Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-15
ANOTHER BRASS KETTLE BILL.
Senator Thatcher Presents His Measure 70
Relief.

Senator Thatcher Presents His Measure for
Relief.
Senator Thatcher, of Goodhue, introduced the fol-
lowing bill yesterday:
Be 1t Enacted By the Legislature Of the State Of
Minnesota:
Section 1. That where any number of legal voters
in any city, village or township of this State not less
than ve shall petition the authorities of said city,
village township to appoint inspector of wheat
in said city, village township. then in that the
common council Of said city, the village council of
said village or the supervisors of the township shall
appoint suitable person an inspector of wheat, who
cipal wheat market of said locality Provided that
if in the opinion of the authorities than one
spector is necessary they shall have power to appoint
more than one Inspector.
Sec. 2. The inspector appointed shall give
bond to the said authorities in not less than
one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dol
lars to perform the duties of inspector of wheat
cording to the requirements of law and to faithfully
and honestly discharge its duties.
Sec. 8. The authorities aforesaid shall thereupon
provide and furnish to the person persons ap-
pointed inspectors of wheat scaled half bushel
measure to be made Of metal with the exact weight
marked thereon In figures; also, metal bar of
proper length and thickness, to be used to strike
grain in said half bushe The half bushel so pro-
vded shall be the property of the city, town or vii
lage and shall be restored to the authorities by said
inspector when required.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the inspector of
wheat to test the weight of each and every load
lot of wheat brought to him for that purpose by fill
ling the said half bushe named in section three, in
careful and proper manner, and striking the same,
so as to have and struck half bushel of
wheat the average Of the load lot Of wheat
as possible.
Sec. 5. The said half bushel of wheat so filled
shall be weighed accurately by the inspector, who
shall furnish to the person SO applying card
ticate, signed by him, stating the exact weight in
pounds and of the wheat per bushel,
tanned and tested by him. The inspector shall be
titled to fee of ten cents for every load lot of
wheat SO tested, to be paid by the person for whom
the test is made.
Sec. 6. Any person claiming to test wheat by any
| instrument, measure, machine Or DEVICE who shall
give wrong statement Of the weight test grade
of any wheat by the bushe with the intent to defraud
in the matter of grade shall be liable to action for
misdemeanor, and may be fined by any court having
| jurisdiction in not less than five dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars for each and every
! ofense.
Sec. z. The true grade of wheat, as used herein,
shall be construed to the weight in pounds and
ounces of struck bushe of wheat and nothing
| further.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be in force
| from and after its passage.
The number Of marriage licenses issued by
the clerk or the court of Meeker county in 1878,
was 10, distributed through the year by months
as follows: January, 4; February, 5; March,
8; April 8; May. z; June, 6; July, 8; August,
4; September 6; October, Z; November, II;
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