The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-01-27


amy weights measures CT beams, in weighing OF
naas9siHF, not confcrmaIIe to the standard Of the
County in which such gits. measures or beams
are used, or not properly stamped and certified to
by the County Sealer, he or she shall be liable ia
inHictment therefor and upon Conviction thereof
shall be punished by fine not less than fifty dollars
NOR more than one thousand dollars, or by mpris
NttEeDt in the GoRnty Gull for period not less
than thirty days nor more than six months, or by
both such fine and Imprisonment. All fines from
the above source shall be paid into the County
Treasury for county school purposes.
SEC. q Contracts hereafter to be executed, made
within this Territory for any work TO be done, OF
for anything to be sold delivered or agreed for by
weight or measure. shall. unless otherwise agreed
upon and stipulated between the parties, be taken
and construed to be made according to the stan-
dard weight and measure thus ascertained and
provided for by this Act
p SEC. s. The hundred weight shall consist OF
'6ne hundred pounds, and twenty such hundreds
shall constitute ton. -
sd SECS. Whenever wheat, rye, Indian corn. oats,
barley, buckwheat, potatoes, onions, dried apples
or dried peaches, or any other grains, fruits roots
or vegetables not herein mentioned, shall be sold
by the bushe. and no special agreementis made
as to the weight or measure thereof, the bushel
shall be two thousand one hundred and fifty and
forty.two one hundreths cubic inches; when by
weight, the bushe1 of wheat shall be sixty pounds;
rye, ffty-six pounds; Indian corn, ityslx pounds;
oats, thirty six pounds; barley, fortyhVe pounds
buckw heat, forty.five pounds; green apples and
peaches, fifty pounds; potatoes, sixty pounds; tur-
nips, onions and beets, fifty pounds; peas and
beans, sixty pounds; dried apples, peaches or
plHms, tWenty-Slx POUNDS.
SEC. TO- All commodities sold by heaped meas
lre, shall be duly heaped up in the form OF cone;
the outside of the measure by. which the same
shall be measured to be the extremity OF the base
of such cone, and such cone to be as high as the
articles to be measured will admit, I5sf
SEQ H. The measure used for measuring dry
commodities not heaped, SHAH be stricken with a
straight stick or roller, or the same diameter from
end to end. - q w al uTcUE
- SEC H. Each County Sealer shall be entitled to
receive for his services. the following rates For
sealing and marking every beam, one dollar. For
sealing and marking measures of exte ntlon, at the
rate of twenty-five cents per yard, not 70 exceed
one dollar for anyone measure; For sealing ana
marking every Weight, twenty five cents, but in
no case to exceed dollars for one set OF weights
except Troy and Apotaeearies' weights for which
he shall receive the following rates = For every
beam and set of weights, weighing four ounces or
less, one dollar and fifty cents; For every beam
and set Of weights, weighing eight ounces or more
Than four ounces and less than eight, two dollars
and Sftv ceatss For every beam andset of weights
weighing more than eight ounces and not exceed.
ing sixteen ounces, three dollars; For every beam
and set of weights, weighing more than sixteen
ounces and not exceeding sixty-four ounces four
Yrg moro than sixty four ounces five dollars; for
sealing and marking every liquid and dry mea
sure, twenty five cents They shall also be entitled
to such compensation fer making such weights
and measures conform to the established standards
as can be agreed upon by the Seaier and parties
a liking it done. ah .eN
$50. IS. The County Sealers shall mark the ct
tiers /. t. on each and every weight measure or
bean; they snail seal and shall procure proper
stamp or other materials for so doing, at the ex
pense of their respective counties y 49,
SEC Ia. It shall be theduty of the County Seal
er to inspect all the weights, measures and beams
used in his County and MCPHERSON refusing 70
allow such inspection during business hours shall
he guilty of Misd ereasscr and shall be liable TO
the same punishment prescribed IN Section six OF
this act.f fse9l3 lag 9t14 i95sysal As
h SEC Is. No person shall be deemed guilty OF
violating the provisions of this Act until after be-
ing notified by tile County Sealer of his authority
to seal weights and measures, and of his being
prepared so TODD. III
SEC. Is. This Act to take effect and be in force
from and after its approval by the Governor.
Approved January II, A. D. 1866.
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