Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1917-11-17
MUST HAVE A LICENSE
TO HANDLE EXPLOSIVES
II is Now Unlawful to Have Or
Use Explosives Except Under
Government Permit

Under the Act passed by Congress
and approved October 6, 1917, 1t is
now unlawful for any person to have
or use any explosives without being
licensed for that purpose. under the
direction of the Bureau of Mines.
For the purpose of carrying this
law into effect in Clark county, Coun-
ty Clerk Harmon has been appointed
licensing officer, and he in turn has
appointed the Justices of the Peace
In the various outlying townships for
the purpose of carrying the details
of the measure into effect However
the necessary blanks have not been
received by Mr.. Harmon and the en-
forcement of the law must necessar-
lily wait until the Bureau of Mines
has forwarded the necessary blanks
and instructions. A brief synopsis
of the law follows:
Sec. /. When the United States
is at war, 1t shall be unlawful to man.
ufacture, distribute, store. use, or
possess powder, explosives. blasting
supplies, or ingredients thereof, in
such manner as to be detrimental to
the public safety. except as in this
Act provided.
Sec. 2. Defines the words "explo-
sive" and explosives"
Sec. 8. Defines the word 'fngred-
tents" when used herein.
Sec. 4. Defines the word person"
under this act as including individ-
ual citizens, firms. associations. So
cieties and corporations. etc.
Sec. S. That from and after forty
days after the passage and approval
of this Act no person shall have in
his possession or purchase, accept.
receive, sell. give. barter. or other
wise dispose of or procure explosives
or ingredients, except as provided In
this Act: Provided. That the pur-
chase or possession of said ingred-
tents when purchased or held in
small quantities and not used or in
tended to be used in the manufacture
of explosives are not subject to the
provisions of this Act: Provided fur
ther, That the superintendent, fore
man, or other duly authorized en-
ployee, at a mine, quarry, or other
work, may, when licensed so to do,
sell or issue, to any workman under
him, such an amount of explosives, or
ingredients, as may be required by
that workman in the performance OF
his duties, and the workman may pur-
chase or accept the explosives, or in
gradients, 80 sold or issued, but the
person 80 selling or issuing same
shall see that any unused explosives,
or ingredients, are returned, and that
no explosives, or ingredients, are
taken by the workman to any point
not necessary to the carrying on of
his duties.
Sec. 6. AS to transportation upon
vessels or railroad cars.
Sec. Z. AS to manufacture.
Sec. 8. Licensee or applicant for
license must furnish information.
Sec. 9. That from and after forty
days after the passage and approval
of this Act every person authorized
to sell, issue, or dispose of explosives
shall keep a complete itemized and
accurate record. showing each person
to whom explosives are sold, given.
bartered. or to whom or how other
wise disposed of. and the quantity
and kind of explosives, and the date
of each such sale. gift, barter, or
other disposition, and this record
shall be sworn to and furnished to
the Director of the Bureau of Mines,
or his authorized representatives,
whenever requested.
Sec. 10. The Director Of the Bur-
eau of Mines is authorized to issue
licenses as follows:
(a) Manufactures license.
(b) Vendors license.
(c) Purchasers license.
(d) Foreman's license, authoriz-
ing the purchase and possession of ex-
plosives and ingredients. and the sale
and issuance of explosives and ingred-
tents to workmen under the proviso
to section FIVE above.
(e) Exporters license.
(f1 Importers license.
(g) Analysts, educators. inven'
tors and investigators licenses.
Sec. IL. Shall issue licenses only
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