The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-01
CONTRARY TO LAW
Ohioans Are Using Crude Petroleum
and Gasoline.
The State inspectors OF OlS
Issue a CircuIar...Warning All
ViOIatOrs of the Revised
Statutes to Desist.
tate INSPECTORS OF OlS
From a Staff Correspondent.

From a Staff Correspondent.
Columbus, Jan. 31.-The state inspec-
tor has given out the following circular
which explains itself:
Offices of the State Inspector of Oils
To the Public: 1t has been reported
to this department that persons are
using for Illuminating purposes, con-
trary to the laws of Ohio, gasoline, OF
other products of petroleum. The atten-
ton of all such persons, and all persons
whatsoever, is respectfully directed to
the following extracts, from the revised
statutes of Ohio, relating to the sale
and use of oils for illuminating pur-
poses:
Sec. 39S. Whoever knowingly uses for
illuminating purposes any oil or product
of petroleum, except such oil as known
as crude petroleum, before the same
has been inspected and branded by
chief inspector or his deputy, as herein
before provided, shall be fined in any
sum not exceeding one hundred dollars
nor less than twenty dollars.
Sec. 400. No person may adulterate
with any substance whatever for the
purpose of sale, or for Illuminating pur-
poses, any oil obtained from petroleum,
or obtained from coal, in such manner as
to render 1t dangerous to use: nor shall
any person knowingly sell or offer for
sale any oil obtained from petroleum,
or from coal, or from the products of
either for illuminating purposes within
this state, which by reason of being
adulterated, or for any reason whatever,
will flash at a temperature less than
one hundred and twenty degrees of Fab
renheit's thermometer and the test here
in prescribed; but the oils not bearing
the test herein prescribed, may be used
in street lamps Off lighting streets or
public wharves, ways or alleys, and
also the gas or vapor from such oils may
be used for illuminating purposes, when
the oils from which said gas or vapor is
generated, are contained in reservoirs
under ground, outside the buildings IL
Illuminated or lighted by the gas or va
por, and person violating any of the
provisions of this section shall be pun
ished by Imprisonment in any county
jail not more than one year, or by fine
not exceeding five hundred dollars Cs500)
or by such fine and imprisonment at the
discretion of the court.
Sec. 4O2. Any inspector or deputy in
spector who shall know of the violation
of any of the provisions of this chapter,
shall enter complaint before any court
of competent jurisdiction against any
person so offending; and in case any in
spector or deputy inspector, having
knowledge of the violation of the provi-
sions of this chapter, shall neglect to en-
ter complaint as required by and pro-
vided for in this chapter he shall be
fined in any sum not exceeding five hun
dred dollars, and be removed from his
position as such inspector or deputy in
spector.
The foregoing provisions of the law
were enactend for the protection of life
and property from the dangers arising
from the use of illuminating oils which
do not come up to the required standard.
Gasoline is not intended for illumi-
| mating purposes, and will not meet the
| required legal test; and any such person
who sells or offers gasoline for sale
| for such purposes, or any person who
uses gasoline in lamps or other devices
| for illuminating purposes, except as
stored in underground reservoirs, out
side the building to be lighted, as pro-
vided in section 400, violates the law ant
is liable to the penalty prescribed in said
section; and all persons are hereby no.
tilted that any violation of the fore.
going sections of the Revised Statutes
will be prosecuted by the officers of thi.
department.
| FRANK L. BAIRD,
Inspector of Oils, 1st Dist of Ohio.
| JOHN r. MALLOY,
| Inspector of I'd Dist.