The Jersey City news., 1897-11-10
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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AN oRDI-
nance, entitled IAN ordinance to provide fol-
the appointment and government of In
spector of Scales, Weights and Measures, and
to prescribe his duties and compensation and
to enforce the keeping and using Of just
weights and measures passed April Is, 1880.
The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City do
ordain as foilows:-
Section lit shall be the duty of the City
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, steelyards and other instruments used
in weighing or measuring any article intended
to be purchased or sold in the City of Jersey
City.
Sec. 2-1f 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, steelyard 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, which shall be out of
order or incorrect, or which shall not balance,
he, she they shall forfeit and pay the sum
of twenty dollars for each offense; and if
any such weight, measure, scale beam, patent
baance, steelyard 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
same is found.
Sec. 3-Any person who shall refuse to ex-
hibit any weights measures, scale beams,
patent balances steelyardS or other instfu-
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 penalty of twenty dollars for every
such offense.
Sec. 4-All 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
HAY OrJ n hal he n
conformabe to the standard of this State, they
may be adjusted sealed and marked by the
the store or place where the same may be
used, they shall be sent by the owner
thereof. at his expense. to the office of the
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 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
spector of Scales. Weights and Measures, in
the City of Jersey City, in such condition
that he cannot adjust the same, he shall at
tach to the said scale or other instrument
which shall read substantially as follows
..sCity of Jersey City,
"onice of the Inspector of Scales, Weights
and Measures
..This Is to certify that this has
been tested and found incorrect, and its use
H
conform to the authorized standard.
Inspector 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 an5
such other matter as shall be thought proper
by the Inspector,
See. elf any person shall use or allow te
be used In connection with his business any
scale or other instrument used in weighing, &c
which the Inspector Of Scales. Weights and
Measures has attached the notice provided fol
In the last section. he shall forfeit and pay
the sum of twenty dollars for each offense
any person who shall remove, alter defact
or interfere with such notice attached to any
scale or other instrument used in weighing
by the Inspector of Scales, Weights and Meas
ures shall forfeit and pay a penalty of ter
tollars for each offense
sec, s---That any forfeiture or penalty arising
under this ordinance may be recovered be
fore or imposed by one OF the Police justices
of Jersey City, or their SUCCESSORS, and tn,
noneys received for any forfeiture or penait,
hereunder shall be paid Ia the City Treasury.
see S--4Ali ordinances and parts Of ordinances
Inconsistent with the provisions hereof ar
hereby repealed
Passed October 25. 1897
DENNIS MULLINS.
President pro temnore,
NJ. j. osDDNNE,LIA CITY Clerk.
Approved November s lSe9
EnWARp Eooss Mayor