The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-05-05
An Ordinance.

SUPPLEMENTARY TO THE oRDI-
y nance entitled IAN Ordinance In relation
10 the Election, Duties and Fees OF the
WeighmasIer rLhe City of wheeling"
SEQ l. Bet Ordained By The Council Of ahe
sly e Rssg nr Ses III Ia sdion
10 the scales at the Second and Filth Ward
Market Houses). to be located as follows:
ket streets, in the First Ward; one at the Old
Market Space, In the Fourth Ward, and one
| at The corner OF Zane and Walnut streets In
the seventh Ward. and one at the corner OF
Division and Chapline streets, in the sixth
Ward.
now required 10 be weighed on the public
weigh scales, all coal bought, sold or deliver
ed Within the city, In carts, wagons or other
vehicles, Hhall be Weighed upon one OF said
| scales and the number of bushels ineach load
| ascertained by weight by the weighmaster or
pounds oS TO the Sushel. Ana il ina any pefsoH
shall offer for sale, or sell, or deliver, or re.
ceive payment for any load OF coal which
has not Deen SO weighed and the number of
| bushels therein ascertained, and before he
has obtained a certificate therefor, or having
received such certihcate, shall sell or olher-
wise dispose OF said load or any part or par
eel thereof, contrary 70 the certificate, or at
tempt TO impose q IA Sc certificate In the
sale thereof, or when he has made sale shall
not, In the delivery of the coal, also deliver
the certificate ofits weight to the purchaser,
or shall practice any deception by conceal
ing any substance in the coal with view TO
defraud, lie shall for every such offence for
felt and pay the sum OF i've dollars, and
every person purchasing and paying for coal
not previously weighed and certified shall
likewise forfeit and pay for every such of
fence the sum OF i've dollars. And II the
westminster or any OF his deputies. shall
own use, heshall forfeit and pay for every
such ofence the sum of twenty dollars.
coal delivered at the C1ty Water Works or
distributed by order of Council to the public
offices. hose or engine houses, or to the poor
OF the city, nor to manufacturers or others
who purchase by continuous contract;
where the seller and buyer agree to waive
/ weighing under this ordinance, No
SEQ. 3. Il shall be the duty of the weiah-
master TO keep register at each scales,
which shall always be open TO public inspec.
be entered every load weighed at said sc s,
giving the name OF the article weighed, the
owners name, the weight the date or Weig p
ing, the Zee received, and II coal, the kind
thereof, whether clean, mixed or slack, and
he shah furnish q certificate stating the
number OF bushels therein contained and
kind if OF coal, and the humber or pounds II
o1otheF articles. z-.5s.
SEC. 4. For weighing coal the. weishmaster
fsss ana no more 70 Se h the f@s ing
certificate Is given, by the owner ofEaId load.
Eo5 eseh loed am ag. IniIEty d p1snelI and
over thirty and not moro Than nifty bushels,
ten cents. For each load containing more
than f1ty bushels fifteen cents.
SEQ. 5, II any fine imposed by this ordi-
nance be not paid upon the rendition Of 1.-THE
judgment with The costs OF prosecution, by
the person against whom II is adiudged, such
person may Uf he be a male over dfteen) at
the discretion of the Court, be sentenced TO
labor without compensation Al any OF the
public works or improvements undertaken
or To be undertaken by the city, until the
same is fully paid, or for any period not ex-
cee1tnR thirty days Etf i5llz T5l q
SEC 8. The weIH hmRster shall nay into the
City Treasury nifty per cantum OF all fees re-
ceiVed by him or his deputies, as q rent for
the use of said scales, To be paid TO the
Treasurer OF the city on the fFst Monday OF
each month, who shall settle with him sac-
corglInR TO said register. --Ii :
SEQ. 4. An ordinances and parts of ofii-
names heretofore enacted, Inconsistent here
with, are hereby repealed. = - 2
on the nrst day Of September. 1853 , :
Passed Council April 18th lS6S
ny5-lt II. E.EEENY, City Clerk.