The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-10
An Ordinance

To amend an ordinance en- titled "An Ordin ance to
provide for the appointments and government
OF an Inspector Of scales; Weights, and -.eas-
ton. and to enforce the keeping and using OF
just weights and measures" Passed April 10.
Tho mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City do ordain
sEcrioS i. Every coal dealer shall furnish the
driver OF each cart or wa4on, laden with coal.
ETY. TO customers, a certificate, or memorandum.
signed by or in behalf OF such coal dealer, stating
the exact quantity or weight or coal upon sucn
cart Or wagon. together with the name OF the party
TO whom said coal is TO be delivered;
Scales, Weishts and Measures. or any Police
Silie own az Vol she elo aeq 10 aen "a an Of tnse driSsr IN or cb anTn
OF a cart or wagon so laden with coal. The pro
order him to drive. and the saiu driver thereupon
shall drive 10 the nearest. oe such place as the said
suitable scales are kept for weighing coal. ana
there in tue presence OF sala Cmcer or inspector.
it, thence to the party to whom the said Goa. is to
tnerenron the said driver shall again drive or take
the said cart or wagon to ths scales upon which
previously been weighed, for the purpose OF ascer-
tanning tue exact quantity or said coal. provided
shall not be required to pay any expense or cost
or weighing said load or empty cart or wagon, in
sonabiy correct, ana FOR refusing to comply with
the PROVISIONS OF t M e said nsne sSen dryer n shall shall
Weights and Aeasures or u III Police Officer. and
jersey cfly, be hned ten dollars; and ii, after
thus ascerGaining the weight OF the cart or wagon
cart or wagon with the coal upon it. the amount
or uuantity OF coal is found to be less than that in
dieatsd and mentioned in said cerCiicate or
m enorandum, the said INSPECTOR of Gales,
Mefrhts aud Measures or the said Police Officer.
rect ed to make complaint on oath charging the
vendor of SAID coal with intent to cheat ana de.
fraud the purchaser OF said coal, in violation Of
tnis ordinance, before q olice Justice of jersey
CITY, who. upon conviction snail impose upon.
and exact from the party so offending, a fine OF
frty dollars. and in addition thereto a sam equal
10 the amount out of which the purchaser VS.
being deirauded and in case the purchaser Ia
Collected above SAID line Of fifty dollars shall /
sent 10 and paid over TO said purchaser.
scales. Weighs and Measures, anu he Is hereby
authorized and airsc.e ed TO sunlmarily arrest all
we,gnts and measures have previously be-n
marked or scale { by the said Inspector, but who,
weights and measures or either OF them not hav-
ing been 80 marked or sealed as required by the
taSa him. her OF them. to the nearest Police Jus,
tice and then AMI there make complaint on oath,
e end : messu ne with violation OF this ord MieaSees
who, upon con victfon, shall be fined ten dollars
SEC. Z. Ana it shall be the duty of the said In
sbector of Scales. Weights and Measures, and he is
hereby required to report 10 the Boa;d of Alder
parsons. together with the location ana nature or
their b siness, VIC ating any of the provisions of
Justice before whom they are taken.
CHARLES W. ALLEN,
President.
JOHN e. SCOTT.
The foregoing audinance was returned by the
Mayo or with ms objections and iiled in the City
he CIV CierS. laid before the Eoard Of Aldermen
Of Jersey City February u, 1872, ami passed by
sain Beard March 8, 1892 Notwithstanding the OBJ
City Clerks otice. Jersey City, March 4 1872
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