The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-05-11
An Ordinance.

rS,o PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT AND
A government OF an Inspector OF Scales weights
pensatIon and TO enforce the keeping and using OF
Just weights and measures
section THAT the Board OF Aldermen of jersey
City shall annually appoint in such manner as tney
may determine majority OF all the Aldermen
elected being Necessary 70 eao1ce an eor M
such duties are hereinafter mentioned IN TINS OF
section - that the said Inspector of Scales,
Weights and Measures shall. before entering upon
t III civ Clerk Al oath 10 faithfully and npartay
perform the duties Of said ONCE. and shall execute
least two good and sunicient sureties to be ap.
proved by The Corporation counsel or icy
penal sum OF Five Thousand Dollars. conditioned
bis ofiice, and for the safe keeping of all scales,
weights, measures or Instruments furnished
ofice. property belonging 70 the said Mayor and
Aldermen Of Jersey city and for the due return
scoD a. shall Be the duty q said In
spector and he is hereby authorized 70 inspect sx
patent balances, steel yards or other instruments
che inspector for the purpose Of being
spected examined and sealed, under the penalty
q section s s : That all weights measures, scale
beams. steel yards patent balances and other in
and adj justed by said Inspector. shall be made CON
formahe 20 the Standard OF this State and shall be
the year in which the same shall be sealed and
section G-That any person VINO shall In weighing
or measuring any article or articles for purchase
snd ias = patent bancs as yafd Or other IN
strument not sealed o. marked BY the Inspector
sln OF Twenty Dollars for eve-y such offence
Section THAT In case the sealing or mark ing Of
beiances steel yards or other Instruments cannot
be done without injury to such weights and meas,
markfng as aforesaid use label to be pasted by
l4nxe
the year In which said weights and measures shall
section s--That the Inspector OF Scales Weights
and Measures shall inspect examine and seal
MAYOR or any member of the Board OF Aldermen or
at the written request Of any citizen.
spsctor to mako a register Of weights measures
scale beams patent balances steel yards and other
specfed ty him, in which he shall enter the names
90 ss to the standard q the state 's
Section l0.That It snail be the duty OF said In.
sent to the Board of Aldermen report OF the work
of his office during the preceding year, and shall
proper Authorities against all persons who shall
Violate any Of the provisions Of tnis ordinance
under this ordinance may 10 recovered before
either Of the Police Justices or their and
eutor or court complainant may DC admitted as
section i2-That the Board Of Aldermen snail
provide an ONCE and such books stationery.
c,iire FOR the proper conduct Of his Office
Section lS--That the compensation OF said In
spector Of Scales Weigh t. and Measures shall he
the sum OF One Thousand Dollars per annum, paya-
BILE monthly the same 70 be In lieu q al fees here
entire time 60 the discharge OF the duties Of his
ONCE. and shall at his own expense when he may
deem IL necessary furnish horse and wagon to be
used by him in the performance OF his duties.
Section 14.-That the term. of ofice of the nrst
Inspector appointed under this ordin ance shall
pire on the third Monday OF May next, but said In
specter shall continue In ONCE until his successor
Is appointed and qualified
section 15.-That said Inspector shall at any time
be removable for cause, provided first. however,
that charges and specifications having been pre-
ferred to the Board OF Aldermen and hearing had
thereon, said Board shall decide by two thirds
vote OF all the mem bers OF said Board TO remove
Section 16--That the term Of office OF all lnspec-
tors of Scales. Weights and Measures heretofore
appointed shall expire aad determine whenever
this ordina becomes effective, and Immediately
thereafter said Inspectors shall deliver all property
Ia their possession belonging to the Mayor and AL
dermen OF Jersey City 70 such person as the Board
of Aldermen by resolution may designate.
Scales, Weights and Measures shall be made under
authority OF this ordinance until the Board OF Fl
nance and Taxation other competent authority
shall make an appropriation sufficient to pay the
salary and office expenses OF said Inspector.
Section 1a-That all ordinances and parts Of ordi-
matter Of this ordinance or inconsistent or con,
fiicting herewith are hereby repealed.
Passed April l5 1890
JOHN z. SCOTT, President
City Clerk.
Approved April II. 1890.
oREsTEs CLEVELAND.