Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-04-15

Section 3. The state supervisor Of inspectors OF
Illuminating oils shall appoint In accordance with
the provisions OF this act inspectors Of Illuminating
oils, who shall examine and test all Illuminating
sehered for sale for in this state, by any
persen whatsoever and shall demand and receive all
Tees In payment or such examining and testing, and
who shall be liable to all the penalties hereina tier
provided for any neglect for any wul misconduct
OF maleAsanc in the discharge OF the duties aore-
said; and the said state supervisor shall have power
at any time to remove any inspector appointed
upon reasonable notice or for reasonable cause:
And the said supervisor and ell inspectors appointed
under the provisions Of this ct shall before entering
upon the duties Of their respective Offices take an
oath or affirmation faithfully to discharge the duties
OF the same o. prescribed by the constitution and
laws of this state and the said supervisor shall exc
cute bond to the people OF the state, in the Of
two thousand dollars conditioned for the faithful
performance Of all the duties imposed by this act,
said bond to be filed in the Office Of the secretary OF
state and every inspector appointed under this act
shall execute bond to the people OF the state, in
the sum OF two thousand dollars, conditioned rs
aforesaid such bond to be filed In the efice of the
clerk the county wherein the inspector executing
the same shall reside and duplicate copy thereof
duly certified BY the county clerk, shall be filed 10
the Office Of the supervisor aud all bonds executed
under the provisions OF this act shall be for the use
Of all persons aggrieved by the acts neglect Of the
ecuting the same. The sureties on the bond Of the
state supervisor shall be approved by the secretary
OF state aHd the surees the bonds OF the inspec
tors shall be approved by the judge Of probate in the
counties i'm which the inspectors executing the
same shall respectively reside; provided, that the
said state supervisor shal, on request OF the city
council Of any city Of not less than six thousand
toO00) inhabitants. appoint any suitable person
whom such council shall nominateinspector of illum-
mating oils for said city and for such territory adac
ent to said city the state supervisor Of inspectors
shall determine. 1t shall be the duty OF every In
spector appointed under the provisions Of this act to
provide at his own cost and expense all the asces-
sary instruments and apparatus for examining,
testing and branding iilumns ting oils. under tn
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Iekt when called upon for that purpose, any oils Of
Tered for sale for for Illuminating purposes.
and If upon such examination test such oil shall
be found to meet the requirements Of this act he
shall sx to the package, cask or barrel, containing
the same, a brand device containing the word
approved" with the date OF testing over his official
gnature upon the package, cask or barrel cor tain
Ing the same and 1t shall be lawful for any person
to sell the same illuminating oil within this
state, but il the oil tested shall not meet the
aforesaid requirements he shall brand 10 plain letters
on the PACKAGE cask barrel containing the same.
over his official signature, the words ire scted for
Illuminating purposes in ,the state OF Wisconsin,"
with the date of testing thereof and II shall be UNI
lawful for the owner thereof to sell snch oil for IL
Eliminating purposes.
Section I. And to more sfectually carry out the
provisions Of this act it shall be lawful for any In
spector to enter into or upon the premises of any
manufacturer, refner vender of such aing
ellis. and II he shall find discover. upon said prem
ses, any oil which shall not have been examined
tested and properly marked or branded nader tn Q
provisions Of this act to examine test and there
after to properly mark the same as herein provided
Section s. Any Illuminating oil which, on the ap
pcation Of a well lighted taper or similar flame,
will take fire and burn, or which shalt evolve or
give off al innammable vapor or gas, at a tempera-
ture below that Of one hundred and twenty degrees
above zero point OF Farenheit's thermometer (l2Oo
FAIL or which for any reason whatever shall not re-
NIT clear and trans parent upon being cooled to q
temperature Equal to that of twenty degrees above
zero point OF Fahrenheits thermo meter, 600 Fah)
asd kept at said temperature for period Of OF less
than tea minutes of time or which shall deposit any
solid particles of parafne when cooled as aforesaid
shall be deemed unfit for illuminating purposes, and
the cask, barrel or other package containing the
same shall be marked rel ected hereiHbefore pro-
yded.
Section 6. In all tests OF illumina ting oils made
under this act the quantity of oil used for making
the lash test shall not be less than half pint and
the Instrument or apparatus used In making the ex-
amiBations and tests here provided for shall be in
all respects In accordance with the instrument here
inbefore adopted and recommended the board
OF health OF the state OF Michigan and the legal
instrument for testing ellis Used for illuminating pur-
poses in that state except that the bath Of the
instrument shall be made four inches in dep til and
three and one-half inches in diameter, the support
ing cylinder of the instrument being made of such
size as freely to admit the same and ia using the
tests the oil shall not be heated after it has attained
the temperature OF one hundI ed degrees Fahrenheit
and until it attans the hgsst test temper ature fast
or than at the rate of three degrees per minute and
the fame Of the lamp shall be adjusted as that the
rise in temperature shall be to two degrees
per minute as it is practicable to make it, and the
taper used for making the test shall ibe such as shall
give a'clear flame, as nearly uniform 10 size it is
practicable to secure it; ind the state supervisor
shall give suck instructions to inspectors shall
his judgment be necessary or desirable to secure
uniformity in the methods of making the tests.
Section :. Every person appointed as an inspector
under the provisions of this act shall be entitled to
demand and receive from the owner or other person
for whom or at whose request he shall examine or
test any oil or sample thereof the sum of thrtyve
ceats for every single cask barrel package or sam
cant w han
not exceeding five in number; twenty five cents each
when not exceeding ten in number, and twenty
cents each for each additional barrel, package or
cask actually inspected and branded by him in lots
less than car loads, and for car load of fifty barrels
packages or casks fifteen cents. for each bar.
rel, package or cask so inspected and branded by
him, and the said fees for examining testing hall
constitute lien on the oil 30 inspected
Section s. 1t shall be the duty OF every inspector
appointed under the provisions of this act keep
true and accurate record of all casks, barrels or
other packages Of oil examined tested by him
which record shall state the time and place of in
specton the number of cases. barrels other pack
ages OF oil then and there examined and tested the
name OF the person for whom at whose request
such examination test made, the mark or
brand affixed to the casks, barrels other
together with any further facts that may seem to
MIN worthy OF record, such account to be open to
examination by any person who may desire aud
all il!umin ating oils manufactured refined in this
state shall be inspected. examined aud eested as
herein provided, before being removed from the
premises the manufactui er or refiner.
Section o. No inspector appointed under the pro-
visions of this act shall during his term of office,
traffic either directly or indirectly in any oil used
for Illuminating purposes, or to be Interested in
any manner whatever, in the manufacture, refining
or sale of such OIL and any inspector violating tho
provisions Of this section shall be removed from Of
nee immediately upon proof of such violation, and
be liable to penalty of not less than FIVE hundred
dollars.
Section 10. Any person who shall, either persons
ally by clerk agent sell or offer for sale or
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Oil for illuminating purposes which shall have not
been examined or tested uader the provisions of this
act, or which having been examined tested
| shall have beeu marked rejected or who shall
knowingly use or furnish for for illuminating
purposes any oil which shall not have been proper
ly examined or tested herein provided, shall be
guilty OF nisdemeanor, and upon conviction there.
OF shall be liable to penalty of not less than FIVE
hundred dollars, and any person offending against
the provisions OF this act shall be respon sible in
damages to the injured party in the event of injury
arioug or growing out of the use of any oil so of
fered or provided for sale for use, and any perso
who shall falsely brand mark any cask, barrel
package of oil who shall cha pge or alter in any
way or manner any brand or mark device af.
fixed to any cask, barrel other package of oil by
any inspectors duly appointed under the provisions
OF this act. who shall refill and use any case
barrel or other package having inspectors mark
or brand theie without obliteratng the inspect
ors brand and having the oil in such cask barrel
other package properly examined, tested, under
the provisions OF this act, shall be deemed guilty Of
| . misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall
pe 10 penalty less tnau nFe DOLLARS nor
more than five hundred dollars, to imprisonment
in the county Jail for period of not more than six
months, or to both such fine and Imprisonment in
the discretion of the court. And any person who
shall sell or in any way dispose OF empty cask,
pafrei or other package bearing inspectors brand
without hrst thoroughly eanceiing, effscing
moving such board, shall be deemed guilty of a
m'sdefneanor. and upon conviction thereof shall be
liable to penalty of not less than five dollars
mere than five hundred dollars, or to Imprisonment
the county Jail for term not exceeding six
months. or to both such fine and imprisonment in
the discretion OF the court And any person who
shall wilfuly sdulterate any lum uatipg oil by sd
ding thereto benzine, naphtha parai ne oil or any
substance or thing whatever shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, ana upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by fine or by imprisonment, or by both
hpe aud imprisonment as hereinbefure provided.
Section IL. 1t shai be the duty Of all inspectors
appointed under the provisions Of this act who SD all
know of any violations Of any part thereof to noti
~ the district at torney of the same, who s all make
the complaint before any court of competent jnris
dcton, and IT shall be the duty Of all prosecuting
attorneys to represent and prosecute on behalf OF
the people within their respective counties all
Of ofense arising under the provisions of this act
Of any section thereof and any inspector tho shall
have knowledge of any violation OF this act or OF
any section thereof, aud who shall fail to enter
complaint against the person or persons offending
shall be deemed guilty Of misde neanor, and upon
conviction thereof shall be liable to penalty not
exceeding fifty dollars and shall be removed from
Office and in the death of any person per
SOUS shail result from the explosion OF a lamp or
other vessel containing oil sol or used or furn shed
for use in violation OF the provisions Of bis act
OF any section thereof the person selling furnish
ing said oil for use shall be deemed guilty Of
slaughter in the third degree and upon conviction
thereof shall suffer the penalty in that made
and provided by the revised statutes of this state
Nothing contained in the provisions OF this hall
be SO constr ued as to prevent in this state
from keeping in their ware houses for trans ship
meut to other states from other