New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05

At meeting of the Board of Health OF the State
Of Louisiana, held on Friday. the first day Of July,
Resolved, That section twenty-five of the SAM.
tary ordinance adopted by this board on the
eighteenth day Of May, 1870 be amended and re-
SECTION e. 1t shall hereafter be unlawful for any
person persons firm corporation, to sell give,
or deliver except as a common carrierl, any kera
sene OIL or other illuminating oil oils any il
Illuminating fluid fluids, derived wholly or in part
from coal or petroleum, except in the manner here
given or delivered, shall exceed five gallons in
amount. the person or persons firm or corpora
sore actual delivery thereon place or Cause to se
placed, such oil or oils fund fluids in wooden
casks or metallic vessels ofsueh quality and struc
ever the quantity sold, given or delivered shall
not exceed five gallons in amount, then the person
gift delivery shah. before actual delivery thereof
Sp lr'e or oils cause Dc aRd eSea in '1f tim
thoroughly tight and secure; and any person or
persons firm corporation, making any such sale,
ft OF deeIy 'fxGeps as , common earero sn al
amount Of such sale, gift or delivery may be) at
tach or cause to be attached securely to the cask
or vessel containing snch oil or oils, fluid or fluids
so sold. given or TO he delivered a card. label or
tag, upon which shall be printed in plain type, not
correct and brand OF such oil oils, fluid
fluids in such cask or vessel contained; also, the
words and figures following: ''Infammable at =
fammable at any temperature las the ease may bel
also. the words and figures following Explosive
at - degrees (naming the degrees), or Non
Explosive las the may bel; also the words fol-
lowing &" Board of Health standard Flashing Point.
ITO degrees" There shall also be upon said card,
label tag, the name of the person persons firm
corporation making such sale, gift or delivery,
with the street and number where such person or
persons firm corporation does business. Any
person persons, firm corporation, making any
sale. gift or delivery of any such oil oils fluid or
fluids, otherwise than herenbefOre specified,
shall be liable to penalty not exceeding fifty
dollars; and person or persons firm or corpora
ton, negecting falling to attach or cause to be
attached securely, to the cask vessel containing
any such oil oils. fluid or fluids, the card label
or tag as aforesaid. to place thereon the words
and figures, herenbefore specified shall be liable
to o 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 he contents
of such cask vessel which shall not be true in
every other respect shall be liable to penalty OF
fifty dollars The acts and dongs of employees OF any
person or persons firm or corporation, in all the
matters and things referred TO in this section shall
be considered the acts and doiugs of such per-
son or persons firm or corporation. This section
shall not be construed applicable to actual sales,
gifts deliveries of oil oils fluid fluids, to be
shipped beyond the territory included in the dis
trict under the sanitary control OF the Board OF
Health 4.-.