New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-07
DANGEROUS BURNING OILS.

ArA MEETING OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
"A of the State of Louisiana, held on Friday, tho
Resolved. That section twenty-five of the SAM
tary ordinance adopted Dy this board on the
eighteenth day of Nay i H be amended and re-
SECTIoN ~. 1t shall hereafter be unlawful for any
person persons, firm or corporation to sell, give,
sene OIL other illuminating oil or oils, or any Il
Illuminating fluid fluids, derived wholly or In part
r om soa OF tnt is if the Quantity 80 sold
given delivered, shall exceed five gallons In
amount, the person or persons, nrm or corpora
fore actual delivery thereof place, OF cause to be
placed, such oil or oils, fluid or fluids, in wooden
ture as to be thoroughly tight and secure; IL how
ever, the quantity 40 sold, given or delivered shall
not exceed five gallons in amount, then the person
gift or delivery, SHALL before actual delivery thereof
place, or cause to be placed, :, such .;n
OF o., other G Metallic u vessels, WSis5 shall BE-
thoroughly tight and secure; and any person or
persons firm OF corporation making amy s%Sn . hail.
before actual delivery thereof, whatever the
amount of such sale, gift or delivery may Beg at
or vessel containing such oil oils, fluid or fluids
SO sold given or to be delivered, card, label or
ias tan an inch IN height the
correct name and brand of snch oil or oils, fluid or
fluids, in such cask or vessel contained also the
degrees, Fahrenheit manning the degrees), or In
flammabe at any temperature las the case may be)s
also the words and figures following: EXPLOSIVES
at - degrees" (naming the degrees), or Nom
Explosive las the may bel also the words fol-
lowing: Board of Health standard, Flashing Point,
ITO degrees" There shall also be upon said cardy
label or tag the of the person or persons nrm
or corporation making such sale, gift or delivery,
with the street and number where such person or
persons, firm corporation does business. Any
person or persons, firm or corporation, making any
SALE gift delivery of any such oil or oils fluid or
fluids, otherwise than as hereinbefOre specified,
shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty
dollars and any person persons, firm or corpora
tOn neglecting failing to attach or cause to be
attached securely to the cask vessel containing
any such oil OF oils fluid fluids, the card, label
or tag as aforesaid, or to place thereon the words
to penalty not exceeding fifty dollars; and any
person persons, firm or corporation who shall
attach suffer to be attached to any such cask or
vessel any card label tag, which shall not be, In
all respects true representation OF the contents
of such cask vessel which shall not be trueqn
every other respect shall be liable to penalty OF
fifty dollars The acts and doings OF employees Of any
person or persons firm or corporation, in all the
matters and things referred to in this section shall
be considered as the acts and doings of such per-
son or persons firm or corporation. This section
shall not be construed applicable to actual sales,
gifts or deliveries of oil oils fluid fluids, to DO
shipped beyond the territory included in the dis
trict under the sanitary control OF the Board OF
c. B. WHITE, M. D., President.
s. C. RussRLL Secretary. jy63 st