Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-01-10
The Ohio Law Regulating the Sale Of
Carbon Oil,

The Ohio Law Regulating the Sale Of
Carbon Oil.
We are in receipt Of a copy of tho National
ca' Joar"ai, pnbIisied a: Pittsburg, Pa. ae-
sonpanisd by the following letter from the
Olitnr, which we take the liberty to publish:
PITrsBURG, Dee. 80, 1872.
EDITOR PERRYsBURG JoUESAL:-It is not
generally known among the people Of Ohio that
law was passed at the last session Of the
Legislature prohibiting the sale of carbon oil
evolving a vapor which will ignite at lower
temperature than 1l0 Fahrenheit | am firm
y Of the opinion that il this law is carried rigor-
ousy into effect, accidents from the use Of car
bon oil will bdcomo as rare as accidents from
the uss OF gas or candles, or any other illum-
inalnr. The provisions Of the law are 50 plain
and the penalties 50 severe, that its enforcement
is al easy task. Ii OnlT rem tins for the psoDls
they upon HON the misfortune Of these terrible
burning accidents always falls, to demand that
the law be enforced, and il will be done.
The object of this mute is to AJAX you, as the
publisher Of a paper, to call the attention Of
your readers to the law, and the good it is in
tended to accomplish. enclose a copy Of M.
fional OIL JoarHai containing a copy OF the law,
aud respectfully request that you either publish
II In full or give such extracts from it as will
snab bls your readers to unlsrstand It's provis-
iJns. Very truly,
3. IL. PAtNE.
We believe tho law is thoroughly understood
aad observed in this immelitte vicinity but
thsre may bt sections that the JOURNAL reaches
that it ia not. As the best interests Of the Von-
de- as we'll as the vendor is served in knowing
the res pons i5ilites incurred by a violation Of
the law, we append thses sections relating 10
ths penalties:
SECTION {. That IL any person or persona
shall ssll for illuminating purposes, and in
| q ILntity less than OnS barrel at a single sale
any oil. fluid or substance that will emit gas
| or vapr that will ignite at any temperature be-
| low ITO degrees, Fahrenheit, under the test
prescribed by this act, he or they shah be guilty
OF misdSmoanor, and, on conviction thereof,
shtl be fined in any sum not les. than twenty
| Ave more than two hundred dollars, or i'm
prisnnsd in the jail of the county not exceeding
ten days. or both, at the discretion Of Lhs Court,
and shall pay the cost nf prosecution.
SECTION ). That IL any person shall sustain
| damage to his property, or injury 10 his person,
| by reason of violation Of any Of The provisions
of this act by another person, the person guilty
| of said violation shall be liable 10 The person
injured for all damages sustained thereby.
SECTION 8. That any and all contracts made
in viIlati1n Of the provisions of this act aro
hereafter declared tn be void. aud the vandee
may return the on, fluid or substance pure has
ed, at the expense Of the vendor, and recover
from the vendor, ali that lie had paid therefor
including al charges for transportation, and
all other damages resulting directly from said
! sale.
This act was pssSsd at the last session OF the
Legislature, on April %, 1872, and went intc
s;isCi on the lst day of August, 1872.