The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-27

CITY ORDINANCES.
Laws Passed by tho sixty-sovcnth
Council OF Washington City, ID. q.

Council OF Washington City, d. q.
An ACT In relation to weights and measures.
BE u enacted BY he Board Of Aldermen and
Board Of Common Council Of TIE City Of
Washington, That any person who shall,
without authority Of law, stamp, seal, mark,
or print upon any scale, weights, or meas
ure used, or TO be used, In the city Of WASH
ingtop, for weighing or measuring either dry
or linear substances, the ordinary Govern
nlent stamp, or any other mark, or devise
that would have a tendency to deceive or
mlslead as to exact capacity Of such meas
uresi or who shall in any manner, without
tho authority Of this Corporation, stamp, or
cause to be stamped or certified, any meas
ures or weights used, or to be used, In said
city, shall, upon conviction thereof before
any justice Of the peace, DO fined not less
than twenty dollars nor more than my dol
lars for each offence, one half to the uso of
the informer; to be collected and applied as
other fines for the violation Of the law Of this
Corporation.
Sec. 2. And b. Il. further enacted, That from
and after the first day Of November, 1869, It
shall not be lawful TO use for Weighing any
article for sale In the several markets, or
elsewhere, any spring-balance scale, and the
sealer Of weights and measures Is authorized
TO seize and take into his possession any such
spriag. balance scale he may find In any place
November, 1869, for the sale of articles; and
the pereon offending against the foregoing
provision Of this section shall forfeit and pay
a fine of ten dollars for each offence, one
half 10 the use Of the informer; to be collected
and applied as other fines arc for violations
ofthjs Corporation.
Sec. 3. And BE- u further enacted, That 1t
shall not be lawful for any person to use any
platform or other scales for the sale Of coal,
hay, or any other substances, nor for weigh
ing any articles or goods for transportation,
upon which freight Ia paid, or to be paid,
unless said platform or other scales shall
have fret boon examined and certified 10 by
the sealer Of weights and measures to be ac-
curate; which certificate shall be attached to
such scales, In conspicuous part thereof,
with the seal of the sealer of weights and
measures, stating the fact Of Its accuracy and
the date Of tho examination, and marked as
provided for In the act Of January rs, 1855.
And any person offending against the fore
going provisions of this section shall forfeit
and pay q fine Of ten dollars for each offence,
one-half to the informer; to be collected and
applied as other fines are for violations ofthe
laws Of this corporation.
Sec. 4. Aud be IL further enacted, That all
scales, weights, and measures that have been,
or may hereafter be, seized by the sealer Of
weights and measures, shall be held subject
to the owner thereof for thirty days, after
which all claims upon such scales, weights, or
measures shall be forfeited.
Sec. s. AID be IL further enacted, That the
sealer Of weights and measures shall be gov
crned by the price named In section 7, Of the
ac! of July II, 1890, for all platform scales
| of over one ton and not exceeding ten tons
capaci.y; and shall be allowed to charge
twenty-five cents for each additional ton ex-
cceding ten tons, and for all platform scales
ofless than one ton capacity he shall charge
sum not exceeding one dollar. The sealer
of weights and measures shall be required to
give each owner Of q store, or Of a stall In
dealing in goods, list OF the articles exam
ined and approved by him.
Sec. o. And be Il further enacted, That all
cts, or parts ofacts, ofthis Corporation con-
acting with the above several acts be, and
| the same are hereby, repealed.
Approved September Is, 1860.