River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-04-25
Published March 81, 1871
CHAPTER 2S5.

CHAPTER 2S5.
AN ACT to regulate the sale of mineral oils and 9TH
or substances for Illuminating purposes.
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. That It shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persons 10 offer for sale for illuminating pur-
poses, agent or otherwise, any mineral or petro
leum oil, or any oil, fluid or substance which is
product OF petroleum, or into which petroleum or
any product of petroleum enters, or is found a
constituent element, until after he or they have
tested the same in the manner following. to wit: By
taking not IS than halt pint of the oil, fluid. or
substance to be tested, and placing the same in a
small vessel III which there is other substance, Of
such dimensions that the surface of the OIL fluid or
substance shall not exceed four square inches in
area, and placing a Fanrenheits Thermometer in
said oil, find substance in said vessel, in such a
manner that the thermometer will indicate the
temperature Of the oil, fluid substance being
tested, which shall then be gradually heated at a
rate of not less than two degrees per minnie, Fab
renheit, to temperature at which said oil, fluid or
substance will emit gas or yapOr that viii ignite by
bringing the fame Of a lighted match or other
burning taper in contact with the surface of the ar
tcle being tested, with such frequency and in such
a manner as to ascertain the exact temperature, by
said thermometer at which said fluid, oil or sub
stance viii emit gas or vapOr that will ignite; and
if il will emit gas vapoT that will ignite at any
temperature below one hundred and ten degrees
Fahrenheit then it is hereby declared to be danger
GUS and it shall be unlawful to sell or offer the same
for sale.
Sec 2. That any person or persons who shall Of
fer for sale for illuminating purposes any oil, fluid
substance mentioned in the first section of this
act, until after he they have tested, or caused
the same to be tested prescribed in this act or
who shall offer for sale for illuminating purposes,
any of said articles that will emit gas vapor that
viii ignite at any temperature below one hundred
and ten degrees, Fahrenheit, under the test pre-
scribed in this act, he they shall be guilty Of a
misdemeanor, and conviction thereof shall be
fined in any sum not less than one hundred dollars,
or imprisoned IN the jail OF the county not less
than twenty DAYS, or both, at the discretion of the
court, and shall pay the costs of prosecution.
Sec 3. That II any person or persons, mauufac-
tUrer. reineP wholesale dealer of any oil fluid or
substance mentioned the first section of tins act
agent otherwise, shall sell for illuminating
purposes, any oil, fluid or substance mentioned ia
said section, that will emit gas vapor that will
ignite at any temperature below one hundred and
ten degrees, Fahrenheit, under the test in this act
prescribed, he or they shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be in
any sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, or
Imprisonment in the Jail of the county not exceed
ing twenty days, both, at the discretion of the
court trying the case, and shall pay the costs of
prosecution.
Sec. L. That if any person or persons shall SELL
for illuminating purposes, and in aquantlty less than
one barrel at a single sale, any oil, fluid sub
tahce that win emit gas vapor that will ignite at
any temperature below one hundred an ten degrees,
Fahrenheit under the test prescribed by this act,
he or they shall be guilty Of a misdemeanOr,
and on conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum
not less than twenty-five more than two hundred
dollars, imprisoned in the Jail of the county not
exceeding ten days, both at the discretion of the
court, and shall pay the costs of prosecution.
Sec. 5. I at if any person shall sustain any dam
age to his prop rty, in Jury to his person. by
on of violation Of the rcyisions Of this act by
other person, the person guilty Ct said violation
shall be liable to the person injured for all damage
sustained thereby and in case any person violating
the provisions Of this act shall by such violation,
cause the death of another, he shall be guilty Of
manslaughter, and convection Thereof shall be
punished according to the provisions of the section
of the criminal statute defining that crime.
Sec. 6. That any and all contracts made in viola
ron Of the provisions of this act hereby decar
ed 10 be void, and the yendee may return the oil.
fluid or substance purchased at the expense of the
vendor, and recover from the vendor all that he had
paid therefor including all charges for transporta-
ton, and all other damages resulting from said
sale
Sec. Z. This act shall take effect aud be in force
from and after the first day Of May next.
Approved March 10, 1873
Published March 81, 1881
CHAPTER 24T
AN ACT 10 repeal chapter three hundred and sew
enty, general laws of 1860 entitled an act requir-
ing publication Of notice Of proposed special
or local legislation.