The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1875-10-09

shall through interest issue any
certificate of weighing which shall
contain Of gross, or tare or nett
weight, lin Weighing bale cotton)
ten pounds more or less than the
true gross. or tare or nett weight
and in weighing all other articles
in quantity, or where the article or
articles are weighed with the wag-
on or cart, then in that case one
hundred pounds more or lees than
the true gross. or tare or nett weight
OF the article weighed; or II any
weigher shall deduct as tare the
number of pounds marked On any
wagon or othsr vehicle, without
himself or deputy having first
weighed such wagon or other W.
hicle and marked or stamped on 1t
the true weight thereof, and the
number Of the wagon (ifa licensed
wagon), together with his name
and the date OF the weighing there
Of; or il any such wefgher shall
mark or stamp, as last aforesaid,
any wagon or other vehicle for
weight which Is ten pounds more
or less than the true standard
weight Thereof at the time Of such
stamping or marking, with intent
to jelfaud; or II any such wcigher
shall fail to demand Of and charge
every person presenting cotton or
anything to be weighed, the sum
prescribed by ordinance to be paid
therefor, no more no less, before de-
livering the certificate Of the
weight thereof; or II any such
weigher shall fail to keep n book or
books and enter therein daily,
item by item, in legiblc handwri-
ting, every bale OF cotton, or other
thing weighed, designating its
kind, the gross, tare and nett
weight thereof, the owner or driver
thereof and true amount of the
fees charged and received therefor;
or II he shall fail or refuse at any
Time TO permit all the books and
pnpers belonging to his Office to be
examined by the Mayor or any
member Of the City Council, or
any committee therefrom, IN every
such case u breach of such bond
shall be deemed in law to be made,
upon complaint whereof in wTi-
ting, specifying the breach made,
before the Judge Of the Circuit
Court Of Washington county, and
the same shall DO heard as other
misdemeanors Of the kind, and In
case OF conviction tho offender
shall ppy penalty OF not less than
iiity nor more than one hundred
dollars; and upon a second convic-
tion OF the same offence, shall pay
a fine OF one hundred dollars, and
forfeit the Office Of City WeiSher.
Sec. IA. Any person who shall
have had any article weighed, us
aforesaid, and received o certificate
Of the weight thereof, who shall
cell u part thereof, and afterwards
sell or offer to sell the remainder
as for the quantity called for In his
certificate, or shall change, alter,
or In any manner fnlsify the ceftIf-
icnte OF the weigher, or ehall suffer
any OF these things to be done,
shall upon conviction forfeit and
pay not less than fifty nor more
than one hundred d, liars to The
City Of GreenvilIe, as in other Of
| lenses.
Sec. Is. Ii any retailer or other
person shall sell or offer to sell any
cotton or other thing, under pre-
tense of weighcr's certificate OBJ
tained under and by virtue Of the
weight of another and different lot
from, the one he sells or offers for
sale, upon conviction thereof he
shall pay q fine OF not less than one
hundred dollars to the City oil
Greenville, to be collected us in
other cases
Sec. 18. Any p, rs,n offering fol
sale In the town OF Greenville any
cotton or other thing which ha:
been weighed at scales not autho.
rized to 90 public Weighing by the
ordinances of the town OF Green.
vile for hire, and who shall sell ol
offer to sell any such article indel
and by virtue Of certificate o
weight issued by welgher Of sucf
unauthorized or illegal scales shal
be deemed guilty of misdemean
or, and shall be fined not less thar
! fifty nor more than one hundred
dollars for the first ofense, ami 70
every subsequent offense the sun
of one hundred dollars, to be re
covered as provided In other cases
Sec. II. Any perscn acting u
weigher and issuing certificates o
Weighing at scales not authorize,
By the law, or at scales " hitch llav
been declared condemned, shall b
deemed guilty Of misdemeanol
and shall be fined the sum of on
hundred dollars for every such o
fense Of weighing and Issuing
certificate therefor, to be recovere
| as provided in other misdemeanors
} Sec. Is. Any person who intel
3 feres with public scales or tn
9 weigher while Ia the discharge {
his duty, by demanding or exac
ing more weight Of and for the a
t tiele weighed than what the weigl
! er declares 1t to be, or by threateI
: ing or menacing him, or by usin
harsh or abusive language to'llil
: while In the discharge Of his dut
# as a public officer, or who sha
: cause any noise or disturbances
f or about his Office, or who shall Il
4 terfere with any person or persol
: who are about to have weighii
!. done, or who have already had Il
4 same done, by menacing or othe
]. wise abusing them therefor, or
Il using unseemly, profane or ofle
a sive language toward him or al
v of lis deputies, shall be deem
e guiltyOf misdemenn0r, and sh'
h bc fined therefor not less than fiji
q nor more thun one hundred dolla
e for each oflense, to be recovered
D. III other cases.
Is Sec. 10. The City Welgher she
Il be entitled to charge and rccei
to for bis own use for weighing I
ID following fees, and no more, to vi
ID For cotton III bales, x5 cents |
&c bale for cotton seed, for corn
Of the ear, for polht0es, lOr turn
Il BY the wagon load, lopsodn box,
ne cents per TOO pounds Tor hay
y fodder by The We6os, load, . Gel
~ peT 100 y pounds iot cotton ssed Z 9,