Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-29
ON
SUGAR REFINING
FOR LOUISIANA
Factories are Declared "Public
Utilities" and Placed Under
Strict Regulation H..


refineries are put under drastic legis-
lation, according to Willett & Grays
Sugar Trade Journal for June IL,
copies Of which arrived by the mail
yesterday. ....... F. .<..:... 49, ~.
Referring to the Louisiana legisla-
ton, the Journal says: II 81.
Recent legislation as finally enacted
by the state OF Louisiana appears to
be about as follows: ...,.s.... 3.
House bill No. 6, section /, enacts
that refining sugar in Louisiana is
public interest and sugar refineries
are declared to be public utilities.
Section 2 creates the office of state
inspector Of sugar refining.
Section 3 provides that any person
refining sugar shall make monthly re-
ports to the state Inspector showing
amount Of sugar bought and the price;
amount sold and price; amount con.
tracted to be sold and price; amount
OF sugar on storage and cost OF hold
ing Ii; number OF days and hours in
operation; amount OF raw sugar, melt.
ed and amount Of refined produced;
amount expended for, repairs and up
keep, and in general and overhead
charges; the condition Of the plant,
and reason for any and all stoppages
and evaporation. Tabulation OF this
data every six months shall be open
to the public. .,4 $3.50 s., -
Section 4 provides that the state In
spector shall inspect the. books and
and records OF all retfneries
at least twice a year and make public
such part OF same as he may deem
to the sugar trade; he may
also. call for special reports at any
time.
Section provides for refiners to
pay to state inspector VI cent on each
$50 pounds of granulated sugar for sal
airy and expense Of office.
Section provides against refiners
buying sugar on an ex-parte test OF
its quality or except upon actual net
weight of contents of packages. The
Inspector is directed to publish in New
Orleans papers such regulations affect
ing any branch Of sugar refining as
may be conducive to the public inter-
est and to the prevention OF monop--
oily in the business.
Section provides that refiner who
shall Systematically pay in Louisiana
a less price for sugar than he pays in
any other state shall be considered
party to monopoly, combination or
in restraint Of trade, and
upon conviction thereof shall be sub
ject to fine of $500 a day for the pc
Rod during which he is adiudged to
have done so; his license shall be re-
yoked and cancelled, the domestic cor
1oration liquidated and the foreign cor
poration ousted from the state and
lis property sold.
Violation of this provision, or viola
lion of the obligation to operate any
refinery as public utility, the court
may, il irreparable injury to the pub
lie interest is shown, appoint re-
ceiyer who shall be authorized to carry
On the business.
Section enacts that If any refinery
has been closed or kept idle for more
than year it shall be presumed that
his action was for the purpose of vio-
ating the laws of the state, and the
court, upon sufficient proof of same,
shall issue an order to the owner of
such refinery requiring that the re-
inery be scld to bona-fide parties with.
N six months, and failing such sale
he court shall appoint receiver to
make sale, lease or other disposition of
The property.
Section 8 provides for the legal
process necessary under section s.
Section 10 enacts that violations of
this act, or of any of the regulations
by the state inspector,
shall be punished by fine. of not less
than $50 and not more than $4,000
ior each days violation.
Section IL enacts that in any suit
under this act the Judge shall give to
books, letters and other documents OF
he defendant full effect as being what
hey purport to be and as establish.
ng the facts carried on their face un-
ess there is sufficient rebuttal proof
against them.
The judge shall receive in evidence
reports CT legislative committees of
louisiana, the senate or house of rep.
OoCANobiNOo Va tAC OntlCQ 5OSoICSy TCS-
)rds Of any suit in any court of any
'tate or of the United States to which
he defendant was party, and such
'ecords and testimony shall be prima
acie evidence of the facts set forth |
subject to rebuttal by competent evi |
lence. ...~: .s..=* =.
Sections IL, Is and IA provide for
he legal course of proceeding.
Section Is defines the business of |
'efining sugar to be that of any con-
.ern that buys and refnes raw or
,ther sugar exclusively, or that re-
ines raw or other sugar from sugar |
aiken on toll, or that buys and retines
more raw or other sugar than the az.
'regate of the sugar produced by it |
rom cane grown and purchased by it.
Section 1G defines the word person
n persons to include all firms, corpor- /
Itions, associations existing under or
authorized by law. 49,.
Section IL repeats all laws in. con.
lict with this act. ......@ I'LL. ...
House bill No. is measure of 20 |
ections dealing with the legal process.
s, fines and Imprisonment penalized
gainst persons convicted of monopoly.
combines atc in 70