The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-17

Marcn Ii, 1901
HOUSE BILL No. 1887.
AN ACT providing for public safety by
regulating the storage handling and dis
position of dynamite, giant powder,
nitro. glycerine gun cotton and other de-
tonating explosives, providing penalties
for violation of this act and repeating all
acts in conflict herewith.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section 1. Any person, firm or corpora
ton, in this state, who shall sell, give away
giant powder, nitro glycerine, gun cotton
or other decorating explosive, shall keep a
record, in substantially bound book.
which record shall set forth the kind and
amount of explosives delivered, the time of
delivery, the uses and purposes for which
same are delivered and the place at which
it is to be used, and said record shall not
be deemed complete until the person firm
or CORPORATION so receiving said explosives,
and to whom delivery is made, shall ac-
knowledge, in writing, the receipt thereof
by signing said record, in good legible
book in which it is kept and contained,
shall be safely preserved by the person,
firm corporation so disposing of said
explosives as aforesaid, for period of not
less than year from the date of the
said receipt, and said record shall be open
for the inspection of any police or peace
officer mine inspector or fire marshall of
this state at all reasonable hours; pro-
vided, that this act shall not include what
is commonly known black or blasting
and gun powder
Sec. 2. No person, firm or corporation
snail at any time, unQer any cOnO11OnS
sell, give away or otherwise dispose OF
any of the explosives named above in the
preceding section, to any intoxicated or ir-
responsible person, nor shall any person
firm corporation carelessly or negligent
1y handle or expose any of said explosives
at any time
Sec. 3. Any person, firm corporation
who shall be found in the possession or
control of any explosives mentioned above,
without having executed the receipt here
tofore provided for, shall be deemed to
have violated this act in like manner as
sell or dispose of same without taking the
receipt and making tie record as stated
above.
Sec. f. No person, firm or corporation
shall keep any explosives heretofore
named in section one of this act, on hand,
for sale, or storage, other than in a suit
able magazine storage house, which
magazine storage house shall be not
closer than so feet to, any inhabited build
plosives does not exceed 90 pounds; and
when the supply exceeds fifty pounds but
shall be not less than 225 feet; when the
supply exceeds 100 pounds but doess not
exceed 200 pounds the distance shall be
not less than 24O feet; when the supply
exceeds 200 pounds but does not exceed
300 pounds the distance shall be not less
than $50 feet; and when the supply ex-
1000 pounds the distance shall be not less
than 800 feet; and when the supply exceeds
1000 pounds the distance shall be not less
than 325 feet.
Sec 5. No person having in his pos
session any of the explosives mentioned
in this act shall carry the same in wholly
or partially concealed manner on or about
his person.
Sec 6. Any person, firm corporation
violating any of the provisions of this act
shall be adjudged guilty of misdemeanor
a fine of not less than $500 nor more than
$4,000, or by Imprisonment in the county
Jail of the county in which the conviction
is made, for a term not less than 80 days
nor more that one year, and if corpora
ton by a fine of not less than $500 nor
more than $4,000. and the costs of the
prosecution shall follow in each case.
Sec. z. All acts and parts of acts in
Sec. 8. This act shall be in force and
effect from and after its passage and pub
LEGATION in the official state paper.
1 hereby certify that the above Bill orig
February %, 1915.
ROBERT STONE,
Speaker of the House.
/. E. LAMBERT,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the Senate March 10, 1915
w. Y. MORGAN
President of the Senate
BURT E. BROWN
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved March ID. 1915.
ARTHUR CAPPER, Governor
State of Kansas.
Office of Secretary of State.
L / T BOTKIN, Secretary of State of
the State of Kansas, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is a correct
COPY of the original enrolled bill now on
file in my office
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, L have
hereunto subscribed my name
ISeaI.1 and affixed my official SEAL this
18th day of March, 1915.
]. r. BOTKIN. Secretary of State.
By E. A CORNELL,
Asst Secretary of State.