River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15


jail for not more than six ronths, or to
both such fine and Imprisonment; and any
person who shall sell or in any way dispose
OF any empty cask, barrel, OF other pack
or stamp without first thoroughly canceling,
ueraclng, or removing such seal, brand,
stamp, marx, or any combination thereof,
snail be liable to fine of not less than
I'VE dollars nor more than i've hundred
dollars, or to Imprisonment In the county
jail not exceeding six months, or to both
such line and Imprisonment
Section 142if No person shall know
ingly sell or offer for sale, or knowingly
use any coal or kerosene oil or any product
of petroleum for Illuminating or heating
purposes, which by reason Of being aduIter-
ated or for any other reason viii emit q
eombustible vapor at temperature less
zero point OF Fahrenheits thermometer.
open test. where tested as provided in Sec
ton 1921, 9r will burn freely at tenn
perature less than one hundred and twenty
thermometer, open test, where tested as
therein provided. No kerosene oil or huid,
petroleum or Its products, which viii ignite
and burn at a temperature of less than
three hundred degrees Fahrenheit's Their
mometer, open test, shall be burned In any
lamp or vessel or used for Illuminating
purposes In any passenger, baggage, mail,
or express car on any railroad or steamboat
aa@e are nST
railroad. Any person violating any of the
provisions of this section shall be hned not
less than one hundred dollars nor more than
one thousand dollars, and be liable for all
damages resulting therefrom. Any oil which
shall fail to stand the test above described
heating purposes, and the barrel, cask, tank,
or other package containing the same shall
be marked rejected" as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Section 1421g. 1t shall be the duty Of
the superintendent of public property to
provide said supervisor, all the
aiming and testing illuminating oils and
gasoline, together with the necessary
stamps, seals, marks and brands, blank re-
visions of this act. and all necessary ONCE
equipment and supplies, which said appara-
tus Instruments ans stamps seals MARKS rsrari
books, and Office equipment and supplies,
shall, In case the special fund provided Tor
in section 1421d be insufficient therefor, be
fund to be reimbursed from sud special
fund as soon as said special funu shall
contain sufficient funds therefor and each
and apparatus In performing his duties, and
shall promptly examine and test, when
called upon, any oil offered as to the tenn
psratus st Which It will emit soS ali
limo, benzine, or naphtha, or other like
products Of petroleum under whatever name
called, and upon examination OF test any
other like products OF petroleum shall pc
found to meet the requirements Of this
act he shall afix to the package,
cask, or barrel containing the same. q
brand, stamp. seal. or mark or any re-
tanning the . words approved for
and If gasoline, benzlne, naphtha. and other
like products of petroleum, the numerals de-
noting its actual gravity, with the name
and district and the day Of testing over his
official signature upon such package, casKs
or barrel, and issue to the person for whom
inspected certificate of inspection and Rp-
case OF tank cars, the name OF the tank car
line with number OF said car, with the
number Of barrels contained, the conmer~
naphtha, and other like products OF petro-
ieum with the test found as TO en-
plosiye quality and the actual gray
like products of petroleum and the date
tested shall not meet the requirements speci-
fec In TINS ~ stene Ss stamp
required, the words rejected for illuminRt-
Ing purposes with the date Of testing,
ture and issue q certificate to that effect |;
and it shall be unlawful for any person TO
sell such OIL for illuminating or heating
purposes. Said brand and stamp TOR the APP
proYal OF oils gasoline, benzine, naphtha,
and other like products OF petroleum SHAH
further contain such numerals indicating
the degrees such oils test. ana II any
rejected oils he shall be punished BY hne
of not less than one hundred dollars nor
more than one Thousand collars n OF Dy tb ,,
six months, or BY both such nne ana I'M
prisonment.
Section l42lh. 1t shall be lawful for the
supervisor or any deputy inspector TO enter
Into or upon the premises Of any manufac-
turer refner, or vendor Of said Illuminating
oils gasoline benzine, naphtha, ana otner
like products of petroleum, and IL ne snail
find or discover upon said premises any oil.
gasoline, benzine naphtha, and other IKE
products Of petroleum, wnlcn snall n9L
have been examined or tested and properly
marked, stamped. sealed, or branded, he
shall at once proceed to test and Thereafter
properly mark, stamp, seal, or brand the
same, Every agent ana emPIoyeT 1o 81 Hay LAY
company or any oil dealer having the GUS
tody OF books or records showing the snip
ent OF receipt % 6 opSss pS Ike producs
petroleum mentioned In this act shall give
and permit the supervisor or inspectors OF
IN Sd ap ana ms rscofs for the
pose Of determining the amount or ciii
gasoline, benziDe, naphtha, and other liz .
products Of petroleum shipped and recGivet
Any such agent or employee Of any railroad
company or other transportation company
or any oil dealer refusing or neglecting 20
comply with these proVlsions sna.i pc ns1i ~
q iane not TO exceed fifty dollars or by
| irnprisonment In the county jail not to ex.
coed sixty days, or by both sucn nne ana
-" Section I421i. In al! tests of illumin-
ating oils and gasoline made under TINS
80 act the testers known as the Iagha-
bue open cup or commercial oil tester for lie
Eliminating oils, and the Tagliabue stand
ard Registered Hydrometer Beauroe scale
for gasoline. shall be used the Oil cup
shall be filled to within one-fourth OF an
|, inch Of the top thereof or as nearly fuli
| as is practicable to fill It without causlng
the oil to overflow I'm making the test, ana
ia using the tester the oil shall NOT %
heated faster than three degrees Fahrenheit
more than two degrees Eahrenheit per min
ute above one hundred degrees Inc LapeT
used in making test gha be such az snau
give q clear fame as nea4ly uMrorm In size
/ as is practicable. The Enethod Of testing
gasoline, benzine, naphthaz and other ike
bue Standard Registered Hydromeler
Reaume Scale, calculated at sixty degrees
Fahrenheit /; the nydrometer TO be immersed
In the sample and the degree OK the beaume
Scale noted then the temperature SHOULD PC
| noted, and for every ten degrees below Sky
degrees of Fahrenheit's Scale. add ono de-
gree Of gravity to that noted on me beaume
Scale and for every ten degrees above Sly
degre6a noted on Fahrenheife Scale oeoucs
one degree Of gravity from that reglstsrea
shall give such instructions TO the deputy
inspectors as In his judgment shall oe neceas
sary to secure uniformity In ths methods a.
making the tests.
Section 142lj. Every deputy inspector
shall demand and receive from the owner
or other person for whom o a. w nai 80
line, benzine. or naphtha, and suSn otneT
iike products IF petroleum or sample there
Of ten cents for every single cask. Darrsl.