Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-10-21
Weights and Measures.
XXXII-REVISED CODE
OF MARYLAND.

1. The standards for weights and meas
ures in this State, except rs otherwise pro
vided in this article, shall be such as are
used at the custom-house in the city oi
Ba tinore.
9. The county commissioners of eacl
county shall, except where otherwise di
rectcd by local law. on or before the first
day of May in each year, appoint some
person as keeper of the standards ot
weights and measures, who shall safely
keep and preserve the same, and when re-
quired, deliver them to the county commits
sioners, or to such person as they may ap-
point TO receive the same, ard who shall
perform the several duties prescribed by
this article
B. The person so appointed shall, before
he enters upon the duties of his Office, give
bond to the county commissioners in the
penal sum OF five hundred dollars condi-
toned for the faithful discharge OF all the
duties apptrtaining to his office.
4. All weights and measures used in this
State in the vendt g OF articles, shall be
inspected by the said standard keeper ior
the county, orce in every year, under a
penalty not exceeding twenty dollars, TO
be paid hy theperson owning or using the
same, and when adjusted shall be by the
standard keeper branded, marked, or
stamped with the letters M. S, meaning
thereby Maryland Standard, in such man
ner and on such parts of such weights and
measures as in his judgment will be most
lasting and eHectual in preventing fraud
ulent practices or impCsitions in the use
thereof.
5 The weights and measures so exam
ined, branded or stamped, and no other,
shal. tie used within this State in the
vending of such articles asare directed by
law to be or are usually sold by weight or
measure, under Il penalty of twenty dol
lars, and all articles sold within this State
shall lie sold by said weights and measures
under the like penalty.
6. All scale-beams used in the vending
Of articles in this State shall he inspected
and stamped by the keeper of the stand
ards Of weights, as weights are directed to
be stamped, and any person using scale
BEARS in this State not stamped rs herein
directed, shall forfeit and pay sum not
exceeding twenty dollars for each offence.
Z. The keepers of standards of weights
and measures shall attend at the diff rent
markets, towns, and villages, in the coun-
ty, for which they shall respectively bc
appointed, at least once in each year, and
at the different public inspt ctlng ware
houses in the said counties at least twice
in each year, on some .ertain drys to be
appointed by the county commissioners, OF
which days public notice shall be given by
advertisements inserted in some one oil
more newspapers in the counties in which
there may be such paper printed, and also
by advertisements set up at some conspic-
nous place in the SAID markets, wa. ehouses
villages and towns, and shall inspect and
adjust all beams and scales, weights and
measures, used or iNtended to be used in
the said county
s. Each keeper of standards shall keep
book IN which he shall register tic
names OF the persons whose beams and
scales, weights and measures, ko has ad.
justcd, together with the d " If the month
ard year, and the number and descr pti0n
of the same so adjusted, which book he
shall submit 10 tie inspection of the coun,
ty commissioners once IN each year, OF
oftener if required.
.. If any person shall neglect or refuse
to have h S beams and scales, eights and
measures, inspected and adjusted as herein
directed, when required to do 50 by the
proper officer, he shall forfeit and pay five
dollars for every day during such delin-
quency.
10 If any standard-keeper shall be in.
formed or have reason TO suspect that any
ncrson is using, or has in ms posses. ion
with Il fraudulent intention, any false
beams, scales or measures, he shall exam.
inc the same, and if he find hem, or any
of them, TO he false, he shall seize the
same as forfeiture, ard adjust and sell
them at public auction, AMI Snail annually
return statement of the money received
therefor under oath to the county com.
missioners.
H. Ii any weight or measure which
shall have been branded or stamped a.
herein required, shall be broken, injured
altered or changed, or condemned by the
standard keeper, and shall be found there
after in the use OF bny person within this
Slate, such person shall forfeit and pay
twenty dollars for each offence.
IL. Each standdrd-keeper sha receive
such compensation Tor the discharge o
his duties asthe county commissioners shall
think proper to allow, which shall BIZ
l,vied on the assessable property of tht
equity und collected as other count,
charges.
13. Wheae0er any S!aaddrd.ke6pey stal
be applied to, to ddjust Scales, aceights aat
measures, By adding 10 or dimsR.sh ag III
same, or to adjust scale beams, lie ShaA be al
tOloed an addjtt0naI acaS0aa5le coapensati07
therefor, to be pad By tie party SO applyia,
for his Services
II. rhe tne.half of all fines and forfeit
ures imposed by the preceding sections
OF this article shall so to the lnformer, tn,
other to thU use Of the county, and in al
suits therefor, the informer shall be a com
petent witness.
10. Nothing contained in the precedin.
sections OF TINS article shall apply to III
CITY Of Baltimore, or TO any private house
keeper moi III trade oe pursuing some kint
of merchandise as business.
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July