Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-10-04
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ORDINANCE NO. 382.
New Series).


AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO WEIGHTS AND
MEASURES, AND PRESCRIBING THE POWERS
AND DUTIES OF THE sEALER OF WEIGHTS
AND MEASURES
| The Mayor and Council Of the City of Los An
geles do orddin as follops:
SECTION 1. There shall be regulation OF
| weights and measures within this city, and the
| Part III, Title VII Chapter VIII, OF the politi
cal code shall be the test by. which they shall
be compared and determined. The peck, half
| for measuring commodities which are not
| liquids shall be derived from the standard
| half bushel by dividing the capacity OF that
| and each successive measure by two. The In
terror depth of the half-bushel shall not exceed
~ inches, nor be less than inches; OF the peck
shall not exceed inches, nor be less than 51a
inches, of the halfpeck, shall not exceed 5inches
| nor be less than AZ inches; of the quarter
peck, shall not exceed inches. nor be less than
| 8 inches, nor be less than ~ inches. All other
measures shall be of the shape and form ap-
l proved and adopted by the Sealer of Weights
| and Measures.
SEC. 2. The City Council, at the expense of
| the city, shall provide and maintain the neoes.
| sary and approved stapo ards, with their sew
| eral necessary subdivisions, for the purpose OF
testing and approving the weights t. and meas $;
Weights and Measures shall be held response.
| BILE for the safe keeping and good condition of
| all weights, measures, and other articles be-
| longing to the city appertaining to his office,
ordinary wear and tear and unavoidable acct
dents excepted, and for the delivery of the
shall take V dupicste receipts tierefor one Of
office of the City Auditor.
SEC. g. Articles to be sold by heaped meas
uIe shall be heaped up In conical form as
and all commodities not liquids, when sold by
| the gallon, or less, shall be sold by dry meas.
ure; but nothing herein contained shall
fruits and berries IN packages Contain.
ing half-bushel, or any multiple or aliquot
part thereof, measured according to the table
of dry measure, and distinctly labeled
Marked SO as to show the exact quantity there
In contained; nor prevent the sale of fruits at
fixed price per piece or number. Any person
found guilty of violating any provision Of this
section shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanOr, and upon conviction thereof, be fined
in any sum not more than fifty dollars or shall
be imprisoned in the City Jail not more than
fifty days.
SEC. A. Said Sealer of Weights and Measures
shall test all weights, measures, beams scales,
steelyards, platform scales or other ma
chinery used for weighing or measuring, at
the several places where used, when practi-
cable to do SO, otherwise at his office or place of
business, at least once in every twelve months.
rect, or having made them correct he shall seal
and mark the same with the letters "L. A. c."
(meaning the initials for Los Angeles City,
marked, md shall furnish the person present.
ing such weights measures or scales used for
weighing or measuring, a certificate OF such
beams. scales, steelyarde, platform scales or
other machinery used for weighing or measur
ing are not and cannot by said sealer be made
ing condemned). and they shall not be again
used.
SEC. s. Every person who shall use, or per-
NIT to be used. any. weight, measure, scale,
beam, steelyard, platform scale. or other ma
chinery for weighing or measuring, not tested,
marked and sealed as aforesaid, or who shall
refuse to submit the same to the 1nspec-
ZION OF the Sesler of Weights and Measures, on
his demand, shall, on conviction thereof, be
fined not less than ten nor more than fifty
dollars, or in default thereof be confined in the
City Jail not less than ten nor more than fifty
days. Every person who shall, with intent to
use the same for weighing or measuring, as
aforesaid alter or permit TO be altered, or shall
knowingly use or permit to be used, after the
same shall have been altered, any such weight
scales or measure, after the same shall have
been tested. marked and sealed which by
reason of such alteration shall not conform to
the standard herein established, shall, on con-
viction thereof, be fined not less than en- nor
more than fifty dollars, or in default thereof
nor more than fifty days. Any person who
shall use or cause to be used any weight, scales,
beam, steelyard, measure or other machinery
for weighing or measure commodities within
this city. which have by said Seaier of Weights
and Measures been marked "Cond," (meaning
condemned), shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
De fined not less than ten nor more
than one hundred dollars, or in default
thereof, be imprisoned in the City Jail not
1t is hereby made the duty OF the Sealer of
Weights and Measures to enter complaint
against all persons who shall knowingly vio-
late any OF the provisions OF this ordinance.
SEC 6. 1t shall be the duty of the sealer of
WEIGHTS Measures whole m "a
to the duties OF his office; to visit from time to
time, as he shall deem necessary, all places in
any kind or character are used and to inspect
the same, and for that purpose it shall be
lawful for him., at any reasonable hour, to
enter any store, house or other building where
such scales, weights or measures are used, or
where he has reason to believe they are being
used.
SEC z. Any person, firm or corporation, or
the agent or employe OF either selling hay or
quested by the purchaser of such hay or
coal give to said purchaser the weight Of the
| same, and if said purchaser request 1t, shall
cause such hay or coal and the cart or wagon
containing the same, to be forthwith weighed
byt the Sealer of Weights and Measures, on such
scales as said sealer may select, and after de-
coal shall forthwith return. said cart or
wagon to the same scales and cause
| it to be weighed thereon. Said seller
the weight OF such hay or coal, and if the
weight certified to by the sealer is not less than
the weight previously given by said seller or
his agent or employee, said purchaser shall pay
the fees of said sealer, which are hereby
fixed at one dollar, and shall pay the seller, his
agent or employee the sum of twenty-five cents
for the detention thus caused if the weight
certified to by said Sealer is less than the
weight previously given by such seller, his
agent or employee, then all of the expenses
above specified shall be paid by the seller of
such hay or coal
Sec g. The following list Of fees shall be
charged and collected by the Sealer of Weights
and Measures, to-wit: For testing and sealing
each set of weights or balances, fifty cents;
each dry or liquid measure, gill or gallon, ten
cents; each dry or liquid measure above the
capacity of one gallon five cents per gallon;
each measure of extee4ion az the rate OF five
cents per yard, not exceeding ten cents for any
one measure; each large platform scales of
capacity of one thousand pounds or more, two
dollars; each platform scales of a capacity of
less than one thousand pounds, seventy-6ve
cents each spring scales or spring balances used
by butchers, marketmen or peddlers or othar
persons seveuty-five cents; for testing and
sealing each scales not described above, fifty
cents said fees to be paid by the owners or
users of said articles, but no more than one fee
shall be charged for inspecting the same article
found to be below the standard, in which case
the Sealer shall charge and collect double the
fees above prescribed.
SEC. 9, 1t shall be the duty OF the Sc aler of
Weights and Measures TO keep a record of all
scales, beams, steelyard', platform scales
weights, measures and other machinery by