Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-05-04

A ORDINANCE to establish city weigher:
- l. be it ORDAINED by the council OF the city OF Wheel
aud shall be elected by the the city
huay thereafter at the same time the Mayor and other
city officers elected. officer be called the city
The said city weigher keep an Office in some cen.
ra part Of city, and shall supply himself suitable
and accurate scales and when requested weigh any
hogs and deliver to the applicant the weight
sm ana shS keep register Of all articles weighed
| thsei ~ Sounel! quarter yearly, under oath.
n Of any person interested in any weighing
SeaSe or nus own USE the following ices and more,
For corn, wheat, ryc OATS barley naxsee5 bra, +,
uerces casks hossheads, sacks boxes fifty
fifty packages not over two hundred one and h.ir
cents per rCunds for two hundred packages and
not over five hundred and quarter cents per hun
dred pounds for five hundred packages upwards one
| cent per hundred pounds " Wv
FOR sugar in hogsheads for five hogsheads under
eentsi for over five and no. exceeding ten,
cents over ten and not exceedn; twenty fifteen
centsi over twenty and exceeding thirty twelve nd
aa CeHs over thirty and not exceeding fifty cents;
over @ ana not exceeding one hundred eight cents;
head. ~ = 41~''0' 'o''o oi ea0h hoss'
ccnts over twenty and exceeding ty six cents over
hty and not exceeding hundred, five cents one hun
"ISu OF UPWARDS four cents for each barrel box.
fof coee In sacks or BARRELS for twenty UNDER five
over twenty and not exceeding fifty, three cents;
oNet ly ana not exceeding one red half
over one hundred two cents for each sack bar.
For hemp, five tons less, forty cents over five and
not exceeding ten thirty cents not exccedine
ton. ' ~ sS 1o' eS|"
FOR lard In barrels. for twenty-five barrels or less six
eents over twenty five and exceeding fifty five cents;
over MY ana not exceeding hundred four cents: over
one hunured, three cents for each barrel
For lard In kegs, for twenty less ono and half
Cehts over twenty-five ami exceeding ftv one cant:
over hty, three quarters OF cent for each keg 10y
FOR lead aid other metals, fol five tons or less thirty
over nSe tons and not exceeding ten TONS twenty
Ve eents over ten tons and not exceeding twenty fifteen
eentsi over twenty tons, ten cents for each ton
For hdcs, for the first hundred, apiece over
ID, OiaFa fnra oh
ror peltres, the same herein provided for
weighing hemp. t N oi
For bacon and meat in bulk for five less forty
over Ve and not exceeding ten tons, thirty cents;
over Ten and not exceeding twenty ons cents;
over twenty tons, twenty cents for each ton.
toE In bales, for ten bales cents:
Ten and not exceeding twenty cents; over twenty
anu not exceeding fifty eight cents; fifty and not ex
ceealns one hundred six cents; hundred five
cents for each bale. S
For pearash saleratus, black Salts potash or any 9TH
or articles oil merchandise nj in the oreso
ing hs LOT twenty or under, five barrel or cas
All fees to which the city wegher shall be entitled
done. 800 eAe :" 10
6 This ordinance shall take effect from its passage
Passed April 26th 1853
Read, approved signed and attested, Aprl esth 1858
GEO. w. SIGHTS, Clerk. mag
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