The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-17
No. So.

AN ORDINANCE regulating The
sale of Fire Wood within the In
corporated Village of Eaton and de-
filming the duties of thewood Meas
urer and City Marshal and their
deputies.
SECTION 1st. Be it ordained by the
Council of the Incorporated Village
of Eaton, that all wagons, sleds, carts
and other vehicles loaded with Fire
Wood, for sale, shall, until the samc
shall have been duly measured. &C.
cupy that part of Main street next to
the Court House Square, leaving a
passage of Twenty feet through the
center of said street for the passage of
carriages and other vehicles, aud also
leaving 4 passage of the streets
hereby made the special duty of the
Marshal, Wood Measurer aud their
deputies To strictly enforce the pro-
visions OF this Section.
SEC. g. That it shall be unlawful
for any person TO sell or offer for sale.
within The limits of said village of
Eaton, any Fire Wood in any other
III ASSURE than by the cord, and the
same shall not be delivered until il
snail have been measured by the prop
er officer and his certificate obtained
therefor.
SEC. 8. That on the Cd Monday of
April, annually, or as soon thereafter
as practicable, the Village Council
shall app int one Wood Measurer,
whose duty it shall be to measure and
inspect all Fire Wood Immediately
upon its arrival at the place designat-
ed in the First Section of this Ordi-
nance. and to give the owner and pos
SCISSOR ofeach load a certificate setting
forth the quantity ~thereofand the date
ofinspection, making Il reasonable de-
duction for crooked and uneven wool,
estimating a cord to contain One
Hundred and Twenty-Eight cubic
feet. For each and every load so
measured and inspected he shall re-
ceive the sum of Ten Cents, and no
more, to be paid by the seller. The
said measurer shall. also have power
to appoint, subject TO the approval of
the Council, one deputy, to assist him
therein at such times rs the public
convenience may require, and the
Measurer, with such deputy, shall. be-
fore entering upon the duties of their
respective offices, take an oath or af-
firmation befor the Mayor, we'll and
truly to perform the same, and further
more shall be liable to removal for
good cause at the discretion Of the
said Village Council.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to purchase Fire Wood from
any person within this village unless
the same has been measured by the
Wood Measurer or his deputy. And
it shall be the duty of the seller, be-
fore the sale is completed, to produce
the certificate to the wood Mcasurer
and deliver the same to the purchaser
in the sale of each load of Fire Wood.
SEC. 5. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to refuse to give his name to
the Wood Measurer or his deputy in
the discharge of their official duty,
and it shall be the duty of the Wood
Measurcr or his deputy when any per-
son shall refuse to give his name to
take such person forthwith before the
Mayor. TO be dealt with according to
the provisions of this ordinance.
SEC. 6. That if any person shall
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any manner with the Wood M~easurer
or his deputy, when performing their
| official duties, every such person or
persons shall forthwith be taken be-
fore the Mayor by the Wood Measur-
er or Marshal of this village to be
dealt with according to the provisions
of this Ordinance; and the Wood
| Measurer and his deputy shall be sew
orally invested with the power of the
Marshal while in the discharge of the
duties of their respective offices in
any matter pertaining thereto.
SEC. 7. 1t shall be the duty of the
Wood Measnrer and his deputy strict
ly to enforce the provisions Of this
Ordinance, to make complaint before
the Mayor of any person or persons
violating any ofthe provisions of this
ordinance, and upon his failure to do
so he shall be subject to dismissal
from Office.
SEC. S. That the said Village Mar
shall, Wood Measurer or his deputy
shall have full power, and it is hereby
made their duty, to arrest, with or
without process, and bring befo c the
Mayor, all persons violating any of
the Provisions of this Ordinance.