Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-15

IN ORDINANCE relating to the powers and
duties of the sealer of weights and measures.
The Common Council OF the city oil Orand
,apids do ordain as follows:
l Section |. The scaler of weights and meas
2 ures of the city of Grand Rapids shall have
3 the exclusive power 10 perform all the
= duties pertaining 10 his office. and shall
) try and prove all scales. beams. weights
D and measures used in said city. for the pur-
Z pose of buying and selling; ana such as
5 shall be found conformabe 10 the stand
. ards kept in his Office he shall STAMP with
9 the word approved or the letter m :
] and the year in which such inspection Is
9 made; and such as are found not To be con
3 formable 10 the standard In his ONCE. he
1 shall stamp with the word condemned"
l See. p The sealer of weights and meas
2 ures shall be provided by the city OF Grand
3 Rapids with book. to he kept In his Of
4 flee. In which he shall register. in alphabe-
5 teal order. the name of each person whose
8 weights. measures. scales beams or other
instruments he has Inspected; the Number
; ana size OF the same. and what number OF
. each was approved and condemned. with
Q the time of inspection. and such book shalt
! at all reasonable times be open TO the IN
. spection and examination of the public.
Sec.a Ii shall also be the duly of the said
2 seaer Of weights and measures M least
3 once In each year. and as much of:ener rs he
4 may deem if necessary. 10 inspect Gil wood
5 boxes. racks or measures used by wood
8 dealers Ia said city from which Is sold or
! offered for sale. or delivered. sawed, or
S sawed and split wood by the cord. half
= cord or less quantities; and all such boxes.
o racks or measures found cunformabie TO the
| standard (which standard shall not DE less
, than one hundred and fifty cubic feet for "A
3 cord. and not less than seyenty-hye cubic
1 feet Tor half cord the stand Tor wood
5 racks to be feet by fee: 10 be kept in his
o ONCE. he shat STAMP with the word. "ap-
q proved. and the year In which each iDspcc-
: tion Is made. and all such boxes. RACKS or
g measures found not eonformsble To the
y standard In his office. he shall stamp with
Il the word condemned" and the year in
= which such inspection Is made.
Sec. l. No person shall neglect or refuse
2 10 exhibit any weights. measures. scales.
beams or other instruments used by him or
her IN weighing or int assuring. or any box,
rack or measure. from which - sold or OF
fered for sale, or delivered. any sawed. or
: sawed and split wood in any quantity. To
the sealer OF weights and measures when
demanded by him. or h 4 authorized assist
. ants for the purpose OF having the same
II inspected.
Sec s. No person shall use for buying or
selling. any weights. measures scales.
3 beams. or other instruments. or Tor hny ne,
selling or delivering. sawed. or saved and
split wood In any quantity. any box. rack
or measure. unless the same has been In
spected and stamped approved" NV the
sealer of weights and measures. or by said
sesier , 81 Weights vi,b the p ,e,,sr sss
Il And ali boxes. racks or measures from
2 which sawei. or sawed and split wood Is
3 sold. offered for sale or delivered. shall be
q bound hy an iron band running around
IS the upper edge Of said haSes or measures.
sec. 6. No person shall sell or deliver any
coal hay or straw except straw sold IN
hundiesl within the limits of the city Fl
Grand Rapids. unless there shall be deiiv-
cred 10 the person In charge 81 the wagon.
. or conveyance used In delivering such coal
hav or straw except straw sold ~ bundles .
= certificate written in TAX duly signed hy
the person selling the same. aud showing
N tie weight Of the coal. has or straw Dur-
II ported 10 be delivered. the weight Of the
y wagon or conveyance used ID such de-
Il livery fhe total weight II coat hay ~ straw
Il and conveyance. the daie Of weighing the
Is same and name ~ the pure chaser
SEC. :. No person IN charge ~ the wagon
or conveyance. used IN delivering coal. hay
or straw. TO whom the certificate men
toned in seciien 8. has been delivered
shall neglect OF refuse anon demand 20 81
hist such certisrafe q the seeisr a
weights and measures n said city. % a.
his assistant. - 10 any person desiRnate1
BIS ~ him. or 70 the purchaser oi the coal,
n hsy or straw being delivered And when
II said officer. or the persons - designated.
u oT sBch purchaser shall demand that ths
e weight shown hy such certificate Pc verf
Il red. II shall - the dutv ~ the pefsar 10
IS nverins such ccai. hay ~ sfrs~ - csnEss
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