Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-07
Notice To Shippers

Shippers attention is called to the following:
The Secretary of Commerce. and Labor may per-
nit the use Of petroleum as fuel on steamers not
carrying passengers without the certificate of the
supervising inspector of the district where the
sci is to be used subject to such conditions anti safe
guards as the Secretary of Commerce and Labor in
his Judgment shall provide. For violation of any
of the conditions imposed by the Secretary of Com
merce and Labor penalty Of five hundred dollars
shall be imposed, which penalty shall be lien upon
the vessel, but bond may, provided in other
cases, be given to secure the satisfaction of the
Judgment.
All gunpowder, nitro gycefine, camphene, naph
tina, benz5ne befzole, coal-oil, crude or refined pc
troIeum, bill or yitriol, nitric or other chemical
acids, oil spirits of turpentine, frictionnatches,
and all other articles of like character Wnen pack
ed or put up separately from each other and from
all other articles; and the package, box, cask, or
other vessel containing the shall be distinctly
marked ON the outside, with the name or descrip-
tion of the article contained therein.
It shall be unlawful to transport, carry, or con-
vey, liquid nitF0g lycerne, illuminate in bulk in dry
condition, or other like explosive, between place
in foreign country and place within or subject
to the jurisdiction of the United States, between
place in State, Territory, or District Of the
United States, or place nOncontguous to but sub
ject to the Jurisdiction thereof and place in any
other State, Territory, District of the United
States, place noncontguous to but subject to the
Jurisdiction thereof any vessel or vehicle Of any
description operated by common carrier in the
transportation Of passengers articles of COM
merce by land or water.
Every person who packs or puts up or causes to
be packed or put up for shipment, any gunpOwdeP
lntro-glycerine, camphene, naphtha, benzine, ben
zoe, cOalel, crude or refined petroleum, oil Wit
ri0l nitric other chemical acids, oil spirits of
urpentne,, frctiGn-matches, or other articles of
like character otherwise than as directed in the pre-
ceding section, who knowingly ships attempts
10 ship the same or delivers the same to any such
vessels stores unless duly packed and Marked
shall he deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and pun
shed by fine not exceeding two thousand dollars
or Imprisonment not exceeding eighteen months or
both Onc-haf of the fine to 90 to the inforiner
and the articles to be liable to seizure and forfeit
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Every package containing explosives or other
dangerous articles when presented to a common
carrier for shipment shall have plainly marked ON
the outside thereof the contents thereof; and it
shall be unlawful for any person to deliver, or
cause to be delivered to any common carrier en-
gagged in Interstate foreign commerce by land or
water, for interstate foreign transportation,
~ carry upon any vessel vehicle engaged in in
tcrState foreign transportation, any explosive,
tGr Other dangerous article under anv false or de-
IrCptvC marking, description, invoice shipping
der, or other declaration, without informing the
agent of such carrier Of the true character thereof,
at before the time such delivery or carriage is
made. Whoever shall knowingly violate. or cause
to he violated. any provision of this section, of
the three sections last preceding, any regulation
made by the Interstate Commerce Commission in
pursuance thereof, shall be fined not more than
two thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than
eighteen months. or both.
tSigne,ll INTER-ISLAND STEAM NAVIGA
TION 60, LTI;