The Bulletin 



il inspection 

 md. 



'arrants for 

 ayment of 

 cpenses. 



Lirplus to 

 jneral fund. 



eport to General 

 ssembly. 



eats for aafety 

 ad luminosity. 



ale of oil for- 

 idden. 



cts declared 

 lisdemeanors. 



unishment. 



ale or offer of oil 

 ot tagged a 

 lisdemeanor. 



unishment. 



unishment for 

 Iteration or 

 ■a«ure of label. 



notice to the Commissioner of Agriculture of every shipment, 

 with the name and address of the person, company or corpora- 

 tion to whom it is sent, and the number of gallons, on the day 

 the shipment is made. 



Sec. 4. All moneys received under the provisions of this act 

 shall be paid into the State Treasury and kept as a distinct fund, 

 to be styled "the oil inspection fund." All checks or orders in 

 payment for tags or stamps shall be made payable to the State 

 Treasurer. The Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized to 

 draw out of said fund, upon his warrants, such sums as may 

 be necessary to pay all expenses incurred in connection with 

 this act, including salary of oil chemist or chemists, cost of in- 

 spection, tags, blanks, etc. 



Sec. 5 The State Treasurer shall, on the first day of June and 

 December each year, turn into the general fund of the State all 

 moneys of the oil fund in his hands in excess of the amount 

 drawn out by the Commissioner of Agriculture for expenses. 



Sec. 6. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall include in his 

 report to the General Assembly an account of the operations and 

 expenses under this act. 



Sec. 7. Whenever a complaint is made to the Department of 

 Agriculture in regard to the illuminating qualities of any oil 

 sold in this State the commissioner shall cause a sample of said 

 oil or oils complained of to be procured and have the same thor- 

 oughly analyed and tested as to safety and illuminating quali- 

 ties. If such analysis or other tests shall show that the oil 

 is either unsafe or of inferior illuminating quality, its sale shall 

 be forbidden and report of the result or results be sent to the 

 party making the complaint and to the manufacturer of said oil. 



Sec. 8. Every person who shall fraudulently brand or stamp 

 any package or barrel or other vessel, or use a stamp a second 

 time, or keep any kerosene or other illuminating oil not marked 

 and branded in accordance with the regulations of the Board of 

 Agriculture, or violate any other provision of this act or any 

 regulation adopted by the Board of Agriculture for its enforce- 

 ment, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not less than 

 two hundred dollars ($200) for each offense nor more than one 

 thousand dollars ($1,000). 



Sec. 9. If any person, manufacturer or dealer shall sell or of- 

 fer for sale in this State any of said illuminating oils and fluids 

 before first having the same labeled and tagged as required by 

 the regulations adopted by the Board of Agriculture, he shall be 

 guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction be fined not exceed- 

 ing three hundred dollars ($300), and the said oils and fluids be 

 forfeited and sold, and the proceeds thereof go to the common 

 school fund of the State. If any manufacturer or dealer of 

 said illuminating oils or fluids shall, with intent to deceive or 

 defraud, alter or erase the label or tag to indicate a different 

 flash test, gravity or quantity than is indicated by the label or 

 stamp attached to the vessel, he shall on conviction be fined not 

 exceeding fifty dollars ($50) for every such offense. 



