AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE INSPECTION OF ILLUM- 

 INATING OILS AND FLUIDS. 



[Chapter 554, Public Laws of 1909, as amended by Public Laws of 1911, Chapter 143.] 



The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: 



Section 1. That all kerosene or other illuminating oils sold or oils subject to 

 offered for sale in this State for illuminating purposes shall be ^P ectlon an 

 subject to inspection and test to determine the safety and value 

 for illuminating purposes. All manufacturers, wholesalers and statement to be 

 jobbers, before selling or offering for sale in this State any kero- filed - 

 sene or other oil for illuminating purposes, shall file with the 

 Commissioner of Agriculture a statement that they desire to do 

 business in the State, and furnish the name or 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 

 requirements of this act. The Department of Agriculture shall P° w< ^to collect 

 have power at all times and at all places to have collected sam- samples, 

 pies of any illuminating oils offered for sale, and have the same 

 analyzed. The inspection of oils, as authorized in this act, shall 

 be under the direction of the Board of Agriculture, which is au- Rules and regula- 



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thorized to make all necessary rules and regulations for the 

 inspection of such oils and to adopt standards as to safety, purity standards. 

 or absence from objectionable substances and luminosity when 

 not in conflict with the provisions of this act and which they 

 may deem necessary to provide the people of the State with sat- 

 isfactory illuminating oil. 



Sec. 2. The Board of Agriculture shall appoint such number of Appointment of 



inspectors. 



oil inspectors as will be necessary, not exceeding five whose com- 

 pensation shall be four dollars per day and expenses while on salary. 

 duty. Each inspector, before entering upon his duties, shall Inspec t rs to 

 take an oath of office before some person authorized to adminis- qualify, 

 ter oaths. The inspector shall have power to examine all bar- Examination of 

 rels, tanks or other vessels containing kerosene or other in um . vessels containing 

 inating oils, to see that they are properly tagged as required in 

 this act, and they shall, as directed, collect and tefet samples of collection and 

 oil offered for sale in different sections of the State, and when test of 8am P le8 - 

 instructed collect and send samples to the Department of Agri- 

 culture for examination. 



Sec. 3. For the purpose of defraying expenses connected with Tax orToils. 

 the inspection, testing and analyzing oils in this State, there 

 shall be paid to the Commissioner of Agriculture a charge of 

 one-half cent per gallon, which payment shall be made before 

 delivery to agents, dealers *or consumers in this State. Each Vessels containing 



L . j..i-ini-~ oil to be stamped. 



barrel, tank, tank car or other container of oil shall have 

 attached thereto a tag or stamp stating that all charges specified 

 in this section have been paid; and the Commissioner of Agri- 

 culture, with the advice and consent of the board, is hereby 

 empowered to prescribe a form for such tags: Provided, that Form of tags, 

 they shall be such as to meet the requirements of the trade in 

 oils, and to adopt such rules and regulations as will insure the 



enforcement of this law. Where oil is shipped in tank cars or Notice of ship- 

 ments, 

 other larger containers, the manufacturer or jobber shall give 



