Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-06-06

lows: Section 1421d. Every deputy inspector
shaH before entering upon his duties take
an oath faithfully to discharge the same
an execute a bond to the State in q sum
not excee..ng five thousand dollars nor less
IMAM hVe hundred dollars as may be fixed
IN each case by the said supervisor with the
approval of the governor conditioned as
aforesaid; such bond to be filed in the office
Oh the safe treasurer and a certified copy
lnereof in the office of the clerk of the
county wherein the deputy inspector exc
c. ing the same shall reside. All bonds eX-
ecuted under the provisions of this chapter
snail be for the benefit of the state and of
aLy person aggrieved by any act or neglect
OF the supervisor or his deputy respectively
executing the same. The sureties on the
pond o. each deputy shall be approved by
the county judge of the county in which the
deputy executing the same shall reside and
the bona of the supervisor and of each dep
Qty snail be approved by the governor.
Every deputy Inspector shall examine and
TEST al oils offered for sale used for IL
Eliminating or heating purposes ny any per-
son In the district assigned to him and not
having been previously tested and stamped
sealed or branded by a deputy inspector Of
tins state. He shall on the first day of each
month make IN writing to the state super
visor ana the state treasurer a full state
ment or the number of barrels of oil in
spected, for whom inspected the date and
place or such inspection, the numbers Of
the stamp or stamps, seal or seals, mark or
marks, brand or brands, or any combination
receipts of his office, and at the same time
REM to the state treasurer all fees received
for oil inspected by him during the preced-
ing month, which fees shall be set aside
by the state treasurer and constitute sep
arate fund for the payment of the salaries
anu expenses of the supervisor and his dep
uties. Said supervisor shall receive an an
nLal salary Of fifteen hundred dollars and
each deputy inspector O salary of not to
exceed one hundred dollars per month, said
salaries to be fixed by the governor, but in
no case shall the salary Of deputy in
spector and his actual and necessary travel
Ing expenses In the discharge of his official
duty exceed together with his said salary
the sum total of eight cents per barrel for
the number of barrels of oil inspected dur
ing the month within his inspection district
The supervisor and his deputies shall have
their actual and necessary expenses paid
out OF said special fund upon being APP
proved by the governor and audited by the
secretary of state, subject to the prOvi-
stons of this act. Every deputy shall COM
ply with ali instructions issued by the su-
perFlSor and the state treasurer and fur
nish to the supervisor full information re-
garding any accident or explosion that may
came to his knowledge from the use Of il
Illuminating or heating oils. The deputy In
spectors shall be liable to all the penalties
provided for in this chapter for any neglect
Wilful misconduct or misfeance in the dis
charge of their duties. The governor may
at any time remove said supervisor or any
deputy upon reasonable notice.
Section 3. Section 1421e Of the statutes Of
1893 Is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section l421e. All mineral or petroleum oil
or any oil or fluid substance which is the
product of petroleum, or into which any
product Of petroleum enters or Is found as
a constituent element, whether manufac-
tured within this state or not, shall be in
spected as provided in this chapter before
being offered for sale sold for consump-
ton or used for illuminating or heating pur-
poses within this state; provided, that the
gas or vapor from said oils may be used for
Illuminating purposes without inspection
when the oils from which gas or vapor is
generated are contained In closed reser-
voirs outside the building lighted by said
gas, and that nothing in this chapter shall
be construed to prevent the use in street or
other open-air lamps or in stores, for heat
ing purposes; of the lighter products of pc
troleum, such as gasoline, ben2Ole or naph-
tina. Any person who shall, personally or
by clerk or agent sell or offer for sale or
for use, or who shall, in any manner dis
pose of or attempt to dispose of any oil for
Illuminating or heating purposes which
shall not have been examined or tested I'M
der tie provisions Of this chapter, or which,
| having been so tested shall have been
marked as rejected. or who shall knowingly
use or furnish for use of Illuminating
purposes any oil which shall not
have been properly examined or tested, and
stamped. sealed or marked as herein pro-
vided, shall be liable to a fine Of not less
! than five dollars nor more than FIVE hun
dred dollars, and any person SO offending
against the provisions of this chapter shall
be responsible in damages to the party in
jured, in the event Of injury arising or
growing out of the use of any oil so offered
who shall wilfully adulterate any illuminat-
ing or heating oil by adding thereto ben
zine, naphtha parafine oil or any sub
stance or thing whatever shall be punished
by fine of not less than fifty dollars nor
more than five hundred dollars or by impris-
onment In the county jail for not more than
six months. Any person who shall falsely
stamp, seal, brand or mark any cask, barrel
of np ok 0p Of oil nr JIyhC chu1I
sonally or by agent or servant, cause the
changing, altering or defacing in any man
ner any stamp, seal, brand or de-
vice aIIXNd to any cask or barrel or other
package of oil by any deputy inspector, or
who shall refill or any cask, barrel or
other package having a deputy inspectors
seal, mar, stamp or brand thereon without
canoeing or defacing said seal, mark, stamp
or brand and having the oil in such q cask,
barrel or other package properly examined
or tested and stamped or marked under the
provisions of this chapter, or who shall Of
fer for sale or shall sell any such oil, rep
resenting it to be in any respect other and
different in quality or kind than as repre-
scented to the person so purchasing the
same, or without providing and exhibiting
in a conspicuous place where such oil is
sold, sign or placard, announcing and
plainly proclaiming to all intending pur,
chasers the tests both as to explosive and
Illuminating quality, provided for In this
act, shall be liable to a fine Of not less than
five dollars nor more than five hundred dol
for not more than sln months, or to both
such fine and imprisonment; and any per-
son who shall sell or in any way dispose
of any empty cask, barrel or other package
bearing deputy inspectors seal, brand or
stamp without first thoroughly canceling,
defacing or removing such seal, brand,
stamp, mark or any combination thereof
shall be liable to a fine of not less than
five dollars nor more than five hundred
dollars or to Imprisonment in the county
Jail not exceeding six months or to both
such fine and Imprisonment.
Section 4. Section l421g OF the statutes Of
1898 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sect on A421g. 1t shall be the duty of the
superintendent of public property to pro-
vide said supervisor and every deputy in
spector all the necessary instruments and
apparatus for examining and testing il
Eliminating oils, together with the necessary
stamps, seals, marks, brands. blank reports
ana record books required by the provisions
Of this act, which said Instruments ap-
paratus, stamps. seals, marks brands, blank
reports and record books shall, in case the
special fund provided for in section 1421d,
be insufficient therefor, be paid for out of
the general fund, said general fund to be
reimbursed from said special fund as soon
as said special fund shall contain sufficient
funds therefor, and each deputy inspector
shall use such instruments and apparatus
In performing his duties and shall promptly
examine and test, when called upon, any
oil offered as to the temperature at which
1t will emit combustible vapor and burn
freely and also as to the Illuminating quail
ties of said oil and If upon examination or
test any such oil shall be found to meet the
requirements of this chapter he shall afIiX
to the package, caSk or barrel containing
the same a brand stamp, seal or mark or
any required combination of the same, con-
tanning the word approved" with the
gE%rr{ "a Il dow Of tfv,ry avon