The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-02-10

The United States internal Revenue De.
psrtment IA. just issued l5 page pamphlets
containing regulations concerning bounty
on maple sugar under the provisions Of The
act Of Congress approved October /. 1880.
The following requirements to Be observed
w;h De Of great value 10 those Of oar rad
ers who ere producers OF maple sugar.
ANY licensed sugar producer having sugar
or syrup on hand from the previous year
must, previous 10 commencing business
under his Dew license, report the same to the
deputy collector, acting As weigber. for the
district in which be is Iocated. stating the
number Of packages and the weight or qnAn-
titY ofeach.
The sugar proda ed upon which bounty IS
to Be claimed must be put up in packages
containing not less than 10 pounds each
Each producer should have the packages as
nearly uniform in size ss practicable, in
order that the net weight Of the sugar may
readily be ascsriained
The packages put up By each producer
must be numbered serially, commencing
with No /
The packages must be marked with the pro-
ducers name and The serial number Of the
package.
The weight Of the empty package to be de-
ducied as tare should be plainly marked
upon each package before ]; IS filed
Covers Of packages must be nnfastened so
as to be easily removable by the veigher.
PR0DUcEg's REc1KD.
Every licensed producer of sugar from
maple sap IS required to kesp a record Of
operations. in duplicate showing the num-
Der Of trees tapped, the quantity of sugar
produced, and the quantity Of syrup pro
dGeed and not made into sugar Blank
forms can be obtained from the collector OF
internal revenue.
All the data required under the various
headings Of this record must be entered dali
" during the season, beginning with the
first day on which maple trees are tapped.
1.-THE form furnished By the collector Is
for any resson insufficient to contain al the
data required, the same may be kept on
blank leaves properly ruled and attached to
the record and made to constitute = part
thereof
For the purpose Of this record a day viii
be considered IS beginning At O'Clock g.
N. Of the date specified for example. the
entries for any given date should include all
operations between the hours of4 q. m. OF
the day for which entry Is made and 4 a N
Of the following day
When the record is completed al the close
Of the season. and the columns footed,
il should be verified by affidavit, and both
copies forwarded. with the claim for bounty.
10 the collector Of internal revenue Of the
district. The copy Oft record viii be re-
tanned By the collector and the other for
Earded with the claim for bounty to the
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
Care should be taken 10 keep the record
properly and in the manner prescribed in
order 10 facilitate consideration and action
upon the claim for bounty.
If thesugar producer keeps for his own con
yelience books containing a more extended
record Of the operations Of the factory, they
shall be open to inspection by internal reve-
nue. officers as well as the official record.
APPLICATION F0R WEIGHING AND ISsPECrISs
MAPLE SUGAR
When the sugar producer is ready 10 have
his sugar weighed and inspected, he viii
make application to the collector or the
proper deputy collector on the following
form