The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-11

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AN ORDI-
nance, entitled AN ordinance to provide for
the appointment and government of an In
spector of Scales. Weights and Measures, and
to prescribe his duties and compensation ana
to enforce the keeping and using OF just
weights and measures" passed April Is, 1890.
The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City do
ordain as follows
Section lit shall be the duty of the City
Sealer of Weights and Measures and he is
hereby authorized to inspect and examine at
least once in each and every year, and as
much oftener as he may think proper, all
weights, measures, scale beams, patent bal
ances, steeiyards and other instruments used
in weighing or measuring any article intended
to be purchased or sold in the City OF Jersey
City.
Sec. 2-If any person shall use, in the
City of Jersey City, in Weighing or measuring
any article intended to be purchased or sold
in said City, any weight, measure, scale beam,
patent balance, s~teelyard or other instrument
which shall not be conformable to the stand
ard of weights and measures in this State, or
which has not been sealed and marked by
the Inspector of Scales, Weights and Meas
ures of said City, or which shall be out of
order or incorrect, or which shall not balance,
he. she or they shall forfeit and pay the sum
of twenty dollars for each offense; and if
any such weight, measure. scale beam, patent
balance, s~teelyard or other instrument shall be
found in the possession of any dealer or vender,
such possession shall be deemed and taken as
prima facie evidence of the use thereof by
the person or persons IN whose possession the
sam is found.
Sec. S-Any person who shall refuse to ex-
hiblt any weights, measures, SCALE DedlIiS,
patent balances, steelyards or other instru-
ments used in measuring or weighing, to the
Inspector of Scales, Weights and Measures for
the purpose of being examined and inspected,
sealed and marked as aforesaid. shall forfeit
and pay a penalty Of twenty dollars for every
such offense.
Sec. ALI weights, measures, scale beams,
patent balances, steelyards and other instru-
ments used for weighing or measuring shall
be inspected and examined at the stores and
places where the same may be used. but in
case they or any of them shall be found not
conformable to the standard of this State. they
may be adjusted, sealed and marked by the
T~nsnector of Scales, Weights and Measures at
the store or place where the same may be
used, or they shall be sent by the owner
said Inspector of Scales. Weights and Meas
ures, for the purpose of being adjusted, sealed
and marked. within three days after the owner
thereof shall be required so to Go, IN writing.
by the said Inspector, under the penalty of
ten dollars for every such neglect.
Sec. 5-That If any scale or other instru-
ment used in Weighing be found by the In
spector of Scales, Weights and Measures. in
the City of Jersey City, in such condition
tach to the said scale or other instrument
used in weighing a printed or written notice.
which shall read substantially as follows:-
"City of Jersey City,
..omce of the Inspector Of Scales. Weights
and Measures.
..Tb,s ,S 60 certify that this has
been tested and found incorrect. and its use
is hereby forbidden until 1t shall be made to
conform to the authorized standard ),
..Insnector OF Scales. Weights and Measures.
said notice shall be In the form Of a tag.
unon the opposite side of which shall be writ
scale or other instrument used in Weighing and
such other matter as shall be thought proper
by the Inspector
he used. II, connection with his business. any
scale or other instrument used In weighfng, to
which the inspector 81 scales. W nedSISss ana mo
IN the last section. he shall forfeit and pay