Rogers Candy Co

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IN THE ~IATI'ER OF ROGERS CANDY COMPANY MODIFIED CEASE AND DESIST ORDER Docket 2834. Order, Mar. 25, 1940 Modified order, pursuant to provisions of Section 5 (i) of Federal Trade Commission Act, In proceeding In question, in which original order issued on July 14, 1937, 2G F. T. C. 527, and in which Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, on Feb. 14, 1939, In Helen Aruelle, Trw., et aZ., v. Federal Trade Commission, 101 F. (2d) 718, 28 F. T. C. 1894, rendered its opinion and issued its decree modifying order in question in certain particulars and affirming same In other particulars- Requiring respondent, its officers, representatives, agents, and employees, in connection with the offer for sale and distribution in interstate commerce of candy, to forthwith cease and desist from selling and distributing to jobbers and wholesalers for resale to retailers, or to retailers direct, candy so packed and assembled that sales thereof to the general public are to be made by means of a lottery, gaming device, or gilt enterprise, or supplying to, or placing In the hands of wholesalers, jobbers, or retailers, assortments of candy, contents of which are arranged to constitute a lottery, gaming device, or gift enterprise in the sale or distribution of such candy to the public, or packing or assembling in the same assortment for sale to the public at retail boxes of candy, together with a device commonly called a "punchboard," which is for use, or which may be or is designed to be used, in distributing or selling said candy to the public at retail, or furnishing to retail and wholesale dealers and jobbers punchboards, with assortments of candy or separately, bearing statements informing the purchasing public that the candy Is being sold by lot or chance, or In accordance with a sales plan which constitutes a lottery, gaming device, or gift enterprise, as below set forth.

MODIF'IED ORDER TO CEASE AND DESIST This proceeding coming on for further hearing before the Federal Trade Commission and it appearing that on July 14, 1937, the Commission made its findings as to the facts herein and concluded there- ·from that respondent had violated the provisions of section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act and issued and subsequently served its order to cease and desist; and it further appearing that on February 14, 1939, the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rendered its opinion and issued its decree modifying the aforesaid order of the Commission in certain particulars and affirming said order in other particulars.

Now, therefo·re, Pursuant to the provisions of subsection (i) of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Commission 260605m-41-vol. 80--53 Order 30F. r.c.

issues this its modified order to cease and desist in conformity with the said decree:

It is ordered, That the respondent, Rogers Candy Co., a corporation, its officers, representatives, agents, and employees, in connection with the offering for sale, sale, and distribution in interstate commerce of candy, do forthwith cease and desist from: 1. Selling and distributing to jobbers and wholesale dealers for resale to retail dealers, or to retail dealers direct, candy so packed anJ assembled that sales of such candy to the general public are to be made by means of a lottery, gaming device, or gift enterprise. 2. Supplying to or placing in the hands of wholesale dealers and jobbers or retail dealers assortments of candy whose contents are arranged to conduct a lottery, gaming device, or gift enterprise in the sale or distribution of the candy contained in said assortments to the public.

3. Packing or assembling in the same assortment of candy for Fale to the public at retail boxes of candy, together with a device commonly called a "punchboard," which punchboard is for use, or which may be, or is designed to be used, in distributing or selling said candy to the public at retail.

4. Furnishing to retail and wholesale dealers and jobbers a device commonly called a "punchboard," either with assortments of candy or separately, bearing a legend or legends or statements informing the purchasing public that the candy is being sold to the public by lot or chance or in accordance with a sales plan which constitutes a lottery, gaming device, or gift enterprise. It is further ordered, That respondent, Rogers Candy Co., a corpo · ration, shall, within 30 days after service upon it of this order, file with the Commission a report in writing setting forth in detail the manner and form in which it has complied with the order to cease and desist hereinabove set forth.

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