The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-08-01
An ACT

For the protection OF Life and Property against
Explosive Substances other than Gunpowier.
BE u ENACTED, by the King, and the Legislative
Assembly Or the Hawaiian Islands, ia the Leg
islaturc Of the Kingdom assembled:
SECTION 4. No person shall receive, keep or
store, cause to be- received, kept stored, or
aid or assist any person IL receiving, keeping or
storing, or have ut any time, III any place,
except the store house provided therefore by Gov
ernmcnt, more than one case of Naphthl, and
case OF BenzOle, nor more than ten cases of
Petroleum, Kerosene Oil, any oils, Of which
the component part is Petroleum, Naphtfa or
Spirits of Turpentine.
SECTION ,. The importation into this Kingdom
of Nitro GlyeeTnc and all other analogous liquid
explosives substances, Is absolutely prohibited
under the penalties hereinafter presrTibed for
each and every violation of the provisions of this
Act. And in the event that any Nitro-G Gl ycerine
any other analogous liquid explosives sub
stances shall be brought into the Kingdom in any
vessel vessels, the shall be subject to seiz-
urc and condemnation.
SECTION 3. Any persons keeping, storing OF
having Bcuzoe, Petroleum, Kerosene Oil, or any
oils, or which the component part IL Petroleum,
Naphtha Spirits OF Turpeutinc, in any one
place excerpt the store house provided by Govern
ment therefor. in tlc quantities provided in
this Act, shall keep the same in airtight metallic
vessels. which vessel vessels shall be marked
with the words, BenzIle, Petroleum, Kerosene
Oil or the name Of the oil OF oils of which the
component part Is Petroleum, Naphtla OF Spirits
OF TIrpentIne, in plain Roman letters, and shall
be kept at all times eOnspicuOusly in view
the entrance OF the premises where kept, and
convenient for removal therelrOm.
SGrrION .. No person shall convey, or cause
10 he conveyed, assist in conveying in vehicle,
boat vessel, any Bcnzple, Petroleum, Kerosene
Oi, or any oils, Of which the component part is
Petroleum, NGphtha- OF Spirits OF Turpentine,
unless the s1rnc shall BE- securely packed IN elo-,:
metallic packages nor unless such packages shall
be securely covered while in such vehicle boat or
vessel aud when Transported any boat
sel, shall be carried ON the Geek Of such boat
vessel.
SECTION 5. No person shall discharge Bcnzole,
Petroleum, Kerosene Oil, any oils, the cOmpO-
nent part or which Is Petroleum, Naphtha Or
Spirits of Turpentinc from any vessel, except
Iron, ships si1le tackles before the vessel
shall be hauled up 20 the wharf. And all Ben
Aoe, Petroleum, Kerosene Oil, and all oils, the
component part OF which ~ Petroleum, Naphtha
or rspIrts ef TurIentine, landed placed on any
wharf, or Deposited ON any sidewalk in the City
ot Honolulu Lahaina, IiilO, for forwarding or
Shipment, shall be forwarded or shipped immedi-
"'ey after IL shall b. ~ landed or placed.
SttTtoN o. The Marshal OF the Hawaiian ISL
S'Ts, 1T and bis Deputies, and the Sbcrifs Of the
"orent Islands, and their deputies, shall take
fs'ssion OF and safely store in the store houses
.DV'ded ior such purpose, all Benzolc. Petroleum,
,t1f vi, and all oils, the component part Of
Noh Is Petroleum. Naphtha or Spirits Of Tur-
..'lne' THAT may be landed, stored OF placed or
nv sl'eu IN violation Of any Of the provisions Of
~ Peeeeiing sections Of this Act and shall keep
rrmo19a ie until all expenses incurred by them in
S"Nlhs and storing the same shall have been
ssignied q or repaid to them. But the acts Of the
anv oleers m relation thereto shall not relieve
Sg. y-.oh irom any penalty heretofore incurred
En,,ionH EiioN q The Chief Engineer, the Assistant
nens MI t aud the Secretary of the Fire Depart
and ,S] ' \, are Nardens OF the City Of Honolulu,
S'S..x SRe Marshal OF the Hawaiian IsIanJs the
thrra'.t & u The different Islands, and the Police
the rs"a Gt the Islands. are directed TO see that
mlke Sssl9ns OF this Act are enforced. ard to
trct J'ints to the Police Magistrates or Dis
thereof '"e Violations Of the provisions