Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-07-13

CorsciL CaAxBss, July IL, 1oe5.
Present-His Honor, Mayor Davies, Aids.
Anaresen, Champion, Tegeler. Coulthart,
!.age, Hornby, Jones, Noe, Aattbes, Smiley,
kunge.
Aid. Tegcler moved that the ordinance to
regulate the weighing Of hay ard eooal, and
psevsnt the use Of spfiag balances, - talken
up. section by section. and acted upon -
Agreed TO, and amended and adopted, -
follows:
AN ORDINANCE to regulate the weighing
Of hay and coal, and measurement Of
wood, and to prohibit the use Of Spring
Balances.
BIT enacted BY tie CITY Cosnei Of tie
C.ty Of Davenport. Sac. LIST. The City
Council shall appoint one or more public
wcighcrs and wood ncasurers, to hold their
office at the pleasure Of the City Council
for said city. who shall be sworn to perform
the duties Of such Office to the best Of their
knowledge and ability, and in conformance
with all the provisions Of this ordinance.
SIC 2. The public weigher shall for the
faithful performance Of his duties, give .
bond Of 81, 900 with surcties; the public
wood measurer shall give bond for $500
with suretes, which said bonds shall be 40
proved and revised by the City Council
every year.
SET. 3. Upon the presentation and de-
livery Of such approved bond and an afiida
Wit Of having been known to faithfully full
fill the duties Of his office, the City Clerk is
authorized to issue to said public wcighes
or wood measurer permit, and for issuing
such permit, the Clerk shall be entitled to .
fee Of 81. to be paid by said public weigher
or wood mcssurer.
SEC. 4. Such public weighcr shall At.
tend at all reasonable tiEes, to weigh any
load, which any person may desire 10 have
weighed and for every load or draft he
weighs, he shall be entitled to the sum oi
ten cents and he shall keep an account Of
the weight Of such load by him weighed,
and shall furnish to the person having such
load weighed, certificate for each load,
which certificate shall contain the gross and
nett weight of load weighed by him; and
he shall compute the nett weight into the
other denominations according to the stand.
ard Of weights and measures Of the State Of
Iowa. Aud such table ofstaniard weights
and measures Of the State OF Iowa shall be
posted at some conspicu ous place in his
office.
SEC. 5. Such certificate Of wcying shall
be stamped by the CITY Clerk with the city
Seal
SEC. 6. Upon the payment Of two dol.
lars the City Collector si.a'l deliver to such
public weigher rcccipt tor the same, and
upon the presentation Of such receipt, thu
City Clerk is authorized to affix the City
Seal u one hundred receipts to be furnished
BY the public weigher. For stamping such
certificates the City Clerk shall be entitled
to fee Of ten cents per hundred, to be paid
by said public weigher.
SEC, I. No public weigher shall give
certificate for any load weighed by him
without having weighed the empty Wagon
or dray within "A hours before OF "a hours
after such load was weighed, unless he hal
the written consents Of the buyer Of such
load, in which case he shall put down tht
date, when such empty wagon or dray vas
weighed last. And it shall be his duty I'd
see that the empty wagon or dray Is in th1
s-...o oonditivI As whe" .iic rult load was
weighed: II shall be the rule that the dri
yer ola horse Or mule team is always on the
wagon or dray; that the driver Of an OF team
is always Oft the wagon or dray; and it shal
be the duty Of the wcigher, to mark on tn
certificate any deviation Of this rule; and j
shall be the duty Of the pubic weigher, t
see that there is never more than Que per
son on the wagon or dvay. and that Their
is nothing,on the wagon or dray, open t
the eye, which does not properly belong I
.he load or wagon, xhcn the full load l
weighed, and when the empty wagon o
dray is weighed.
SEC. 8. Thc public weigher is responsi
bic for any damage done by neglect Of hi
duty, carelessness Of weighing and inco,
rectncss Of his scale. 81
| SEC. y. Any person acting as . publ
weigher without having complied with tn
prorisinnA Of this ordinance, shall pay, o
conviction, fine of ten dollars and costs
for each offence.
Ssc.a 10. Any public weigher, violatin
any provision OF this ordinance, shall b
liable. (if there Is no fraudulent intentic
prcven), to fine Of IS and costs for tn
fi. st offence to fine Of $40 and costs ft
The second offence; to fine twent,
ktts f6veF q fbllWsG and = costs. Il
third otIn,oe, 70 he. paid y, the sCity Co
lcctor; and it shall be at the option Of tn
City Council to repeal hia permit after lth
third offence; IL there is q fraudulent inter
lion proven, on conviction thereof to 4 fir
of $25 unAsooesa, 10 - paid 20 the City Co
lector, for the first offence with the repe
Of his permit to act Is public weigher.
Sec. "a. AN hay tapd coal offered f
sale il she citt Of Davenport shAlI be sol
by weight, to. be weighed BY the publ
seieher al fpointeA BY IT, City OeueciL VI
Iss6s sothsrwim a6tesa sbetRS1n holh -
ties.
/ SIC. u. If any person after haviu
weighed load Or parcel Of load shall r
move any portion Of sueh loader parcel
load before delivery, with intent to d
fraul the purchaser, such person on conyi
ton thereof, shal. pay . iine ofnot less thu
! 500 and costs, ncI more than 1lO0 On
SIC. 1s. All wood offered fut sale In Il
city Of Davenport shall be sold by inca
ure, the same to be measured by the publ
'wood neasuser, appointed ~ the CiI
Council, unless otherwise sgresd bst~e'
both parties. .l, Z. =, ~ ~, y,
SEC. ~ The uood nsssnrsr shah =
te ID At the levee between Brady aud Ripis
streets, 1t all reasonable tunes, and peasp
any wood Which persons day desirs to hkl
msasAEeAy far nhich l,sisssGeisd y seeoi,
ten cents for each cord and frScli0n er cel
when the quantity shah not exceed II
cords; and for each additional cord or fra
tioq Of I S6rd, ! I've eb9ts.- h1 sh1ll bss
spohsible for iny dluiage otcasioned' BY h
, neglect, carelessnqs Or ftepdslestusognr
ment, and on conviction Of fraudulent mes
~ .ss as:': s "! 1..s ,s.Ss e ,a "A
x NJ on Collsaki ~ - pess't ~
be repealed.
.csSs. H. 3MsiGaDNh kakSifu66
! sent Of the purchaser, shall sell and deliv
in the city Of Daveup0rt any load Of hay