The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1844-11-29


Sec. Cd. Ind Be 1t further Ordained, That
any person or persons being convicted of ha- |
wing violated the foregoing section of this
Ordinrnee, IN any manner or shape, shall
Tor each and every such violation. incur
liability Of Fifty Dollars, recoverable before
the President by information or otherwise,
bv Warrant and Execution returnabIe forth
with, in The name Of The President and Sc
ectmen of Yazoo City.
Sec. Sd. Aud be ii further Ordained, Thai.
any person or persons refusing The Town
Wegher and Inspector o. Weights and
Measures, the privilege of examining and
correcting his, her, or their Scales, Balances .
Steelyards and Measures, shall incur LA .
oilty Of Ten Dollars for each and every such
refusal; recoverable in he same manner as
prescribed in the second section Of this Or
finance.
Sec 4ph And be ii further Ordained, Thar
he Town Wegher and lnspec or OF Weighs
and Measures shall, previous to entering up
IN the discharge OF the duties of Tow
Weigher, take and subscribe TO the following
IN, VIZ: = \ OF do solemnly sw ear, for III
irm,) that you win faithfully discharge th,
luteS Of Town Weigher and Inspector oil
Weighs and Measures tor the town OF va
90 City, agreeable 10 the Ordinances oil SAID
Town, without fraud or Partially, so he'll
ou God"
Sec. 9th. And be ii further Ordained, Tina
he Town WeigheT aud Inspec or OF Wei .hpe
md Measures duly elected by The Selecimen.
shall hold his term of Office tor one year from
ne da:e OF his election, Provided said cleo
ION be not TO ill vacancy, in which case
| IL shall be for the unex pred term OF his pre-
| lecessor only.
| Sec. 9Th. And be 1t further Ordained, THAI
| = shall be the duty OF the7 Town Weigher
md Inspector OF Weights and Measures, to
Keep good and correcr pair of Patent Seas
ID Balances on which he shall weigh all
c"uons, (excepI by special ag cement 10 the
| 'ontrary between the parties concerned) anu
| ~ which 10 regulate all Scale, Balances aud
| N;eslYards; and that he be also required 10
ave and keep an office al or near both steam
nodt landings, together with a suitable shel-
! rr and yard for The protection Of all cotton
| cent 10 him 10 be weighed as well against
he catre as the rain and mud; and hat he
oe required to be there at all times between
he hours Of sunrise and sunset, and that he
Ne required TO weigh all cotton weighed by
him Officially at said offices, (pxcept whe
| he cotton be already in store,) fun nishing
he purchaser with list of the weights and
marks Of each and every bale; Provided thai
he flrPgOing shall not exclude the Weigher
and Inspector the privilege of an Assis am i,
whose duty il shall also be to AXE the same
oath OF Office as prescribed in the a. section
Of this ordinance for The " eigher himself.
Sec. IN. .4,td be it further Ordained, THAI
in case OF ady refusal or wiItu neglect Gil
he part of said Weigher and Inspector, to
perform the duties prescribed in The torego-
ing Ordinances, he shall incur a liability o.
not less than Twenty Five, nor more than
Fifty DaaTS. recoverable in the same man
ner as prescribed in the second section 81
The Ordinances, and be liable therefor
renewal nom office.
Sec. BIB. Aud be IL further Ordained, THAI
The Weigher and insl eclor OF Weights and
| Measures, shall, as a compensation fer his
services, be allowed Ten Gents per bale, 10,
each and every bale OF cotton he may weigt
officially 10 be paid by-thP seller; and tina
he be required 10 examine and correct al
Scales, balances. Steeiyards and Measures
once everv six months; and that he be al
lowed for each and every such examination
and correction, The sum Of Fifty Gems, which
sum shall be paid by the owner OF owners o
said Weighs aud Measures
Sec. h. And be il further Ordained, Tha
when any couons shall he SUITE, ed TO re
main in the ward OF the Inspector and Weigh
pr, until the same shall become troublesome
or likely to impede him in The discharge q
his dutes as Weigher. he shall have pewe
o have the same removed at The expense O
The owner or owners.
Sec 10Th And be il further Ordained, Tha
any person or persons wh0 shall purchase O
otherwise barrier or Obtain from any Mer
chant or Merchants in Yazoo City, any al
tces OF Merchandise, Produce or Grocerie,
and shall be di~sarisfed or have reason
; suppose that The same has eiIher been weigh
ed or measured incorrectly, he, she, or they
shall have power TO appeal to the Tow
Weigher 10 weigh or measure The same, al
if found to tall short of the weight or mea
ure of he vendor OF said article, he, she,
they, soeelling, shall pay the Town Weigh
he sum OF Fiji, Gents for ghing-refnr
The amount of he purchase money, and 70
Ieir The article sold. IT, however. he weig
or measure shall be decided by the Tow
~ Weigher 10 be correct, it shall be the du
o. the person appealing 10 him, to pay Il
- sum OF Fifty Gents tor weighing the artcI
Oh motion, the Meeting adjourned.
R. EATON KEYS, FREs'T.
l. JAS. ?. WILLIAMS. Clerk.