The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-01-02

AN ORDINANCE to regulate the
Weighing of coal, hay. grain and
stock.
SEC. l. The town Council shall ap-
point one public weigher, to hold bis
office at the pleasure of the town
Council who shall be sworn to per-
form the duties Of such ONCE to the
best Of his knowledge and In con.
formity with the provisions Of this
ordinance.
SEC. 2. Such public weigher shall
give bond. for the faithful performance
Of his duties In the sum Of 200 dollars.
which bond shall b. approved by the
Mayor.
SEC. 8. When after appointment by
the Council such board IL approved,
aud an affidavit to faithfully perform
the duties of his ONCE taken, a permit
shall issue by the Mayor.
SEC. 1. Such weigher shall attend
at all reasonable times to weigh ans
draft which any person may desire to
have weighed, and shall furnish t.
the pereon having such load weighed
certificate for each load which Ger.
tificate shall contain the gross and net
weight, and he shall compute the net
weight into other denominations &C
cording to the standard Of weights and
| measures of the State Of Iowa.
Sec. 5. No public weigher shall
give certificate for any load weighed
by him without having weighed thu
empty wagon or dray within two
hours before or two hours after such
load was weighed, unless he has thu
written consent Of the buyer OF such
losd In which case he shall put dowr
the date when such empty wagon Of
dray was weighed last.
| Itshall b his duty to seo that thu
empty wagon or dray il In the same
condition ~ when the full load wal
weighed. IL shall be the rule that tn,
driver Of the team b always on th,
wagon or dray, and 1t shall b thu
duty Of the weigh her to mark on the
esktaclts. N. u d e o{frqM N ttAAi|
lie wsigher - see that there 10 neve
more than one psrson on the wagon o.
dray, that there II nothing on til,
wagon or dray which does not properly
belong to the load or wagon when the
full load IL weighed.
SEC. 8. The public weigher IL re
sponsible for any damage done by neg
lsct Of his duty, and carslsssnesl
In weighing.
lie weigher or shall weigh any coal
hay or grain or stock offered for cal,
without having complied with tn,
provisions of this ordinance. And any
person acting - public weighor q
Aforesaid without having compiled
with the provisions Of this ordinanc,
shall on conviction be fined not lea
than five dollars, nor more than TWEEN
" 1--WE dollars for each offense, by th,
Mayor or Magistrate.
Sec. 8. Any public weigher violat
ing any provision Of this ordinance
shall BE- subject to . fine Of not les,
than 81. nor more than IS, for the fizs
offense; not less than s., nor more thar
10 for the End offense, and the Counci
may annui his permit after any ofiens<
com United in violation Of this ordi
nance.
SEC. 8. All hay, coal, stock and
grain offered for sale In the town o
Upton shall be weighed by the publ,
weigher appointed by the Council un
less by agreement between the parties
or the same 10 bought by the load with
out being weighed.
SEC. 10. Ifany person after having
weighed load shalt remove any por
ton of such, before delivery with
intent to defraud the purchaser, such
person on conviction thereof shall bt
fined not less than S., and costs, mo-
more than $25 and costs for each Of,
fence.
SEC. IL. Ifany person without the
consent of the buyer shall sell and
deliver in the town of Upton any lose
of hay grain or coal without having i
weighed by the public weigher excep
"a heretofore provided he shall pay or
conviction fine Of not less than 81
nor more than S..
Sec. T. This ordinance shall be In
effect after its publication In the TIP
TON ADVERTISER and Cedar Post.
o. w. PORTER, Mayor.
H. G. CARR. Rec. pro tenn.