Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-30
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SUGAR.

On and after July l. 1891 and until July !
1905 there shall be paid from auy moneys in thu
Treasury not otherwise appropriated. under thu
provisions Of section 1903 of tho Revised
Statutes, to Tie producer of sugar testing not
less than ninety degrees by the poariscope
from beets, sorghum. or sugar-cane grown with
In the United States, or from maple sap pro
duced in the United States, bounty of two
cents per pound and upon such sugar testing
less than ninety degrees by the polariscope
and not less than eighty degrees. bounty OF
one and three fourths cents per pound. under
such rules and regulations as the commissioner
of Internal Revenue. with the approval of the
Secretary Of the Treasury, shall prescribe
Iss % saS bSaot said have 10 be
filed prior to July Of ,r each year year
enue, a notice of the place Of productio with Q
methods to be employed by him, with an esti
mate of the amount of sugar proposed to be pro
duced in tho current or next ensuing year, IN
GLIDING the number Of maple trees to be tapped.
and an application for license to so prodcce,
tobe accompanied by bond in penalty, and
with sureties 10 be approved by the Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue, conditioned ,hat he
will faithfully observe all rules and regu ations
that shall be prescribed for such manufacture
and production OF sugar.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue, upon
receiving the application and bond hereinbe-
fore provided for, shall issue to the applicant a
license to produce sugar from sorghum, beets,
or sugarcane grown within the United States,
or from maple sap produced within the United
States at the place and with the ma
application; but said license shall not ex-
tend beyond one year from the date thereof.
No bounty shall be paid to any person en-
gagged IN refining sugars which have been inn
ported in the United States produced in the
United States, upon which tho bounty herein
provided for has already been paid, or applied
for, nor to any person Unless he shall have first
been licensed as herein provided. and only upon
sugar produced by such person from sorghum,
beets or sugar-cane grown within the United
States or from maple sap produced within the
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revenue, with the approval of the secretary of
the treasury, shall from time to time make all
needful rules and regulations for the manufac-
ture OF sugar from sorghum, beets or sugar
cane grown within the United States or from
maple sap produced within the United States
and shall, under the direction of the secretary
OF the treasury, exercise supervision and In
spectIon of the manufacture thereof
Ana for the payment Of these bounties the
Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to draw
warrants on the Treasurer Of the United States
for such sums as shall be necessary. which sums
shall DO certified to him by the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue by whom the bounties shall
be disbursed and no bounty shall be allowed or
paid to any person licensed aforesaid in any
one year upon any quantity of sugar less than
Amy person who shall knowingly refine or aid
In the refining OF sugar imported into the
United States or upon which the bounty herein
provided for has already been paid applied
for, at the place described in tho license issued
by the Commissioner of Internal Reveaue and
any person not entitled to the bounty herein
same, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof, shall pay a fine not ex-
ceedins five thousand dollars, or be imprisoned
for period not exceeding five years. or BOTH in
the discretion of the court.
AL sugar above number six
teen Dutch standard in color
shall pay duty of, per ID nc $50
Provided, That all such sugars above number
sixteen Dutch standard in color shall pay one
tenth of one cent por pound in addition to the
rate herein provided for, when exported from,
or the product OF any other country when and SO
long as such country pays or shall hereafter pay,
directly or indirectly. bounty on the exporta-
ton OF any such sugar which may be included in
this grade which is greater than is paid on raw
sugar OF lower saccharine strength: and the
Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe suit
able rules and regulations to carry this provision
into effect; And provided further. That ali ma
chinery purchased abroad and erected in a beet
sugar factory and used in the production of raw
sugar in the United States from beets produced
therein shall be admitted duty free until the LIT
day of July, 1892; Provided, that any duty col
lected on any at the above described machinery
purchased abroad and imported into the United
States for the uses above indicated since j an l.
1890. shall be refunded.
bugar candy and all CONNECTION
cry, including chocolate cou-
fectionery, made wholly or in
part of sugar. valued at Il
cents or less per pound, and
on sugars after being refined
when tinctured colored, or in
any way adulterated. per
pound SO S-10o
AL other confectionery, includ-
ing chocolate confectionery
not specially provided for, ad
,yalorem. ....... ............. 50po b0po
dincose, or grape sugar per
pound ....-:....--....:.. Nc 20pc
That the provisions of this act providing
terms for the admission of imported sugars and
moiasses and for the payment of a bounty on
sugars of domestic production shall take effect
on tho LIST day of April, 1891. Provided, that on
aud after the LIST day Of March. 1891. and prior
70 tho LIST day of April, 1891, sugars not exceed
ing No. 10 D9tch standard IN color may be re-
hnea IN bond without payment Of duty. and such
refinod sugars may be transported in bond and
stored IN oonded warehouses at such points of
destination as are provided in existing laws re-
latinS To the immediate transportation of du-
table goods in bond. under such rules and reg
ulations as shall be prescribed by the secretary