INSPECTIONS 2041

and ten degrees Fahrenheit before it shall burn, to be ascertained .by
Tagliabue's coal oil tester, or some other instrument constructed upon the
same principle.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 2. 1912, sec. 2. 1904, sec. 2. 1888, sec. 2. 1874, ch. 504, sec. 3.

2. Every person manufacturing or selling illuminating oils or fluids,
manufactured from petroleum or its products, by the barrel, shall be
required to have stamped upon the head of the barrel the name of the manu-
facturer thereof and his place of business, together with the words, "war-
ranted to stand a fire-test of one hundred and ten degrees Fahrenheit before
it shall burn."

An. Code, 1924, sec. 3. 1912, sec. 3. 1904, sec. 3. 1888, sec 3. 1874, ch. 504, sec. 4.

3. Whoever manufactures for illuminating purposes, or sells in quan-
tities not less than a barrel, oils or fluids made from petroleum or its
products, which does not sustain the fire-test provided for in section 1,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall
be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned in the jail or
penitentiary not more than two years, in the discretion of the court; who-
ever sells, in quantities less than a barrel for illuminating purposes, oils
or fluids made from petroleum or its products, which does not sustain the
fire-test provided for in section 1, shall forfeit said oil and be fined not less
than five nor more than twenty dollars; said fine to be collected as other
fines are now collected; one-half to go to the informer, the other to be paid
into the treasury of the State.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 4. 1912, sec. 4. 1904, sec. 4. 1888, sec. 4. 1874, ch. 504, sec. 5.

4. Any purchaser of oils or fluids made of petroleum or its product for
illuminating purposes, bearing the stamp required in section 2 of this
article, and which does not stand the fire-test required in section 1, may
recover from the seller in an action of debt an amount equal to double the
purchase money of said oil.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 5. 1912, see. 5. 1904, sec. 5. 1888, sec. 5. 1874, ch. 504, sec. 6.

5. Any accident, by reason of explosion, occurring with any oil or fluid
manufactured from petroleum or its products, shall subject the seller
thereof to prosecution for a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof in
a court of competent jurisdiction, to a fine not exceeding one thousand
dollars nor less than five hundred dollars; one-half of said fine to be paid
to the informer, and the other half to the State.

For abolition of informer's fees, see art. 38, sec. 3.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 5. 1912, sec. 6. 1904, sec. 6. 1888, sec. 6. 1874, ch. 504, sec. 7.

6. In case of seizure or confiscation of oils or fluids manufactured from
petroleum or its products, as provided in section 1, the vendor or vendors
of such oils or fluids shall have the privilege of referring the same to some
commissioned inspector, recognized by the oil trade of Baltimore, whose
decisions shall be prima facie evidence of the quality of said oil or fluid.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 7. 1912, sec. 7. 1904, sec. 7. 1888, sec. 7. 1874, ch. 504, sec. 8.

7. If any inspector of oils shall be convicted in a court of competent
jurisdiction of furnishing a false report of the fire-test of any oil submitted