Little Falls herald., 1913-05-09
CHAPTER 99-S. F.. No. 3O2


AN ACT to regulate the manufacture, storage
sale and distribution, OF matches, and to
provide penalties Tor the violation thereof.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State
OF Minnesota:
. Section /. That no person. association, or
corporation shall store offer for
tribute, white phosphorous. single dipped,
strike anywhere matches of the type popularity
known as ''parlor matches; manufacture,
store. sell, offer for sale. or otherwise dispose
Of, Or distribute. white PHOSPHORUS, double-
type Of double dipped matches, unless the bulb
or first dip of such match Is composed Of a
so-caled safety or inert composition non
facture store,$ sell. offer for sale Or otherwise
dispose of. or distribute. matches which will
OF less than 200 degrees F. when subjected
in said oven to a gradually increasing heat
and maintained at the before stated continuous
hours; manufacture, store, offer for sale.
sell or otherwise dispose Of, or distribute,
Blazer or go-called wind matches, whether Of
the so-called safety strike-anywhere type
Sec. q, No person, association, or corpora
tion shall offer for sale, sell or otherwise dis
pose of, or distribute any matches, unless the
package or container IN which such matches
are packed. bears plainly marked n on the out out
and the brand or trademark under which such
matches sold, disposed Of or distributed:
nor shall more than one case OF each brand Of
matches of any type manufacture be opened
at any one time in any retail store where
ages. of matches be kept on shelves or stored
IN such retail stores at a height exceeding i've
IN warehouses excepting manufacturers Ware-
house at place of manufacture, when such
ment), must be kept only in properly secured
cases, and not piled to height exceeding ten
d14 the # fe ro Mn
er, furnace, stove or other like heating ap-
paratus.. nor within horizontal distance q
kent or stored ON the Same floor; all matches
shall be packed in boxes or suitable packages,
Soata matches IN any any one box or package provided.
however, that when more than three hundred
matches are packed In any one box or pack
nearly equal portions. the heads of the matches
in the two portions shall be placed in opposite
hundred and fifty or more matches, shall have
placed over the matches a center holding or
than one and one-quarte: inches wide. said
strip shall be haHged down to hold the matches
m or 1nf
Sec. 3. All match boxes or packages shall
be packed in strong shipping containers OF
cases; maximum number Of ma tch boxes or
tainer or case, shall not exceed the following
Wiz Numerical Number OF
Number Of Boxes. Matches Per Box,
gross = ...'. !oS oe
2 gross s....................... 40C
3 gross >. .................- S0t
81 sro.s NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S10G
20 gross oyer 80 and under. 1OG
% gross under. j. =. ....s..... sc
No shipping container or case constructed Of
nbre-board, corrugated fbre- board, or wood
nailed or wire hound, containing matches, shall
have weight ineluding sa, Its contents M s5ceed
nered wood case containing matches shall have
q weight. including It's contents. exceeding
: eighty Ave tss) pounds; nor shall any Other
article or commodity be packed with matches
in any such container or case; and all such
shipping containers Or cases containing strike