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repeated and the wire shall be graded according to the number of 

 immersions it may be able to stand without showing a deposit of 

 copper, and such grades shall be designated as "one minute," "two 

 minute," "three minute,". "four minute," etc., wire, in accordance 

 with the number of minutes during which such wire respectively stood 

 such test without showing a deposit of copper: Provided, however, 

 That all tests shall be made on straight sections of stay or line wire 



and not on locks, wraps, or winds of such fence 



SEC. 6. It shall be the duty of the State Board of Agriculture to 

 test all samples of all galvanized wire fence submitted to them for 

 that purpose and to determine whether such fence is of the standard 

 gauge and grades provided in this act. If they shall find such fence 

 to be of such standard gauge and grades, they shall issue to the manu- 

 facturer or dealer applying therefor a certificate, good for one year 

 from the date thereof, permitting such manufacturer or dealer manu- 

 facturing or selling such galvanized wire fence, to attach to each and 

 every bundle of such fence of the same gauge and grade so tested, a 

 tag or label bearing the following statements: 



1. Name and address of manufacturer or dealer; 



2. Date of expiration of certificate; 



3. Date of manufacture of such fence; 



4. Galvanizing test, whether "one minute," "two minute," 

 "three minute"; 



5. Gauge of top wire; 



6. Gauge of bottom wire; 



7. Gauge of line wire; 



8. Gauge of stay wire. 



SEC. 7. Any person who shall sell or offer for sale any galvanized 

 wire fence tagged or labeled with the tag or label prescribed in section 

 six of this act without having the same tested as prescribed in this 

 act and without paying the required fee and procuring the certificate 

 provided for by this act, or which is found to be of an inferior grade or 

 gauge to that specified on such a tag or label, when submitted to the 

 test provided for in section eight of this act, shall be guilty of a mis- 

 demeanor (punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars 

 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months, or by both, and 

 in addition shall be liable for all damages sustained by the purchaser). 



NOTE. Similar laws provide against the adulteration or mis- 

 branding of agricultural seeds, insecticides and fungicides, and com- 



