The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-07-07
AN ORDINANCE

To regulate he measuring of Stone Coal and coke, an
to repeal an ordinance entitled An Ordinance regula
ting Homeasuringcf coal withia the TOwn Of LGncas
ter" passed January lst, 1919.
| SECTlONl Re it ordained hy the CITY Council
of the City of Lancaster, That there shall be ap
pointed annually by the City Council suitable pet
son TO attend to the measuring of all carts or ohc
vehicles now used that hereafter may be used for de
vering stone coal coke, who, before entering upo
the dutes Oihs office, shall give bond in the sum O
two hundred dollars, with two more freehold sectl
rites of the acceptance of the City Council of Lancas
ter, and conditioned for the fnlthfnl and mparta
discharge OF the duties of his office according Law
and the Ordinance of said City of Lancaster and shal
take IN oath of office before the Mayor
| SEC. Ii. That it shall be the duty ofall persons
owning or using any cart or other vehicle for the dc
livery of stone coal coke to any citizen ofsaid city
OF Lancaster, and for all persons selling stone Goa
coke, to have their carts other vehicles which
are used for delivering tho same, constructed in such
manner that the top thereof shall form plain surface
and that the end board shall be Of the same height
aS the side boards, and the top OF the side boards to-
gcther with the top and bottom of the end board shall
tic covered with iron such manner as to prevent
them from wearing; and the sadcart or other ye-
hclc shall be osGh capacity ms to contain when
full, htty-three thousand seven hundred and sixty
(537GO) cubic inches, twenty bushels, Oftwo thou
sand six hundred and elghty-eight (2,GSS) cubic
inches each.
SEC. III. That il shall he the duty of the Coal
measurer to ascertain by calculating the cube there
OF, that all carts other vehicles used that
may neredter be used for delivering stone coal or
coke have the capacity required in the second
ton of this ordinance, and that they are made to
conform in all other respects to the provisions and
requirements of the aforesaid second section; and
upon asccraining these facts he shall seal the same
10y branding i'll some conspicuous place on said cart
or other vehicle the following device, vz go bushels
G. M. q. IL. And it is further made the duty of the
coal mensurer to re-eXamne all carts and other ye
hicles before mentioned once in four months, and
after such examination or re'eNamnatiOn it shall he
his duty to issue certificate to the owner OF such
no ri tspn In 10 T..
J. - Coal MeasurCr Of the City of Lancaster do
hereby certify that Ihave examined Tor rc-examned)
the cart (or other vehicle) Of - and Mat itcQn-
forms to the City Ordinances In every respect" which
sha be signed by the coal measurer. And it s
hereby further made his duty to keep book to be
furnished at the expense Of the city, in which he
shall enter the names of the owners OF all the carts
or other vehicles he may examine and brand or re-
examine, together with the date aud fact of such
examination and branding or re-eXamination which
book he shall preserve and exhibit to the City COun-
Gil when required; which at the expiration of his tern
o. Office he shall hand to his successorin Office ahd
he shall report to the Mayor the names of a persons
refusing neglecting to comply with any Of the pro-
visions of this ordinance, or in any way violating the
same; and he shall be entitled to receive for sealing
any vehicle seventyiive cents, and for each reeXam
nation thirty-seven cents to be paid by the owner
thereof
SEC ~. That it shall be unlawful for any person
or persons to deliver or cause to be delivered any
stone coal or coke to any purchaser by any other
measurc'than that defined in the second section of
this ordnance or from any cart wagon or other ve-
hcle that has not been duy sealed directed in the
second section ofths ordinance for any person or
persons to leave or to allow any other person to
leave any boat yard, or other place of deposit for
coal with any cart, wagon or vehicle loaded with
coal or coke with the intention OF delivering the
coal or coke therein to any purchaser, until the said
cart wagon or other vehicle has been duly filled even
full or in other manner to violate the provisions of
this ordinances and any person or persons guilty of
such violation on conviction thereof before the
Mayor shall be fined in any sum not less than five
nor more than twenty-five dollars for each offense
with costs of prosecution. Provided, that ii shall be
lawful for any person persons to sell by the usual
mode of measurement, at his or their yard, boat or
other place ofdepost to any person who may wish to
remove the same In their own vehicle or at the re-
quest of the purchaser the seller may haul
to be hauled from his or their yard, boat or other
els anything in this ordinance to the contrary not
SEC " That il any person shall violate or in
terrupt, or intermeddle in any way or manner with
the coal measurer when in the performance Of his
official duties, every such person offending, SHALL
upon conviction thereof before the Mayor forfeit and
pay to the city of Lancaster any sum not to exceed
fifty dollars, with costs Of prosecution
SEC. vi. That an ordinance entitled can 0rdi-
nrece regulating the measurement Of coal IN the
Town OF Lancaster" passed January 1st l84e be and
The same is hereby repealed -
SEC VII. This Ordinance shall take effect and be
force from and after its passage and legal publca.
lion. r., st -L re-7 a.
Done In the Council Chamber fthe City Of Lancas.
ter, this 9th day of July, AID. 1851
WI, KING, Clerk