The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-03
AN ORDINA nee amending the ordi

AN ORDINA nee amending the ordi
nance, regulating the weighing OF
grain, hay, coal aud stock in the town
of Clarence.
SEC. ]. BE it ord lined by the Tour,
Council ofhs 7o,tn OF Clarence, That
the town Council shall appoint one or
more public weighers, to hold their
Office ut the pleasure OF the town Coun-
Gil for said town, who shall be sworn to
perform the duties of said office to the
best of his Knowledge and ability, and
this ordinance.
SEC ,. The public Weigher shall,
for the faithful performance of his du-
ties, give a bond of one thousand dollars
with sureties, which said bond shall
he approved aud revised by the town
Council every year.
SEC. 5. Such public Weighers shall
attend at all reasonable hours, to weigh
any load which any person may desire
to have weighed, or any stock of any
kind, or horses, or any thing whatsoev-
err; and for every load or craft of grain
OF other produce he weighs, he shall be
entitled to the sum Of ten cents, for ev-
cry draft of five hogs or less, the sum Of
fifteen cents, and for each additional
hog exceeding five, two cents each; and
for each draft of three cattle or horses or
less, and for all over three, five cents
each, t" he paid by the person having
the load or draft weighed; and he shall
keep an account OF the weight of each
load or draft by him weighed, and shall
furnish to the person having such load
or draft weighed, certificate Of each
load or draft, which certificate shall con.
tain the gross and net weight of such
grain OF coal or hay or other article
weighed by him; and he shall compute
the net wein Int into other denomina-
tons according to the standard of
weights ana measures of the State Of
Iowa when requested; Pr Opi1cd, That
in the weighing of stock or other things
when more than one draft is necessary
in weighing the whole, the said certii-
cate Of the weight need only contain the
sum OF all the drafts.
SEC. 4. No public Weigher shall give
a certificate for any load weighed by
him, without having weighed the empty
wagon or dray or other vehicle within
twenty four hours before or twenty four
hours after such load was weighed, un-
less he have the written consent OF the
buyer of such load, i'm which case he
shall put down the date when such
empty wagon, dray or other vehicle was
weighed last. And it shall be his duty
to see that the empty wagon, dray or
when the full load was weighed; it shall
be the rule that the driver of horse or
mule team is always on the wagon, dray
or other vehicle; that the driver OF an
OK team is off the wagon. dray or other
vehicle; and it shall be the duty Of the
weiRher to mark on the certificate any
deviation from this rule: and it shall be
the duty Of the weigher to sec that there
is never more than one person on the
wagon, dray or other vehicle. and that
there is nothing on said wagon dray or
other vehicle, open to the eye, which
does not properly belong to the load. or
vehicle when the full load is weighed.
and when the empty wagon, dray or
other vehicle is weighed.
SEC. 5. The public weigher is respon-
sill lie for any damage done 10y the neg
lect of his duty, carelessness in weigh
ing, and incorIectness Of his scale.
SEC. 6. Any person actirg AS a pub.
lie wegher without having complied
complied with the provisions of this
shall pay, on convection,
fine of ten dollars and costs for each
offence.
SEC. I. Any public weigher violating
any provision OF this Ordinance shall be
liable on conviction if there is no
fraudulent intention proven), to a fine
for each and every offence of not more
than S25, nor less than So and costs
and may at the option of the town
Council be removed from his said Office
if there is Il fraudulent intention proven,
on conviction thereof, to Il fine of not
more than $50, nor less than S25 and
costs, and removal from his said
Office.
SEC. 8. All grain, coal and hay. cat
tie and hogs offered for sale in the town
of Clarence shall be sold by weight, un-
less 9th rwise agreed by aud between
poth parties, to be weighed by the pub
lie weigher appointed by the town
Council, and Oh the scales known and
designated a. the Clarence City Scales.
SEC. 8. If any person after having
weighed a load or parcel of 'ad, re
move any portion of said load or parcel
of load before delivery, with intent to
defraud the purchaser, such person, on
conviction thereof, shall paya fine of
not less than So and costs, nor more than
500 and costs.
SEC. 10. lfany person shall sell and
deliver in the town of Clarence, any
load If grain, hay, coal, or stock OF any
kind by weight, otherwise than by hav-
ing the same weighed by the public
weighcr, aud on the scales known AS the
City Scales, shall for every such oftense,
upon conviction, pay fine Of not more
than $50 nor less than So and costs, and
stand committed until such fine and
costs are paid, or until he be discharged
by due course of law.
SEC. IL. AL Ordinances and parts OF
Ordinances, heretofore enacted, incon'
sistent with any of the provisions OF
this Ordinance, are hereby repealed.
SEC. L. This Ordinance to be in
force Oh and after due publication &C.
cort:ing TO law.
Passed and approved the 2sth day OF
October, 1870.