Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-05-22
.LO9CS-- General.

of one hundred and ten degrees fahrenheit be-
fore it shall burn, TO be ascertained by Taglia-
bues coal oil tester or some other instrument
constructed upon the same principle.
Sec 3. And be it enacted, That every person
manufacturing or selling Illuminating oils or
fluids, manufactured from petroleum or its pro-
ducts by the barrel, shall be required to have
stamped upon the head of the barrel, the name
of the manufacturer thereof and his place of
business, together with the words warranted
TO stand fre-test of one hundred and ten de-
grees fahrenheit before it shall burn.
Sec. 4. And be it enacted That whoever man
ufactures fer Illuminating purposes or sells in
quantities not less than barrel, oils or fluids
made from petroleum or its products, which
does not sustain the fire test provided for in sec
ton two of this act, shall be deemed guilty of o
misdemeanor and on conviction thereof, shall be
fined not more than one thousand dollars or i'm
prisoned in the Jail or penientiary not more than
two years in the discretion of the court. Who
ever sells in quantities less than barrel for il
Illuminating purposes, oils or fluid made from Pc
troleum or its products, which does not sustain
the fre'test, provided for in section two of this
act, shall forfeit said oil and be fined not less than
five nor more than twenty dollars, said fine to
be collected as other fines are now collected, one
half to go to the informer, the other to be paid
into the Treasury of the State.
Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That any pur-
chaser Of oils or fluids made OF petroleum or its
products for Illuminating purposes, bearing the
stamp required in section three of this act and
which does not stand the fire-test required in
section two, may recover from the seller in an
action for debt, an amount equal to double the
purchase money of said OIL
Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That any accident
by reason of explosion occurring with any oil or
HuiC manufactured uAfr I'M nrt tu ma
ducts, shall subject the seller thereof to prosecu-
ton for misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof in court of competent jurisdiction, to a
fine not exceeding one thousand dollars nor less
than five hundred dollars, ene-half of said fine
to be paid to the nformor and the other half to
the State.
Sec Z. And be il enacted, That in case of
seizure or con iscation Of oils or fluids manu-
featured from petroleum or its products as pro-
vidcd in section two of this act, the party or
parties who have sold such oils or fluids shall
have the privilege of referring the same to some
Commission Inspector recognized by the oil trade
of Baltimore whose decision shall be priw0 facie
evidence of the quality of said oil or fluid.
Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That if any In
spector of oils shall be convicted in court of
competent jurisdiction, Of furnishing false re-
port of the firetest of any oil submitted to his
inspection, he shall be liable to fine of not less
than hive hundred dollars nor more than two
thousand dollars at the discretion of the court,
said fine to be paid into the Treasury of the
State.
Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That the pro-
visions of this act shall not apply to oils or
fluids manufactured from petroleum or its pro-
ducts for the purpose of expectation or for use
in street lamps.
Sec. TO- And be ii enacted, That this act shall
take effect from the date of its DaSSnpn.
We hereby certify, that the aforegoing is a true
and perfect copy of an Act passed the Gen.
eral Assembly of Maryland, at the January
Session, 1874.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk House Of Delegates
Approced AprI IL, 1874.