Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-29

tity on hand he shall receive only such
additional amount as shall make up
his actual and necessary requirements
PRIOR to that date.
"(b) No person, firm, association or
corporation, whether acting alone or in
conjunction with others, shall directly
or indirectly provide any domestic
consumer of coal or coke with more
coal or coke before March 81, 1919, than
is necessary, with the amount already
on hand, to meet the actual and neces-
sary requirements of such consumer
prior to that date.
"(c) On and after April 1, 1918, no
person, firm, association or corporation
shall sell or deliver coal to a domestic
consumer who does not first furnish to
the person selling or delivering such
coal, a statement which the consumer
declares in writing to be true, and
which specifies ~ the amount of coal
the consumer has on hand; ~ the
amount of coal he has on order and
the name of the person from whom
ordered; (3) the amount of coal used
by him in twelve mouths ending March
81, 1918, and (4) the amount of coal
needed to meet his actual and neces-
sary requirements prior to March 81,
1919, provided, however, that this reg
u%lation may be modified:by any State
fuel administrator within his own
State and under such circumstances
and conditions as he may deem proper.
sd On and after April l, 1918, and
until further notice, no retail dealer
shall, unless authorized by the State
Fuel Administrator, deliver or cause
10 be delivered 10 any domestic con-
sumner more than 80 1-3 per cent. Of his
normal annual requirements until all
such domestic consumers have been
supplied; the dealer may then deliver
to such consumers the second 80 I-3
per cent. until all ale supplied and the
final 80 1-8 per cent. as the supply per-
mits.
"(e) Carload or barge lots shall not
be delivered to a single domestic con-
sumner or to a group of consumers, ex-
cept with the permission of the local
fuel administrator.
40 Dealers shall file, with the local
fuel administrators on the first of each
month, a statement containing the
names aud addresses of consumers to
whom deliveries have been made dur
ing the previous month andaahe guam
tity delivered to each.
Regarding the summer boarding
house or summer hotel supply: AS
they consume their coal with a GER
tain period of q few months, such de-
liveries should be divided into three
parts, SO as to follow the plan laid out
in making deliveries to householdeIs,
and should be delivered 33 1-3 per cent.
as soon after April | as possible, 80 1-3
per cent. on the second round and the
balance as the supply permits. The
details of the last delivery should be
left to the direction of the county adj
ministrator and his advisers.
"Any dealer or consumer who vio-
lates the foregoing regulations will be
SUBJECT to the penalties prescribed by
the Lever Act. =
"Such further regulations will be is
sued as may be necessary to enforce
the essential features of the foregoing
plan.
"The purpose of the plan is to secure
the broadcast and most equitable distri-
button possible during the coming year.
The Administrator is assured by the
representatives of the National Retail
Coal Merchants Association that the
retail dealers throughout the country
will lend their hearty cooperation in
the performance of this patriotic ser
vice.
"WALTER ]. BUZBY,
"Fuel Administrator for
Atlantic and Cape May