RETAIL LIQUID FUEL DEALERS REQUIRED TO DISPLAY TAX RATE Act of Jun. 1, 1931, P.L. 299, No. 137 Cl. 72 AN ACT Requiring retail dealers in liquid fuels to state the rate of the liquid fuels tax, separately from the price of such liquid fuels, on liquid fuel price display signs; and imposing a penalty. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That every person, copartnership, association or corporation engaged in the retail sale of liquid fuels, as defined by law for purposes of taxation, shall state and post on each pump or other dispensing unit from which liquid fuels are sold to the public a sign or placard, not less than ten inches in height and twelve inches in width nor larger than twelve inches in height and twelve inches in width, stating clearly and legibly, in letters and numbers of uniform size and coloring, the selling price per gallon of liquid fuels so sold or offered for sale from such pump or other dispensing unit, together with the name, symbol, trade name, brand or mark of such liquid fuel; and if the seller uses a grade or quality classification in marketing liquid fuel, such grade or quality classification shall be also stated thereon. In stating the price at which the liquid fuels are sold or offered for sale per gallon, there shall be stated separately, on such sign or placard, the amount of State tax per gallon, the amount of federal tax per gallon, and the amount other than taxes charged for liquid fuels per gallon, and the total of these amounts. No sign or placard showing the price or prices of liquid fuels sold or offered for sale or relating to price or prices, other than the signs or placards hereinbefore provided for, shall be posted or displayed on the premises on which liquid fuels are sold or offered for sale or any other place or places adjacent thereto, unless the signs or placards shall be similar as to size, uniformity and coloring of figures and lettering to the sign, signs or placard posted on the pump or pumps or other dispensing devices, and which shall be visible to the public: Provided, however, That when the total selling price to be paid is clearly shown and displayed on a quantity computing device or calculator attached to the pump from which such gasoline is sold or offered for sale, such posting of price thereon shall be considered sufficient compliance with this section. The Department of Revenue is hereby authorized to make regulations for the enforcement of this act. (1 amended Sept. 28, 1951, P.L.1548, No.393) Section 2. Any person, partnership, association or corporation violating any of the provisions of section one of this act, or who sells liquid fuels, from dispensing units, which is not of the same standard, quality, brand or classification as set forth on the dispensing unit, shall upon conviction in a summary proceeding, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment thereof, such person or the partners of such partnership or the officers of such association or corporation shall undergo imprisonment for not more than thirty days. All fines, that shall be received, paid or collected under the provisions of this act, shall be paid into the State Treasury, through the Department of Revenue, and credited to Motor License Fund. (2 amended Sept. 28, 1951, P.L.1548, No.393) |