The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-08-26 00:00:00

PUBLICE NOTICES.

IN PURSUANCE of" THE EXPLOSIVES
ACT, 1875," and in accordance with the directions
of the Board of Trade in this behalf, NOTICE IS
HEREBY GIVEN that the GREAT WESTERN
RAILWAY COMPANY intend to apply to the Board of
Trade for the confirmation of the Bye Laws contained
in the Schedule hereto, which Bye Laws have been
framed by the said Company under the said Act for
regulating the conveyance, loading, and unloading of
Gunpowder and other Explosives on the STOURBRIDGE
EXTENSION CANAL of the said Company, and for
declaring and regulating the other matters to which the
said Bye Laws relate, AND NOTICE IS HEREBY
ALSO GIVEN that during one calendar month from the
date of this notice, any Local Authority, Corporation, or
person interested may forward objections to the proposed
Bye Laws, to the Assistant Secretary (Railway Depart-
ment), Board of Trade, Whitehall Gardens, S.W.
Dated this 26th day of August, 1876.

THE SCHEDULE ABOVE REFERRED TO.

BYE LAWS.

Section 8. of the Explosives Act, 1875, defines the term
"explosive" as follows:—
(1). Gunpowder, nitro-glycerinc, dynamite, gun-cotton,
blasting powders, tithninate of mercury or of
other metals, coloured firco, and crery uther
substance, whether similar to those above
mentioned or not, used or manufactured with
a view to produce a practical (feet by explosion
or a pyrotechnic eeect ; and also
(2), Fog-signals, fireworks, fuzes, rockets, percussion
caps, detonators, cartridges, ammunition of
alt descriptions, and every adaptation or .
preparation of an explosive as above defined. .

1. No person shall send or convey, or cause to be seat
or conveyed on-to or upon the Navigation of any Wharf
connected. therewith, for discharge or conveyance as
merchandise, any gunpowder or other explosive withoat
having previously given to the principal agent or some
wharfinger or toll collector of the company a six hours'
written notice, stating the nature, quantity, and destina-
tion of such explosive, and the place where it is intended
to be brought on-to the Navigation, and having had an
intimation from the Company that they are prepared to
receive the consignment.
'2. '1 he master of every ship or boat carrying any gnu-
powder or other explosive shall immediately upon such
ship or boat entering upon the Navigation, or taking any
gunpowder or other explosive on board, give to the
agent or servant of the Company in charge of the
nearest collecting station, or office, a written notice
stating the nature, quantity, and destination of such
gunpowder or other explosive.
3. No person shall send or convey or cause to be sent
or conveyed on-to or upon the Navigation, or on-to any
wharfconnetted,therewith for conveyance as merchandise,
any gunpowder or other explosive which is not securely
packed in manner prescribed by the said Act, or by the
Rules relating to packing for the time being in force
thereunder, as the case may be, and which has not
legibly marked upon each outermost packet by label or
brand, in the case of percussion caps, or of fuzes for
blasting, the words " Fercussion Caps," or "Fuzes for
Blasting ;" as the case may be, together with the name
and address of the owner or sender; and in tie case of
gunpowder, the word " Gunpowder ; " and in the case
of other explosives the name of the explosive and the
word "Explosive," together with the name of the
owner or sender, and otherwise as directed by the
Act, and by Rules made thereunder, in force for the time
being.
4. No person shall send or convey or cause to be sent
or conveyed on-to or upon the Navigation, any gun-
powder or other explosive, except in the hold of a ship
or boat, with a closed deck, closely fitting hatches,
securely fastened and covered with tarpaulin or raw
hides, and double bulk heads at each end of the stowage
space, lined with some non-combustible material. No
iron or steel shall be placed in the interior of the portion
of such ship or boat where the explosive is deposited,
unless the same be covered either permanently or
temporarily with leather, wood, cloth, wadmill-tilts, or
other suitable material ; nor shall any fire-place, stove,
or stove-pipe in such ship or boat be nearer to the
stowage space than 18 inches from the outside of the
bulk Lead, which shall be covered near such fire-place,
stove, or stove-pipe with lead. All packages containing
gunpowder or other explosive shall be laid in the hold
upon, and covered with tarpauling, raw hides, waemi:l-
- or other suitable material, In the stowing of explo-
sive in any ahip Cr boat dae precaution shall be taken
by maana of a partition or otherwise. and by careful stow-
tetra NadirroireazaL•gureil by any other article or substance
conveyed
over plyeexdionsisoun.ch ship or boat which is liable to cause
fire
5. Any explosive of the sth (Fulminate) Class, or any
such explosive of the Gth (Ammunition) Class, as coe-
tains its own means of ignition, or any explosive of the
7th (Firework) Class, shall not be conveyed in the
same ship or Imat with any explosive not of the dais
and divisron to which it belongs, unless it be sufficiently
separated therefrom, to prevent any fire or explosion
which may take place its one such explosive being com-
municated to another, and any explosive exceeding
501bs. shall not be conveyed in a ship or boat which is
carrying as merchandise any article liable to cause loc.
communicate fire or explosion, such as aliarcual, hacif r-
matches, articles for striking a light, or petroleum, as
defined by the Petroleum Act, 1871, or any Act repeal-
ing or amending the same. .

-6. The master of a ship or boat carrying any gun-
powder or other explosive snail not permit such ship or
boat to remain in any lock, dock, or basin, or be moored,
except in a berth specially directed by a dockmaster,
wharfiuger, toll collector, or other authorised agent of
the Company, and shall not in any case permit such ship
or boat to remain or be moored within 200 yards of any
steam engine or furnace.

7. The master of a ship or boat carrying any gun-
powder or other explosive shall not permit the same to
be leaded or unloaded, except between sunrise and
sunset.

8. No ship or boat shall at any one time carry any
gunpowder or other explosive weighing in the aggregate
more than 50,0C31b5.
th No ship or boat carrying any gunpowder or other
explosive shall enter or remain on the Navigation with-
out a red flag or metal vane, painted red, two feet square
at the least,lsbown in a conspicuous place above the deck;
and there :ball also be kept burning in a conspicuous
place on every such ship or boat, between sunset and
sunrise, a lamp showing continuously, ahead and astern
a red light, capable of being distinctly seen on a clear
night
atvaerdyistsahuicp oeor boat
f2O 0 yards.
0. Econtaining any gunpowder or
other explosive, shall at all times have at least one com-
petent man on board and in charge of such ship or boat
anti her cargo.
11. No ship or boat carrying any gunpowder or other
explosive shall be towed or propelled otherwise than by
animals or men. Nor shall any such ship or boat, except
for the purpose of passing, approach hearer to any other
ship or boat carrying gimpowder or otter explosive, than
200 yards.
12 Every ship or boat shall, so long as there is any
gunpowder or other explosive on board, proceed with all
convenient speed and without any avoidable delay to her
destination.
13. No snip or boat containing any gunpowder or
other explosive shall, whilst being loaded- or unloaded,
be detained for any longer time.thlui would with all due
diligence be necessary, . • , •
14 • While the loading, unloading, or conveyance of
explosive is going op, all persons engaged in such loading
unloading, or conveyance-shall observe all due precau-
tions for the preireintion of licthdents by fire or explosion,
anti for preventing unauthorised persons having access
to the explosive so being loaded, unloaded, or con-
veyed, and.shall.abstain from any act whatever which
tends to cause fire or explosion, and is not reasonably
necessary for the purpose of the loading, unloading, or
conveyance. of such explosive or of any other article car-
ried therewith, and , for preventing any other pelsen
from. committing any such act, and any such other
person, who after being warned commits any such act
shall be deemed to commit a breach of this regulatiJe.

In the case of a ship or boat conveying ex-plosive ex-
ceeding 1001bs., due proviiion shall be made for pre-
venting the introduction into such ship or boat, of lin ,
lucifer matches, or any substance or article likely to
cause explosion or fire, or the introduction of any iro,
steel, or grit, so as to come into contact with such ex-
plosive; and in any such ship or boat in which the ex-
plosive convoyed is liable to be daugerou,ly affected by
water, due precaution shall be taken to exclude ivater
from coming into contact with such explosive. This rt-
gulation shall not prevent the introduction of an artificial
light of such construction, position, or character, or of
safety matches of such character as uut to cause any dan-
ger of fire or explosion, and nothing in this Byelaw
shall apply to any explosive of the First division of the
6th (ammunition) Class, provided the Bales specified in
the Order of the Secretary of State, N. 3 Js. in reference
to Ammunition of that Llass shall have been compiled
with in regard to such explosive, and provided all due
precautions are taken for the prevention of uceidents.
15. Any explosive which fur the time being is neither
authorised (by license or continuing certificate) to be
manufactured for general sale, nor authorised by license
to be imported for general sale, may be carried only in
such manner as snail be specially directed hy the Com-
pany, provided that this Byelaw shall not extend to any
p without pursuance
on
explosive which, under Section 40, sub-section 9 of the
Accor under any Order Council made
ortimported
i n
of such Section, may lawfully be
an-
license.
6 These Syelaws and all the provisions of the said
Act shall be observed by all the Agents ad servants of
the said Company, and all persons using or eng,ged upon
the wharf couriectul therewr,'
Navigation or any
.a.

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17 }fiery person committing any ineach of, or in any
way infringing any of th, above ilyeli.ws, bh.i: be liable
to We following penalties, viz. pecuniary penalties for
each offence not naceeding £2O, and £lO cacti. day during
which such offence continues, and forfeiture of all the
gunpowder or other explosive, in respect el which, Or