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AN ORDNANCE TO MEM AN ORDI-
nance, entitled IAN ordinance to provide for
the appointment and government of an In,
spector OF Scales, Weights and Measures, ana
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
Section lit shall be the duty of the City
hereby authorized to inspect and examine at
leasE once in each and every year, and as
much oftener as he may think proper, an
weights, measures, scale beams, patent bal,
apces. steelyardS and other Instruments used
in weighing or measuring any article intended
to be purchased OF 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 t. 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 ofense; and il
any such weight, measure, scale BEAM, patent
Balance, s~teeiyard 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 ths
same is found.
Sec. S-Any person who shall refuse to ex-
hibit any weights, measures. scale beams.
patent paiduCGSy lcSiN nus ! f0NHCk AhSeA u
ments used in measuring er4weighing, to the
Inspector of Scales, Weights and Measures for
sailed ~ II and marked as aforesaid shall forfeit
and pay a penalty of twenty dollars Tor every
such offense.
Sec. 4All weights, measures, scale beams.
patent balances, steelyards and other instru-
rnents used for weighing or measuring shall
be inspected and examined at theGSferes and
places where the same may be used. but in
case they or any of them shall be found not
eonformable to the standard of this State. they
A.a.- 10 d{IIcf scaled and T1arknd hv the
Inspector of Scales,s Weights and Measures at
the store or place where the same may be
thereof, at his expense, TO the office of the
said Inspector OF Scales, Weights and Meas
ures, for the purpose, OF beinsg adjusted, sealed
thereof shall be required so to do, 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
snector1ef Scales, Weights and Measures, in
sbe City Of Jersey city, in such condition
that he cannot adjust the same, he shall at
tach to the said scale or other Instrument
Witch shall read substantially as ~follows:-
''City of Jersey City,
..OfHce of the Inspector of Scales, Weights
and Measures,
.sTbis is to certify that this has
is hereby forbidden until it shall be made to
conform to the authorized standard.
aInspector of Scales, Weights and Measures"
said notice shall be in the form of a tag,
upon the opposite side of which shall be writ
ten or printed the name of the owner of the
scale or other instrument used in Weighing and
such Other matter as shall be thought proper
by the Inspector.
Sec. elf any person shall use or allow to
be used. in connection with his business. any
scale or other instrument used in weighing. to
which the. Inspector of Scales, Weights and
Measures has attached the notice provided for
in the last section. he shall forfeit and pay
the sum of twenty dollars for each ofrense;
any person who shall remove. alter. deface
or interfere with such notice attached to any
seals or other instrument used in Weighing
Nv the Inspector Of Scales, Weights and Meas
nres' shall forfeit and pay a penalty of ten
| dollars for each offense-
sec THAT any forfeiture or penalty arising
,,nSer thfs ordinance may be recovered beg
fore or imposed by one of the Police Justices
~ Jersey city, or their successors, and the
n,onevs received for any forfeiture or penalty
bsrennder shall be paid in the City Treasury.
Sec. s-AM ordinances and parts of ordinances
inconsistent with the provisions hereof are
hereby repealed.
Passed October 26. 1897.
DENNIS
President pro tempore.
! M. ]. O,DONNELL, City Clerk.
Approved November 8. 1897.
EDWARD HOoS. Mayor.