Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-23
A LAW FOR OIL MEN.
An Act Almost the Same as the Bill
ingsley Bill introduced.
THE INDEPENDENT MEN FAVOR 1T.
The Great Wildwood Field Has Probably
Seen Its Best Days.
NEWS FROM THE VARIOUS OIL FIELDS

The following is the complete text of the
new pipe line bill which the independent
producers are trying to formulate into a law.
The measure is almost identical with the old
Billingsley bill:
IAN act to regulate the transportation and
storage of petroleum by means of pipe lines
and tanks, to limit the charge therefor, to regu-
late deductions for sediment and other losses,
and TO prohibit the removal of lines running
from producing petroleum fields to the sea-
board from this to any other State, and impos-
ing penalties for the violation of same.
''Section l-Be it enacted, ETC., That it shall
be the duty of every corporation and partner
ship association, limited or otherwise, and of
all and every other person and persons now or
hereafter engaged in the business, transporting
or storing crude petroleum of gravity exceed
ing $50 Baume at a temperature of 500
Fahrenheit, by means of pipes and tanks.
to deliver any petroleum received by them
respectively for storage and transporta-
ton. either, or petroieu m OF like kind and
quality, at any point within this Common
wealth reached by their respective pipe lines
used for the transportation of petroleum OF
Ike quality which the owners OF such petro-
leum may designate for such delivery.
section 2-That no corporation, partner
ship, association. limited or otherwise or other
person or persons now or hereafter engaged in
the business of transporting and storing crude
petroleum of gravity exceeding $50 Baume at
temperature of 60o Fahrenheit, by means OF
pipes and tanks. shall hereafter demand or re-
ceIve any compensation in excess of Il cents
for each barrel of AZ gallons of such petroleum
for all such services performed IN receiving,
storing, for any period not exceeding 81 days,
transporting and delivering the same, or other
petroleum of like quality, to any point not
more than 50 miles distant from the point where
the same shall be received and cents add
n-E Co. noaala ard /
tional so miles or fractional part thereof, that
the same may be transported in any case of a
transportation which shall begin and end with
in this Commonwealth.
"Section S-That no corporation, partner
ship, association. limited or otherwise, or any
person or persons. now or hereafter engaged in
the business of transporting and storing crude
petroleum OF gravity exceeding 350 Baume, at
a temperature of 800 Fahrenheit, by means of
pipes or tanks shall demand or receive of or
from the owner or owners of any such petro-
ieum any compensation for the storage thereof
after the first 80 days, after the same shall
have been delivered to him or them for trans
port2tlon and storage in excess of 3lOO parts OF
one cent per day for each barrel of 42 gallons as
long as the same shall remain in custody.
section 4-ThaJ no corporation, partnership,
association, limited otherwise, other
person or persons engaged in the business of
Transporting and storing crude petroleum of
gravity exceeding $50 Baume. at a tempera-
ture of 60o Fahrenheit by means of pipes
and tanks. shall deduct from any such petro-
leum received Oy them respectively Tor trans
portation and storage more than per cent
thereof, or make any charge for water, sedi-
ment, waste and the like, and all and every such
corporation, association, person or persons shall
make said reduction of charge at the time
when such petroleum shall be so received. and
at no Other time. Provided, that in case of loss
of any petroleum while in the custody of any
such corporation. partnership association, of
other person or persons, caused by fire, light
ming, storm or other unavoidable cause, SAID
loss shall be borne pro rata by the owners of all
the petroleum in such custody at the time
thereof
Section 5-That if any corporation. partner
ship association. limited or otherwise, engaged
IN the business of transportation of and storing
crude petroleum having any line running from
the producing fields to the seaboard, shall take
up or discontinue any such lines, such act shall
forfeit its charter and franchises.
section elf any person or persons partner
ships, associations, limited or otherwise. cor
porations engaged in the business of transport
ing and storing crude petroleum within this
Commonwealth shall violate any of the pro-
visions of this act, the person or persons SO Of
Tending. and any president, chairman, dl-
rector. manager or other officer agent of any
such corporation limited partnership as
sociaton so offending, who shall directly or in
permit as such violation, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be sentenced to pay fine not exceeding
5000 and undergo an imprisonment not eX-
ceeding two years for each otfense."