St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-14
ABOLISHES SAM NICHOLS
And Places Oil Inspection in the
Dairy Department.

Senator March, the chairman of the
committee on illuminating oils, won q
! decided victory yesterday afternoon
when, by large majority. the senate
| recommended to pass the oil inspection
bill prepared by the committee. In the
battle of words that preceded its recon-
| mendation Senator March made strong
appeal for the bill, while Senator MAYO
devoted himself to the defense, answer
ing the attacks Of the Shrewd gentleman
who represents Steele county on the
floor. The bill as recommended does
away with the office of oil inspector.
placing the duties of inspection in the
hands of the dairy commission. The
bill follows:
Section 1. All oils manufactured from pc
troleum or its products, sold for Illuminating
| purposes in this state, shall be required to
| stand a flash test of 10 deg above zero.
Fahrenheit thermometer, by the Foster cur.
Such test shall be made in accordance with
the formula to be furnished by the state
dairy and food commissioner.
Sec. 2. Every person, firm or corporation
selling oils for Illuminating purposes man
ufactured from petroleum or its products, in
this state, shall be required to have branded
on the head eff the barrel or other package in
which the same shall be kept for sale. the
name of the manufacturer and his place of
business, or if the same shall have been i'm
ported INTO the state from some Otner state
territory, then the name of the dealer import
Ing the same and his place of business to-
gether with the words, warranted to stand
the flash test of 10 deg, Minnesota law
And any person, firm or corporation selling
such oil in this state from barrels or packages
not bearing such brand shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be
punished by fine of not less than SIS, nor
more than 500.
Sec. 3. Whoever sells for illuminating pur-
poses in this state, in quantities not less than
one barrel of forty gallons each, oil manu-
featured from petroleum or its products,
which does not sustain the flash test pro-
vided in section l of this act, shall be
| guilty of felony, and upon conviction shall
be punished by fine of not more than one
| thousand $1,000 dollars, or by imprisonment
| in the states prison not longer than two
| years, or by confinement in the county jail
| not longer than six months, in the discretion
| of the court. And whoever sells for illumi-
mating purposes in this state, in quantities
| less than one barrel of forty gallons each, oil
manufactured from petroleum or its prod
| ucts, which does not sustain the flash test
provided in section 1 of this act, shall be
| guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic-
| ton thereof shall be punished by a fine of
not less than twenty-five dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars.
Sec. 4. Any person purchasing oil manu-
! featured from petroleum or its products and
| sold for illuminating purposes in this state
! from barrels or other packages bearing the
brand prescribed by section = of this act
and which said oil does not stand the test
| prescribed by section of this act. may re-
| cover from the seller, in a civil action, an
amount equal to three times the purchase
| price paid for said oil.
! Sec. 5. Ii shall be the duty of the state
| dairy and food commissioner, and his assist
ants and chemists, by him appointed, to en-
| force the provisions of this act, provided
that no such commissioner, or any of his as
| sistants or chemists, shall be interested in
the manufacture, producing, refining, deal
! ing in or sale of such oils in this state. The
said commissioners are hereby author
| lied and empowered to employ
such experts, chemists, counsel and other
| help or assistance as may be by him deemed
| necessary for the proper enforcement of this
! law-the compensation for such experts,
| chemists. counsel and other help or assist
| ance to be fixed by the commissioner. The
| sum of four thousand $4,000 dollars annually
is hereby appropriated 10 be paid for sucn
purposes out of any moneys in the treasury,
not otherwise appropriated. All charges,
accounts and expenses authorized by this act
! shall be paid by the treasurer of the state
upon the war. ant of the auditor. The entire
| expenses of said commissioner for the pur-
! poses of this act shall not exceed the sum
| hereby approp rated The said commisS-
Toner shall file with the secretary of state
each mouth, al accurate Written repor! OF