The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-07-25
Gunpowder Regulations.

By virtue OF tne HutnVTllS NCsteu |
ia me as Minister Of the Interior, 1
under Section SOD OF the Civil Code
OF this Kingdom, l hereby proclaim
the following Regulations, for the
Storing, Keeping, and TranspsrIa-
ton Oh Gunpowder in this Kingdom;
and no person shall store, keep, or
transport any Gunpowder in any
o:her quantity, or manner than is
prescribed in such Regulations.
NO person shall receive, keep,
or store, or cause TO be received,
kept, or stored, or aid or ASSET any
person in receiving, keeping, or stor-
ing Gunpowder in larger quantities
than fifty pounds, in any brick or
stone .fire-proof building, or more
than ten pounds in any wooden
building, or upon any other premises
in this Kingdom, except in the Gov
eminent Powder Magazine.
Amy person keeping, storing,
or having fifty pounds of Gunpowder
or less than that quantity in accord
ance with Rule ! in 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" III plain Roman let
tiers, not less than three inches IN
height, snd Of proportionatc width,
and shall be kept at all times con-
spiGuons!y in view near the entrance
of the premises where kept, and con-
Yenient thereirom,
3.-Any vessel arriving at any port
of this Kingdom and having Gun
powder on board as freight or cargo,
shall Immediately hoist II red flag at
the foremost head, and keep the
same 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 mt the wharf
over night, policeman or watch
man shall be kept on duty on board
all night. All Gunpowder 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 sidewalk, street, or public
way ior shipment or forwarding, shall
be shipped or forwarded Immediately
after il shall have been so landed or
placed.
4.-No person shall convey Or
cause 10 he conveyed, or assist in
conveying III any vehicle any Gun
powder, unless the same shall be Sc.
curely packed, in close packages, nor
unless such packages shall be 81 cure
ly 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 HarbVImastcr OF the Port OF He
uolulu, and the Sherifls OF the differ
ent Islands and their Deputies are
directed to see that these Regula-
tons are enforced, and 10 make COM
plants to any Police or District JUS
iice, for the violation OF the provi-
sions thereof
G.-Storage will BE exacted for all
Gunpowder received in the Govern
ment Magazine, at the rate OF twenty
cents per month for every hundred
pounds, the same to be paid quar-,
terly to the keeper of the Magazine
7-All expenses of transportation
to and from the Powder magazine
and payment of services of Police.
men. or Watchmen MS provided in
Rule 3 shall be betrayed by the own.
ere or consignees OF such Powder.
S.-The Powder Magazine will be
open for delivery on all days except
Sundays and holidays, between the
hours OF 2 and 3 r. NJ, provided due
notice is given to the keeper.
Previous to landing any Gun.
nowdcr from, any yoSeal not;oo ,l,I
be sent to the keeper OF the Maya,
zine that he may be present to re,
ceive the same.
9.-John II. Brown has been ap
pointed the Keeper of the Govern
ment Powder Magazine, Honolulu
C. N. SPENCER,
Minister of Interior
Interior Office, July %. 1890.