Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-06-24

authorized TO issue to such public weignsr
o. wood measurer, permit ior Cme ys.,i
end for issuing such permit, the C,e, .;5
be entitled to fee Of 81, TO be Ps'o " -
public weigher or wood mcasurer. IN :.
SEC. 4. Such public weigher snA, -. -
tend at Ill reasonable times, to ~e's" ~
load which any person may desire 70 -.
weighed and for every load ne welgn.. =
shall be entitled to the sum Of ten ceass
and he shall keep IN account OF the ws,gn'
Of each load BY him weighed, and shall ~.
nish to the person having such ioaa "e'sn
ed, certificate for each load, which cer'in.
cate shall contain the gross anu ns's
weight Of such load weighed BY him .no
| he shall compute the nett weight into lns
other denominations according to the ssana'
ard Of weights aud measures Of the Sta'e
Of Iowa. And such table Of stanaalu
| weights and measures Of the State OF Iows
shall be posted at some conspicuous pace
in his Office.
SEC. 8. Such certificate Of weighing snaI
be stamped by the City Clerk with the oisy
Seal.
| SEC. 8. Upon the payment Of two dollars
the City Collector shall deliver to such puo
lie weigher = receipt for the same, and upe4
the presentation Of such receipt, the City
Clerk Is authorized to afiix the City Seal =
one hundred certificates, to be furnished "
the public weigher. For stamping suen
certificates the City Clerk shall be entitled
to fee Of twenty cents per hundred, to %
paid by said public weigher.
SEC. 7. No public weigher shall give
certificate for any load weighed by him,
without having weighed the empty wage4,
or dray within "a hours before or "a hours
after such load was weighed, provided ne
has the written consent Of the buyer Of
such load, in which case he shall put down
the date, when such empty wagon or cray
was weighed last. And it shall be his duty
to see that the empty wagon or dray IS IN
the same condition as when the full load
Was weighed. And it is his duty to see
that the driver Of horse or mule team is
always on the wagon or dray thai the dri-
yer Of IN OK team is always off the wagon
or dray; that there is never more than
one person on the wagon or dray, and that
there is nothing on the wagon or dray open
to the eye, which does not properly belong
to the load or wagon when the full load is
weighed, and when the empty wagon or
dray is weighed.
SEC. g.. The public wcighet Il RESPONSE
bic for any damage done by neglect Of his
duty, carelessness Of weighing, and incor.
rectness Of his scale.
SEC. Q. Any person acting - . public
weigher without having complied with the
provisions of this ordinance, shall pay, on
conviction, fine Of ten dollars for each Of
fence.
SIC. TO- Any public weigher, violating
| ysuso Of Hhsa hall
liable, if there is no fraudulent intention
proven, on conviction thereof, to finc Of IS
for the first offense, to fine Of $40 for the
second offense, to fine Of $25 for the third
offensc, to be paid to the City Treasurer,
aud it shall be At the option Of the City
Council to repeal his permit after the third
oilensc; if there is fraudulent intention
proven, on conviction thereof, to fine Of
$25, t, be paid to the City Treasurer, for
the first oAense with the repeal Of his per-
% sss ss # as PH9S Es, ss'fess .sd ess for s..
in the city Of Davenport shah be sold by
weight, to be weighed by the public weigh.
or appointed by the City Council.
SEC. II. II any person, after having
shall remove any portion Of such load or
parcel Of load before delivery, with in
tent to defraud the purchaser, such per.
son, on conviction thereof, shall pay o
fine Of not less than $40 nor more than
800.
SEC. 10. All wood offered for sale in the
city Of Davenport shall be sold By measure,
the same to be measured by the public wood
measurer, appointed by the City Council.
SEC. IA. The wood measurer shall at.
tend at al reasonable times, and measure
any wood which persons may desire to have
measured; for which he is entitled to re.
ceive ten cents for each cord and fraction oi
a cord, when the quantity shall not exceed
two cords, and for each additional cord or
fraction Of q cord, five cents. lie shall be
; responsible for any damage occasioned by
his neglect, carclessncss or fraudulent
measurement; and on conviction of fraud
ulcnt measurement he shall pay fine oil
not less than $40 nor more than $50 ia
the City Treasurer, and his permit shall
be repealed.
SEC Is. No person shall make use ol
spring balances in weighing meat or any 9th.
! er articles sold within the city Of Daven.
, port.
Sec. 16. Ifany person shall sell and de.
liver in the city Of Davenport any load d
hay or coal otherwise than by weight, or moi
: without having it weighed by . public
wcigher, or any wood otherwise than by
: measurement, and without having it meas
!, ured by the public wood measurcr, he shall
pay, on conviction thereof, fine Of not less
than IS, and not more than $40 for each
. ofIense, TO the City Treasurer.
SEC. H. This ordinance shall be print
ed, and copy Of it shall be posted at I
: conspicuous place at the office Of every
; public wsigher
, SEC. l6. All ordinances heretofore pass
ed, regulating the weighing and sale ol
hay and coal, or any other article, meas
urement of wood, and to prohibit the US,
!. Of spring balances, are hereby repealed.
@. TEoELER,
Il w. g. JONES,
Committee of Ordinance.
Aid. Tege'er moved to reconsider the Or
dinance. Carried,
Aid. Coulthart moved to lay on the tabl,
till next meeting. Carried.
Aid. Aathes offered the following rcso
! luton:
Resolsed. To be ordered by the Counci
. Of the City Of Davenport, to gutter all tn,
step crossings in the city, Is may be order
!; ed BY the Street COMMITTED, the expenses no
. exceeding thirty dollars per crossing.
Aid. Runge moved to refer to Stree
Committee to report At the next meeting th,
number to be so repaired. Carried.
Il Aid. Mathes offered the following:
Kesolcsd, The City Council order the fol
lowing work to be done, BY the lowest bid
der under the supsrintendence of the Stree
Committee. On Fourth street and 0aine.
: stone crossing TO be put up, instead Of th,
; wooden bridge now there. Also, ston,
|. gutter to be opened on Sd and Browi
streets, east side; and one on Second ant
Warren, east side, which was referred to th,
. Street Committee.
Aid. Coulthart offered the followin,
resolution and moved to adopt.
Resslssd, That this Oouncil instruct tn,
). Ordinance Committee to bring up an Or
dinance to exempt al woolen and cotto,
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