**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNWOENERAL**  **AUSTIN OF**  **TEXAS**

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Department of Aqrioulture, pago 2

5725 and 5726 of the Revised WrIl Statutes of 1925. !Phasa Artiolss read a8 folLonar
"Art. 

### 5 ’724.
TCvery parson, rtrm or eorporetlon, or aesooiation of persons, using or **keeping** for. use, or having or 0Sfsring for **dale, ~welghtu,**  scales, beams or 

### measure8ofany kind Inatgu

### menta or meohanfoal 

### drvloer Ior ncllgh~g or naasuring, and tools, applianess and acaoerorlrr connsoted with any or 

### all of such lnstnamenta 

### ormeasurements within this Btate, shall oans(, the aamo to be sealed and marked by the sealer of weights 

### andmeasures an to their eoneatneili)~, and 50 inutrumwt shall be sold for the purpose of weighing or meeeuring unleee it ahall bear the real Of the i.n&peotorOf a~*&&ts and ~mseauF4~ as to its corrsut5eas. ;_

"Art. 8728. When any oeslgbht, noale, beam, measure of any kind, $natrumant or 

### msahatioal drvloe for , weighi5g oi measuring; a>80 rll tools and appl.G anow neoessary or oonneotrd with any suoh'In&raments 

### or madoTe haye ~bssntested 

### and found ‘aorroot by any 8ea1er a~polnted u&o? the provirionr of this 

### ahagtsr, the aame may be used, kept for use ) offered ior sale,.sold or kept for male 

### anywhere within fhln W&e for one @oar 

### wlthut being further t

### sated, Auy weight, aoale, beam, measures of every 

### kind, instruments or 9sghauIcal dwloee 

### ior wetghlng or raeasurIn$, or appl.ianosrr and 

### aoowmxles oonneotsd with any or all oi ' SUDh Instrumenta or measure* \rNeb have Men tested and sealed and aertifled as oorreat by the National Bureau of Standarde,may be kept 

### for sale, aold or orfered~f~oresle wIthout being teeted and sealed by a #tiler under the 

### provIsIons

of this ahapter, 'butall suoh v&Ma, uaalee, beama msasures oi any k$nd Instruments or meahanloal 

### devlase for rsIghfri& or mtaaurfag~ alao all tools and appllanaes 

### neooauary oomeat~d with 

### any or all oi auoh Instruments or rowsmares ahall always ba aubjeot to Faspeation 

### and teattng as her&n~gartaaant of kgriaultura, Page 3

provided, notwithstanding that the aam& 

### have bean tasted and sealed, either by E soalar appointed under tha provisions of thla ohaptar, or by~the Nation.1 Bureau OS strndarde. Any scale, beer,or meehanloal davioa for wefghing or measuring, which, after being sold, aidbefor. batng uaad for weighing and maasur%ng, 18 found nooassary to aasambla and sat upI may be (' sold kept for aale or tiffsredfor aala without 

### firstbeing 

### to&ad and 

### ~a&&d but 8uuchseal6 bus 

### or measuring dsvlae for *ighLg 

### or measuring:k

### fore being umd for weighing or iuaaauring,wlthout the ooPilimtof tha Cds~?irdnnar, must be tartsd and se&ad 

### a8proridad in thi8 ohaptsr.

**“ Art.**  5726.

**“ All** **’** 

### .sal.r., deputy ...L.l’
.. iIXQBOtOr8; **and** loaal sealer8 shall **Inupaat,** try and tart a11 walghtr, s@ala.&;**beana mea8ure8** of **lnutruments** or 

### m&mnIoal hOa 

### for we& maaaurlng~snd al& tool8 ap~tianoar and aooeaotii8 

### oonnaotad

dth,any 

### or ai1 mah Instruments or measurea knpt fcr the purpeaa~of aala, aOld pr uead **by** ang **.prQoprIater,** afant, laaeas or amplctyaa In proving the alza quant b?‘,riteit, 

### area,w8i@t or mmrurament .M quaatlt~aa;thing:r, 

### praduor, artlola for dI8trIbutAm OF croasua~tl~, potohaaad or **of?arH-do** pubtittti by auoh poraon or persona for sale, bira, or award, and a.8oartaia 

### if the 8an1e 

### sly horrsat., aadhe ahall fraV9 the power to and ahall from tIma to time wel$h or' meauure 

### ly4k7dg.4 or amountu ot ~QWfedftii8 or 

### whsitaoavsr kia(l. **kept** 

### for~tha r rpoaa0r~ 8a14, 

### ofisred for sale OFsold or n the pr86eea of. dalivary, in order to d.~.paIn~ whether th+ 8arm, aontalne the quantity or 8aomt repraesatrrdtid whether they 

### arebeing oa~arad for 

### uala 01 fold in aacordanoa with law and may uaisa for uaa 

### aa avidanoa suoh amounts 

### of aommeditiss or aekagaa whloh shall,b6 fcund to oontiat&i a laau amount than that representad. Ha 

### ahall. at least oaea 

### awh,yam, OF aa much oftrnsr as may ba,found MeoaBary, and direotad by the 

### .Coarmia.ionar, 884 tht the weights, maasuras and tillwaighin&and moaaurine,appantua, u8ad in say loaality to nbioh ha i8 asaigaad for the xrp0im bf inlrpaotion,ara OOrraotr All:loealsealerr ai rsigbta and meaauree - _ rh+ll teat at .._ - leaas onae eaan year ali aoaAet3,naignt6 ana measurse of every kind and dew100 rithin any aueh city to whiah they are appointed, and oftenor,

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ares

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## rrtot theoi& of sooh a nalrar br a Welghtr 

### andlaeasurw Xz~8p~to~~vw.l4 hnn in tka **oaeo ot**  **(D. accident,**  **far** 

### whhh **fhr aompany**  **wa8 moldy**  **responmiblo. ”**  **Rrplylng to**  **your tirst**  

### Quo8tioa **you win**  note thPt **tuuler Artials**  **8738 any**  **impoabor may,**  **in &b**  **perfohluece .oi**  **his** duties, **without warrant,**  **.mtcrr, &to**  **into** 

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m &and, building or 

### premla~~.

It ie our opinion and you are 

### acivi8sd that Uad~l: Artiole 5736 a weighta and 

### umtafmree Inspector ongagod ip thm pwformanor of bls rrtatutory **Qutimu siay** 

### enter **prem.ise*****aad** that he may Uo so without first emouting 

### a waiver.

The rule 3.81

stated in tho Refrtat*acUIt cd the law oi 'PC* (Seetfon 811, Cbaptetr8, Volume I, page I%*) ar tollowm~



### wA dutiy or authority impo8ed GwciTMt@d by lsgielatioarenaotment earrfes with ft tba 

### pririlrge to enter land in the pass~oslon of anethwror 

### the purpose of performily;or ererolaing 8uoh



### duty or authority in 80 far a8 the entry ie reasonably neasea?lryto such prriowance or ever

### else, if, but 

### only 3.f all the requireraente of the onaatment 

### are f~lfilled.~ W6paes to pur seaond queetion. W&ile m hare held that 

### ltwlll not be neaeesary for your weights 

### and mmmre~ lnspsators to execute *Blvivor8, 

### should 8uoh ~Urero of the 

### typo you have handed ua be executed, it Is our opln~t 

### ahey wU1 be entirely wlthout foroa and &foot.

,Theonly 

### p&aibls oonaidoratlon offered by the aomp6ny lOI?the inspeatons9 promiuo to forbear tho 'pre88autlon of a* "y k!kagainat thi,company, $a 

### the ooispany'b ~m118rlon 

### OS entry nto thaplant. Thi# pom.lsaion the eomny wm already 

### bound ,~by statutov duty to~gieo. Artiali 5780. 

## It hsa long been. ths 1aWthat thr pro&m 

### or ~~)rtmamue of a