Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-19
government REGULATIONS FOR
LICENSING Of FOOD Dealers

Cotton seed, cottonseed oil. cotton
seed cake. cottonseed meal. pc" nut oil
J peanut meal, butter, cheese, fresh fish,
frozen fish, fresh fruits, fresh vege-
tables. poultry, eggs, canned peas, can
ned tomatoes, canned corn. canned sal
mon. canned sardines. dried prunes,
dried apples. dried peaches, dried rails
ms. molasses.
Provided that any food commodities
may be stored longer than sixty days
for seeding purposes II notice OF the
amount and location Of such seed is
sent to the United States Food Admin
istrstion before the expiration Of the
| period OF sixty days.
Provided further that this rule shall
not prevent any licensee from having
on hand less than q carload Of any
| commodity, and in addition thereto a
carload In transit.
Rule IA. The licensee shall not sell
| or deliver to any person any food COM
modities II the Mcensee knows, or has
reason TO believe, that such q sale or
delivery will give TO such person q sup
ply OF any such commodities in excess
Of his reasonable requirements for
use or sale by him during the period
OF sixty days next succeeding such
sale or delivery; provided, however,
that this rule shall not prevent sales
or deliveries TO any person Of any Of
/ the commodities specified in rule 10
In such quantities as will give such
person a sufficient supply OF such
commodities to I'LL his reasonable re.
quirements throughout the period Of
scant or no production: and provided,
| further, that this rule shall not pre-.
vent the sale or delivery Of any food
commodities to any person for the
Federal, State, County or Municipal
governments OF for the government
| OF any nation at war with Germany.
Rule Is. The icensee shall not
make or have outstanding at any time
any contract for the sale Of any food
commodities other than those speci.
fled In rule 10 for shipment or deliv.
cry more than so days after the max.
ing Of such contract, except for seed
Ing purposes; provided. however, that
this rule shall not apply TO contracts
with the Federal, State, County or Au.
nicipal governments or with the gov
eminent Of any nation Of war with
Germany. Provided further. that IN
supporter may sell gooda to be I'm.
ported for delivery on arrival.
Rule is. General Rules IL and Is,
Special Rule on page IL, Special
Rule Q on page 20. and Special Rule 8
on page rs shall not affect the valid.
fty OF contracts enforceable ut law
made In good faith prior to October
Is, 1917, but the licensee shall be.
tween December ! and December Is,
1917, send to the United States Food
Administration copies Of all contracts
made pfiir to October Is, 1917,
which will not be fully performed
on January !, 1918, and on the
latter date further action in regard to
such contracts will be considered.
Rule IL. The licensee shall not
knowinl ly sell any food commodities
TO any person engaged In the. business
OF selling such commodity, who shall,
after this regulation goes into effect,
violate the provisions OF the Act OF
Congress approved August 10, 1917,
BY making any unreasonable rate or
charge in selling or otherwise hand.
ling or dealing in such commodity, or
by holding, contracting for, or arrauE.
ing for q quantity thereof In excess of
the reasonable requirements OF his
business for use or sale by him for a.
reasonable time, s... 49, p, 4
Rule 10. No hceusee shall make
any allowance or payment to the agent
or employee Of any exchange, associ.
alton, or other person from whom he
buys. or TO whom he sells, or for whom
he handles commodities on commits.
sion, without the written permission
Of the principal Of such agent.
Rule 70. The iicensee shall not In.
sue, or make public, market quota.
tons, or make any statements TO any
person regarding the price at which
FOOD commodities are being sold,
which quotations or statements cannot
Be verified either from his own rec.
ords or from the records OF other n.
censees, and shall not make any other
iIialeadtng ststements which tend to
enhance the price Of any food com.
modities, - =. =
Rule 20. The words used in these
rules and regulations shall be con.
stTued 70 import the plural or the
singular, 90 the case demands. The
word person" wherever used IN these
rules and regulations, shall include
individuals. partnerships, associations
and corporations, The words "food
commodities" wherever used IN gen.
eral or special rules and regulations,
unless Otherwise specified, shall in.
c.ude oil commodities specified by the
President In any license proclamation
already issued or which may hereafter
be Issued by him under authority OF
Section OF the Act of Congress, an.
proved August 10, 1917, known as the
Food Control Act" 49,.
Dealings on an exchange, board Of
trade or similar institution shall in.
ciude only such dealings a are made
By public trading on the floor of the
exchange under the supervision OF Ire
exchange, board of trade or similar
institution, In such ring, pit or othsr
similar place as may be especially re- |
served by the exchange, board Of
trade or similar institution for public
trading.
Rule 81. Nothino contained T.,