The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-26

necessary to pay all expenses in,
Cured in connection with this
Act, including salary Of oil chem
ist or chemists, cost Of inspec-
tion, tags, blanks. etc.
Section 6. The commissioner
of agriculture, commerce and in.
dustries shall include in his re-
port to the General Assembly an
account of the operations and
expenses under this Act.
Section z. Whenever a COM
plant is made to the department
of agriculture, commerce and in
dustries in regard to the power,
Illuminating or heating quanti-
ties of any oil sold in this State
the commissioner shall cause a
sample of said oil or oils com.
planned Of to be procured and
have the same thoroughly analy-
zed and tested as to safety or
value for power or heating pur
poses or Illuminating qualities.
If such analysis or other tests
shall show that the oil is either
unsafe or of inferior quality for
power, heating or Illuminating
purposes. it's sale shall be forbid
den and reports of the result or
results be sent to the party max
ing the complaint and to the
manufacturer or said oil.
Section 8. Every person who
shall fraudulently brand or stamp
any package or barrel or other
vessel. or use a stamp a second
time, or keep any gasoline. ker-
osene or other like products of
petroleum. under whatever name
called, used for Illuminating,
heating or power purposes, not
marked and branded in accord.
ance with the regulations of the
commissioner of agriculture,
commerce and industries, or vic.
,ate any other provision of this
Act or any regulation adopted
by the commissioner of agricul-
ture, commerce and industries
for it's enforcement, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor. and
lined not less than ten (S10 for
each offence nor more than three
hundred (S300) dollars.
Section 9. If any person, man
ufacturer or dealer shall sell or
offer for sale in this State any
of said gasoline, kerosene or
other like products of petroleum
under whatever name called,
used for illuminating heating or
power purposes, before first
having the same labeled and
tagged as required by the resu-
Iations adopted by the commits
sioner of agriculture, commerce
and industries, be shall be guilty
of misdomeanor, and, on con
viction. be fined not exceeding
three hundred (500) dollars, and
the said oils and fluids be for
feited and sold, and the proceeds
thereof go to the common school
fund of the State. If any manu-
facturer or dealer of said gaso'
line, Illuminating or heating
fluids shall, with intent to de-
ceive or defraud, alter or erase
the label or tag to indicate a
different flash test, gravity or
quantity, than is indicated by
the label or stamp, on convic-
tion, be fined not exceeding fifty
(S50) dollars for every such Of
fence.
Section 10. Any inspector who
while in Office, shall be inter.
ested, directly or Indirectly, IN
the manufacture or vending of
any of the gasoline, illuminat-
ing or heating oils, shall be
guilty of a mlsdemeanor, and
on conviction, shall be fined not
less than three hundred $4,000
dollars.
Section II. All prosecutions
for fines and penalties under
the provisions of this Act shall
be by Indictment in a Court of
competent jurisdiction.
Section II. The provision of
this Act shall not apply to the
retail dealer in oils, unless such
retail dealer shall sell or offer
to sell oils OF a manufacturer,
wholes Ter or jobber who refuses
to comply with the provisions
of this Act.
Section 13. This Act shall be
in force from and after July l,
one Thousand nine hundred and
thirteen.
The Act has yet to go to the
Governor for his approval.
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, leo
LUCAS COUNTY.
FRANK ]. CHENEY makes oath that he is