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

section, ne snail visit the places of business of
all persons who have weights, measures, and
balances which ought to be sealed, and which
have not been sealed within one year from the
date Of said notification, and may try, prove.
and seal the same.
SEC. IL. For every neglect of duty prescribed
In the next preceding section, the town or city
sealer shall be fined a SUM not exceeding twen-
ty dollars; and every town or city sealer who
shall seal any weight, measure, or balance 9TH
erwise than according to the town OF city
standard, duly tried, proved, and sealed by the
state sealer. shall be fined not exceeding fifty
dollars nor less than twenty-five dollars.
SEC L. The sealer Of weights and measures,
In any town or city In which different COM
pensation shall not have been made by ordi-
nance. shall receive a fee of cents for every
weight, wine or dry measure, sealed by him at
every yard stick or yard measure sealed by
him; and for sealing every spring balance of a
capacity less than 100 pounds he shall receive
q fee OF 25 cents for every spring balance Of
capacity of 100 and less than 500 pounds, 80
cents; for every platform scale Of capacity of
5000 pounds or more, 81: for every balance of
capacity Of less than 5000 pounds, 80 cents; for
every steel-yard of capacity Of 30 pounds or
less, Is cents; and for every steel-yard of q ca
pacity over 30 pounds, 80 cents: every scale or
balance usedeor weighing people shall be test
ed. and IL found correct shall DO sealed by
the sealer, and he shall receive fee Of 30
cents for each and every scale or balance so
sealed. II any Of the said SCALES or balances
are found 10 he incorrect, then they shall be
condemned and their use forbidden as herein
before provided. For proving and sealing coal
and wood baskets he shall receive fee of l5
cents each. and for every charcoal basket so
scaled. ~ cents: he shall also have q reasona-
BILE compensation for all repairs. alterations,
and adjustments which II may be necessary
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penses incurred in visiting any place, as pro-
vided for In section 10 of this Chapter. Such
fees and compensation shall be paid to said
sealer owning or using the weights, measures,
or balances so adjusted and sealed. Every per-
son violating the provisions of this section
shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars for
each offense, one-hak thereof TO 20 to the
town OF city and one-half to the complainant.
SEC. IL. No person engaged in the trade of
buying and selling shall have or permit TO bo
kept at his place of business, or upon any cart,
wagon, or other vehicle used by him In carry
ing on his business, any weight, measure, or
balance OF whatever description. which is not
Mt the time duly scaled In accordance with this
Chapter, or which, having been sealed, is no
Ionger correct. IL such weights, measures, or
balances can be readily adjusted by such means
Is the sealer has at hand. he may adjust and
seal them; but II, they cannot be readily ad-
justed, he shall either seize such weights,
measures. and balances forthwith and destroy
them, or shall affix 70 the same a notice forbid
ding their use until he Is satisfied that they
have been 80 adjusted as TO conform TO the
standards; and whoever removes said notice
without the consent OF the officer affixing tho
same shall, for each offence, be fined not loss
than twenty nor more than fifty dollars, one
half TO the town or city and one-half TO the uso
Of the complainant.
sEc. H. Every person engaged in the trado
Of buying and selling, or as public weighcr,
who shall use or permit 10 be used for him any
weight, measure, or balance of whatever de-
scription. unless such weight, measure. or bal
ance shall have been duly sealed In conformity
with the provisions of this chapter. shall bo
fined the sum OF twenty dollars. onc-half thoro.
of 10 the use Of the town or city In which tho
offence shall have been committed and one
half thereof 10 the complainant.
Sbc. Is Every person who knowinglyeclls
any commodity by weight or measure for
greater quantity than Il actually delivered 10
the purchaser thereof. shall be fined not en-
ceeding one hundred dollars. or be innr'-~asd
not exe'sding thrse 99nthk