Pennsylvania Act 1901-68 — REGULATING BLASTING POWDER

Act text

REGULATING BLASTING POWDER
                  Act of Apr. 24, 1901, P.L. 97, No. 68               Cl. 76
                   (Act partly repealed Nov. 10, 1965,
                             P.L.721, No.346)

                                  AN ACT

     To regulate the weight of all black blasting powder used, made,
        or sold in kegs, for use in the coal mines within the
        Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and providing for the proper
        stamping of the kegs containing said powder, and making it
        unlawful for the use of any such kegs for containing said
        black blasting powder save only by the person, firm or
        corporation whose name is stamped on said kegs, and providing
        penalties for the violation of any of the provisions of this
        act.

        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That on and after the first
     day of August, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and one,
     each and every keg of black blasting powder used, manufactured
     or sold in and around the coal mines of this Commonwealth, shall
     contain twenty-five pounds of said black blasting powder,
     standard weight; every one-half keg shall contain twelve and a
     half pounds of said black blasting powder, standard weight, and
     every quarter keg shall contain six and one-quarter pounds of
     said black blasting powder, standard weight; each of said kegs
     to be plainly stamped with the name of the person, firm or
     corporation manufacturing said powder, and also the number of
     pounds of powder contained in said keg.
        Section 2.  Any manufacturer or dealer in said black blasting
     powder, making or selling, or causing to be made or sold, any
     keg, half-keg or quarter-keg of said black blasting powder
     containing less weight of said powder than specified in this
     act, or which keg shall not be stamped as required in section
     one of this act, shall be subject to a penalty of five dollars
     for each and every keg, half-keg or quarter-keg, manufactured or
     sold, which does not contain the respective weights of black
     blasting powder set forth in the foregoing section.
        Section 3.  It shall not be lawful for any other person, firm
     or corporation, save only such person, firm or corporation whose
     name shall be stamped on said kegs, to use any such stamped keg
     for the purpose of containing said black blasting powder.
        Section 4.  Any person, firm or corporation violating the
     provisions of section three of this act shall be subject to a
     fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than
     one thousand dollars ($1,000).
        Section 5.  All acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith
     are hereby repealed.