The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1868-06-10
BY AUTHORITY.
AN ACT

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For the protection Of Life and Property against
Explosive Substances other than Gunpow-
der.
BE IT EsAorED, By the King and tie Legisia-
tire Assembly ej the Ha1aiian Islands, IN
The Legislature Of the kiHgdom assembled:
SECTION l. No person shall receive, keep or
store, or cause 10 be received, kept or stored,
or aid or assist any person in receiving, keep
/ ing or storing, OF have at any one time, in any
one place, except the store house provided
therefore by Government, more than one case
of Naphtha, and one case Of Benzole, nor more
than ten cases Of Petroleum, Kerosene Oil, or
any oils, of which the component part is Pc
troleum, NaphthE or Spirits Of Turpentine.
SECTION 2. The importation into this King
dom Of Nitro-G -Glycerine, and all other analo-
gons liquid explosives or substances, is abso-
lutely prohibited under the penalties hereinafter
prescribed for each and every violation Of the
provisions of this Act. And in the event that
any Nitro-Glycerine, or any other analogous
liquid explosvesor substances shall be brought
into this Kingdom in any vessel or vessels, the
same shall be subject to seizure and condem-
nation.
SECTION 3. Any persons keeping, storing or
having Benzole, Petroleum, Kerosene Oil, or
any oils, of which the component part is Pc
troleum, Naphtha or Spirits Of Turpentine, in
any one place except the store-house provided
by Government therefor, in the quantities as
provided in this Act, shall keep the same in
air-tight metallic vessels, which vessel or YES
sells shall be marked with the words, BenEole,
Petroleum, Kerosene Oil, or the name Of the
oil or oils Of which the component part is Pc
troleum, Naphtha or Spirits Of Turpentine, in
plain Roman letters, and shall be kept at all
times eonspieuously in view near the entrance
Of the premises where kept, and convenient
for removal therefrom.
SECTION 4. No person shall convey, or cause
to be conveyed, or assist in conveying in any
vehicle, boat or vessel, any Benzole, Petrole-
um, Kerosene Oil, or any oils, Of which the
component part is Petroleum, Naphtha, or
Spirits Of Turpentine. unless the same shall
be securely packed in close metallic packages,
nor unless such packages shall be securely
covered while in such vehicle, boat or vessel,
and when transported on any boat or vessel,
shall be carried on the deck Of such boat or
vessel.
SECTION 5. No person shall discharge Ben
zole, Petroleum, Kerosene Oil, or any oils, the
component part Of which is Petroleum, Naph-
tha or Spirits Of Turpentine from any vessel,
except from ships side or tackles, nor before
the vessel shall be hauled up to the wharf.
And all BenzOle, Petroleum, Kerosene Oil, and
all oils, the component part Of which is Petro-
leum, Naphtha or Spirits Of Turpentine, land
ed or placed on any wharf, or deposited on
any sidewalk in the City Of Honolulu, Lahai-
ma, or Hio, for forwarding or shipment, shall
be forwarded or shipped Immediately after it
shall be so landed or placed
SECTION 8. The Marshal Of the Hawaiian
Islands, and his Deputies, and the sherifs Of
the different Islands, and their deputies, shall
take possession Of and safely store in the store
houses provided for such purpose, all Benzole,
Petroleum, Kerosene Oil, and all oils, the com
ponent part Of which is Petroleum, Naphtha
or Spirits Of Turpentine, that may be landed,
stored, placed or deposited in violation Of any
of the provisions Of the preceding sections
of this Act and shall keep the same until
all expenses incurred by them in removing
and storing the same shall have been refunded
or repaid to them. But the acts Of the said
officers in relation thereto shall not relieve any
person from any penalty heretofore incurred.
SEcTIos I. The Chief Engineer, the Assist
ant Engineers, and the Secretary Of the Fire
Department and Fire Wardens Of the city or
Honolulu, and the Marshal Of the Hawaiian
Islands, the sherifs Of the different Islands,
and the Police throughout the Islands, are di-
rected to see that the provisions Of this Act
are enforced, and to make complaints 10 the
Police Magistrates or District Justices for tho
violation Of the provisions thereof
SEcTIos 6. Any person or persons violating
any Of the provisions Of this Act shall be deem
ID guilty Of 4 misdemeanor, and on conviction
before Police Magistrate or any DistrictJus-
ice, shall be punished by fine not less than
ifty dollars nor more than i've hundred dol
ars, or BY imprisonment at hard laboE aot
more than three months, or BY both fine and
Imprisonment, IN the discretion Of the Court.
SECTION .. The Minister Of the Interior Is
hereby empowered and fsIly authorized 70
make such rules and regulations in relation
o the keeping on the premises Of any person,
md the storing Of any explosive subItaness
'tber than those known By the name OF Gun
,osder, and not hereinbefore particularly men
Toned in this Act, a. he shall deem advisable
or the protection Of life and property.
SECTION 10. This Act shall take effect and
'econe q Law from and after the date Of it,
lasssge-
Approved this 18th Of Nay. 1858.
KAEEHAHEHA r.