The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-12-09
An ACT

AN ACT
To REGULATE Provide FOR THE INSPECTION. TEST
ING. STORAGE AND SALE OF kerosene On AND TO
REPEAL ALL Parts OF AN ACT APPROVED on THE
THIRTEENTH DAY OF May, \. D. 1865. PROVIDING
FoR THE PROTECTION LIFE AND PROPERTY
AGAINST EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES OTHER THAN GUN
POWDER RE-ENAcTED AS CHAPTER LAXXIX OF
THE PENAL CoDE. DECLARED BE THE LAW OF
THE LAND By CHAPTER L OF THE LAWS OF 1870
As AMENDED BY CHAPTER NIL OF THE LAWS OF
1878 AND CHAPTER XXIV. OF THE LAWS OF $780,
INCONSISTENT WITH THE Provisions OF THIS Act
b # Enacted by The King and the Legislature OF the
Hdtcdiiau Kingdom
SECTION l. 1t shall be unlawful, except as herein
after provided SELL offer for sale give or in any way
furnish dispose OF any kerosene Oil for Illuminating
or any other purpose in this Kingdom which, after
being inspected and tested in the approved man
and with the approved appliances shall ignite
evaporate inhammable vapor at any temperature
below one hundred and fifteen degrees Fahrenheit but
il shall be lawful to sell and dispose of any Kerosene
Oil which bears OF hundred and fifteen degrees
Fahrenheit or more
SECTION p Immediately upon the taking effect of
this Act the Minister of Finance shall appoint skilled
and suitable person persons interested import
ing. dealing IN selling furnishing Kerosene Oil
Government Inspectors of Kerosene Oil and shall pro-
vide the most approved instruments and apparatus
necessary for testing oils and the Inspectors shall keep
and accurate record of all oils inspected by Them
which shall contain the dates of inspections, the
quantities tested the names of the persons for whom
inspected and the of the vessels by which such
oils imported and also the trade mark of such oil
and the degree at which the infammabe vapOr ignted
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any and all persons And the Inspectors shall annually
make and deliver to the Minister of Finance true and
accurate reports of the Inspections during the preceding
year
SECTION g. The Inspector at nearest TO. any port
OF this Kingdom shall inspect and test all Kerosene Oil
as soon as landed By making not less than two or more
than ten tests OF any one importation OF oil by
vessel and Of mark and any Inspector shall upon
the request Of the Marshal Of the kingdom or any
Sheriff inspect and test in ike manner any oil stored
In the Government storehouse or storehouseS in the
Kingdom set aside for that purpose at any time after
importation and before removal from such place of
storage II upon such inspection and test the oil meets
the requirements herein specified the Inspector shall 50
certify 10 the owner or his agent or TO the importer OF
the oil but al oil which viii stand or be equal to
the test herein provided shall be rejected
SECTION Z Any test OF any lot of oil disputed may
be submitted the decision OF board of arbitrators
70 consist OF the Inspector chosen by the
tetant and third 10 be chosen By the so consti-
tuted And the board shall procure samples and
majority may make award The costs Of the arbitra-
ton 20 be borne By tie contestant if the Inspectors test
De approved otherwise be borne BY the Government
SEcTIOS B. The Minister OF Finance hereby auth0-
zed make and issue scale OF fees for testing such
OIL Al fees and expenses incurred testing such oil
imported shall be paid By the importer consgnee
thereof
SEcTIOs s. Al kerosene OIL, not equal TO the test
herein provided shall be exported by the owner
his agent or the importer and case Of any neglect
OF unrsasonable deaE IN % doing the Inspector shall