Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-07-06

welght, aud which shalt be found, oatrial,
MOI 10 contain The weight pretended, stai'
be fo,feiscd and seized by the clerk OF The
market.
Sec. 9. Be IL enacted, Tha. all lud'an
corn meal, winch shall hereafter be sold
within the corporation. shatl be sold ~
weight, and not otherwise. allowing foiy.
e,gaI ponpds,o the bushel, and ~ the ssme
! proportion for any greater OF less quantity;
any person who shall offer sny indtan corn
oneal for sale, 10 auy other mapDer than 70
Ihete,n prescribed. shall forfsi, and pay two
dollars cor every off nee
Sec. 10. Be it enacted, Thar all loaf bread
{ posed or offered ion sale within the limits
OF the eorpors,ion, shall be 10 lossea OF
,he weight of 8, 4, 2 or ! ID. and = shall
be the duy OF he clerk OF the market, Or
auy sworn officer of the csrpors,ioD, to
seise all bread which shall be Of iess weight
! than tina, which it pusporssto b, but who
shall nevertheless. mske reasonable al.
luwancc for the deficiency 10 weigh, Of old
or stale bread, When any material sl,er-
auons shall have ,sken place 10 The price OF
flour, i, shall be the duty Of The clerk at
tha market 70 Apply 10 three rrspccish'e
purchasers of four wishln the corporsaon,
Tor certificate Of ,he cash p'lce lhereuf,
and 10 publish in the orwspspsrs. and 10
some conspicuous place IN the paSl'c n,s',
ket, the price for WHICH each loaf shall bs
sold.
S.c. II. Be it frfher enacted Tia.
all ADD every person. vino snail uis-r OF
expose Tor sale any loaf bead winch sasll
be ct less weigh ttaa that when i pot.
psr,s "a b, or who shall Ak drmaad, d
receive soy gfeatsr pfice lhan bat wa'c'
10 Gsed by sae clerk # the ena, ke' aodes
oh. VS. aud orders Of he epuos,l ss al f,s
felt ard psy the sym al 6ss oolla's to eve
~ sucn .ieuce, aud ali pyos's'ops tosle'tsd
urder al elenee of this st' eha.i b. DIS
posed Ut by ,hr clerk # he sna kt'. snd
the proceeds paid 10 the treasurer or 't'y
corporauop
Sec. 81. Be it farthcr enae.oa. Thu
In all csses II se,aurs mait uuaer this sci,
the parry Affected thereby may appeal from
the drcisieu Of he clcsk OF The market OF
person m&kiog The SECURE 10 he mayor OF
o her msg,st,ste wishlo the cospU anon. the
ele,k ofthe markstlor Tho pst son making tae
.eis,e shalt immetiiasslyfnr It che se'zafe De
made during c,.tket haurs lupon the close
of the Rarket ,ske the articles ae's be
fore she magistrate TO shom such appeal
slisis be nsde. the n,sg' s.fa'e shall hear The
al gations Of The parzae-, e ssmfne such WAL
cases IS maybe produced, ard determine
,hefeupec,so tha,rue Intent AID msaniog
OF this ate.
Sec. IS. Be II enacted. That the per.o'
appointed clerk OF the ms'kei shall also
hold the place OF sealer and atjuster of
weights and measures. /, shAi. be his duty
TO provide al The espence Il the corpora
sion con plete and regular set OF weights
ard measures, agreeable to the standard OF
the commonwealth of Virginia, ADD TO
keep ,hen IN good order and slways cor
responder, To the said audard. Ke shall
at iessy iwee in every year. examine and
Try sll scslrs, s,er'ysrds and weights. and
all cloth, dry, and liquid measures made
use of within the 20 po,ailoe &adjus, he
sanne TO the standard aba.e mrptiunet no /
whes SO asijas,edx h Il s,ampor brand ,ne "A
with the 10 IS A, c N SOM c5.sp;cuou
place, u-iesa lhsy ehould lie already stamp
ed or brsnds6 as h.f.ir ,iute.c aos &Eieh
las; mentioned services, The ajusser and
seslrr of w- CHS and measures. ahslI be
entitled 10 demand ADD tecess she follow.
| ing fees, ihag Is TO say FIJI ttrry mir o.f
scsies, or sieeRards adjusted and stamped,
twelve cen's, for eve.y dry measure I'd.
ius'ed and branded, or samp.rd. ,wsl~e
] cents, for every liquid measate a,ios.ed
and braided, OF stamped, three ,su,e. i,r
1 esesy ~e;shs above 7ib. ssias,rd and