Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-05-03

A N ORDINANCE 10 establish a city weigher:
be It ordained by the council of the city OF
Ing that there shall be appointed by the council
meeting and shall be elected by the city
nually thereafter at the time Mayor
city officers are elected officer TO be called the city
weisher
q The said city wegher shall keep an Office in some
tr part o! the city, and shall supply himself with suitable
and accurate scales and when shall weigh any
to The applicant Certificate Of the Weigh
thereof and shall Keep register OF all articles weighed
anu OF the lees received and report abstract thereof
e sG % S s s s cath fine.
to the inspection of interested in any weighing
done by the city wegher.
T. The city xegher shall entitled demand and re
weighing as aforesaid:
barrels uerces casks hogsheads sacks boxes fifty
or under two cents hundred pounds
per pcunds for two hundred packages and
JTsd noS a one sno quartet cents per hum
cent per hundred pounds.
For sugar in hogsheads, :or five hogshcads under
twenty-five cents; for five and no. exceeding ten
twenty cents; over ten and not exceeding twenty, fifteen
harcens; thirty not exceeding ity ten cents;
over NIFTY and not exceeding hundred, eight cents;
over one hundred six and quarter cents for each hogs
For sugar in barrels or boxes for twenty under,
cents over twenty and not exceeding fifty six cents,
NIFTY and not exceeding hundred five cents hun.
dred or upwards, four cents for each barrel box.
For coffee in sacks barrels twenty or under five
cents over twenty and not exceeding fifty, three cents;
cents over one hundred two or bar
l
not exceeding thirty cents exceeding
NIFTY, twenty cents over fifty tons, fifteen each
ton.
For lardin barrels. for twenty-five barrels or css six
cents over twenty i've and not exceeding fifty
over NIFTY and not exceeding hundred cents; over
| one hundred, three cents for each barrel
FOR lard IN kegs, for twenty five less,
cents over twenty five aud exceeding fifty, one cent;
over NIFTY, three qua rters of cent for each keg
For lead and other metals, fot five tons less thirty
cents; over five tons and not exceeding
hVe cens over ten tons and exceeding twenty fifteen
cents; over twenty tons, ten cents for each ton.
For hides, for the first hundred, apiece over
one hundred, half a cent apiece for each hide.
For peItrles, the same herein provided for
weighing hemp. "
For bacon and meat in bulk, for five tons or less FORTY
cents over five and not exceeding TONS thirty cens
over ten and not exceeding twenty twenty cents
over twenty tons, twenty cents for each ton.
For cotton In bales for ten bales UNDER fifteen cents;
over ten and not exceeding twenty cents; twenty
ana not exceeding fifty eight cents fifty not ex
ceedng one hundred, six cents; hundred five
cents for each bale. 800
For pearash saeratus black Salts potash or any 9th
er articles OF merchandise NJ the Iorego
hs Tor twenty or UNDER five per barrel or CASH
o. All fees to which the city wegher shall be entitled
DONE $50 e'"e ~ Oe
6; This ordinance shall take effect from its passage
Passed April 26th, 1853.
Read approved, signed and attested, April es,h 1853
e. wv Co. S. BRADY, Mayor.
uEo' W. sioHFs, Clerk. mas