Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-03-13

sent Of the Benate, appoint for cath d tHo
Garee Mihifibaiefies Of tbe city Of View
Orleans, n suitable person, as afaIer ol
weights and measures, and he shhH also
/ appoint in like manner u person IN caoh
II the respective parishes OF This bial',
each Of whom so appointed shall hold the
office for and during the term of two years
Ere. \. 10 IL further enaeted 9e,t
That It shall lie the duty Of the persons tlihs
app6ipted; TO visit all places # business m
the municipality city, or parish for which
fhav arc appointed, once in each year, ard
III any other time, when, on complaint or
Inv request their services may be required,
and to inspect all weights and measures
Lttsed Ii said places Of business, and tvhet'
yhsif9tird 10 correspond with the standard Of
The state, to seal said weights and mea.
attres. Or 70 give n written certificate Of
their correctness btt when found to disa4
gree with said standard Of The Slate. The
fnspacfors shall forbid thfir further use nm
tit they shall have been corrected, approved
and sealed. It shall also he the duty Of
said inspectors 10 attend upon all calls
made upon Them for perfotmipg The duties
Of their ofllGe
sro. 4. Be II further enacfcd G'cj
That it shall be the duty Of each insPec-
torto SEQ that no other weights and mfa-
! stires but those established by this law, be-
!. made Use Of within The limits Of this
State. and in case Of negligence, or breach
Il on the part Of said Inspector, ne abal be
condemned to pay q line moi eEcceoLpg t"o
= hundred nor less than ono hundred d'llaf5s
The Council ct each municipality sHtIt ee7
and are heTeby authorised TO pass S''oh re-
g%alatidns Or ordinances ~rsia'iFe - 10" Po~
leo If said weights and measures, ahd -
insure within the city 6f re" OfleafS mo
execution Of the present act Fr"rlcd
hoibercr, thai SAD ordinances Or fc&'ta.
TONS, 90 hof co,tfaEsle we provisions u
this act atd should the "tilce OF inEPcc-
tor or inspectors heeofHe raraH, o"'n& ne
. recess 81 the Legislature = sha'l " mo ou-
: ~ Of the Governor TO bill su2h vacancy u
So vacancies.
Size. Z. BE IL (arthcr eHacted fc.;
G. That The appointed sea&r~ Of weights and
measures shall be enttied to and receive
fees rs follows For each yearly visit and
inspection of q foil SET Of of steeLyatds, or
If scales with their weights, Or Of baIat-
= ees with their weights, or Of q busbel
measute and its parts, or Of n gallon mes
GO, sure and itg parts, or Of a set If yard siicka,
they shall n cefve twenty-five cents, and
no more for sealin9 each weight and MIA
a1re, Eve cents ; for the examination Of
eaeh platform scale, cotton md tobacco
scale. and tts apparatus, fifty cents, and for
sealing the snme, fifty CENTS the fees in al
eases b be paid by the owner or owners d
ny, fhq weights and measures inspected and
~ scaled Prortded afmags. that the stamp
1es shall 10 impressed and payment required
Die for doinc fhe same Only on such as haze
not been stamped, or such ~ having onco
but beep STAMPED, are fund ~ d~ff5ctive rs 10
PEE require 70 be aaain re- gaIatcd wifh the stan,
-. aara.
Tor SEC. O. be IL further fuaced Dr.;
That the IpsypCtors only shall have tho
e. n,tvnr IN ssttnD Wairhts md measures,
and n9art said atamg shall bs The i%aitlals Of
Ta. the Inspectors namr.
f.. 8Ec. 10. BE- il further eaacfed &'c.j tibet
han no person shall buy rraseIl my comm dity
whatsoever BY weight Or moasnfc which
do not correspond viii the aforesaid s'9fd.
aFa, Or afe not stamped MFR the sad par~
- igaea have procured fhe standard Of weights
per and measures ns aforesaid. nor shalEkrrp
any such weights Or measures, for the por.
poe Of buying " selling thereby, under
PENALTY Or fine Of fifty dol ars, TOR cocIt a..
fence : besides, the forfeiture ofthe weights
and mca atrcs found to 10 false, and Of q
fine Of ten dollars whco the Weights ana
measures shall be found &. 10 Just, tboueI
not stamped sid fnes to be recovered be
fore any tribunal ofcompeleui lurisdiction
ono half to the benrft If the tHtovmcr
and the other half to the path In which
the offender resides al weights and mea
sures seized shall he forfeited, fr the hen.
eft Of the stamper, who shall not return
them into cifculation until be has madr
them copformable to the standard.
SEC. II. Be ii further enacted Gr.
That wborver shall make, Or cause 10 b,
made use Of, Or who shall utter flsl
Stamps or scales, shall ON conviction bcfor,
-. the District Court where The offence wa
patd committed, be subject 10 all the pains an,
q or penalties Of forgery, under tho laws Of thi
State.
sta src. IL. BE il further enncted 6c.
"e.y That II il forbidden to s.D, or cause 10 b,
DIS sold, measures and weights, unless tbc,
Dbl have been tried and stamped by person
i'oI appointed for that purpose, agrecabIy t
'h1"1 tho nroviainus o4 this urnsgtf acf. undr