The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-09-01
CLARENCE ORDINANCES.

weighing Of Grain, Hay, Coal and
Stock.
SEC. Sc ii Orl4iacd by tic Iotcn
COlHcH Of tic Torn Of CWcncc, That
the Town Council shall appoint one or
more public weigh"rs, to hold their of
flee at the pleasure of the Town Council
for said town, who shall DO SWOrn to
perform the duties OF said office to the
best of his knowledge and ability, and
in conformity with all the provisions Of
this ordinance.
SEC. 2 The public Weigher shall, for
the faithful performance of his duties,
give a bond of one thousand dollars
with securities, which said bond shall
be approved and revised by the Town
! every year.
SEC. 3 Such public Weighers shall at,
tend 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 draft of grain
or other produce he weighs, he shall be
entitled to the sam of ten cents, for
every draft of five hogs or less, the sum
of fifteen cents, and for each additional
hog excepting five, two cents each and
| for each draft of three cattle or horses or
| less, fifteen cents, and for all over three,
| five cents each, to be 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. a certificate
for each load or draft, which certificate
| shall contain the gross and net weight
Of such grain or coal or hay or other ar
ticle weighed by him and he shall
| al, ,l,t ;,,t, h,,, /,
nominations according To the standard
| of weights and measures of the State OF
Iowa, when requested; pfOrIcd, That
in the weighing of stock or other things
when more than one draft is necessary
in weighing the whole, the said certiii-
cate of the weight need only contain
the sums Of all the drafts.
| a. No public weigher shall give n certificate
for any load weighed by him, without having
i vehicle within twenty-four hours before Oh
Y wy tnty four hours after such load Was weigh
buy er of such load, in which case he shall put
down the date when such empty wagon. draS
or other vehicle was weighed last. And /
| shall be his duty to see that the empty wagon
or dray or other vehicle is in the same condi
ton as when the full load was weighed; i
shall be the rule that the driver OF IL horse o.
! m ule team is always Oh the wagon, dray O
| other vehicle; that the driver OF ali OK team
is always oil the wagon, dray or other vehicle
|
on the certificate any deviation from this rule
| and it shall be the duty Of the wcigher to SCI
that there is never mere tAan one person OF
| the wagon, dray or other vehicle, and tina
there is nothing on said wagon dray or othe
vehicle, open to the eye, which does not prop
erly belong to the load or vehicle when tn
full load is weighed, and when the empty wag
ON, dray or other vehicle Is weighed.
Is. The public weigher is responsible foran.
damage done by the neglect or his duty, care
lessness i'll weighing, and incorrectness OF hi
scale.
90 Any person acting as public weighe
without having complied with the provision
of this Ordinance, Shall pay, on conviction
O fine of ten dollars and costs for each offence
Il. Any public weigher violating any provi
sion Of this Ordinance shall be liable on con
viction lf there Is no fraudulent intention
proven, to a fine for each and every offence &
not more than 50, nor less Lhan - and cost:
and may at the option OF the Town Council b
removed from his said office; ifthcre Is II fraud
ulent intention proven, on conviction theTcc
to n Gne ofnot more than so, nor less tina
80 and costs. and removal from his said oliict
Is. All grain. coal and hay, cattle and hog
offered for sale in the town of Clarence sha
be sold by weight, unless otherwise agreed b
and between both parties, To be weighed by til
public weigher appointed by the Town Connci
and on the scales known and designated Il
20. If any person after having weighed loa
or parcel of Il load, remove any portion OF sal
load or parcel of u load before delivery, wit
intent to defraud the purchaser, such person
on conviction thereof, shall pay u fine of M
less than = and costs. nor moro than 500 an
costs.
30 IF any person shall sell and deliver i
. the town of Clarence any load OF grain, ha!
coal or stock of any kind, by weight, othe
wise than by having the same weighed by I'll
, public weigher, and on the scales known {
the City Scales, shall for every such offens
) upon conviction pay a line Of not more tina
, $50 nor less than Sand costs.
III This ordinance to be in force after DIT
publication according 10 law.
Passed and approved the I'd doy of Angus
1870.
j. MCMILLAN, Mayor.
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