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

Sec. ~. Be Il eneeted. It1atif sha'i iu''
,her Sc the ouly Of Inc stjp.tef Of ws'goss
aad measures, 10 adjust the weights Aad
measures of every person IsiaesuaS ni'n
90 70 do, and rendering The ices allowed
for the same. add 10 brand Or stamp voc
!; weights aud measures so adjusted. accord
,pr 10 the directions OF tn. act; and u ne,
:, spy time, shall have jusr cause so'sus-
pec,, OF intor % alton BE- glven him, thai any
person makes use of false weights or mea
suJes, he shall examine the weights aud
MEASURE. Of such person. and Adjust lhrm
to the proper standard, il they bt found 20
vary ,herefrom, for which services hs shs''
b.en.itled toreceive tbs fees before allow
led.
Sec. Is. BE it enacted, Thai every pst-
SOP who shall make use Of false ssselyafds,
scales, weighs or measures. shall forfeit
and pay fo, every pair OF false sleeiyAscs
OF scales 80 used the sum OF hve dollars
and for every false weight or measure two
dollars; aud the said false sea!ea, steel
yards. ws,gh,s or measures shah be ss'Seo
and dest,o, cd by the sc ler and sdJus:eI q
weighs and MEASURES.
Sec. Is. Be It enacted, That if any person
in buying or selling any article which is gene
rally bought or sold by weight OF measure
shall make use of any scales, steeiyards,
weights or measures not adjusted and stamp
ed or branded according to the directions OF
this act. the person SO offending shall, Tor
every offence, forfeit and pay the SUM OF TWO
dollars.
Sec II. Be it enacted, That if the clerk OF
the market and sesler and adjuster OF weights
and measures shall neglect or refuse to DIS
charge The duties imposed on linn by this act,
in e,lnef capacity, or If he shall demand or
receive az Greater fees than shall be allow
ed MIN By ne laws Oh the corporation, or Il
&c denand d .eceiye any tee where none
Shall be a.!oii Ell, nc SHALL, Tor each o5ence,
ior,eit and paa htty dollars, and Shall more
ovditpe remoyeC tro.n othce
Sec 49, ~ en4ctea, Ina. for the several
duties 20 be performed by the clerk OF the
| mafkct, and se.sler END a'juster OF weights
and measures, he SHAH receive from the COM
| non council, IN addi ion to the fees before al
ioEed, an annual salary, T. be, tron' time 10
tine, fixed by the said consnaon council.
Sec. ~ Bt ii taacted, That the several
fines and penalties imposed by this act, shall
belto the use of the common council, and
sha! be recoverable by warrant before single
| mae istrate, action of debt, OF information in
anycourt Ct record.
Ste. 90. Be IL enacted, Tha, it shall be the
dutyoi the butchers, and others, bringing the
! carc,se Of any slaughtered animals to market,
to carry from thence the feet, heads and has
lets Iof such animals remaining unsoId; and
any person leaving in the market space, OF
throwing, OR causing TO be thrown, into the
street any feet heads or hastlets Of such AMI
mails, shall forfeit and pay the sum Of two
dollars for every suci offence.
Sec. q. Be it raae!ea, That all acts COM
ing within the puryies hereof are hereby re-
pe.lcd and this act shall commence and be
iii force from and after its pas.ags
Passed in common council I'd July, 1908.
JAMES RUSSELL, President.
Approved,
CuTHBERT POWELL, Mayer.
yuty s, 1903.
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