Year: 1873

an ACT to regulate the sale of mineral oils and 9TH


er substances for illuminating purposes


The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in


senate and assembly, do enact as follows:


Section 1, That it shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persons to offer for sale for illuminating pr-
poses, agent otherwise, any mineral or petros
letim oil or any oil, fluid or substance which is d
product Of betroleuln, or into which pett0lem ot
any product Of petroleum enters, or is found as
constituent clement, until after he or they have
tested the in the manner following to wit: By
taking not less than half pint of the oil fluid or
substance to be tested and placing the same in a
small vessel which there is no other substance of
such dimensions that the surface of the OIL fluid or
substance shall not exceed four square inches in
area, and placing g, Fahtenfeits ttefthotieter il
salt oII hutd or substance in said vessel in such
manner that the thermometer will indicate the
temperature of 1.-THE oil, fluid or substance being
tested, which shall then be gradually heated at a
rate OF not less than two degrees per minnie Fab
renhet to Temperature at which said oil filid or
substance viii emit gas vapor that will ignite bv
prlnglng the flame of lighted match or other
burning taper IN contact with the surface ot tie ar
tlee being test8d with such frequency and in such
manner as to ascertain the exact temperature, by
sad thermometer, at which said fluid, oil or sub
stance Will emit gas or vapor that will ignite: and
II 1t viii emit gas vapor that will ignite at any
temperature below one hundred and ten degrees
Fahrenheit then it is hereby declared to be danger.
ous ard it shall be unlawful to sell or offer the same
for sale,


sec 2. That any person or persons who shall of


It aaIe Iof Illuminating purposes; any oil, fluid
VI nleDtlCued IN the first section ct this
act, until after he or they have tested or caused
te same to De tested, prescribed in this act or
VINO snail offer for sale for Illuminating purposes
any OF sad articles that will emit gas or vapor that
VIII ignite at any temperature below one hundred
ana ten degrees, Fahrenheit, under the test pre-
scrbed in this act he or they shall be guilty of
msdeneanots and ON conviction thereof, shall be
hned in any sum not less than one hundred dollars
or imprisoned In the Jail of the county not less
IMAM twenty days. or both at the discretion of the
court, and shall pay the costs of prosecution.
Sec. . mat II any person or persons, manufac.
tufer, fener or Wholesale dealer of any OIL fluid
substance mentioned the first section of this act
as agent or otherwise, shall sell, for illuminating
purposes, any OIL, fluid or substance mentioned in
said section, That will emit gas vapor that will
ignite at any temperature below hundred and
ten degrees tahrenheit, under the test in this ac
prescribed, ne or they shall be guilty of a misde
meanof, ana on conviction thereof shall be fined in
any sum not exceeding thousand dollars, OF
Imprisonment in the jail of the county not exceed
ing twenty days, or both, at the discretion of tho
court trying the case, and shall pay the costs o.
prosecution.


Sec. 4. That If any person or persons shall seu
Tor Illuminating pupOses, and in quantity less thaf
one paLrei at a single sale, any OIL, huld or suo
Iace thaG Will emit gas vapor that VIII ignite
any temperature below one hundred an ten degrees
Fahrenheit, under the test prescribed py thls ac1
he or they shall be guilty OF n1saeneanor
and on conviction thereof shall be nnea III sun
not less than twenty-five more than TWO huhofeC
dollars, or Imprisoned in the Jail OF the county no