The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-26

| line stored therein at a price not tr
| exceed one and a half cents rer. ca So
| per month or fraction thereof. The
| fee for said license shall be Sl0G0 tar
| year, payable to the Territorial Treas
urer. Storage tanks OF any capacity
| may be erected for the storage of ne
troleum and its products under such
regulations as may be pre- cribed by the
superintendent of Public Works Kero-
sene oil. naphthas and gaso.ires in
| quantities exceeding loo gallons must
be stored in a warehouse licensed for
| the storage of petroleum and its prod
| ucts; but in quantities of 100 gallons.
| or less. shall be stored in such places.
| and under such regulat ons as may te
| prescribed by the Superinte d Mt of
| Public Works.
Section 4. The inspector at. or
nearest to, any port of this Territory
| shall inspect and test all kerosene oil
| as soon as landed by making not less
| than two, or more than ten tests of
| any one importation of oil by one YES
| sci, and of one mark. If upon such in
| spection. the test of the oil meets the
requirements herein specified. the in
| spector shall so certify to the owner.
his agent or to the importer of the
| oil, but all oil which will not stand or
be equal to the test herein provided
shall be rejected
Section 3. Any test of any lot of oil
disputed may be submitted to the de-
cIsion of a Board of Arbitrators. TO
consist of the Inspector some one
chosen by the contestant and a third
to be chosen by the two so constituted
And the board shall procure samples
and fho ma b
The cost of the arbitration to be borne
by the contestant. if the inspectors
test be approved, otherwise to be borne
by the Territorial Government
Section 6. The inspector, or deputy
inspector, is entitled to demand or re-
ceive from the owner, or party calling
upon him, for whom he performs In
spections $3.50 for a single inspection,
and shall be entitled to receive not to
exceed $1,000 for each brand or mark
imported of which he makes inspection.
All fees and expenses incurred in test
ing such oil so imported shall be paid
by the importer or consignee thereof
Section Z. All kerosene oil, not equal
to the test herein provided shall be at
once exported by the owner, his agent,
or importer, sold by him for fuel
or mechanical purposes
Section s. Whoever shall sell cause
to be sold, attempt TO sell. give fur |
nish, deliver, or in any way dispose
of any kerosene oil for household use
with wick for Illuminating purposes,
which has not been tested and inspect
ed by the government inspector. and |
certified by him as of a proper test, |
which is below one hundred land fiji |
teen degrees Fahrenheit when tested |
as provided in this Act shall be guilty |
of misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine of
not les than fifty dollars. nor more
than five hundred dollars, or impris-
onment at hard labor for not more
than six months or both, at the discre-
ton of the Court.
Section 8. Any violation of duty I'M
der this Act, on the part of any In
spector shall be a misdemeanor, pun
ishable by a fine not less than one hun-
dred dollars. or more than one hundred
dollars, or Imprisonment at hard labor
for not more than one year, or both,
at the discretion of the Court, and he
shall be removed from his position.
Section 10. Nothing in this Act
shall be construed to prevent the inn
portation of Petroleum, of any of its
pIOuuCIS, LOT 1uei. iileCIdIlICdl OF olIeI
purposes. That particular product OF
petroleum, which is designated as
Kerosene Oil. to be used as an illu-
minant with wick for household pur-
poses is the only product of petroleum
that need be inspected and tested. All
packages containing Naphthas and
Gasolenes, however, shall be very
plainly marked. the latter not being
less than one inch high.
Section II. The Territorial Govern
ment reserves the right to store Kero-
sene under existing laws, at points
where private enterprise has not pro-
vided storage according to provisions
of this Act.
Section II. All parts of an Act ap
proved on the 18th day of May, A. D.
1868, providing for the Protection OF
Life and Property against explosive
substances other than Gunpowder re-
enacted as Chapter LXXXIX of the
Penal Code, declared to be the law of
the land by Chapter l. of the Laws OF
1870. as amended by Chapter XXI. of
the Laws of 1879, and Chapter XIV
of the Laws of 1880; also all parts of
an Act approved on the 10th day OF
Noyem Der. a. p. 1890. Regulating and
Providing for the Inspection, Testing,
Storage and Sale of Kerosene Oil
known as Chapter LXVIII, Session
Laws of 1890; also all parts of an Act
approved on the 22nd day of April. A.
D 1896, Permitting the Importation of
Kerosene Oil for Fuel and Mechanical
Purposes. and known as Act XIV, of
Session Laws of 1896. inconsistent with
the provisions of this Act are hereby
repealed"