The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-14

of $500, to be approved by said principal,
and conditioned for the faithful perform
ance OF fheir duties, and said PRINCIPALS
shall have the right TO recover in any
court having jurisdiction, satisfaction gu
said bonds Tor any damages sustained by
reason of said deputy or deputies failing 10
properly perform the duties OF their OF
ice
Article 4Sl2 All public weighers ap.
pointed or elected under the provisions OF
this act shall keep accurate and well adj
justed scales and balances and give aC-
curate weights, ana shall have the same
tested and certified 10 as provided by law.
All public weighers appointed or elected
under the provisions OF thts act shall be
held responsible for their official acts. and
the official acts OF their deputies, aud shall
be liable at suit for all damages that may
have accrued TO any person or persons by
reason Of their failure to perform their Of
lcial duties or the violation OF any OF tho
provisions OF this act. and their bonds shall
not be void upon the hrst recovery, but
may be sued on from time 10 time ia ths
name OF tho person or persons kljured
until the whole thereof is recovered
Article 4Sl4. 1t shall not be.lawful for
any factor. commission merchant or other
person or persons to employ any other
than a public weighsr or his deputies to
or other produce sold or offered for sale
in any city or justice precinct having
public welgber duly qualified, and any
person or persons violating this provision
shall be liable at the suit OF the public
weigher OF such city or justice precinct to
damages in any sum not lsss than five dol
lars for each bale OF cotton, bale or sack
OF wool. ton OF hay or ton of grain 80 un-
lawfully weighed, to be recovered In any
he. yin 4tr I'D cff tb
Article 43l5. Public weighers appointed
or elected under the provisions OF tbiSect
shall receive the following fees: For each
bale Of cotton weighed not to exceed ten
cents, and when he shall run cotton
yard Ia connection with Weighing, his
compensation shall not exceed twenty tive
cents per bale as yardage. For each bale
or sack of wool or hogshead OF sugar or
ton OF hay, or each wagon load OF pecans.
FIVE cents for each wagon load or part OF
wagon load of grain, not TO exceed i've
cents. No extra charge shall be made for
extra statements,
Article 1915. Nothing in this act shall
prevent any person from weighing his own
cotton. wool, sugar. hay or grain In per-
son; provided, that In places where there
are no public weighers appointed or elect
ed, that any person who shall weigh cot
ton, wool, sugar, hay or grain, for the
compensation Thereon Snhil De required, be-
fore weighing such produce. to enter into
a bond with at least two good aud sufi-
cient sureties In the sum OF twenty-five
hundred dollars, payable to tho county
Judge OF the county for which he proposes
to weigh, and his SUCCESSORS In office. con
ditioned that he will keep accurately ball
anced scales and that no will give true
weights on all produce so weighed by him,
and ne shall take an oath. to be Endorsed
on said bond that he WILL 10 the best OF
his skill and ability faithfully wei.N Old
give true and correct weights Of all pro-
duce weighed by him, which said bond
shall be approved by the commissionera'
court and recorded In the Office OF the
county clerks as other official bonds. and
until such bond Is so recorded such person
shall not be authorized 10 weigh such
produce and shall be liable 20 the penal
ties prescribed for In this act, and said
bond shall be sued on IN the name OF any
person or persons injured by the violation
OF the provisions OF this act.
Section q All laws and parts Of laws
in conflict with this act are hereby rs-
pealed provided. that this act shall MOI
be construed TO affect the right OF Jany
public weigher now duly elected or APP
pointed and qualified To hold his offIce to