The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-26
ing Weights and quantities.; (for the |
purpose OF ascertaiping the weights or |

purpose OF 6eceetalplO& the Weights or
measures OF any PARTICLES of merchan-
disc bought, sold or bargained for,
which shall not have beef, within
twelve months next before such use,
adjusted, corrected and approved by
the said Chief Of Police; and it shall
be the duty of the said Ohief OF Police
to adjust and compare with the stand
ards in his possession all such weights
and measures ns may be brought to
him for that purpose; and the said
Chief Of Police shall fix upon such
weights and measures AZ he shall ad-
just such mark or marks az he shall
think will best answer the purpose Of
Identifying the same; and shall, in tho
best manner in his power, by private
memorandum or otherwise, preserve
the date of such adjustment.
SEC. 2. And be II .fartle, ordained,
That it shull be the uuty Of the Chief
of Police, once every twelve months.
(or oftener, if be shuli think necessary,
to visit the houses aud stores of every
tavern, store or shop. keeper within
the limits of the city of Columbia. for
the purpose of adjusting und correct
ing the weights and measures used in
the business OF such tavern, store or
shop-keeper. aud shall adjust and cor
rect the same; and hereafter 10 weights
or measures shall be used within the
said city of Columbia, exoept such as
have been approved and stamped or
otherwise marked by Chief of Police.
SEQ. 3. BE il further ordained, That
any person suspectiDg that he has
been injured or imposed upon in the
weight or measure of any article of
merchandise, if be has the same in his
possession, may carry the same to the
Chief of Police, whose duty it shall be
to ascertain the weight or measure
thereof by the standard in his posses
sion; and if, upon such re.weighing or
measuring, the party shall think him
self to have been imposed upon, and
shall make complaint thereof to the
Mayor or any one of the Aldermen, O
warrant shall be issued, requiring the
person or persons charged with the
imposition to appear before the Mayor;
and upon the return of said warrant,
or as soon thereafter as may be, the
said Mayor and Aldermen shall inves-
tigRte said complaint; aid if the same
be found true, shall impose upon the
offending party such penalty as offend
ers are liable to for the breaches of
this ordinance; and where the party
complaining shall not be in possession
of the said article of merchandise, he
may mako complaint to the said Mayor
or any one of the Aldermen, who shall
iesue warrant returnable and to be
tried as q! Jresaid, and, ON conviction,
the offender shall suffer the penalty as
aforesaid; and on such trials, the oath
OF the party complaining. together
with the testimony OF the Chief of Po-
lice, (when he shall have made such
trial Us aforesaid with the standard,
and is of opinion there was such imro.
sition,) shall be conclusive in support
of such charge, unless the party COM
planned of shall produce the whole of
the implements used, and also the artl-
Gle weighed or measured, when the
same shall be in his possession, and
identify the same upon his oath, and
thereby, or in some other way, satisfy
the authority before whom the trial is
had that he did not practice such i'm
position as was complained Of And
the said Chief Of Police shall have
power, and he is hereby authorized,
at any time to go into any store or
place OF business, in the day time. and
when such house or store shall be
open, and then and there to examine
the weights. scales. steelyards and
measures at such house or store, and
to adj ust the same; and when the said
Chief OF Police, at such occasional
visits, ehall find that tho weights,
scales, steelyards or measures, at any
suoh place, have not been adjusted
within the time prescribed, or have
been altered since the last adjustment
thereof by him, the said Chief of Po-
lice shall make report to the Mayor or
one OF the Aldermen, who may order
nm investigation thereof, and shall
thereupon issue warrant, requiring
the person complained of to appear
before the said Mayor and Aldermen
to answer to the charge; and any per
son convicted Of such intentional
alteration shall be liable to the penalty
inflicted for the breuohes OF this ordi-
nance.
SEC. 4. Be itfurther ordained, That
if any person shall, by force or violent
and threatening language, attempt to
hinder, prevent or obstruct the said
Chief OF Police in the peaceabls per.
formance OF the duties prescribed by
this ordinance. such person, Oh con-
Viction, shall suffer such penalty as is
inflicted for other breaches Of this
ordinance.
SEC S. Be ii further ordained, That