The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-28

SEC. 10. Every person who shall keep hay
scales or platform balances for public use shall
cause the same to be tried and sealed at least
once In six months, by sworn seAler a
weights and measures.
SEC. II. Every person who shall keep hay
scales or platform balances for public use, oY
shall weigh or suffer to be weighed In such
scales or balances any article Of msrchandiso,
unless such scales or balances shall have ben
tried and sealed as provided in the preceding
section, shall be fined one hundred dollars.
SEC. IS. Whenever the owner or keeper q
such hay scales or balances shall apply to the
mayor of the city or president of the town ooun-
eli, as the case may be, or to any person by him
appointed for the purpose, In any towp on otty
In which the Office of sealer of weights ard
measures shall from any cause be vacant "a
try such scales or balances and to seal the
same II found correct, such mayor, president.
or person so appointed shall try such scales o.
balances, and seal the Same II found correCtS
and in case of his neglect so to do, such owner
or keeper shall be exempt from the naie pxos
scriSed in the next preceding section.
SEC l9 The town councils OF the several
towns shall appoint one or more persons TO be-
weighers Of coal and other articles OF mar
chandisc, who shall be sworn, and bo romov-
able at the pleasure of the town councils ap-s
pointing them, and shall receive suoh fees -
may be fixed by the town councils of the sew
Provided, however, that the board OF aldermen
Of any city shall appoint for such citya public
weigher, who shall have the power to appoint
Under him such deputy weighers as said board
Of aldermen may approve, and for the official
conduct of such deputies said public weighor
shall be answerable Said public weigher and
1eputy weighers shall be subject to such rogu-
lations as the city council of such city may o.
tablish, not repugnant TO law. Said public
wegher shall give q bond with sufficient sure
ties. satisfactory TO said board OF aldermen, to
such city in the sum Of two thousand dollars
for the faithful performance OF the dutiss OF
his Office, and he shall require each Of said
deputy weghers to give him q bond with SUM
cient sureties, which shall be satisfactory 70
said board Of aldermen. In the sum of flve hun-
dred dollars, for the faithful discharge Of the
duties OF his Office: Provided, that no person
shall act as public weigher Of coal or other
merchandise OF which he is either the buyer OF
seller, or In the sale whereof he has any inter-
est.
SEC %. Every person who shall sell coal or
other merchandise without It's frst being
weighed by public weigher, when the same
shall be demanded by the purchaser, and pro-
curing q certificate Of such weight for the pur-
chaser, shall be fined twenty dollars for each
offence.
SIC q. The sealers Of the different towns
and cities shall make an inventory of weights,
measures and balances furnished by the State
and the condition of the same, on blank pre-
pared for that purpose. In the month Of Octo-
ber Of each year. and shall forward tho fame
TO the state sealer of Weights and measures.
SEC. %. The different town councils OF tho
several towns, and the board Of aldermen q
cities, may appoint, upon recommendation of
their respective town or city sealcrs, oue ~
more persons rs deputy scalers Of their tosi
OF city, who shall assist the said town or cii
sealer. and. I'm the absence from duty OF ~,
town or city sealer shall perform al. the du,ls
Of town or city sealcr as may be required "A
them for the timo being.
src u All acts and parts Of acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed.
sKc. "a This act shall take eject upon lis
passage.
Icertify the foregoing TO BE- true copis~
Attest:
GEORGE H. Urrrn, Secretary Of state