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

may make complaint to the said Mayor
or any one OF the Aldermen, who shall
issue warrant retnrnabie and to be
tried as aforesaid. and, ON conviction,
sis offender shall safer 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 as aforesaid with the standard,
and is OF opinion there was suoh impo.
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 III 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 ae 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 aud
measures ut such house or store, and
to adj Just the same; and whom the said
Chief of Police. at such occasional
visits, shall find that tho weights,
scales, steelyards or measures ut nny
such 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
nu Investigation thereof, and shall
thereupon Issue IA wafTaut, requiring
the person coulpluiued of to uppear
before the said Mayor and Aldermen
to answer to the charge; and apy Der.
son convicted of such intentional
alteration shall be liable to the penalty
Inflicted for the brenches of this ordi-
nance.
Sec. 1. BE il. further ordained, That
II any person shall, by force or violent
nnd threatening language, attempt to
hinder, prevent or obstruct the suid
Chief Of Police in the peaceable per.
formance OF the duties prescribed by
this ordinance. such person, on con.
victlon, shall suffer such penalty as is
inflicted for other breaches of this
ordinance.
SEC. 3. lie ii further ordained, That
any person offending against any OF
the provisions OF this ordinance shall
be Liable to such penalty us the Mayor
aud Alderman may infilct, not exceed.
ing the sum of forty dollars for ench
aud every offence.
SEC. 6. BE ii further ordained, That
the said Chief Of Police shall be enti-
tied to receive for marking eacl,
weight Or measure, five cents, to be
paid by the owner of such weight OF
measure, before he or she shall be per.
mitted to make use of such weight OF
measure: Proridea, That when there is
more than one weight or measure oi
the snme kind stamped for the sam.
person. each of such additional weights
or measures shall be stamped for two
and half centu.
SEC. Z. BE il further ordained. Thai
this ordinance shall take effect from
and after the ratification thereof.
Done and ratified under the corpo
rate seal of the city of Colum
IL bia, on the ninth day of May
IN the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred nut
seventv-one.
tSigned) JOHN ALEX ANDER,
Mayor.
| WIN. J. ETTER. City Clerk.