Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-25
new RULES FOR
SALES OF SUGAR
ARE ANNOUNCED
TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS MAY BIZ
SOLD UNDER CERTAIN CONDI-
TIONS FOR USE FOR CANNING
AND PRESERVING PURPOSES.

InlUlSLTdIOT VuoA6oAA SSN~~J -
mulgated rules governing the special
sale of sugar in quantities in excess
of the five pounds now permitted by
law.
This is done to protect those who de-
sire to preserve and can fruits this
season.
Under the new rules, a person may
Euy twenty-five pounds at time,
upon making out a certificate. This
certificate must be furnished by the
grocer, and must be retained by him,
along with a record of the sale kept in
q separate book Each week the mer-
chant making such sales must report
them to the county food administrat'
tor.
+ The rules follow:
Under due execution of the certifi-
cate below, permission may be given
to any person in your county to buy
al one time not to exceed twenty
five (25) pounds of sugar for can
ming and preserving purposes. You
you should instruct all merchants o.
your county that under no circum-
stances must sugar be sold in larger
Quantities than five pounds to city and
| ten pounds to country customers
without the execution of this certif-
cate. ANY violation of this rule. Or
failure to have a certificate in writ
| ing for each sale made for canning
and preserving purposes will be cause
for denying such merchant permission
for the sale of sugar in any quantity
The certificate should be carefully
preserved by the merchant selling the
sugar, who should make~a record in
book of the date. name of purchaser
and amount purchased, and at the END
of each week, the certificate should
be mailed to the county food admin
istrator. Any person improperly US
ing a certificate to obtain sugar will
be denied the right to make any furth
er purchases of that commodity.
| u. S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION
Sugar Pledge for Home Canning and
| Preserving.
/ ............. Ca, ..... 1913.
Desiring to purchase sugar for i'm
mediate canning and preserving pur-
puses. hereby pledge myself to use
sugar exclusively for such purposes
and under no circumstances to sell
| or loan the same, permission is
sought to buy. ..... from. .........
| name of dealer). at ...............
! address .................
! signature of purchaser).
| | hereby certify that the above
amount of sugar was this day sold by
me for use by the above purchaser
for preserving and canning purposes
only and 1 further certify that have
reason to believe that such sugar VIII
not be used otherwise than in accord
ance with the regulations of the T..
, s Food Administration.
.................. signature or
retailer)
Observation-Disclosures. address
of retailer)
Under no circumstances must more
than twenty-five pounds of sugar be
sold on this certificate or to any sus>
toner at any one time No retailer
Shall sell to the same customer a.
additional certificte until he has s4iis-
fed himself that the permission OBJ
tanned in previous certificates has nc
been abused.
This certificate will not be furnish
ed by the Food Administration but
must be furnished by the dealers.
No form other than that above VIII
be permitted.
In carrying into effect the forego-
|, ing order the public should bear in
mind the fact that there is no abund-
ant supply of sugar in the market. It
is even more necessary to prevent
waste and unnecessary consumption
than before if the actual demand for
preserving and canning are to be met
without creating serious shortage.
No sales are to be made by retail
dealers in larger quantities than five
pounds to city or town purchaser
or ten pounds to a country purchaser,
at one time, except as provided in
the foregoing certificate.
All merchants of the county are
hereby notified that under no circum-
stances must sugar be sold in larger
quantities than five pounds to city and
ten pounds to country customers
without the execution Of this certih-
cate Any violation of this rule, or
failure to have a certificate in writ
| Jig for each sale made for canning
and preserving purposes will be cause