Nebraska advertiser., 1866-12-06
Public No 40. \

An Act to regulote the ira nsportatIan OF Nitro GIyc
crime. or Glynoin Oil, and other substances thereto
named.
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House Of Repres-
entives Of the URifeG States Of America in Crngress
Assembled,
That hereafte- It shall not be lawful to tr ansport
carry. or convey. ship. deliver On 5I1rl. " cause to be
delivered on board, the substance or article SHOWN or
desizn tel As miro giye1ride. o. giy1oin oil, nitrole-
| lem or blasting oil, or nitFated oil. or p)Tder mixed
with anv such oil, or hbTe saturated with any such ar
,iele or substance upon or in any ship, Steamship, or
St. im0Oat. vesssl, car, waSon,i or other Vehicie' Used
or omployed in transp JrtIas pEs'eIIerS oJ lahd OF wa
ter between a pIa o or places in shy fo-eign country
and a pIrces in any foreign country AL aplace or pi1-
ces within Ike limits OF any State. Territnry' or dis
trict OF the United StIte5 or between 4 piace IA one
State, Territory or district OF the Onued STATES and
o place in any other state. ~terr1t9ry, or Gas trlet mercer
aAd any. psrHon, c1mDany or clrp'TatI0n' wa saall
knovingfv violate the provisions OF this sectio1. sh all
ba Ii,sIe ia sns oF MT less than one thousand nor
more than ten Thousand d0llars, ct the discretion OF
the court. one half to the use OF tho informer-
Sec. , Andbe it further enacted. That ~ case of the
death Of any parson shall be caused, shall be caused d,
directly or Indirectly, by an explosion OF any quSn.liy
o. said substances or articles. or either Of them, wetle
tie sam3 is being place. upon or An any such snip or
ste4mship, steamboat. vessel, car, wagon or other We
bic'e. to be transported, Carried. aor conveyed ther5oI
or therein. in violation OF the fore$olns secuon. or
while the sams is being 20 transporter carriet or con-
veyeI or while the same is being removed from such
ship, steamship. steano1at vessel. car wagon or ot9-
bssr vehicle. every person who knowingly placed or
aided, or permitted the plocing Of the said substance
OF the said substance upon or in such snip. s~t99nship
sta auhoaf vessel. car. wagon or other vehicle to be
to Transported oArried orc onyeye1. shall be deemed
deemai guilty OG mansl suter ani on e'nviettDn thereof
shall suffer Imprisonment for = period not less than two
years,
be IaEfu! to ship, sem, nr forwam any quantity Of tn
said substance, or articles, or To transport, eInVeY or
carry the same by a ship boIt or vessel. Vehieie or con-
ve4snce az any description, upon land or water, between
6iste In a goeetan country and a p'acs Witain the
United States. or between a place in one tate o. ter
ritorg or 6istrict o. the United &atss snd q dls-S a
49, ather sfate. february Or distrist Thereof unless
shali be Secnreiy enc pSsi. 1ep5Aeei o. packet 81 .
mqfauc vessel sFE sncdet ~ piattef Or PARIS. OF Ofte
m4tsuaf tat Wit sbs aJnsx8ifsivei wheas saturaftd
with such oil OF s~E5stGnce. and Bcp1ratO froa SlfSsnet
subst noes, AMI the outside OF The package Containing
the same &c NJ Irked printep OF labelled in = cOuSpicu-
Gus m amer with the words lerineJ Danger.
Ous." and any person, company or corporation who
snail Knowingly viJiate the provisions Of this sectiCn
shall be liable TO a h1e OF not less than one thousand
do,Iars. nor M IIe tn m ave THOUSAND dollars, a. the
di ,crction OF the court, one hall to the naeo Of the lnfOr-
mer.
Sec. S. And be il further enacted, Tnat the district
curt OF the UnIteI Suites within .the district in which
any uGsDce againss which this act shall be committed
or If commlt.eI IN or upon any ship, boat, va-sie, or
vehicle. beyond the Territorial limits OF any district
then within the district from which the same jeplrtej,
nr that IN which il shall nrst arrives SRall have JuTis
dc. iJn TO try and puIish the of1neer under the ProvIs-
iOnS OF this ScE
Sec. g Aud be il further enacted, That thisiact shall
not be so construed as TO pTevepS anv state, territory
"a District. city or iowa With ia the United States from
or from prOabitins the trade ia of Transport
alton OF saId substances between persons and places
lying or being Within their respective territorial limits
prohibiting its Introduction into SUCH limits for sale use
or Consumption hsrejn.
Approved, July ,, 1856.