The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27
CHAPTER 9O7-H. F. NO. 352.

AN ACT to amend chapter two hundred
thousand eight hundred ana ninety
five QS95), being an act entitled, An
act to provide for the encourag cement
Of the manufacture of sugar and pay
ing bounty therefor:
Be II enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That section one % of chap
ter two hundred and five (205) of the gen
eral laws of one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-fVe ClS95), being an act en-
titled. An act to provide for the encour-
aSement of the manufacture of sugar,
be amcnded so as to read as follows:
Section l. That there shall be paid out
OF the state treasury to any corporation,
the manufacture of sugar in this state
from beets. sorghum or other yielding
canes or plants grown in the state a
bounty of one 0) cent per pound upon
each and every pound of sugar so manu-
factursd under the conditions and restric-
uons Of this act.
Provided. that the aggregate amount of
au>the bounties to be thus paid under the
provisions of this act in any one % year
shall not exceed the sum of forty thou
sand (4OOoO) dollars, and that in the event
that the production of sugar under the
conditions and restrictions hereof, In any
one tD year at the rate of one % cent
per pound, shall earn more than the sum
Of forty thousand (40,000 dollars In the
aggregate, that then and in that event
Sa!d amount of forty thousand (fgaQ0)
dollars shall be divided pro rata among
manufacturing sugar In proportion TO the
actual production Of sugar from their re-
specJive factories; and
Provided. that no more than twenty
thousand (2000W dollars shall be paid out
for such bounties in any congressional
District strict IN, IN any 9;..l one me O year
Of this act shall only continue in force
until the first day OF January nineteen
hundred and one G90D, and there is
hereby annually appropriated out of any
Of bar.
wise appropriated the sum of forty thou
sand f4e,OC9 collars or so much thereof
as nay be necessary to pay the bounty
visions of this act. W ''N' '
See 2. No bounty shall be paid for
visions OF this act unless such sugar shall
have been manufactured in this state nor
unless such sugar shall contain at least
ninety 800 per cent of crystalized
sugar. and in case Of sugar made from
sugar beets, that the manufacturer shall
produce good and sufficient receipts and
vouchers TO show at least four dollars and
thousand (2,000 pounds has actually
been paid for all beets purchased con-
t2ining twelve 90 per ceutum of sugar
The quantity and quality of sugar upon
which all Of said bounty is claimed shall
be Geterrnined by the state auditor with
whom all claimants therefor shall, from
time to time file verified statements
showing the quantity and quality of the
sugar so manufactured and the price paid
the producer for the sugar bects actually
raised In this state from which the sugar
upon which said bounty Is so claimed
WAS made.
Any person, firm or corporation so in
sugar In this state shall, before commenc-
ing such manufa cture, request the state
auditor to appoint q suitable inspector.
and upon such request it shall be the
duty of said state auditor to anpoint an
inspector, and such assistants thereto in
each town wherein it shall appear to him
from the application of such person, firm
or corporation so engaged or intending
to engage IN the manufacture Of beet
sugar that such inspector and assistants
are needed And in all cases where the
output OF any person, firm or corpora ton
engaged In the manufacture of beet sugar
in this state shall aggregate one a. ton
or more per day, the state auditor shall
appoint a resident Inspector and such
assistants as may be necessary for the
tion.
It shall be the duty of such inspector
or assistants to weigh all beets received
by such person, firm or corporation en-
gagged in the manufacture of beet sugar
ana to Keep an accurate account Of the
same with each and every purcha ser Of
sugar beets, and to make such examina-
uons and tests as to the quantity and
quality of the sugar manufactured as he
standard Of sugar SO manufaetured tt,v hv
such person, firm or corporation The
sugar so manufactured IN such factory
9Hehi! uiuer tne ulrection or said in
spector, be placed In original packages
and shall be examined, weighed and
branded by him by a suitable brand,
showing the quantity and quality con-
tanned IN each of said packages, and an
accurate report and account thereof shall
De tled by him with the state auditor.
The said inspector and assistants shall
perform all duties required by this act in
an impartial manner and shall furnish
and fi!e with the state auditor as we'll
as with the manufacturers respectively Of
Sucn Deet sugar q monthly statement in
duplicate Of all sugar so manufa ctured bJ-
such persons, firms Or corporations, upon
which bounty may be claimed under this
act.
1t shall also be the duty of said IN
spector, upon receipt OF sugar beefs at
any factory, to select such samples Of
beets as he deems fair and equitable.
an accurate record of the gross weight
of such samples, and to estimate the per-
centage Of said gross weight to be de-