River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-01-14
NUMBER %.
IPuDllshed January Z, 1856.
AN ORDINANCE
REGULATING THE MEASUREMENT AND SALE
OF FIREwooD.

REGULATING THE MEASUREMENT AND SALE
OF FIREwooD.
The Common Council of the City of River
Falls do ordain as follows:
Section l. That there shall be appointed
bv the Common Council an Inspector of
firewood, who shall hold his office until
the appointment and qualification of his
successor. The said Inspector of firewood
shall, before entering upon the duties Of
his office give bond TO the city, signed
by two sureties, TO be approved by the
Common Council, in the sum of five hun
bred dollars, conditioned for the faithful
performance of the duties of his office.
He shall have power TO appoint, with the
approval of the Common Council, one or
more deputies. for whose acts he shall be
responsible.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
Inspector of firewoOd, or any Of his depu-
ties TO be at all reasonable times in at
tendance at such place in the city as the
Common Council may from time TO time
designate by resolution. and to inspect
and measure all firewood sold in the
city, and to give TO the owner or
possessOr of each load of wood certifi-
cate setting forth the quantity and quality
thereof, and date of inspection. making
reasonable allowance for loss fOI crooked
and uneven wood. estimating a cord to
contain one hundred and twenty eight
cubic feet. Provided, no certificate shall
be given by the Inspector of firewood un
til the person applying for measurement
of wood shall give his name to that Off
Ger.
Sec. 3. No person, after having load
or quantity of wood measured, and re-
ceiyed a certificate as aforesaid, shall be-
fore the sale thereof, diminish the guam
tity thereof
Sec. 4. Any person bringing firewood
to this city in vehicle, and after having
the same measured as hereinbefore pro-
Sided, making sale thereof, shall deliver
the certificate received by him as afoIe-
said to the purchaser, who shall retain
and in no case re-deliyer the same to the
vendor.
Sec ). Before any firewoo6 brought to
this city, or any now in this city shall be
sold, the person bringing the same, or
offering the same for sale, shall cause it
to be measured by the Inspector of fire
wood, and receive from him certificate
of the quantity The said Inspector
| shall be entitled to the following fees for
INSPECTING and measuring firewOOd, viz:
For every load of wood containing over
half a cord, the sum of five cents. For
every load of wood containing half, or
less, the sum of three cents; and for
measuring any pile of wood after the
same has been delivered TO the purchas-
er, when the quantity is five cords, or
more, the sum of three cents for each
cord; and when the quantity is less than
five cords, the sum of five cents for each
cord and fraction of a cord contained in
such pile, which fee shall be paid to the
Inspector on the delivery of his certif-
cate of the quantity of any load or pile OF
wood to the person having such wood
measured
Sec. g. The said Inspector Of frewOod
and his deputies shall be, and they are
her ebv invested with powers of police
officers of the city, for the purpose of car
rying into effect and enforcing all Ordi-
nances of the city in relation TO the in
spection and measurement of firewood.
And it shall be the duty of said Inspector
Of firewood TO keep book, in which he
shall make an entry of each load of wood
by him inspected and on the first Friday
of each month he shall make a full re-
turn to the City Clerk, under oath, of the
number of loads and quantity of wood
inspected and measured by him.
Sec. Z. Whoever shall violate any of
the provisions of this ordinance, or be
guilty of any fraud or imposition i'll the
sale of wood, or shall change or alter any
certificate made III pursuance hereof,
shall forfeit and pay not less than one
nor more than ten dollars.
Sec. 5. This ordinance shall take effect
from and after its publication.
Passed January ), 1856.
Approved January 6, 1889
J. ID. l UTNAN, NJ lyor.
Attest: ALLEN Z. WELD, City Clerk.