Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-04-15
OIL INSPECTION.

FULL TEXT OF THE NEW LAW:
REGULATING TILE INSPECTION
OF ILLUMINATING OILS. !
Be it enacted, etc.: -.
Section 1. appointment OF Inspec-
tors.) The governor shall, by, and
with the advice and consent of the
senate, appoint a suitable person, a
citizen of this state who is not engaged
directly or indirectly in the manufac-
turing, dealing or vending Of illumi-
mating oils, whose title shall be state
inspector of oils, and whose term of
Office shall be two years commencing
on the first Tuesday in April sue
ceeding his appointment, Or until his
successor shall be appointed and shall
qualify. The state inspector of oils
shall appoint a suitable number OF
persons, residents of this state and not
engaged directly or indirectly in the
manufacture, dealing or vending of
Illuminating oils, who shall act as
deputy inspectors of oils. The said
state inspector of oils and his deputies
shall have the right to enter into or
upon the premises of any manu-
facturer, dealer or vendor of illumi-
mating oils at any time and to inspect
any books Or papers of such manufact-
urer, dealer or vendor pertaining to
the shipment or sale of such oils, and
all barrels, casks and packages, tanks
or other receptacles in which such
oils are or may be contained.
Sec. 2. Bonds.) The state inspec-
tor of oils am his deputies shall each
before entering upon the discharge of
his duties take oath Or Affirmation ac-
cording to the constitution of this
state and the laws thereof, and shall
file the same with the secretary of
state. The state inspector OF oils
shall execute a bond to the state OF
North Dakota in the penal sum OF five
thousand dollars, with such surety as
shall be approved by the governor of
the state, conditioned for the faithful
performance of the duties herein i'm
posed, which bond shall be for the
use of the state of North Dakota and
of all persons aggrieved by the act or
failure to act of said state inspector OF
oils, and the same shall be filed with
the secretary of state. Each OF said
deputy inspectors of oils shall before
entering upon the discharge OF his
duties, execute a bond to the state Of
North Dakota in the penal sum OF not
less than one thousand dollars, o
more than five thousand dollars, as the
state inspector of oils shall prescribe,
which bond shall be approved by the
governor and shall be filed with the
secretary of state; and such bond shall
be conditioned for the faithful per-
Torrance of the duties herein imposed
and shall be for the use of the state
of North Dakota and Of all persons
aggrieyed by the act or failure to
act Of the said deputy inspector OF
oils.
Sec. 3. Apparatus.) The state in
spector Of oils shall Immediately upon
the appointment and qualification of
the deputies named in section 2 of this
act procure and furnish to such dep
! uties such apparatus as may be neces-
sary to carry out the provisions of
this. act. He may also, purchase from
time to time such other apparatus for
making experiments and tests OF illu-
minating oils Is he may deem neces-
sary. Inc funds for these purchases
shall be taken from the funds o in
the hands Of the state Oil Inspector,
set aside for the purchase of appar-
| atus and such other funds as are here
matter provided for.
Sec. 4. Oils to be Inspected.) All
mineral or petroleum oils Or any fluid
or substance which is a product ct Pc
trolel1m, or into which petroleum or
any product thereof enters as a con-
stituent element, whether manu-
featured in this state Or not, shall be
inspected within this state by the state
inspector of oils before being used or
offered for sale or consumption for
illuminating purposes in this state.
Sec. 5. Brands Required.) Every
person, firm or corporation Offering
for sale to the trade Or manufacturing
within this state such illuminating
oils shall stamp or brand every pack
age, barrel or cask containing such
Illuminating oils with the number Or
name of the grade of the oils con-
tanned in such package, cask or barre.
such grade to be determined by the
tests hereinafter provided.
Sec. 6. Establishment of Grades
Illuminating oils, the product Of Pc
troleum, before being knowingly used.
sold or offered for sale. in this state
shall be tested as follows" b..
No. 1 grade shall conform to the
following test: ., "+J,s tGs5-5 H.
First. The. color shall be watel
white when viewed by transmitted
light through a layer OF oils four
inches long. .> e..
Second. 1t shall not give a flash
test below one hundred and twenty
degrees Fahrenheit, closed cup test
(Elliott) and shall not have a fire
test below one hundred and twenty
degrees Fahrenheit. =
Third. 1t shall not contain more
than a trace of any sulphur COM
pound. H.
Fourth. It shall not have a gravity
test Of more than seventy-nine de-
grees.
Sec. Z. Methods Of Inspection.) il
shall be the duty Of the oil inspector
or his deputies, to examine and tes,
within this state the quality Of all oil
offered for sale by any manufactures,
vendor, o By any person or corpora.
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