Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-08-19
Weights and Measures.
ARTICLE XXXII-REVISED CODE
OF MARYLAND.


OF MARYLAND.
/. The standards for weights and meas
ures in this State, except as otherwise pro-
vided in this article, shall he such as are
used ut the custOm.hOuse in the city OF
Baltimore.
2. The county commissioners of each
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 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 the same, and who shall
perform the several duties prescribed by
this article.
3. The person so appointed shall, before
he enters upon the duties ofhis 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 in this
State in the vendlng OF articles, shall he
inspected by the said standard keeper ior
the county, orce in every year, under a
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, OF
stamped with the letters NJ. S, meaning
thereby Maryland Standard, in such man
ner and on such parts of such weights and
measures as in his judgment will he most
lasting and cdectual in preventing fraud
ulent practices or impositions in the use
thereof
5. The weights and measures so exam
ined, branded or stamped, and no other,
shall he used within this State in the
vending of such articles us are directed by
law to he or are usually sold by weight OF
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 i'll 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 scNie-
beams in this State not stamped as 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-
tv, for which they shall respectively he
appointed, at least once in each year, and
at the different public inspecting ware
houses in the said counties at least twice
in each year, on some certain days to bt
appointed by the county commissioners, OF
which days public notice shall be given by
advertisements inserted in some one Of
more newspapers in the counties IN Which
there may be such paper printed, and aiso
by advertisements set up at some CohspG-
uous place in the sald markets, wa. chouses
villages and towns, and shall inspect and
adjust all beams and scales weights aud
measures, used or iutcnded to be used in
the said county.
8. Each keeper of standards shall keep
q book IN which he shall register tic
names of the persons whose beams and
scales, weights and measures, he has adj
iusted, together with the dIy of the month
and wear, and the number and de.cr pti0n
of the came so adjusted, which bool, he
shall submit TO tic inspection Of the coun-
ty commissioners oucc in each year, ol
oftener if required,
0. Ii any person shall neglect or refuse
TO have his beams and scales, weights and
measures, inspected and adjusted as hereil,
directed, when required 10 do so by ths
proper officer, he shall forfeit and pay five
dollars for every day during sucn delin'
quency.
TO- If any standard-keeper shall he III
formed or have reason to suspect that anJ
person is using, or has in lls possession
with fraudulent intention, any ia!5i
beams, scales or measures, he shal' exam
inc the same, and if he find them, or any
Of them, TO be false, he shall seize thu
same as u forfeiture, and adjust aud sci
them at public auction, and shtil annually
return statement of the money received
therefor under oath TO the county com
missioneTs.
il. II any weight or measure whic.
shall have Eecn branded Or stamped al
herein required, shall be broken, injured
altered or changed, or condemned by th'
standard.keeper, and shall be found there
after in the use oil uny person With a TIM
State such person shall forfeit and pay
twenty dollars for each offence.
12. Each standaTd.keeper sha ! Icaciy,
such compensation Tor the dsHiharge o
his duties asthe county commissioners sAal
think proper to allow, which Shall h
levied on the asscssable property OF th
county and collected MS other county
charges.
49, Whenever any Stdndard.h-fpfr shat
be applied 10, to ADJUST ScaItS, aceigdts an
measures, By adding to or d:mitisd Rg III
same, or to unjust scale. beams, he &lG bo q!
lOlCed an additional reasonable compensation
tFerefor, 10 be paid Jythe purity SO apply5n
fer has SerUaceS.
IA. The Cne-half of all fines and forfeit