The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-11-24

Supplementary 10 The ordinance entitled an
ordinance in relation to the Election
duties and fees Of the BeighmdSts' Of
the City Of Wheeling:
lNEC. /. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
- Council of the City OF Wheeling, that there
shall be within the city limits four ~ weigh
scales, and so many as the public convenience
nav hereafter require in addition TO the scales
at Fifth and Second Ward Market Houses, to
be located as follows One at the corner of
Market and Washington streets, LIST Ward one
at the corner of John and Seventh streets 4th
Ward; one at the corner of Zane and walnut
streets, eth Ward and one at Division and
Chaplinc streets, 9th Ward.
Sea- In addition to hay and other articles
weigh scales, all coal bought, sold or delivered
within the city in carts, wagons or other We
hiCles shall be weighed upon one OF said scales
and the number of bushels of each load ascer.
tanned by weight by the Weighmaster or one OF
his deputies, at the rate of eighty t5O) pounds
TO the bushel the Weighmaster and his dep1-
ties giving certificate specifying the quantity
of coal clean coal, mixed coal, nut coal and
slack: and if any person shall offer for sale, sell
or deliver or receive payment for any coal
which has not been 81 weighed and the number
of bushels therein ascertained and before he
has obtained certificate thereof, or, having re-
ceived such certificate, shall sell or otherwise
dspose of said load, or part or parcel thereof,
contrary to the certificate, or attempt TO impose
a false certificate in the sale thereof. or when he
has made sale shall not in the delivery of the
coal also deliver the certificate OF its weight to
the purchaser, or shall practice any deception
nv concealinp any substance in the load with
view TO defraud he shall. Cor every such oflonce,
forfeit and pay TO the city the sum of not less
than five % dollars and no moro than ten (lO)
dollars. And every person purchasing aud pay
ing for coal not previously weighed and ccrtl
fed shall forfeit and pay to the city for every
q 10, Of ut han ftNn
dollars and not more than i've t5) dollars. And
if the WeighmasteT or any of his deputies shall
purchase any coal or hay, otherwise than pre-
scrbeG by this ordinance he shall forfeit and
paw for every such offence twenty COO dollars
This ordinance shall apply 10 all coal delivered
TO the Water Works or distributed by order of
Council to public offices, hose or engine houses
or the poor of the city; provided, this section
shall not apply to manufacturers owning their
own coal bank and supplying their factories
therefrom, or, of necessity having to purchase
coal by contract.
Sea 1t shall be the duty of the Weigh
master or his deputies to keep register at each
scales which shall always be open 10 public in
spection aud belong to the city wherein shall
be entered every load weighed on said scales,
giving the name OF the article weighed, the
owners name, the weight, the date of weighing
the fee received, and shall furnish a certificate
stating the number of bushels therein contained
if Of coal, and the number OF pounds if of other
articles.
SEC. 4. The City Weighmaster shall have
power To appoint a deputy for each of the
scales said appointment to be approved by the
Council. The Weighmaster and deputy shall
before entering upon the discharge OF their du.
ties be sworn by the Mayor TO honestly dis
charge the duties of Weighmaster, and the
WeiGhmaster give bond with good and suf.
cient security, in the penal sum of (s2.OO0) two
Thousand dollars, for the faithful discharge Of
same.
He shall make monthly returns to the Treas.
urer of the amount of fees received and shall
paw over 10 said Treasurer, for the use of the
city on the first Monday of every month, the
per centage TO which the city is entitled under
their respective contracts.
SEC. 5. For weighing coal, each Weighmaster
shall be allowed to charge the following fees;
and no moro, which shall be paid at the time
the certificate OF weight or measure is given:
For each load containing thirty.three C53)
bushels or under, five 81 cents.
For each load containing thirty.three t3J)
Bushels, and not more than rfty.tye (55) bush
els, ten cents.
For each loafcontaning more than ifty.five
ISL bushels fifteen l5) cents.
SEC. 6. The Weighmaster shall pay 10 the
City Treasurer fifty per Centum of all fees re-
ceived by him and his deputies as a rent for the
use of said scales.
SEC. l. All ordinances and parts OF ordi
nances heretofore enacted inconsistent here
with, are hereby repealed.
SEC. g. This ordinance shall 70 into effect on
and after the 25th of November, ls6e.
Passed Council November 10th, 1863.
H. T. FEENY,
lCity Clerk.