Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-01-08
AN ORDINANCE,
To Regulate the Sale Of Stone
Coal.

SEQ. 1. Be 1t 0r6G;.,od 1y The TOacn Council of
the Incorporated r age Of st. CSairscilze, That
all Stone Coal latter sold or delivered
within the incorpo f,ed limits of said village,
shall be by weight or measure, and before
delivering every pc son shall be required to
have the coal so to be delivered weighed or
measured by the weigh master, and procure
from said weigh master a certificate of the
amount IF coal, which shall in all cases be de-
livered to the party purchasing.
SEc. 2. line Mayor shall forthwith, upon
the passage of this ordinance, and annually
thereafter, at the first meeting of the Council
| ir April of each year, appoint weigh master
for each scale belonging to said village, sub
ject to the approval and confirmation of the
Town Council, who before entering upon the
duties of his Office shall be required to take
the ordinary cath Of office, and give bond in
the sum of three hundred dollars, to the sat-
isfaction of the Council, conditioned to per-
form the duties of his Office according to law,
and who shall be entitled to charge for each
load Of stone coal not exceeding 90 bushels,
10 cents, and for each load over 60 bushels
10 cents; each load of hay, 25 cents; for every
draugnt OF limestone, ice, corn, or lime, 10
cents; for each hog, 10 cents: for every
draught 0: cattle, % cents; for each horse, 10
cents; for every draught of straw, % cents;
and for every other draught of every other
material, except those named above, 10 cents,
one-half to be delivered by him every three
months to the village treasurer, to be by him
placed to credit of general fund.
SEQ. 8. That the standard Of weight of a
bushel of stone coal snail be so pounds avoir-
|dupois for bitumineus, and 20 pounds avoir
dupois for camel coal, and in any sale by the
ton, 1000 pounds avoirdupois or fractional
parts thereof.
SEQ. 4 The lawful measure for selling the
art cles mentioned in the third section of this
act, in cases where it is impossible to get the
weight, such as in barges or in boats afioat, or
in large compact piles, shall be the bushel
containing 2,688 cubic inches.
SEC 5. All sales of stone coal shall be made
by weight, unless otherwise specially agreed
by the parties, in which case the sale shall be
regulated by section of this act; and any
person or persons who shall sell or deliver. or
cause to be sold or delivered, any stone ceal
in violation of the provisions of this act, shall
be deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum
not less than five nor more than fifty dollars
and costs, or be imprisoned in the county Jail
not less than five nor more than thirty days,
and shall stand committed until costs are
paid; and the owner or owners of, lessee,
company or association, being the owner of
any coal mine or coal interest or coal yard, at
which coal is sold in violation of this act,
shall be liable in treble the damages to the
person or persons to whom said coal is sold
and delivered as aforesaid, which shall be
collected by suit before any court of compe-
tent Jurisdiction, and in case the owner or
owners of such mine or coal interest, or coal
yard shall not reside in the county where
such mine is located, summons may be served
upon said party or parties, by leaving copy
of the summons at the Office or place of doing
business OF such company, and any judgment
recovered as aforesaid shall be lien on all
property belonging to the defendants, from
the day summons is served: Provided, that
nothing iE this act shall be construed as to
prohibit the measurement OF coal according
Ia the metric system of measurement as pre-
vided by an act of Congress, passed July 28,
1906, to authorize the use Of said system of
weights and me cure.
And provided .lrther, that the provisions
of this act shal 1t be so construed as to af-
feet any miner miners, owner or owners
|of, lessee, com or association, being the
owner or owne Of any mine or mines, or
foal interest, w"o may mine or sell less than
fifteen thousand bushels Of coal annually.
SEQ. 6. That all ordinances and parts of
ordinances inconsistent herewith, be and the
same are hereby repealed, and this ordinance
shall take effect and be In force from and af
ter its passage and due publication.
!! Passed January 8, 1880,
II. M. DAVIES, Mayor.
r r. BARRETT CLARK,