The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-19
OFFICE CHEF OF POLICE,

lished for the information OF all tavern.
store and op-keepers With the
limits Of the city of Columbia. The
penalties therein prescribed for neglect
or failure to comply with it's provisio rs
will attach on aud after September l,
1874:
BY order OF the Mayor.
MARION +. NIXON,
Chief of Police.
AN ORDISANcE REGULATING WEIGuTs
AND MEASURES.
SECTION l. BE ii ordained, bv the
Mayor and Aldermen Of the city Of Co.
tumbid. IN Council assembled. That the
Chief of Police shall. take charge of
and keep all such weights and mea-
sures rs shall be furnished and de-
livered to him by the Mayor and
Alder mon, as the standard of weights
and measures for the city of Columbia;
and no person shall hereafter, within
the limits OF the said city, use any
steeiyards, scales. weights or measures,
or other implements used in ascertain
ing weights and quantities, (for the
purpose of ascertaining the weights or
measures OF any articles of merchan-
disc bought, sold or bnrgained for,)
which shall not have been, within
twelve months next before such use,
adjusted, corrected and approved by
the said Chief of Police; aud it shall
be the duty OF the said Chief of Police
to adjust and compare with the stand.
ards in his possession all such weights
and measures as may be brought to
him for that purpose; and the said
Chief of Police shall fix upon such
weights and measures as he shall ad-
just suoh mark or marks as he shall
think will best answer the purpose of
identifying the same; and shall, in the
best manner in his power, by private
memorandum or otherwise, preserve
the date of such adjustment.
Sec. 2. And be IL farther ordained.
That it shall be the duty of the Chief
OF Police, once every twelve months,
Tor oftener, if he shall think necessary,
to visit the houses and stores of every
tavern, store or shop keeper within
the limits of the city of Columbia, for
the purpose Of adjusting and correct
ing the weights and measures ueed in
the business OF such tavern, store or
shop.keeper. and shall adjust and COR
rect the same; and hereafter no weights
or measures shall be used within the
said CITY Of Columbia, except such as
have been approved and stamped or
otherwise marked by the Chief OF
Police.
SEC. 8. BE ii further ordained, That
any person suspecting that ho 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 tho Aldermen, u
warrant shall be issued, requiring tho
person or persons charged with the
imposition to appear before tho Mayor;
and upon the return Of said warrant,
or as soon thereafter as may be, the
said Mayor and Aldermen shall inves-
tigate said complaint; aLd if the samo
be found true, shall impose upon the
offending party auoh 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