  inspection 
  tax 
  of 
  twenty-five 
  cents 
  per 
  ton 
  

   (2,000 
  pounds) 
  for 
  such 
  fertilizers 
  or 
  commercial 
  manures, 
  or 
  

  

  