Frostburg mining journal., 1882-08-12
r O r .R Z N T
lVeigIlts mnd aEeaaures.
ARTICLE XXNII-REVISED CODE
OF MARYLAND.

OF MARYLAND
1. The standards for weights and meas
ures in this State, except as other"lsc pro
yided in this article, shall be such as are
used at the custom-house in the city OF
Baltimore.
2. The county commissioners of each
county shall, except where otherwise di-
rected by local law, on or before the first
day of May in each year, appoint some
person as keeper of the standar Is OF
weights and measures, who shall safely
keep and preserve the same, and when re-
uuired, deliver them to the county commits
sioners, or to such person as they may ap.
point to receive tho same, and who shall
perform the several duties prescribed by
this article.
3. 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 appertaining to his office,
4. All weights and measures used i'll this
State in the vendiGg OF articles, shall be
inspected by the said standard keeper ioT
the county, oEce in every year, under Il
penalty not exceeding twenty dollars, to
be paid by the person owning or using the
same, and when adjusted, shall be by the
standard keeper branded, marked, or
stamped with the letters M. 5, meaning
thereby Maryland Standard, in srch man
ner and on such parts OF such weights and
measures as in his judgment viii be most
lasting and eaectual in preventing fraud
ulent practices or imposilons in the use
thereof
g. The weights and measures so eSam-
ined, branded or stamped and no Other,
shall bo used within this State in the
vending of such articles as IRE directed by
law to be or are usually sold hy weight or
measure, under penalty OF twenty dol
lars and all articles sold within this State
shall be sold by said weights and measures
under the like penalty.
6. All scale.beams used in Inc 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
beams in this State not stamped rs herein
directed, shall forfeit and pay u sum not
exceeding twenty dollars !or each offence
E. The keepers of standards of weights
and measures shall attend ut Tie dill rent
markets, towns, and villages, in the coun-
ty, for which they shall respectively he
appointed, at least once in each year, and
at the different public inspecting walc-
houses in the said counties at least tWlcr
in each year, on some certain days 10 he
appointed by the county commissioners, oi
which DAYS public notice shall be given by
advertisements inserted in some one IL
more newspapers in the counties III which
there may be such paper printed, aud also
by advertisements set up Mt some consplc'
uous place in the SAID markets wa, chouses
villages and towns, and shall inspect and
adjust all beams and scales, weights and
measures, used or iatended to be used Ill
the said county,
s. Each keeper of standards shall keep
q book in which he shall register the
names of the persons whose beams and
scales, weights and measures, he has adj
iusted, together with the dy CT the month
and year, and the number and dcsCr ption
of the samc so adjusted, which book he
shall submit TO the inspection OF the coun-
ty commissioners oucc in each year, q
oftcner if required.
8. II any person shall neglect or relust
10 have his beams and scales, weights anc
measures inspected and adjusted as herein
directed, when required TO do so 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
rcrsoD is using, or has in hls posses iOr
with II fraudulent intention, any iais'
beams, scales or measures, he shal, exam
inc the same, and if he find hon, Uf AM
of them, to be false, he shall seize th'
same as forfeiture, and adjust and sci
them at public auction, and shall annually
return statement of the money IeceiVCC
therefor under oath to the county com
missoners.
II. II any weight or measure which
shall have tcen branded or stamped Il!
herein required Shall be broken, injured
altered or changed, or condemned by Tin
standard keeper, and shall be found theic
after In the use OF any person With Il thu
State, such person shall forfeit and pa.
twenty dollars for each offence.
10. Each standard.keeper sha receive
sucn con- .pensatlon ior the dsliharge o
his duties asthe county commissioners sual
think proper to allow, which shall b.
levied on the assessabiu property Of TIN
county pnd collected us other county
Cnafges.
ID, Wheaoccr Gay Stdhd,Hd.lr6pr A2l
be applied to, to ADJUST scales, ecejghtS an
measures, By adding 10 or d'8,taSM ~ til
same, or to adjust scale beams, he &,alt Je al
lo,oed an additional reasonable compensation
therefor, to DC paid By tie paTty 50 aQp,yjn
for his sergices
a. The cnchalf Of all fines AID forfeit
ures imposed by the precedi n2 section
Of this article shall so TO the ntormer, tn
other to the use Of The county, and in al
suils therefor, the infoImtr sLali he d con-
petent witness.
is. Nothing contained in the preecdln
sections of this article shall apply 70 u
citv OF Baltimore, OF 10 any pirate iloust
kpeper mol IN trade or pursuing some kln
of merchandise as u business.
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