The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-04-05
New Natural Gas Law.

NtN Ndluldl vas LAW.
One of the best laws passed by the
last Legislature was that prohibiting
the waste of natural gas. 1t became
effective last Friday.
Section l prohibits anyone "having
possession or control of any natural
gas or oil we'll, whether as con-
tractor, owner, lessee, agent, or man
ager, to use or permit the use of gas
by direct well pressure or pumping
of oil or for blowing oil out of wells
or for operating any machinery by
direct well pressure of gas, or to al
low or permit the flow of gas or oil
from any such well TO escape into the
open air without being confined within
such well or proper pipes or other
safe receptacle for longer period
than two days after gas or oil shall
have been struck in such well; pro-
vided, that a reasonable time, not eX-
ceeding five days, shall be allowed
such contractor, owner, lessee, agent
or manager, in addition to said two
days, in which to place in said well,
the casing, tubing, packers and other
appliances necessary to properly
operate the same and obtain the pro-
ducts therefrom, or in case such con-
tractor, owner lessee, agent or man
ager shall not desire to operate such
well, to securely enclose the same so
as to prevent the escape of oil or gas
therefrom, and thereafter all such gas
or oil shall be safely and securely
confined in such well, pipes or other
receptacle; and provided further, that
the provisions of this section shall
not be construed to apply to the es-
cape OF oil or gas during continuous
drilling" The penalty for violation
of this section is fine of from $50 to
5000 or Imprisonment from one to six
months in jail for each day of vio-
lation.
Section , prohibits the use of "Aam-
beau gas lights" for Illuminating but
permits the necessary use of jumbo"
burners if enclosed in glass globes or
lamps, the use of other enclosed
burners if they will not consume more
gas than jumbo.
Section 3 says that all gas lights
made through Jumbo" burners en-
closed in glass globes or lamps used
in streets, and elsewhere outside of
buildings, shall be turned oil not
later than a. IN. and shall not be
lighted between the hours of s II. IN.
and p. III.
Section 4 fixes a fine of from $50 to
5000 for violation of sections and 3.
Section prohibits all changing or
extending of gas pipes, either natural
or artificial, without written permits
sion from the person or company own
ing them.
Section 6 prohibits, until written
permission is secured from the person
or company owning them, any and all
interference with gas pipes or con-
nections, tampering with valves,
changing the orifces of mixers, the
burning of gas except through mixers,
and in fact all handling of the gas
pipes or property of gas companies
except by their written consent.
Section prohibits setting fire to
Gaping gas either from we'll or main,
and tampering with the machinery of
drillers.
Section provides fine of from S25
to 800 and responsibility for dam
ages from civil action for violation of
sections 8, 6 and 7.
The law as II whole is designed to
protect gas companies from having
their property preyed upon by others
than plumbers. 1t will also prevent
the waste of gas by burning or leav-
ing well open.
Given Up TO Die With Group.
Mrs u T. Canadian ne Monrinoto,,