The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-09
Rules for Obtaining Coal

Government regulations promulgat-
ed April /:
1. Until further notice domestic con-
sumner of coal or coke shall purchase. receive.
or otherwise take possession of more coal or
coke than is required for his actual and neces-
sary requirements prior to March 31st, 1919.
If such consumer already has a quantity of
coal he shall receive only such additional
amount as shall make up his actual and neces-
sary requirements prior to that date.
2. No person, firm. association or corpora
ton, whether acting alone or in conjunction
with others, shall, directly indirectly pro-
vide any domestic consumer of coal coke
with more coal or coke before March 81, 1913.
than is necessary with the amount already on
hand to meet the active and necessary require
ments of such consumer prior to that date.
8. On and after the date hereof, no person,
firm, association or corporation shall sell or
deliver coal to domestic consumer who does
not furnish to the person selling or delivering
such coal. a statement which the consumer de-
clares in writing to be true, and which speci-
fes ~ the amount of coal consumer has on
hand (2) the amount of coal he has on order
and the name of the-person from whom order
ed 80 the amount of coal used by him in the
twelve months ending March 81, 1918, and "a
the amount of coal needed to meet the actual
and necessary requirements prior to March 81.
1919.
T. Until further notice no retail dealer
shall, unless authorized by the State Fuel Ad-
ministrator, deliver or cause to be delivered to
any domestic consumer more than one third OF
his normal annual requirements of anthracite
coal until each domestic consumer who has
placed his order with said dealer and is willing
to receive delivery of the same has received
one third of his normal annual requirements
for the year ending March 31st, 1919; nor
shall the dealer deliver more than two-thirds
of any domestic consumers requirements un.
til each domestic consumer who has PLACED
his order and is willing to receive delivery has
received two-thirds of his requirements pro
vided, however, that requirements of six tons
or less may be filed in full
5. Car load or barge load lots shall not b
delivered to a single domestic consumer or to 6
group of consumers except with the permits
sion of the State Fuel Administrator.
6. Dealers may be required at any time t.
file with the local Fuel Administrator state
| ment containing the names and addresses Of
consumers to whom deliveries have been mad'
| and the quantity delivered to each.
| There has been reduction of thirty cent
| per ton in the price Of coal. effective on Apri
| 1. 1918.
| The following Is a form Of application o
consumer which may be used:
UNITED STATES FUEL ADMINISTRATION
( RICHARD C. JENKINSON
Federal Fuel Administrator for New Jersey
Application of Consumer for Annual
Requirement.
In accordance with the regulations Of tn
United States Fuel Administration. purchaser
are required to make true declarations Il
answer to the following questions:
Name OF dealer. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Address of delivery. ..
| City ...................... Date ...........
Quantity required for year ending March 81
iSls-tons. .................. Size.
Tons. .............. Size.
Quantity desired for immediate delivery-ton
I~.-...... Size. 49,. Tons. 49,. Size. ...
Quantity consumed during year ending Marc
ii, lslS-Tons. ......... Size. ....... Ton
.-........ Size. .....
Quantity now on hand-Tons. 49,. Size. 49,.
Tons. -. Size. 1890. Tons -. Size. 49,.
Kind OF building. Number o
rooms. ......... Kind of heating plant .
| '.............
Have. you any untitled orders with other deal
ers..........f SO. with whom ......
.-...--- Tons. -. Size. ....... Tons.
Size. ......... Tons. Size. ..
Any person who willfully makes a falls
statement upon the foregoing application
subject to prosecution under the Lever Act,
which imposes $1,000 fine or two years. i'm
prisonment, or both.
l hereby certify that the above statement
are true to the best of my knowledge and bt
lief.
| 49, - .............
| TAouhe7s ........... ................
Deliveries.
IONS. 49,. SiEe....... Tons. -. Size. -.
IONS. .Saze...
Ions..... Size. Tons. Size
Tons. Size. ....
penalty Of five thousand dollars (s5, 900
fine or two years imprisonment or both, ma
be imposed upon any dealer or consumer VIII