The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-05-30
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ordinances OF the City Council Of, Columbia.
Published By order Of TIC City Council

Ordinances of the City Council Of Columbia
Published By order Of Tic city Council
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING WEIGHTS MEASURES
SECTION Be Il ordained Oy The layor Of Tic Cay
Of CoHmota an Council assembled That Chief of Police shall
take charge of and keep weights md measures rs sa he
furnished and delivered to him by Mayor and Aldermen as tho
standard of weights city of Columbia and no
person sha hereafter within the limits CITY use any
steeyards scales weights measures implements used in
ascelainng weights and quantities. purpose Of ascertain
ing the weights merchandise bought
sold OF barganed or which been within twelve
months next before such by
the snid Chief of Poc shall be the uv Of tho sod Chief
to adjust and with his possession
oil such weights md may brought to him for That
purposes and the said Chief of fix upon such WEIGHTS
and measures he shall adjust mark or marks rs he sho
n WILL best answer the Of identifying same;
shall IN the best manner i'll his power by private memorandum or
otherwise, preserve the date of adjustment
Sec Ind be IL further ordained shall be the duv Of tho
Ch OF Police twelve months Tor he shall
think necessarily to visit the of every tavern
store shop keeper within tho CITY Of Columbia for
the purpose of adjusting correcting weights and measures
used in the business of tavern soeepe and shall
ADJUST and correct the and hereafter weights
shall be used within tho said city Columbia except such as have
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DEC o. De further ordained That any person suspectng that
ne Aas been injured imposed weight or measure Of
any article Of merchandise the same in his possession
may carry the to the Chief Police duty it shall be
to ascertain the weight standard in his
un upon rcseging or measunn inc nori1
shall think himself to have imposed upon and shall make
complaint thereof to the Mayor any of tic Aldermen
VIII the imposition to before the Mayor upon
return OF ad warrant MS may be- the said
Mayor and Aldermen shall investigate complaint and if tho
same DC found
penalty offenders liable breaches this ordinances
and where the party complaining shall possession of the
ao arcle OF merchandise he said
Mayor or of the Aldermen shall issue warrant
reurnabe and to be tried aforesaid and on conviction tho
offender shall suffer the penalty aforesaid and on such trials
the oath Of the party complaining together with the testimony Of
o ef OF Police when he shall trial as aforc
ad Win the standard and is of opinion there
on shaA be conclusive support Charge unless the
party complained of shall produce implements nsed
nnd also the article weighed measured same sni he
III MS possesso and identify the thereby
OF IA some oer way satisfy the authority before whom
had TINT he did not practice imposition was complained Of
And the said Chief of Police shall power and ho 10 aov
authorized at mo into my place obusiness in
ne Gay e and When such house OPEN and then
nd ere to examine the weights scacs and
Of SUCH house store and to adjust same; and when the said
Ce1 OF Foce ut such that the WEIGHTS
scaes steeyards place have NOT bnen
within the time prescribed have since the
last adjustment thereof by him. tho Of Police shall make
report to the Mayor Aldermen who nav order m
investigation thereof and shall thoreupon issue warrant reor
ing the person complained Of to before the sad Mavo n
Aldermen to answer to the CHARGE person convicted Of
such Intentional alteration liable to the penalty inflicted for
the breaches Of this ordinance.
SEC re further ordained That if person shall m force
and threatening language attempt hinder prevent or
obsruct the said Chief pcaceae &c
snail suffer such penalty inflicted other breaches this
ordinance
SEC o. ne further ordained That person offending aoonst
any OF the provisions OF this ordinance liable to such
pnl us Inc Mayor and Aldermen may nct not exceeding the
sum OF forty dollars for each and every offence