The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-10-21
GUNPoWDER REGULATIONS.

By virtue Of tie authority vested in me as Min
lister of tie Interior, under Section aJ4 of the Civil
Code Of this Kingdom, / hereby proclaim the fol-
lowing Regulations for the storing. keeping, and
transportation Of gunpowder in this Kingdom and
no person shall store, keep, or transport any gum
powder in other quantity or manner than is pre-
scribed in such Regulations =
l. Nc person shall receive, keep, or store, or
cause to be received, kept, or stored, or aid or
assist any person i'll receiving, keeping, or storing
Sunpowder in a larger quantity than FIFTY pounds
in any brick or stone t~ire-proof building or more
than TEN pounds in any wooden building, or upon
any other premises in this Kingdom; except in the
Government Powder Magazine.
=. Any person keeping, storing, OF having fifty
pounds Of Sunpowder, or less than that quantity in
accordance with rule one, in any one place, except
in the Government Powder Magazine, shall keep
the same in an air-tight metallic vessel, which YES
sci shall he marked with the word "G~unpowder"
in plain Roman letters, not less than three inches
i'll height, and Of proportionate width and shall
be kept at all times corspicuously i'll 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 Sunpowder on board sas freight
or cargo, shall Immediately hoist a red flag at the
foremast-head, and keep the same flying until the
gunpowder shall have been landed or removed ;
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permitted to remain at the wharf, more than
twelve hours, and if the vessel shall be at the
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.
(. No person shall convey or cause to he CON
veyed or assist in conveyins, in 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.
). 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 SheriffS 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 viii be eXacted for all gunpOwder re-
ceiyed 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.
:. 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.
$. 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-
yided due notice Is given TO tine keeper. Previous
to landing any gunPowder from any vessel, potice
shall be sent to the keeper of the Magazine, that
he may be present to receive the same.
9. John II. Brown has been appointed the keep
er # the Government Powder Magazine, Honolulu.
JNO. E. BUSH.
Minister of Interior.
Interior ONCE. Oct. 10th. 1882 .oetI4 st .
IT has pleased His Majesty the King to appoint
the Hon. \. :. CLEGHoRN a member Of the Board
Of Immigration vice Hon. W. J. Smith, resigned.
Iolani Palace, October, goth. 1882. oct2I st
p. KALUA has this day been appointed Deputy
Police Magistrate for the District Of Wailuku,
Island Of Maui.
JNO. o. DOMINIS.
Governor of Maui.
Office Of Governor of Maui, oct14 81
September, 23rd 1892.