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OILS — ILLUMINATING. [ART. — .

Ibid s. 4.
Purchaser may
recover price
if oil does not
stand test

4. Any purchaser of oils or fluids made of petro-
leum or its products, for illuminating purposes, bear-
ing stamp or certificate, as provided in section two of
this act, and which does not stand the fire test provided
in section one of this act, may recover from the seller
in an action for debt an amount equal to the purchase
money of said oil.

Ibid. s. 5
Accident from
oil not up to
test, manufac-
turer, &c., may
be prosecuted.

5. Any accident by reason of explosion occurring
when the oil or fluid aforesaid used does not reach the
test provided for in this act, shall subject the manu-
facturer or other party proved to have adulterated said
oil, if residents of this state, or seller thereof, if manu-
factured out of the state, to be prosecuted for a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof in a court of
competent jurisdiction, to fine or imprisonment, or
both, at the discretion of the court ; and any one adul-

Penalty for
adulterating.

terating oils so as to reduce them below the standard
provided in this act, and selling the same for illumina-
ting purposes, or who shall knowingly use for illu-
minating purposes oils under tests as hereinbefore pro-
vided, shall be subject to the same penalties provided
in sections three, four and five thereof for manufac-
turers and sellers.

Ibid. s. 8.

6. Any oils confiscated in Baltimore city, as pro-

Oils confis-
cated, how
tested

vided for in this bill, shall be tested by or in presence
of the fire inspector of Baltimore, appointed by the
insurance companies of said city, and he shall decide
the test of such oils.

Approved April 4, 1870.