Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-12-13
IN act
To rsgulate the weighing and measuring
of Grain, Salt and Coal.
,aNACT

Of Grain, Salt and Coal.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Com
mon Council OF Alexandria, that all grain,
lsslt. & coal hereafter mentioned, bought
laad sold In the town of Alexandra, shall
he weighed and measured under the FOL
Lowing regulations, to wits
Every busllel OF wheat shall be comput-
led to weigh sixty pounds; every bushel
lof Indian corn fifty FIVE pounds; every
|bushel Of rye fifty six pounds; every
I5ushei Of barley forty seven pounds /;
|e.ery bushel of oats thirty pounds to the
|5ushel: Provided, that any person buy
ling or selling less quantity than one
hundred bushels OF wheat, Indian corn,
RYE, eats, barley Or salt, or forty bushels
|ot coal at any one tine, may buy Il sell
Itae same without being weighed or mea.
|sured by the sworn measurer, if so agreed
Iunon between the buyer and seller.
Sec. Q. And be it further enacted, that
there shall be, annually, appointed as
many measurers as may be necessary.
whose duty it shall be to me asure, with
their own hands, all wheat, Indian corn.
Eye, oats, barley, salt and coal, bought
land sold within the limits OF the corpora
Itlon, (except as above provided, & except
such salt as is measured in pursuance oil
ne Laws of the United States, in the port
jnf Alexandria. And every person apply
ing ior the office of ,neasurer, on his an
pointment shall make oath or affirmation.
before the mayor, that he will in all cases
well and truly execute the Office Of mea
t,urer, between the buyer and seller, toll
the best Of his skill and knowledge; and
shall moreover give bond witt, two or
|'nore securities, to be approved Of by the
mayor, in the sum of FIVE hundred doll
liars, payable to the common council of |;
Alexandria, conditioned for the faithful
performance If the said duties. And ifl
any such measurer shall be detected in
ANY fraud in the execution OF his said of
flee, he shall forfeit and pay the sum of
twenty dollars
Sec 5. Aud be il further enacted, that
fairy of the said measurers should fail TO
attend, upon applications being made to
them to measure any of the aforesaid ar
ticles, within an hour after such apPlica-
ton is made, unless he should be else
where engaged in the line OF bis duty as
measurer, or can shew cause to The salts.
faction of the mayor why he could not
give his regular attendance, he Or they
shall forfeit and pay for every such ne
eject the sum of FIVE dollars.
Sec. 4. Aud be it further enac ed, that
IT shall and may be Lawful for said mea.
surers to charge and receive for their ser.
vices the sum of 25 cents for every hun.
tired bushels OF salt and grain, and fifty
cents tor every hundred bushels OF coal
n tbea so measured; aud SO in pFopo;.I
ION for any less quantity, to be paid D.
The seller of the same. /
Sec. ). ard be il further enacted, that
shall be the duty of said measures to
royide at their own expense sufficiently
number of barred halt bushels for the
measurement of all kind of grain, except,
cats and barley, and of halt bushels with l.
out bars for oats, barley and salt, to be
eguiated by the standard Of this cerpo-
alton; and also to provide sufficient
|number of measures without bars Tor coal,
two and all half bushels, &C
cording TO SAID standard, which shall DC
considered as two bushels. in the mea.
>nremeDt of all grain, except oats and
barley. the measures shall use strike +
with square edge at least three foafths
of an inch tlick; and in the measure
ment of cats, barley and salt, they shall
use strike rounded on the edge.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, that
if any person or persons shall sell aud
deliver any greater quantity OF grahl,
salt or coal than is provided aforesaid, hel
" they shall forfeit and pay five dolla's|
for every hundred bushels SO spld and
delivered. and ia the same piopoftionfo for
any grea,e or less quantity.
Sec. T. BE it further enacted. that all
cnalties imposcd by virtue OF this act
shall be recoverable by warrant before
the mayor or any magistrate tor the conn-
ty of Alexandra, aud shall be Tor the
use Of the corporation.
Sect. s, Be it further enacted, that all
former acts within the purview thereof, K
be and the same are hereby repealed.
Sec. 9. This act shall be in force from
and after the. passing thereof.
Passed in council, this tenth day of
December, 1916.
HUGH SMITH, President p. T.
Approved. 18th Dec.
EDM. /. LEE, Mayor. 4
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