The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-10-14
GUNPoWDER REGULATIONS.

BY virtue Of the authority vested in me as Min
lister of the Interior, under Section 354 of the Civil
Code Of this Kingdom, ! hereby proclaim the fol-
loving Regulations for tEe storing, keeping, and
transportation of gunpowder in this Kingdom and
no person shall store, keep. or transport any gun
powder in other quantity or manner than is pre-
scribed in such Regulations -
/. No person shall receive, keep, or store, or
cause To he received, kept, or stored, or aid or
assist amy person in receiving, keeping, or storing
Sunpowder in Il larger quantity than FIFTY pounds
in any brick or stone ~fire-proof building or more
than Ten pounds ia any wooden building. or upon
any other premises i'll this Kingdom; except in the
Government Powder Magazine.
?. Any person keeping, storing, or having fifty
pounds Of Sunpowder, or less than that quantity in
accordance with rule one, i'll any one place, except
in the Government Powder Magazine, shall keep
the same in an air-tight metallic vessel, which yes
sci shall be marked with the word "Gunpowder s"
in plain Roman letters, not less than three inches
III height, and of proportionate width and shall
be kept at all times conspicuously IN view, near
the entrance of the premises where kept, and con
venient for removal therefrom.
3. Any vessel arriving at any port of this King
dom, and having gunpowder on board as freight
or cargo, shall Immediately hoist a red flag at. the
foremast-head, and keep the anne flying until the
gunpowder shall have been landed or removed
and no vessel having gunpowder on board will be
permitted to remain at the wharf, more than
twelve hours, and if the vessel shall be at the
I wharf over night a policeman or Waterman shall
be kept on duty on board all night. All gunpow-
der deposited on the wharf for shipment, shall be
Immediately passed on board the vessel to receive
the same.
All gunpowder landed or placed on any side
walk, street or public way, for forwarding or ship
ment, shall be forwarded or shipped Immediately
after it shall have been so landed or placed.
4. No person shall convey or cause to be con-
yeyed or assist in conveying, i'll any vehicle, any
gunpowder. unless the same shall be securely
packed in close packages, nor unless such packages
shall be securely covered while on the vehicle.
3. The Chief Engineer of the Fire Department.,
the Assistant Engineers, Secretary of the Fire
Department, and FIRE MARSHAL of Honolulu. and
the Harbormaster of the Port of Honolulu, and
the Sherifs Of the different Islands and their
deputies are directed to see that these regulations
are enforced and to make complaints to any Police
or District Justice, for the violation of the pro-
visions thereof.
6. Storage will be exacted for all gunpowder re-
ceived in the Government Magazines, at the rate
Of twenty cents per month for every hundred
pounds, the same to be paid quarterly to the keep
er Of the Magazine.
Z. All expenses of transportation to and from
the Powder Magazine and payment of services of
Policeman or Waterman as provided in rule three.
shall be betrayed by the owners or consignees Of
such powder.
s. The Powder Magazine will be open for de-
livery on all days excepting Sundays, and holt
days, between the hours of two and three pm. pro-
vided due notice is given to the keeper. Previous
TO landing any gunpowder from any vessel, notice
,hall be sent 10 the keeper of the Magazine. that
he may be present TO receive the same.
a T,bu II Rrnwn has baaD ,naip+a - -.
er Of the Government Powder Magazine. Honolulu.
JNO. E. BUSH.
Minister Of Interior.
Interior Office, Oct. 10th, 1882 .oct143 st