Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-05-02
PETROLEUM OIL AND GASOLINE.
Sale. Inspection, Report AMI Fee Of In
spscdon Of Loal OIL.

Sale, Inspection, Report and Fee Of In
spsedon Of Loal OIL.
The act regulating the sale, inspection.
etc. Of petroleum, gasoline and other oil
IN this territory, reads as follows:
Setion 1. That section 264O OF the COM
piled laws vi 1897 be am ended No AS TO
read M follows:
section 264O. ANY person or persons,
hrm, COMPANY or corpofatiop.or any agent
vi ANY person VI pefsons, urn, cvinpsuy
VI cVrpvratiOn, VINO shall tfanspvi. VI
bring into this territory for sale or Use.
VI VIM shall Keep fOr sale VI use, OF VIM
shall sell or offer for sale or use, any
mineral or petroleum OIL, or any Oil tluid
or substance which Is u product OF
petroleum enters VI Is found ~ u
constituent element, either NJ whole
sale or retail, that In less b a what IL
known a. l2U degrees ire test or which
has q SPECIFIC gravity Of less Than forty
three. and any person or persons. firm.
company or corporation who shall Trans
port or bring into this territory fof sale
0r use or who shall sell or offer for sale
or use any gasoline, by VI whatever name
II may be called. which has u specific
gravity less than sixty.three, shall be
guilty OF Q misdemeanOr, and upon con
victiOn thereof shall be tued In any sum
not less than $1U nor more than $500, or
by imprisonment In the county Jail for
not less than sixty days nor more than
six months, or BY both such lines and i'm
prisonment ut the discretion Of the court
trying said cause.
Sec. 2. That section 264l Of the CON-
piled laws OF 1897 be amended ~ to read
N follows:
l5ectiopl 264l. Any person or persons.
hrm, company or corporation VI any
agent Of any person Or persons, firm,
company or corporation who shall sell
any mineral or petroleum oil or any oil.
huid or substance which IL u product Of
petroleum or into which petroleum or
any product enters or Is found ~ u con-
stituent element, either III Wholesale or
retail, which Is less than what Is known
~ l2O degrees ire test, or which has spe.
cihc gravity OF less than f0rty-three. and
any person or persons, frm, company or
corporation who shall sell or offer for
sale any gasoline, by or under whatever
name IL may be called, which has u speci-
dc gravity less than sixty-three, shall,
upon conviction thereof, be subject 10 the
same tnes and penalties imposed by Sec
ton 2640.
Sec. 8. That section 2,644 OF the com.
oiled laws Of 1897 be amended 30 ss TO
read ~ follows:
Section 2644. The inspector or deputy
inspector IL entitled 70 demand and re-
ceive from the owner Of any oils or fluids
inspected u cent for each gallon 10
inspected. IL shall be the duty OF each
inspector Of ell oils mentioned In section
2640 and 2B4l a. amended by this act,
thst may be transported or brought into
this territory for sale or use or which
may be kept for sale or offered for sale or
use for illuminating purposes, and
keep an accurate record Of such oils
tested and branded BY bin, which record
shall state the date Of inspection. the
number Of packages. barrels, casks or
tanks inspected, the number approved.
the manufacturer brand. the name OF
the person for whom inspected, and the
sum Of money received for inspection,
and such record shall be open TO
all persons interested In the sams. And
to more tffectuslly carry but the provi-
sion OF this act, Il shall be lawful for the
inspector or his deputies 10 enter into or
upon the premises OF any manufacturer,
vendor, broker or dealer In such oils, and
upon discovery Of anyOf the oils men
toned In sections 264O and 2841, 8
amended by this act, intended for sale OF
use for Illuminating purposes, that have
not been inspected and branded a. re.
quired BY law, they shall proceed TO in
spect and brand the same. In the month
OF January Of each year the territorial
inspector shall make and deliver to the
governor Of the territory q report OF the
inspection by himself and deputies dur
Ing the preceding calendar year.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after Its passage.