New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-19

LAWS AGAINST EXPPLOSTVES
HOW NETWORK is PROTECTED.
PROVISIONS OF THE FEDERAL LAW. THE PENAL
CODE AND THE CONSOLIDATION ACT.

PROVISIONS OF THE FEDERAL LAW. THE PENAL
CODE AND THE CONSOLIDATION ACT.
A dozen or more laws scattered through the
Reved Statutes of the United States the Penal Code OF
the State the Consolidation act OF the ciy anu INC ruies
made by bureau Of the Fire Department e"pracc sh
the regulations that have been made nero or e"aruhs
against the dangers life and property from the mana
facture transportation, storage and sale OF the
yes which the Europe persh
keeping before the public The Federal law on the sub
iect outside line in the Postal act which AL
xplo,yes from the mails, Is covered nnder three UTICA
Commerce and Navigation, the Regulation OF steam
vessels and Crimes. Under the provisions OF these
laws n ia unlawful to transport any OF the nitfo com
rounds or other explosive substances Oh ves
or vehicle either by water land which is used Tor the
CONVEYANCE OF passengers between foreign countries
and the United States or different paris Vi 'ns
limited States Nor is it lawful TO carry sucn
in any vessel or vehicle unless they are securely
I'm metallic vessels surrounded by paseroi fansor ohes
material that will be non-explosve when saturated via
the explosye material and kept separated from all oner
articles each package being plainly marked: Ntro-eV
ceriDe-Dangerous."
TRANSFORMATION Of nitro glycerine or similar explosive
compounds by passenger vessel or conveys"ce. =. '
knowing delivery OF the substances Tor VI
xroxinov causing them to be delivered, Is pnnsnaoo
under the Crimes act by fine OF not less than Slooo.
death ia caused by the explosion oil such ss
have been unlawfully shipped whether Dc we 'ney
are being carried board, III transit vi "ne oo"s
removed every person who knowingly placed them on
hoard the vessel conveyance, or aided IN placing tne
tbere or permitted 1t TO be done, adudged guiy OF
and his punishment fixed
for not less than three years Inc punishment ior
knowingly shipping the substances Without iheiosns
them in the secure and warning manner indicated sa
fine OF not less than $1,000 nor more than soooo ono
hal, the fine in every case go to the informer
These provisions in substance all OF the edera
epactments on subject OF explosives unless tue an
due. ON the acids and other agents when enter INTO
the OF the ssnt e %snnScIrs
of the destructive substances, that being ei " e
dividual States
WHAT THE PENAL CODE PREsCRIBEs
Tn the Penal Code of NewY0rk state there are seVef1
the and handngo OF gunp
the nitro compounds and other explosives which ook
general TO ward rengtheningo the more complete s
isIation embraced in the act OF consolidation Ihns "
seetion 3s9 OF the Penal Code, person who MAKES
keeps or transports explosive, within city OF sss
in violation of law is guilty OF msdemeanor ana ~
the careless negligent unauthorized use OF an OK.
pIosye the person property of ano'ner u "iu"' ~
bamable person il liable Imprisonment Tor not more
,hap two vears By seotcn IL is felony unlawfuly
or malciousy TO damage building OF vessen ~
of explosives and there are two degrees Oh ~
The explosion, the term OF Imprisonment may - ten
years; otherwise y cannot ade eiony to place An
explosive substance near building car 'essei vi .
nre with ntert to inlure it under such
Sat n the intent were accomplished human life or safety
ma, on,d no thereby endangered although no damage n
done; and the punishment for felony Is hhpr''onen'
An principle that s.o had prss ssns
in the Penal Code II explosion takes place oecaso
OF violation OF the corporation S tSrSv the
offender is held guilty of ansansnter 10 te pr.oa
degree and liable TO ss ,n years. or 10
fine OF not than 81 200, or both we nsss ,,s
ahout the public buildings with dynamite said Assist
ant District Attorney Allen yestcriay nnstion
| AN OLD AND COMPREHENSIVE LAW.
| The Ney-York City Consolidation act Of last year,
which went into effect the first day OF the preSen'
month"; has the most comprehensive iegisisuon souons
| explosives an old law on the subject passed III 1871
having been taken up bodily in It. Under It's sectohs
the manufacture gycerine, duan or gunpowdcr
in the city h prohibited Nobody Is to nave Keep seu
mr. away any explosive substance except under the
agnatons of the Fire Commissioners who are charged
also with the duty of making provisions Tor the s'oss
and safe-keeping Of such substances Inc b 90 ,a
empowered issue licenses TO sell explosives az Pacs
specified in the licenses. provided the houses oe noe
either in whole or part as i n aetnoIy kent ioi
sale not more than five pounds OF nitro gHcefine ns
quantity o. se Soana. Of Sassn powder
up in tight metallic cansters containing mol no.s I'm
Dubic reading: Licensed sell gunpowder and eacn
package must labelled with the name Oh It's con'enS
No ' Quantity Of gycerne. dusln gunpowde,
than that speeea a s%sept for dbon 70
ami delivery from stores and buildings in which ease
ed by ytime provided it be carefully kept covered
and be marked GunpOwder SHIPS ot fessSS 49, 4.
ing I'm the harbor with more than twenty eight pounds
snnpowder nitro gycerine or duan on board are re-
1uIred 10 send notice OF the fact TO the Board OF fs
vessel or shpis nearer than 500 yards to any wharf 70
the southwark o. line drawn through seveny % far
n permitted, however, to reshp In sucn cases Ior
immediate transportation withoa. notice. no sng wharf
after sunset Exposives found violation OF law arc
seized and after notice sold the broeees gons 20 x
emitted from the provisions of the act Other sections
refer TO the manufacture and keeping OF ,s
cannon; Fourth OF y celebsaiions and tue 2Hsn,y
oil combustble dangerous chemicals which IL Is per
mitted 10 have In building at one tine.
| THE BUREAU OF coMBUsrIDLEs.
The Fire Commissioners charged with the administra"
ton OF this law. have established Bureau OF ooinou$
tbles and put whole subject into Its hands, inciuuhs
the regulation of the sale OF nhammaDle OILS ana o'net
thinss which need regulation In order that fires Le pre-
vented This Bureau Is in charge OF Peter seery III
,pector who has clerks surveyors and an oitester UNI
der him and makes the entire uniformed force OF
the Department detect violations of the law and Ihs
regulations OF Il The greater part OF the b-
reaus work heretofore has consisted In looking aver INC
sale OF kerosene OIL 5000 places existing III tins
city where IL is sold under licenses properly obtained
Licenses for the sale and storage OF aie
cy ss n RrsaS nrescripes such regulations as deems
wise Iast year ninety four licenses were Issued or 'o
for teesnr percussion caps and chemicals not O. inner
ated IN the law, twenty for selling fireworks At WHOLE
sale and 527 for selling fireworks at retail Inc bu.
reau investigated $50 complaints OF VIOLATIONS pu,
great many of them cases OF Chime! hes hvss.
ways left open, unguarted gas-tets and siniisr "o'
| offences ray,,lat-
Besides these laws there is city ordinance eay
ing the explosives In blasting but II aims o Soy
10 secure safety TO life and property by prescribing v
the blast shall be covered and now warning sna NV
| given before the explosion TO passers-Dy ine onv
Testrction ON manufacture Ct the terrible nitio soa
IN their mannaetnre can bought sold and stored
very large quantities with impunity. The buresn a.
Comb tbes has had little TO do with them or her proa
ucs and il Is nearly three years since there was
ure of OF the peculiarly DANGEROUS 1'ei
When powder Is found wharf after shutdown, WIZ
IA Very Seldom II Is seized and sent for.
| powdcr-boat Communipaw until II can De SOU ~