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General
tules as to
tfemoval
within the
Colonv.

Ch. 30. No. 4.] Explosives.

prescribed on such certificate shall be liable to a fine of
forty-eight dollars.

30. (1) When any gunpowder is removed or conveyed
from place to place in the Colony, either wholly by land or
partly by land and partly by water, the following general
rules as to packing and other things shall be observed—

(a) the gunpowder, if not exce :ding thirty pounds in
quantity, shall be contained in a substantial case, bag,
canister, or other package made and closed so as to
prevent the gunpowder from escaping ;

(b) the gunpowder, if exceeding thirty pounds in
quantity, shall be divided into parcels, each of which
shail comprise not more than five pounds, and be con-
tained in a substantial case, bag, canister, or other
package made and closed so as to prevent the gun-
powder from escaping ;

(c) the interior of every package shall be kept free
from grit and otherwise clean,

(7) every package when actually used for the
package of gunpowder shall not be used for any other
purpose

(e) there shall not be any iron or steel in the con-
struction of any package, unless the same is effectively
covered with tin, zinc, or other material,

(f) on the outside of every package there shall be
affixed the word “ Gunpowder ”’ in conspicuous charac-
ters by means of a brand or securely attached label or
other mark, and

(g) the gunpowder shall be in the charge and under
the custody of some male person above the age of
sixteen years, who, when the quantity of gunpowder
exceeds five pounds, shall have the permit for its
removal in his possession, and shall produce and show
such permit to anyone who demands to see it.

(2) In the event of any breach, by any act or default,
of any gencral rule in this section, the gunpowder in respect
of which the breach is committed shall be forfeited and the
person committing such breach shall be liable to a fine of
two hundred and forty dollars.