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PART II.—THE FEE SYSTEM AS IT EXISTS AT PRESENT 
IN THE UNITED STATES. 
The two most important forces influencing the fee system .— page. 
1. The modern industrial development. 2. Expansion of 
population and resulting expansion of markets. 154 
CHAPTER I. — Modern Inspection Fees. 
A. Inspection for Protection of Consumer. — 1. Oil inspec¬ 
tion.— Variation in schedules of fees, —Standards—Causes. 
2. Commercial fertilizers. 3. Lime, gas meters, baking 
powder, etc... 155 
B. Inspection for Benefit of the Producer. — A modern devel¬ 
opment.— Grain inspection.— Oleomargarine, etc.— Due to 
expansion of population into the West. 158 
C. Inspection for Police Regulation. — New purpose in the 
inspection of hides.— Inspection of steamboats, vessels, 
mines, and buildings.— Inspection of cattle brought into a 
state, etc. 158 
D. Inspection of Weights and Measures. — Of decreasing im¬ 
portance.— Exceptions. 160 
E. Miscellaneous. — Produce inspection in Ohio.— Salmon in¬ 
spection in Oregon.— Milk inspection.— Tobacco inspection. 
— Municipal inspection regulations. 160 
CHAPTER II.— License Regulations and Fees. 
A. Marriage Licenses. — Importance.— Nature of regulations 
in the different states.— By whom carried out.— Amount of 
fees.— Variations.— Success or failure of restrictions. 161 
B. Liquor Licenses. — Experiments in license legislation.— Li¬ 
cense-granting authorities: state, county, town, city.— Dual 
system.— General features. — Standards of measurement: 
According to (1) population; (2) total annual sales; (3) kind 
of liquor; (4) amount sold at the time, etc.— Variations of 
each in different states.— Druggists’ liquor licenses.— Gro¬ 
cers’ liquor licenses.— Drift of liquor-license legislation_ 163 
C. Peddlers' Licenses. — Dual system.— Fee charged by both 
state and local authorities.— Other systems.— Fees vary: 
according to (1) amount of goods carried; (2) number of ani¬ 
mals used; (3) kind of vehicle; (4) character of territory; 
(5) nature of goods sold.— General characteristics. 166 
