Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-08-10
PoComoke Chautauqua!
August 10th to Sept. lst.
COUNTY FUEL
Administrators
Issue Notice Regarding Sale and
Distribution of Coal in WOr-
cester County.

The United States Fuel Administra-
tor has issued most stringent and cx-
acting instructions to coal dealers in
Maryland and other States regarding
the distribution of coal and to secure
an equitable distribution thereof. And
the following regulations have been
made by him to be- effective until fur
thcr orders
!. All persons. firms, associations
and corporations engaged in the dis
tribution of coal or coke in the State
of Maryland as retail dealers, j. e.,
who physically receive, handle and
deliver coal or coke TO consumers from
docks. yards. treStles, vehicles, bargcS
or vessels owned, hired or chartcd by
them. or from cars consigned to them.
including employers who sell and dis
tribute coal or coke to employees
shall on or before the first day of Sep
tcmbcr, 1918, or if they begin business
after that day. then, before beginning
business. register with the County
Fuel Committee of each county in
which dock. yard or trcstlc owned
or hired by such retail dealer is loca-
ted.
3 Each registration required by
Section | hereof shall be made in du-
plicatc on forms to be prescribed by
the Federal Fuel Administrator
3. Retail dealers who register as
required by this regulation will re-
ccivc certificate or certificates sign
ed by or on behalf of the Chairman or
member of the County Fuel Com
mittec with which registration is
made, and each certificate so received
must at all times bc posted in con
/ SplcuouS place az each Office or place
of business ofthc registrant.
/. Retail dealers doing business
under more than one name or through
subsidiary companies or agencies
bearing different names must regis
ter under and obtain certificates for
each separate name. subsidiary com
pany or agency.
3 40 fees shall BE- charged for reg
istration
6. Any retail dealer who fails to
register. as required by this rcgula-
ton. will be subject to the penalties
prescribed in the Act of Congress, APP
proved August 10, 1917
Z. No producer shall sell or ship
any coal or coke to- and no licensed
distributor shall sell any coal or coke
to. or purchase any coal or coke for,
any retail dealer who has not regis
tered as required by this regulation.
s. The names of retail dealers who
violate Orders. Rules or Regulations
issued by or under authority of the
United States Fuel Administrator or
United States Fuel Administrators
issuing this Regulation, pursuant to
authority of said United States Fuel
Administrator, will be sent to the
Legal Division of the United States
Fuel Administration at Washington,
d. c.. in order that all District Repre-
sentatives and licensed distributors
may be directed that no coal or coke
shall be shipped or sold to. or pur-
chased for, such retail dealers.
The above regulation promulgated
this 25th day Of July, 1918.
FERDINAND A. MEYER.
Federal Fuel Administrator for State
of Maryland.
In pursuance TO the above. all re-
| tailers of coal and coke in the County
will find registration blanks at the
offices of the Local Fuel Administra-
tors.
r. LEE BONNEVILLE,
Pocomoke City.
1 W. ID. C0RDDRY,
Snow Hill.