﻿Commissioner 
  of 
  Agricultuke, 
  973 
  

  

  fertilizing 
  materials, 
  sold 
  or 
  offered 
  for 
  sale 
  in 
  tliis 
  State, 
  shall 
  

   be 
  paid 
  to 
  the 
  State 
  Treasurer, 
  to 
  entitle 
  the 
  same 
  to 
  inspection 
  

   and 
  delivery 
  by 
  the 
  person 
  engaged 
  in 
  its 
  manufacture 
  and 
  sale, 
  

   and 
  all 
  persons, 
  railroad 
  companies 
  or 
  other 
  common 
  carriers 
  

   are 
  prohibited 
  from 
  receiving 
  or 
  delivering 
  such 
  fertilizers 
  or 
  

   manures 
  that 
  do 
  not 
  bear 
  the 
  prescribed 
  inspection 
  tags 
  or 
  stamps 
  

   as 
  evidence 
  that 
  the 
  said 
  inspection 
  tax 
  has 
  been 
  paid. 
  But 
  noth- 
  

   ing 
  herein 
  contained 
  shall 
  interfere 
  with 
  fertilizers 
  passing 
  through 
  

   the 
  State 
  in 
  transit, 
  nor 
  shall 
  apply 
  to 
  the 
  delivery 
  of 
  fertilizer 
  

   materials 
  or 
  bulk 
  goods 
  to 
  fertilizer 
  factories 
  for 
  manufacturing 
  

   purposes. 
  (Laws 
  1899, 
  'No. 
  65.) 
  

  

  Purchasers 
  of 
  commercial 
  fertilizers, 
  or 
  manures, 
  who 
  are 
  citi- 
  

   zens 
  of 
  this 
  State, 
  may 
  have 
  the 
  same 
  analyzed 
  by 
  Clemson 
  Agri- 
  

   cultural 
  and 
  Mechanical 
  College 
  by 
  taking 
  a 
  sample 
  of 
  said 
  fer- 
  

   tilizer 
  from 
  at 
  least 
  ten 
  per 
  cent, 
  of 
  it. 
  

  

  The 
  said 
  college 
  shall 
  have 
  the 
  said 
  sample 
  analyzed 
  free 
  of 
  

   cost, 
  and 
  within 
  three 
  months 
  after 
  its 
  reception 
  supply 
  the 
  pur- 
  

   chasers 
  of 
  such 
  fertilizers 
  or 
  manures 
  with 
  a 
  certificate, 
  giving 
  the 
  

   per 
  cent, 
  of 
  the 
  different 
  fertilizing 
  ingredients 
  of 
  the 
  same, 
  

   signed 
  by 
  the 
  chemist 
  of 
  said 
  college, 
  which 
  certificate 
  shall 
  be 
  

   admissible 
  evidence 
  in 
  all 
  suits 
  relative 
  to 
  such 
  fertilizers 
  or 
  man- 
  

   ures, 
  whether 
  the 
  same 
  be 
  instituted 
  by 
  the 
  vendor 
  or 
  purchaser 
  

   of 
  the 
  same. 
  

  

  " 
  Vendors 
  of 
  commercial 
  fertilizers 
  or 
  manures, 
  whose 
  goods 
  

   or 
  wares 
  fall 
  short 
  to 
  the 
  extent 
  of 
  ten 
  per 
  cent, 
  in 
  any 
  fertilizing 
  

   ingredient 
  guaranteed 
  by 
  the 
  analysis 
  appearing 
  on 
  the 
  sack 
  or 
  

   vessel 
  holding 
  same, 
  when 
  delivered 
  to 
  the 
  purchaser, 
  shall 
  for- 
  

   feit 
  one-half 
  the 
  sale 
  price 
  thereof." 
  (Laws 
  1900, 
  No. 
  263.) 
  

  

  TENIs^ESSEE. 
  

   All 
  commercial 
  fertilizers 
  sold 
  or 
  offered 
  for 
  sale 
  shall 
  by 
  

   stamp 
  or 
  otherwise 
  set 
  forth 
  on 
  each 
  package 
  or 
  parcel 
  the 
  chemi- 
  

   cal 
  analysis, 
  the 
  name 
  of 
  manufacturer, 
  and 
  shall 
  bear 
  a 
  certificate 
  

  

  