The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-03-14
AN ACT TO regulate the weight of Mer-


chandize and other Commodities.
SEC. |. Be IL enacted By the Senate and
House of Representatives. IN General Court
sem6led, and by the authority Of the same,
That from and after the first day of April next,
all commodities, which now are, and have
heretofore usually been sold by the hundred
and twelve pounds, or hundred weight avordu-
pois, shall, when exposed for sale and actually
sold, be weighed by decimal hundreds and
pounds of avoirdupois weight; and all con-
tracts, thereafter made concerning the weight
of goods or commodities, heretofore weighed
by the hundred weight, or one hundred and
twelve pounds avoirdupois, shall be understood
and construed to interd the same in decimal
hundreds and pounds ayoirdupois.
SEC. 9. And be IL further enacted, That
it shall be the duty OF every public weigher
Of goods or commodities, to weigh the same by
decimal hundreds and pounds, avoirdupos
weight, where the same have heretofore been
weighed by the hundred weight, or one hun
dred and twelve pounds avordupols, and to
issue his certificate accordingly. And every
such public weigher who shall offend against
the provisions OF this act, shall for every such
offence forfeit and pay fine OF five dollars,
together with the costs ofprosecution, to be re-
covered before any Justice OF the Peace upon
complaint in behalf OF the Commonwealth
And every weighor of goods or commodities
appointed by any city or town under the laws
OF the Commonwealth, as we'll as every wei gh-
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shall be deemed and taken TO be public
weigher, SO far as relates to the provisions OF
this act.
Approved by the GovernOr-March 8, 1927.
AN ACT to increase the number, and
provide for the appointment of Enginemen
Sec l. Be ii enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives. IN General Court
assembled, and By the authority Of The same,
That from and after the mouth of March next,
the Public Fire Engines in the several towns
within this Commonwealth, containing more
than three thousand inhabitants, shall be man
ned by the numbers, and in the manner here
matter directed. To each and every common
fire engine, there shall be appointed number
not exceeding thirty men, and to each and
every Hydraulion or suction fire engine, there
shall be appointed a number not exceeding
forty-two men. And whenever said suction
engines shall be suffered 10 60 out of repair,
and remain so, and be used as common engines
only, then the said number of forty-two men
shall be reduced to the number of thirty, there
IN prescribed for the common engines. Pro-
rded nevertheless, That the excess over and
above the number OF enginemen now establish
ed by law and which are hereby provided for
by this act, shall not be taken from any mill
tary company in this Commonwealth, without
the consent of the commanding officer thereof,
for the time being when said companies shall
consist of a less number than sixty -four effec-
tive privates and the mode OF appointment,
duties, liabilities, privileges and exemptions
of said additional engine-men, shall be the
same as those Of englne-men under existing
laws.
SEC. 2. Be IL further enacied, That all
general acts and parts OF acts relating to this
subject, and incompatible with the provisions
of this act be, and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
Approved by the Governor-March s, 1897