The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-04-24
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
Published MECH IS, 1870. !
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CHAPTER 269.
AN ACT 70 provide for the inspection u ilIu-
IlIiatlng oils manufactured from petroleum OF
coal oils, ana 10 regllat the sale thereof and to
4rpeal section four thoFand three hundred end
my -Illne OF chapter one hundred and eighty one
revised statutes Of 1873
Z The people Of the state Wisconsin, represented
III senate and assembly do enact as follows.
section !. The governor OF this state shall, by
ana with the advice and consent Of the senate { y
point suitable person. nto shall De d resident Of
ms state and not ptcularly interested, either
directly or indirectly IT HE manufacture, rein
ing, safe or vending OF Illuminating oils from DC
uoeum or other sources or material who shall
perform the duties Of state supervisor OF inspect
oIs 81 Illuminating oils as hereinafter provided
Inc state supervisor appointed shall hold his
once LOT term OF two y.dTs, from Tie inst day
ApTli in the year VI his appointment and until his
successor shall have been duly appointed ana
4udhhea, unless sooner removed from office by
NE governor and ia case Of vacancy in this Office
ron any cause the governor shall ill the vacancy
Tor The balance of the tern
Section .. Ii shall be the duty Of the said SUI
pervIsor faithfully 10 supervise al inspectors Of
Illuminating oils in this state instruct them in
performing the duties Of heir Office keep record
OF The local inspectors Sports TO him. He snail
prepare OF cause TO be prepared suitable and uni
l'iI4 designs FOR branCs or stencil plates, to he
used under the provisions OF this act, and he may
furnish such brands or stencil plates 10 all inspect
OTIS OF oils at their proper cost and expense
Every inspector of Illuminating oils appointed rs
hereinafter provided shall, on tie first day OF each
month, report 10 the state supervisor of inspectors
nun statement of the number OF barrels 81 Oi!
Inspected the results OF such inspection, Hnt
account Of the actual pts OF his Office. ana lie
shall at the same time remit tie Of two cents
Tor each barrel Of oil he has ested during the uTe
cedlng month, which payment shall bc the salary
OF the supervisor Of inSpcUtS Of Illuminating oils
and no other allowance shall be made for the ey-
penses Of his Office. Every inspector shall faith
fully comply with al Instructions issued by the
supervisor Of inspectors u Illuminating oils and
shall furnish To him fill information regarding
any accident or expl0AOn that may come 10 hi.
knowledge from the ne Of Illuminating oils and
the sasi supervisor shall report 10 the governor an,
nually, in October of each year.
Section B. The stste supervisor Of inspectors OF
Illuminating Oils shall appoint III accordance with
the provisions Of tins act inspectors Of illumiuat-
ing Oils, who shlll examine and test AT illumiuat-
ing oils Offered lOr sale for use in this state by
any person whatsoever and shall demand and re-
celye all ices n payment for such examining and
testing, and Who shall he liable 10 All the penal
ties hereinafter provided for any neglect or for anv
WlIful misconduct or malfeasaEce IN the discharge
OF the dutlA aforesaid and the said state super
visor shall nave power al any time 10 remove any
inspector - appointed upon reasonable notice Or
for reasonable cause. And the said supervisor
and all Inspectors appointed under the provisions
Of this &c shall before entering upon the duties
OF their respective Offices take oath or aftlrms-
ton faithfully 10 discharge the duties OF the same
as prescribed by the constitution and laws Of
thiS state, ana the salu supervisor shall execute
q bond 70 the people 81 the state, IL the sum Of
TWO thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful
performance OF all the duties imposed by this act
hblO DOIu De TeO III inc once OF the secretary
OF state and every inspector appointed under
TINS act shall execute bond 10 the people Of the
state, in the sun Of two thousand dollars coudi-
toned as aforelaid, such bond u be liIed il the
office Of the clerk Of the county wherein the in
EpectOr executing the same shall reside and a du-
pIcate copy thereof, duly certified by the county
clerk, shall beed IN the office Of the supervisor:
anu all bonG executed under the provisions Of
THIS act shall 5e for the Of all persons agIeyed
by the sCts neglect Of the state supervisor
or OF the Inspectors respectively executing the
same. The suretleS on the bond OF the state
supervisor shall he approved by the secretary OI
state, and the suretlns the bonds q tie iusDeC
on shall be approved BY the Judge Of prbat" IN
the counties IN which the Inspectors executing
the sirne shall respectively reside gTUtIt0, that
the said state supervisor shall, on request Of the
city council OF any city OF not les than six thou
saIn io,Vv) inhabitants, appoint any suitable per
sol whom such council shall nominate inspector
Of Illuminating oils for said city and for such ter
rory adjacent 10 said city a. the state supervisor
o. inspectors shall determine. II shall be the duty
q thls act 10 provide At his own cost and expense
al the necessary Instruments and apparatus for
examining, testing and Branding illuminating oils
'hldeF the provisions OF this act ana promptly 70
examine or test when called upon for that pur-
pose, any oils offered for sale for for ilIni
mating purposes, and Il upon such examination or
test such on shall be found 10 meet the require
menLs Of this act ne shall aftX 10 the package,
caSk or barrel containing the same, brand or de-
vice containing the word " approved with the
date u testing. over his Official signature upon the
package, c9sk or barrel containing the same, and
II shall he lawful for any person TO sell the
an Illuminating oil within this state but II the oil
so tested shall not meet tie aforesaid requirements
he shall brand in plain letters on the package. cask
or barrel containing the same over his official sig
nature, the words rejected for Illuminating pur-
poses IN the state Of Wisconsin" with the date Of
testing thereof. and II shall be unlawful for the
owner thereof to sell such oil for illuminating pur-
poses.
Sections. And to more effectually carry out
the provisions OF this act, IL shall be lawful for
any Inspector 70 enter into or upon the premises
OF any manufacturer, Tetiner or vendor OF such
Illuminating oils and II he shall find or discover
been examined or tested and properly marked OF
branded under the provisions Of this act 10 ey-
anime or test, and thereafter TO properly mark
tie same eS herein provided
Section 3. any Illuminating OF which, on The
application of well lighted taper or similar
fame, will TAX" fire and burn, or which shall
evolve or give Of an infammabe vapor OF gas, at
temperature below that of one hundred and TWEEN
y degIetS above zero point OF Farenheits thcr-
G-o9 Fab or which for any reason what
ever sinai not remain clear and transparent upon
being cooled TO q temperature equal 10 that
Of twenty degrees above zero point Of Fahrcu-
hets thermometer 20o Fah) and kept al said
temperature for period not less than ten min
utcs OF time, or which shall deposit any solid PAR
uCles Of parattne when cooled as aforesaid, shall
be deemed unfit for Illuminating purposes, ana
the Cask barrel or other package containing the
same shall be marked rejected hereinbefors
provided
~eCIlbn Q. IN al tests or Illuminating OILS MADE
under this act, the quantity Of oil used for max
ing the fash test shall not be less than half pint
and the instrument. or apparatus used in making
the examinations and tests herein provided for
shall be in al respects in accordance with the in
strumcut herelnbetOre adopted ana recommend
ed by the state board OF health of the state Of
Michigan ana now the Legal instrument for lest
ing oils used Tor Illuminating purposes III that
state, except that the water bath OF the iustrU-
nent shall be made four inches in depth and three
and one-haf inches in diameter the supporting
GVlInfpr a he Il ..f gTgh
size freely 10 admit the same, and in using the
tester the oil shall not be heated after il has M
tanned the temperature Of one hundred degrees
Fahrenheit, and until il attains the highest test
temperature faster than At the rate of three
degrees per minute and the flame Of the lamp
shall be so adjusted as that the rise in tempert-
Is il is practicable to make it. and the taper used
IN making tile test shall be such as shall give
clear fame, as nearly uniform i'll size il is praC-
icable TO secure it. and the state supervisor shall
give such instructions 10 inspectors shall in his
Judgment be necessary or desirable 10 secure uni
formIty in the methods of making the tests.
Section !. Every person appointed as an in
spector under the provisions Of this act shall lie
entitled 10 demand and receive from tho owner or
other person for whom or at whose request he
shall examine OF test any oil OF sample thereof
The sum Of lhiTty-ive cents for every single Cask,
barrel package, sample Of oil ne shall test.
aud thirty cents each when not exceeding i've in
number; twenty-five cents each when not exceed
Ing ten in number ana twenty cents each for each
additional barrel, package or Cass actually in
3pected and branded 10y him in lots less than car
Oads and for & carload OF fifty barrels packages
Or casks fifteen cents for each barrel, package or
TASK 50 Inspected ana branded by him, and the
said fees for examining OF testing shall constitute
lien on the oil So inspected.
section :. i shall he the duty OF every inspect
II appointed under the provisions OF this act 10
Keep a true and accurate record Of all casks bar
-els or other packages OF oil Examined or tested
~ him, which record snail state the time and
place OF inspection the number Of casks. barrels
IT other packages Of oil then and there examined
md tested, the name Of the person for whom or
II whose request such examination test was