The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-12
Meeting Of the Coal Committee.

The following ordinance was, after being
pretty thoroughly discussed by the special
Committee on Goa, recomm nded for pas
sage to the Common Councils: An ordi-
nance to regulate the sale of bituminous
and anthracite coal, and to repeal certain
ordinances.
Section /. Be it ordained by the Common
Council of the City of Cincinnati, that all
bituminous and anthracite coal and coke
shall be sold by the ton of 2 900 pounds
avordupois, or fractional parts thereof
Sec. q Every dealer in coal or coke shall
have in his employ Deputy City Weigher,
who shall receive his license from the
Mayor, who is hereby authorized on the
recommendation of such employer, to
issue license for period not longer than
one year on payment of fee in the sum
of SIS, and on giving bonds to the amount
of 81. 900 to the City of Cincinnati, which
bonds shall be approved by the Mayor and
City Solicitor, and filed with the City
Clerk, for the faithful performance of lis
duties, the bondsmen to be other than his
employers. The duty of said Deputy
City Weigher shall be confined 10 the
weighing of coal at the place employed.
Sec 3. 1t shall he the duty of the Deputy
City Weighers to correctly weigh ever,
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where they are stationed and to issue to
the teamster certificate containing there
on the net weight in pounds avoirdupois
and stamped with the date when weighed
and the name OF the weigher. This certiii-
cate must be given by the teamster to the
party who receives the coal or coke. The
certificates must be numbered cunsecu-
lively, each weigher to have his own set of
numbers, and must have attached to them
when in blank a stub of the same size and
of corresponding consecutive numbers,
which must be filled up with the pounds Of
coal or coke on tie certificates, and such
other record as the dealer may desire, and
be stamped with the dates, &C.. to corre-
spond with the certificates Any violation
OF this ordinance on the partof the weigher
or the dealer shall, upon conviction thereof
be punished by fine of not more than $50
nor less than IS, and the Gusts of prosecu-
| tion, and upon the second nffense OH the
part of the weigher. he shall, in addition to
lis other punishment, forfeit his license
and be disqualified from receiving another.
Sec. 4 1t shall be unlawful for any team
ster or dealer to change the amount of coal
or coke ON bis load, or tamper with it in
any way after receiving the weigher's certi-
ficate until he delivers the whole load to
| the consumer, or party authorized to ie-
/! ceive it, and any teamster or other person
so tamDering with load SHALL uron con-
viction thereof be fined in any sum not
more than $25 nor less than IS and costs of
prosecution, or imprisonment in the Work
house for thirty days, or both, in the dis
cretion of the Court.
Sec. s. This ordinance shall not be con-
strued to reqa aire such dealers in coal or
coke, who do not desire to have in their
employ Deputy City Weigher, to keep
such in their employ. provided such deal
ers obtain certificates of the weight from
the City Weigher or deputy, as provided
III Section 4. H'. ",.' 4".l'
Sec. g. Any purchaser Of coal, II he so
decide before the same is delivered to him,
shall have the right to have the same re-
weighed, at his own expense, at the nearest
and most convenient scales in charge of a
City or Deputy City Weigher. and in case
of the refusal by the teamster or seller to
comply with this request, the party so re-
fusiny shall be liable to arrest and punish.
ment as provided in Section of this Or
dinance. stlt
Sec. 7. AL ordinances, or parts of or.
dinances, inconsistent herewith, are here.
by repealed.
Sec. 8. This ordinance shall take effect ai
the earliest period allowed by law.
Rheu matIsm Twcnty.four Years.
A few bottles Of St Jacobs Oil cured Q
man who had suffered with rheumatism fol
twenty-four years. WIN. RErhHARDr,
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