Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-08-05

ing SdSOllH6 uduuIeU DV PURCHASERS
often in a dangerous manner, unwit-
tingly.
Three Tests for Oil.
Hereafter, all oil coming into the
city will be examined by inspectors
while in the car tanks and will be
subjected to flash, burning and
gravity test. This record shall be
printed upon the tank wagon de-
livering the oil, and the law reads as
follows concerning violations there
| of:
Any person, who shall personally
or by clerk or agent sell or offer
for sale or for use, or who shall in
manner dispose of or attempt to dis
pose of any oil, gasoline, naptha or
other like products of petroleum I'M
der whatever name called for illumin-
ating, heating or power purposes,
which shall not have been examined
or tested under the provisions of
this act, or which, having been so
tested, shall have been marked as
rejected, Or who shall knowingly use
or furnish for use for Illuminating,
heating, or power purposes any oil,
gasoline, benzine, naptha or other
like products of petroleum, which
shall not have been properly eX-
amined or tested and stamped, seal
ed or marked as herein provided,
shall be liable to a fine of not less
than S. nor more than $500.
Hold Merchant Responsible
In case injuries result to the per-
son purchasing condemned oil, the
merchant will be held responsible for
all damages. This provision will
doubtless have a salutary effect, as
few dealers will risk being named as
defendant in a heavy damage suit.
Persons found adulterating illumi-
mating or heating oil are subject to
fine of from $50 to $500 or a jail
sentence of not more than six
months.
Deputy inspectors stamps will be
placed upon the casks or barrels in
which the oil comes, and if these
casks are refilled without the stamp
having been destroyed, the dealer is
liable to punishment. Provision is
made for punishment in case of mis-
representation of products and care
will lie taken by the deputies that
no oil is sold which has not been
tested by them and their seal an
nexed thereto. Dealers will be COM
PEELED to post in a conspicuous place
the results OF the various tests to
which the oil which they handle has
been subjected to.
All dealers, either wholesale or re-
tail, shall deliver gasoline or benzine
only in red cans or barrels, as the
law has provided for several years.
Sale in Drug Stores.
A new provision affects the sale of
gasoline in drug stores and reads as
follows:
In case of gasoline, benzine and
naptha or other like product of pc
! troleum being sold in bottles, cans
or packages, or any product that
contains gasoline, benzine or naptha
or other like products of petroleum
is a consistent part thereof, of not
more than one quart for cleaning and
similar purposes, it shall be deemed
bottles, cans or packages are so
designated by a label securely pasted
or attached thereto with the words
gasoline ''benzine," or ''naptha,"
unsafe when exposed to heat or
fire" printed in bright red ink in
letters not less than one-fourth inch
in size Any person violating any Of
the provisions Of this section shall
be punished by fine of not less
than five nor more than fifty dol
lars or by imprisonment in the
county jail not to exceed three
months, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
This section it is believed, will do
away, to a great extent, with danger
Gus accidents which occur yearly be-
cause products containing gasoline
such as stove polish and cleaning
fluids are placed near heat or flame
and explosions result.
Recently there was such an &C
cident in GAINESVILLE A woman
bought a certain brand Of stove
polish and cleaned a hot stove with
it. She placed the can nearby and
the whole contents exploded burning
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