Sugar Act of 1948: Hearings Before the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, Eightieth Congress, First Session |
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acreage allotments amount of sugar ANDRESEN BAGWELL beets or sugarcane calendar cane CHAIRMAN Congress Congressman consideration consumers continental United COOLEY crop Cuba Cuba's Cuban sugar determination DICE domestic areas domestic sugar Dominican Republic Dominican sugar established exports factors Farm Bureau farmers FERNÓS-ISERN figure FLANNAGAN foreign countries GLAZIER going GRANGER growers Hawaii HILL increase June 25 KEMP labor liquid sugar mainland MARSHALL NIDO PACE payments period PEYNADO Philippine deficit POAGE polariscope President price of sugar processors producers of sugar proposed bill proration Puerto Rico pursuant quantity of sugar question QUINN raw value refined sugar refineries SASULY Secretary ANDERSON Secretary of Agriculture section 202 short tons statement sugar beets sugar groups sugar industry sugar legislation sugar or liquid sugar produced sugar quota sumer supply suspended tariff Territory of Hawaii tion understand United States market wage white sugar workers
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Page 9 - The several circuit courts of the United States are hereby invested with jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of this act; and it shall be the duty of the several district attorneys of the United States, in their respective districts, under the direction of the Attorney General, to institute proceedings in equity to prevent and restrain such violations.
Page 56 - Secretary is also authorized to make payments, on the conditions provided in section 301, with respect to bona fide abandonment of planted acreage and crop deficiencies of harvested acreage, resulting from drought, flood, storm, freeze, disease, or insects, which cause such damage to all or a substantial part of the crop of sugar beets or sugarcane...
Page 90 - It is also highly desirable to continue the policy, which was inherent in the Jones-Costigan Act, of effectuating the principle that an industry which desires the protection afforded by a quota system, or a tariff, should be expected to guarantee that it will be a good employer. I recommend, therefore, that the prevention of child labor, and the payment of wages of not less than minimum standards, be included among the conditions for receiving a Federal payment.
Page 6 - President finds and proclaims that a national economic or other emergency exists with respect to sugar or liquid sugar...
Page 9 - The several district courts of the United States are hereby vested with jurisdiction specifically to enforce, and to prevent and restrain any person from violating, the provisions of this...
Page 3 - ... prices which will not be excessive to consumers and which will fairly and equitably maintain and protect the welfare of the domestic sugar industry...
Page 5 - Such appeal shall be taken by filing with said court, within twenty days after the decision complained of is effective, notice in writing of said appeal and a statement of the reasons therefor, together with proof of service of a true copy of said notice and statement upon the Secretary.
Page 5 - The court's judgment shall be final, subject, however, to review by the Supreme Court of the United States, upon writ of certiorari on petition therefor, under section 240 of the Judicial Code, as amended (USC, title 28, sec.
Page 7 - ... such sugar beets or sugarcane are produced to meet the quota (and provide a normal carry-over inventory) as estimated by the Secretary for such area for the calendar year during which the larger part of the sugar or liquid sugar from such crop normally would be marketed.
Page 2 - Secretary shall also determine the amount of sugar needed to meet the requirements of consumers in the Territory of Hawaii, and in Puerto Rico, and shall establish quotas for the amounts of sugar which may be marketed for local consumption in such areas equal to the amounts determined to be needed to meet the requirements of consumers therein.