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

and to fix penalties for the viola
ton of the same.
Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State OF South
Carolina:
Section /. That all gasoline,
benzine. naphtha, kerosene or
other like products of petroleum
under whatever name called, US
ed for Illuminating. heating or
power purposes, sold or offered
for sale in this State and to be
used in this State for power, IL
Illuminating or heating purposes,
shall be subjected to inspection
and test to determine their safe
ty and value for power, llluml-
mating or heating purposes. All
manufacturers, wholesalers and
ioobers, before selling or offer
ing for sale in this State, any
gasoline, kerosene or other min
eral oil for power, illuminating
or heating purposes, shall tle
with the commissioner of agrl
culture, commerce and Industries
a statement that they desire to
do business IN the State. and fur
nish the name of brand of the oil
or oils which it is desired to sell,
with the name and address of the
manufacturer, and that the oil or
oils will comply with the require
ments of this Act The depart
ment of agriculture, commerce
and industries shall have power
at all times and at all places to
have collected samples of any
gasoline. Illuminating or heating
oils offered for sale, and have
the same tested or anaiyzed. The
inspection Of oils as authorized
in this Act shall be under the d.
rection of the commissioner OF
agriculture, commerce and IN
dustries, who is authorized to
make all necessary rules and reg
ulations for the inspection Of
such oils, to employ all neces
sary chemist or chemists. and to
enforce standards as to safety,
purity, value for power and heat.
ing purposes, or absence from
Objectionable substances and lu
minosity, when not in conflict
with the provisions of this Act,
and which he may deem neces
>ary to provide the people of the
State with satisfactory gasoline
and Illuminating oil.
Section 2. The following stan
dards shall be enforced under
the provisions of this Act: A.
The fash test of illuminating oils
shall be not less than 100 degrees
Fahrenheit, as tested by the
Elliott method closed cup-ac-
cordipg to directions prepared
by the commissioner of agricul
ture, commerce and industries
B. All Illuminating oils shall
show not more than 6 per cent
by weight Of residue remaining
undistilled at $40 degrees Fab
renheit. G. Phouometic tests OF
Illuminating oils must show a
steady flame of good quality and
good illuminating power. D. ALI
gasoline, naphtha, benzine and
oils used for power and heating
purposes shall bear label. stamp
or lettering as directed by the
rules of the commissioner of ag.
ricuiture, commerce and indus
tries showing their fash test
Elliott closed cup method, their
specific gravity and their quality
upon distillation.
Section 3. The commissioner
of agriculture, commerce and iu-
dustries shall appoint such mum.
Der of oil inspectors as will be
necessary, not exceeding one for
each Congressional district,
whose compensation shall be fix
ed by the commissioner of agri'
culture, commerce and indus
tries, not to exceed $1,000 and
expenses each per annum. If ad-
visable the feed Inspector and
chemists of the department of
agriculture. commerce and in.
duStries shall also assist in the
enforcement Of the oil inspection
law of the State. Each inspector
before entering upon his duties
shall take an oath of Office before
some person authorized to ad
minister oathS. The inspector
shall have power to examine all
barrels. tanks or other vessels
containing gasoline. illum'nat
lug or heating oils, to See trat
they are properly tagged IS re
quired in this Act, and they snail
as directed, collect and test sam
pies of oil offered for sale in diff
terent sections of the State, and
when instructed collect and send