The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1844-10-25

Sec. Cd. And be ii further Ordained, That
any person or persons being convicted of ha-
wing violated the foregoing section of this
Ordinance, in any manner or shape, shall
for each and every such violation, incur a
liability of Fifty Dollars, recoverable before
the President by information or otherwise,
| by Warrant and Execution returnable forth
with, in the name of the President and Sc
lectmen of Yazoo City.
Sec. Sd. And be ii further Ordained, That
any person or persons refusing the Town
| Weigher and Inspector Of Weights and
Measures, the privilege of examining and
correcting his, her, or their Scales, Balances,
Steelyards and Measures, shall incur a ia>
bility of Ten Dollars for each and every such
refusal; recoverable in the same manner as
prescribed in the second section Of this Or
dinance.
Sec. 4th. .4nd be IL further Ordained, That
the Town Weigher and Inspector of Weighs
and Measures shall, previous TO entering up
on the discharge of the duties of Town
WeigheT, take and subscribe TO the following
oath, viz: "You do solemnly swear, for at-
frm,) that you win faithfully discharge the
duties of Town Weigher and Inspector OF
Weights and Measures for the town of va
zoo City, agreeable to the Ordinances Of said
Town, without fraud or Partially, so help
you GOd."
Sec. 5th. And be il further Ordained, That
the Town Weigher and Inspector Of w ights
and Measures duly elected by the Selectmen,
shall hold his term of office for one year from
the date OF his election, Provided said cleo
ton be not to fin vacancy, ia which case
it shall be for the unexpired term of his pre-
IdeCessor only.
Sec 9th. And be Il further Ordained, That
it shall be the duty of thea Town Weigher
and Inspector Of Weights and Measures, to
keep a good and correct pair of"Patent Seal
ed Balances on which be shall weigh all
cottons, Except by special agreement ts the
contrary between the parties concerned) and
by which TO regulate all Scales, Balances and
S;eeIyards; and that lie be also required &c
have and keep an office at or near both steam
boat landings, together with a suitable shell
ter and yard fer the protection of all cotton
(sent 10 him to be weighed.) as well against
| the cattle as the rain and mud; and that he
be required to be there at all times between
the hours Of sunrise and sunset, and that he
be required 10 weigh all cotton weighed BY
him Officially at said offices, Except whe-
the cotton be already in store furnishing
the purchaser with list of the weights anc
marks of each and every bale; Provided tina
the foregoing shall not exclude the Weighe
and Inspector the privilege of an Assistant
whose duty it shall also be to take the sam,
oath Of effice as prescribed in the 4th section
of this ordinance for the Weigher himself.
Sec. 7th. And be it further Ordained, Tha
r IN case Of any refusal er wilful neglect OIL
the part of said Wegher and Inspector, Il
= perform the duties prescribed in the forege
ing Ordinances, he shall incur liability o
not less than Twenty Five, nor more thar
Fifty Dollars, recoverable in the same man
ner as prescribed in the second section g
this Ordinance, and be liable therefor to
removal from office.
Sec. 9Th. And be II further Ordained, Tha
: the Weigher and Inspector ct Weights an
Measures, shall, as a compensation fer ri
N services, be allowed Ten Cents per bale, fe
10 each and every bale Of cotton he may weig
d officially. to be paid by the seller; and tn;
n he be required TO examine and correct a
4, Scales, Balances, Steelyards and Measures
20 once every six months; and that he be a
'e lowed for each and every such examnatio
IN and correction, the sum of Fifty Cents, whic
sum shall be paid by the owner or owners
: said Weights and Measures.
Sec. 9th. And be 1t further Ordained, TIL
when any cottens shall be suffered to r
main in the, yard Of the Inspector and Weigl
er, until the same shall become troublesom
. or likely TO impede him in the discharge
IL his duties as Weigher. he shall have pow
| 10 nave the SAINT I6luObGu d. LIlS ca p0IlSo
~ the owner or owners.
ia Sec. 10Th. And be it. further Ordained, Th
- any person or persons who shall purchase
Nc otherwise barter or obtain from any Me
&c chant or Merchants in Yazoo City, any a
ticles of Merchandise, Produce or Grocerie
JIG and shall be dissatisfied, or have reason
!, suppose that the same has either been weig
oe ed or measured incorrectly, he, she, or the
ne shall have power to appeal to the Tow
!; Weigher to weigh or measure the same, al
III if found to fall short of the weight or mes
ure Of The vendor Of said article, he, she,
'y they, so selling, shall pay the Town Weigh
o. the sum of Fifty Cents for weighing
% the amount of the purchase money, and fl
felt the article sold. If, however, he weig
or measure shall be decided by the Toy
Weigher to be correct, it shall be the du
of the person appealing to him, to pay t
sum Of Fifty Cents for weighing the artic
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
r. EATON KEYS, PREs'T
i. las p WILLIAMS Clerk.