Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-04-15
ORDINANCE.

BE it ordoMod Jy tie Common Gen.
q the CITY q Jo.i.i,
That hereafter there p al Be 2 re,-...r
OF weights and measures within if,.,-r
and the star Gard al ,Eted ~ the So.
Illinois shall he The ties; by ELisl !
shall lie compared tnj determined. |
Sec. =. TIC CyG.msn Csuagl $
point s.alsr IF weights AID nsa,-r.
their first meeting ai,or lie aaaal.
ton ~ each year, and Ruo shall ea.E.|
IN Office for orc year or gut.I be sus.s-
Is appointed: tut should sad me-. i
pass withou; the apP.ii iEgut af ST. "a
ot weights aud measures, tLeutu e =.
Council sta!! make the lYP .iliua.:
some suhS'Qui nt meeting.
See .. /; shall Lc the Ju;v e ilss,
OF weights and Eleasu es, al lsa=:t--
every yra', to examine ana test he
racy o.! 81 weights. measures aud sea-.
other Instruments Or things used lad
peTson Tor welgiIHgur mna mir. s1-c
ticie for faie 10 said c:rY 0f J lies: . ST.
with suitable seal al weights. as--
and scales, - used, which be n.7
correct, and deliver 10 the oWrc7 .lsr.
Certificate Of Their gccurscT: o. can
all weights, inca ures and scslas gli-
may hnd Incorrect up1n such iHs-1-
AID to cause he ulsUsF ;Lerc-l o. has.
corrected and made conf Imajie =
s'andard. ANY person Iosa,irgt t. r.
any weights, MEASURES or scales. q
sirGments furweishing or measuring,
seaier tor the purpose Il exauiua.i.n 81
inspection . aforesaid. Or ols;IGsril.
IN the performance Of his duiy,aF u.irss
weights, measures and scales Which q
been condemned. before the Sane have -
prepared ard adjusted, shall forfeit =
atty Of not less than three dollars nor
than ten dollars for eacL'oflunsc. recryerl-
before any court or justice bsyisg jli--
ton Of the same within tie city.
See. 4. The sealer Of weights an3 uH'
ures shall be allowed to receive the -
ing fees for services rendered ty hlE q.
this Oldiuance, viz: For inspecting =
sealing platform scales OF less cs1z
nation than four thousand pounds, n.
ing weights, fifty cents. Fer iDsts
aud seeing large beams weighing
thousand pounds end upwards, IlliG-
weights, twenty-five cents; Of smhiis'
nominations. twelve end ons-haf 2,
each. Counter scales, including Es.-
twelve and one half cents. Far 51lf2;-
and sealing any measures, bush5!,'en g.
half jushel, five cents; for less d-no-
tons, each, three cents. For eCnTa-
and sealing wine measures, esch,tE3 e.
For comparing, inspecting and -
cloth and board measures, each, I've e.
The inspector " weights and meas
shall also be entitled 70 receive g JHsi
pensafion for the labor and material Dc.
sary to make weights and measure -
rate.
Sec. 5 II shall not be lawful for hes
said sealer to make the aforesaid ehI5
for inspecting and testing weights
ures and scales, as aforesaid, 0iiensi /,
once in a year, unless the same -,
found not couiormable to tie sian'Ai-
this State.
See. G. \, person shall make uss = :
weight, measure, scale, or other in''l.
for W ishing or measuring any ai'--'
sale in the city, until the same has y
" examined and sealed by ibs ssA-
weights and measures, under a lsDs-
not less than FIVE nor more than tHeD:
dollars, recoverable before any eosi'.'
tice having competent Jurls6letioS .
city. All yereons using weighs IT,
scales or other instrument Tor m.-'
any article for sale in this city, vii1'
been scaled, shall upon spPheshoS :
sealer Of weights and measures an
same to be examined tested and se-.-
herein provided, under ptn1i'y o go
than Eve nor no more than twenty l't
lars for failing so to do; and any pr. Pr.
persons altering any weights. IT, -
scales, causing the same to Eeigh = :,
ly, shall, on conviction theroi Dei-.
justice Of said city, he fined IN any -
exceeding one hundred dollars 4, q
sec. 7. 1t shall be 4 dug o. 70
sealed to make a register OF 81 "
scale, beams and stesi' -
other instrumen;s inspected y -
which be shall state the names q =.
ers of the same and whether they : ID
formable to the standard Of the sac. :,
it shall also be his duty to Tepoina 50
common council the names Of - -;
whose weights. measures, scale 20
steelyards are incorrect, ana =
copy Of his said register to the ''"
c ~. o. -
sD anu S.w. BOWEN, ~
S. D. SxITH, City Clerk.