San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-18
AN ORDINANCE.

Regulating the storage and sale OF IL
Illuminating fluids, creating the office
of City Oil Inspector, defining the
duties and fees of said office, and
providing for the appointment of an
incumbent, and repeating Sections l.
., 8, 4 and 3, of Chapter XXVII of
the Revised Criminal Ordinances of
the City of San Antonio.
Be it ordained by the City Council
of the City of San Antonio:
Section 1. Not more than 100 gal
Ions of Eliminating fluid shall at any
one time, be kept in room, or con-
tiguous rooms, occupied by one per-
son, firm or corporation, within the
outer fire limits of the city, except in
an entirely fire-proof vault, situated
apart from other buildings.
Section 2. No Illuminating fluid, in
which petroleum forms a part, shall
be sold, or offered for sale in the city,
unless it is first inspected in this city
by the city oil inspector hereinafter
provided for; and when the fire point
is below 10 degrees Fahrenheit, the
vendor shall conspicuously attach to
each and every bottle, can or vessel,
in which such Illuminating fluid is
conveyed from him, her or it, a label
having printed or plainly written
thereon in English the words, High
ly Explosive" and the name of vendor
and his, her or it's place of business.
Section 3. That the office of City
Oil Inspector be and the same is here
by created.
Section f. A chemist, competent to
make the inspection herein provided
for, and residing and having an office
in this city, shall be appointed by the
mayor, as "City Oil Inspector" sub
ject to removal by the City Council,
and whose duty it shall be to inspect
all illuminating fluids coming under
this ordinance, and he may demand as
fees of office, to be paid by those
whose Illuminating fluids are inspect
ed, under the provisions of this chap
ter, not exceeding fifty (50c) cents for
the first one hundred or less gallons,
and twenty-five cents Csc for each
additional one hundred gallons, or
fraction thereof; provided that the fee
for inspection of car-tank or vessel
shall in no case exceed ten dollars
| $4,000 for one tank or vessel, and It
shall be his duty to furnish certifi-
Gates Of the fire point of same.
Section 5. The inspector shall inspect
any illuminating fluids suspected by
him of being sold in violation of this
ordinance, and shall make complaint
of all violations of same to the Re-
cOrder.
Section 6. Any person or persons
violating any provisions of this or
dinance shall, upon conviction thereof
before the Recorder, be fined not less
than ten dollars $1,000 nor more
than one hundred dollars 100000 for
each and every violation.
Section Z. Where any person, firm
or corporation shall violate any pro
vision of this ordinance, any and ev'
cry officer of such corporation, part
ner Of such firm, or agent or servant
of such corporation, firm or person
who may in any manner act, assist, oil
be concerned in such violation, shall
be guilty of an offense and shall be
fined as hereinbefore provided.
Section 8. That sections l, 2. 8.
and of Chapter XVII Of the Re
vised Criminal Ordinances of the City
of San Antonio, be and the same arr
hereby repealed.
Passed and approved October II
1896.
(Signed) W. G. ROBARDS.
Attest: Mayor
E. R. NORTON, City Clerk
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