The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-08-02
GENERAL SUGAR RULING IN
EFFECT IN THE STATE OF
FLORIDA, JULY 9th, 1918


of an ounce to any one person at
any meal.
Rule 3.-No public eating place is
allowed to serve sugar in bowls plac,
ed on tables or counters. public
eating places are urged to divide two
pounds Of sugar into ninety parts anu
place such parts in small envelopes
Or containers to be served to the In
dividual patrons, or with the indiFid
ual meal and to mark on such contain
ers that the allotment Of sugar is fix
ed by the United States food admin
istratton
Rule 4.-Public eating places ob
tanning certificates III the purchase
Of sugar will not be allowed to sell,
exchange, or otherwise dispose OF
such certificates to other public eat
ing places, or to other persons. aud
win be held to a strict accountability
of all certificates issued to them. Any
violation of this ruling of other viola
! ton given herewith will result in 4
revocation Of privileges to purchase
sugar and in cases Of wilful evasion
or violation of these rules proceedings
Will be instituted for further punish
ment under the United States food adj
ministration laws
Consumers
Rule 1.-PersOns residing in the
state Of Florida are entitled to not
more than two pounds OF sugar per
person per month, based on the unm.
Der Of people in the family, and no
purchases Of more than two pounds
at one time shall be made by any
person or family, when such person
or family resides in the city or close
to the point Of purchase and in the
event that the purchaser resides in
the country tor five miles or more from
available point Of purchaser five
pounds may be purchased; but in no
event shall the amount so purchased
exceed the monthly per capita allow,
ance as stated above
Rule 2.-Consumers requiring su.
gar for home canning and preserving
are allowed not more than twenty
five pounds for such home canning or
| preserving. and in securing such al
+ l0wance they must make regular ap-
plicati0n on forms authorized by the
United States food administration
such forms to be furnished by and to
bear the signature or stamp of the
county food administrator of the
country in which the purchaser re,
sides.
Rule $40 consumer securing su.
gar under these rules will be allowed
to trade. exchange or dispose OF such
purchases as they may make. either
directly or indirectly to another per.
son; nor shall any purchaser be allow.
ed to make duplicate purchases at
different stores.
Rule All private consumers or
families will be subject to a strict
observance OF these rules, and in any
event of discovery that any purchaser
has violated these regulations, and
has secured more than their allot-
ment Of sugar, the county food admin
istrator or other representatives Of
the United States food administration,
win be directed to Immediately seize
such surplus of sugar as may have
been acquired, and in cases where vic,
Iation of the rulings is discovered,
proceedings will be instituted against
such violators under the food admin
! tstration laws.
Retailers
| Rule Retail dealers in sugar
shall make sales to conform to per
capita allotment of two pounds per
! person per month, and shall limit in,
dividual sales to not more than two
pounds Of sugar at Que time to per
son or a family residing in a city
and not more than five pounds to a
person or family residing in the coun
try, or at distance from point OF
purchase. Cor the purpose of this
rule persons residing at a distance OF
five miles from point of purchase viii
! be considered rural patrons, and may
be entitled to FIVE pounds at a pur-
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