National Republican., 1878-08-06
Regulating the Weighing OF Coal

Tho District Commissioners yesterday issued
the following:
whoreas the act Of Congress entitled An act to
authorize tho Commissioners of tho District Of
Columbia to make and enforce regulations relative
TO the sale Of coal, aud also building regulations"
approved June u. ISIS, provides that the Com
ms'ioncs of tho District of Columbia be- aud they
hereby arc, authorized and directed To make and
enfOHc such rules and regulations relative 10 the
sale of coal IN the District Of Columbia as shall In
sure full weight to purchasers Of coal" II is or
dCrel:
First. That tho legal standard ton Of coal In tho
District Of Columbia shall be 2aiO pounds
second Every person licensed TO sell coal In tho
District of Columbia shall keep at any yard other
place whcro coal is stored and sold by him. u suit
ablc set Of sea- lcs, which before Use shall have
been tested and found correct By scaler OF
weights and measures, aud shall be sufficient to
weigh load of at least ,ieO pounds of coal at one
time The sealors Of weights and measures shall
as oitcn as once mouth, at Irregular intervals,
carefully examine, try, prove and seal all scales
used for weighing coal and report tho result to the
Commissioners Of the District OF Columbia and for
each load OF coal weighed for sale upon scales not
80 examined, tried proved, and sealed tho dealer
selling the samo SAll forfeit and pay not less
than SO.
Third 1t shall bo the duty o, every seller Of coal
10 send with each aud every ogd ofcOal sold by him
card or ticket, which shall Indicate OIL its face In
plain characters the sellers hanC, tho date weight
Of coal contained IN the cart or other vehicle in
wh!ch II Is being transported and the weight OF
such cart or vehicle; aud any vcndcr Of coal vio-
lating such provisions or being found selling or de-
livcr!ng any load Of coal wShout such card or
lltkGt silhll 10 HHV bl nOt less tllhn -
IhOru than SO for every such violation ltshall
be the duty OF the seaor u weights and measures
and Of police officers from time tU time and when.
over they suspect thot the quantity of coal being
transported for sals " not correspond with the
amount indicated on tho card or ticket aforesaid to
cause the said load of coal TO be weighed upon any
lawful scale most accessible nr that purpose and IT,
upon lhewclshing thcrUoft DO found that such load
Of coal Is less than the net GnOInt Indicated upon
such card or ticket, they shall 80 report, aud the
driver owner, OF agent furnishing such load of
coal shall bc liable 10 and shall forfeit and pay to
the District OF Columbia ne Of not loss than $40
nor more than 30 for each and every uiiensc.
The sUalcr OF weights and measures shall bo en-.
tilted 10 rOGclvO Tor any cOnl they may be called
upon To weigh fec OF ton cents per load payable
BY the seller OF such coal. H. upon weighing
coal, II shall be- found that The amount indicated
OIL sal" card or ticket Is correct or 10 near correct
Us not to inhicae any evidence Of fraud. then the
driver Of owner Of said cnai shall not be liable to
any expense or fec for rcycighlng Il.
II any person owning or keeping q scale for
weighing cJal for sales OF any other purpose shall
refise 10 allow tho us0 OF such scale In weighing
such coal, or hinder any officer therein, he shall
bs liable To n tno Of not less than $40 nor more
than So for every such violation.
One.hnlf OF all fines collected under these rules
shall 20 TO the police fund and the other half To
the District OF columbia.