Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1873-01-23

To regulate the sale of Mineral Oils
and other substances for illuminate
ing purposes, and to repeal an Act
entitled "An Act to provide for
the inspection of mineral oils for
illuminating purposes" passed
April l6, 1867. Is. Il S.. 402
SECTION l, That it shall be upr
lawful for any person or persons to
offer for sale, for illuminating pur-
poses. as agent or otherwise, any
mineral or petroleum oil, or any oil,
fluid or substance which is pro-
duct of petroleum, or into which pc
troleum or any product of petroleum
enters or is found as a constituent
element, until he or they have tested
the same in the manner follawing to-
wit: BY taking not less than half
pint of the oil, fluid ar substance to
bOtested. and placing the same in a
small vessel, in which there is no
other substance, of such diminsions
that the surface of the oil, fluid or
substance shall not exceed four
square inches in area, and placing a
Faharenheit's thermometer in said
oil, fluid or substance in said sub
stance in said vessel in such a man.
ner that the thermometer will indi-
cate the temperature of the oil, fluid
or substance being tested, which
shall then be gradually heated heated
at a rate of not less than two de-
grees per minute, Fahrenheit, to a
tempature at which said oil, fluid or
substance will emit a gas or vapor
that will ignite by bringing the fame
of lighted match or other burning
taper in contact with the surface of
the article being tested, with such
frequency and in such manner as to
ascertain the exact temperature by
said thermometer at which said fluid
oil or substance will emit a gas or
vapor that will ignite, at any tenn
perature below ITO degrees, Fahren-
hlet, then it is hereby declared to be
dangerous, and it shall be unlawful
to sell or offer the same for sale.
SECTION g. That any person or
persons who shall offer for sale, for
Illuminating purposes, any oil, fluid
or substance mentioned in the fret
section of this act until after he OIL
they have tested, or caused the same
to be tested, as prescribed in this act
or who shall offer for sale for illum.
mating purposes, any of said articles
that will emit gas or vapor that will
ignite at any temperature below lie
degrees, Fahrenheit, under the test
prescribed in this act, he or they
shall be guilty of misdemeanor
and, on conviction thereof, shall be
fined in any sum not less than one
hundred dollars, or Imprisonment ir
Jail or the county not exceedin e
twenty days. or both at the discre
tioI of the Court, and shall pay the
costs of prosecution.
SECTION 8. That if any manufac
tu.er, refner or wholesale dealer oI
any oil, fluid or substance mentioned
in the first section of this act, a.
agent or otherwise, shall sell for il
Eliminating purposes any oil, fluid o.
substance mentioned in said section
that will emit a gas or vapor tina
will ignite at any temperature below
ITO degrees, Fahrenheit, under th'
test in this act prescribed, he or they
shall be guilty of misdemeanor
and, on conviction, shall be fined il
any sum not exceeding one
thousand dollars. or Imprisonment
in the Jail of the county not exceed
ing twenty days, or both, at the dis
cretion of the Court trying the case
and shall pay the cost of prosecu
tion.
SECTION 4. That if any person o
persons shall sell for illuminatin,
purposes, and in a quantity less thar
one barrel at single sale. any oil
fluid or substance that will emit
gas or vapor that will ignite at any
temperature below ITO degrees, Fab
renheit under the test prescribed by
this act, he or they shall be guilt,
of a misdemernor, and, on convic
ton thereof, shall be fined in an,
sum not less than twenty-five o
more than two hundred dollars. o
Imprisonment in the Jail of the coun
ty not exceeding ten days, or both
at the discretion of the Court
and shall pay the costs of prosecu
ton.
SECTION 5. That If any person
shall sustain damage to his propert
or injury to his person. by reason o
a violation of the provisions of thi
act by another person, the person
guilty of said violation shall be liza
BILE to the person injured for all dam
ages sustained thereby.
SECTION 6. That any and all con
tracts made in violation of the pro
visions of this act are hereafter de
clared to be void, and the vende
may return the oil, fluid or substanc
purchased, at the expence of til
vendor, and recover from the vendo
all that he had paid therefor, idclud
ing all charges for transportation
and all other damages resulting froI
said sale. .-...- .-...
Il SECTION z. That the council G
any city or incorporated village ma
provide by ordinance for using an
OF said article, of a lower grade tina
Ito degrees, Fahrenheit. in the stree
lamps provided by said city or vii
lage for lighting its streets or alleys
in which case it shall not be unlaw
full to offer for sale or sell anv {
said articles, to be used only in sue
lamps, to officers duly authorized b
said city or incorporated village t
purchase for that purpose: Prov
ded. that any person who shall US
any of said articles purchased unde
and by virtue of such Oh ordinanc,
for Illuminating purposes,in any otl
er instrument, lamp or lamys tina