Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-02-05
The Maple Sugar Bounty.
synopsis Of the Regulations Finally De
cided upon by the Treasury Depart-
rnent.


ment.
DUTIES OF COLLECTORS OF INTERNAL
REVENUE.
1. Collectors will inform maple sugar
producers that sugar containing so per
cent or more of pure sugar is eligible to
bounty.
2. They will, upon request, furnish
blank forms to sugar producers, and in
struct them in steps necessary to be taken
for obtaining bounty.
3. They will sub-divide the districts to
meet the requirement of applicants for
bounty, and station a sugar weigher at
some convenient point in each subdivision.
4. They will provide weighers with
blank returns, trers or sampling instru-
ments, sample boxes stencil plates, blank
books, and when necessary, with scales.
,. They will examine producers appli-
cations and daily records, weighers' re-
turns and chemists classilications, find the
amount due the producer, certify the same
to the commissioner of internal revenue,
and, when received, transmit checks in
payment of bounty to the producers enti-
tied thereto.
DUTIES OF SUGAR WEIGHERS.
1. Wcighcrs will see that licensed APP
plcants for bounty make returns at the be
ginning of the sugar season Of all sugar
and syrup on hand.
=. They will, during the sugar season,
weigh at their stations all sugar presented
to them in packages OF 10 pounds or more
by licensed applicants, and mark each
package weighed with the weghcrs name,
gross weight tare and net weight, entering
the weights in Il book provided for the pur-
pose.
3. They will, at the close of the sugar
season, beginning on the date designated
by the collector, visit each factory in their
respective subdivisions, and weigh, mark
and record in like manner all the sugar
left on hand.
4. They will make as many sub-divis-
ions of the different lots presented for
weighing as there are different kinds Of
grades in the lot, and draw one sample Of
three ounces from each subdivision, the
sample to be so drawn as to fairly repre-
sent the lot subdivision from which it is
taken
,. The sample is to be put in boxes
provided, covered Immediately, and the
blank label on the box filled out.
u. A certificate will be filled out i'm du-
data contained on the box label, one copy
of which will be Immediately sent with the
envelope in the box. by mail to the col
lector, and the other retained until the
close of the sugar season and forwarded
with the sugar producers record to the col
iectOr.
:. They will receive the producers rec
ord on his premises, at the close OF the sea
fol .l.aIt pf IA al
thereon and see that it is in due form.
s. They will receive no fee for taking
such acknowledgment or administering
Oaths
9. They will take care that no fraudu
lent claims are presented against the gov
eminent.
CHEMISTS OR INSPECTORS DUTIES.
/. Chemists will examine and classify
the samples received from the weighers and
fill the blank form provided.
=. They will make polarscope tests of
samples only when there is reasonable
doubt in regard to the class to which they
belong.
SUGAR PRODUCERS DUTIES.
/. Bounty will be paid only to those IL
censed applicants producing 800 or more
pounds, testing at least 50 per cent Of pure
sugar.
,. Sugar producers will make applica-
ton for bounty, in duplicate on blank No.
2SS, furnished, upon request, by the reve-
nue. officers.
,. They will keep on form No. 22l, in
duplicate, simple daily record of trees
tapped and sugar produced. The form
should be filed out, sworn to before the
Wpiphpr and handed to him when he visits