Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-18
Chapter IS.

Chapter -.
AN ACT relating to Sealers of Weights
and Measures.
Section ]. The sealers OF weights and
measures IN the several cities and towns
shall annually give public notice by ad-
ve;'tisement. or by posting IN one or more.
puoEc places In their respective cities
and towns notices to all inhabitants or
persons having usual places of business
therein and who use weights measures
or balances for the purpose of selling any
goods. wares. merchandise or ether COM
moditics or for public Weighing TO bring
in cher weighs measures and balances
to be adjusted and sea!ed Such sealers
shall attend in one or more convenient
places and shall adjust, seal and reeora
all weights, measures and ha4anses 50
brought in.
Section .. After giving said notice the
said sealers shall go to the houses. stores
and shops of persons who neglect 10 COM
ply herewith. ard having entered the
same with. the assent of t!he occupants
thereof, shall adjust ard seal i1e!r
weights. measures, and balances.
Section g. Said seaiers shall go once
year and oftener If necessary. 10 every
hay and coal scale. to every platform.
balance within their respective cities and
towns that cannot be easily or conven-
iently removed, and shall test the accura-
ey of and adjust and seal the same.
Section 4, All persons using any
scales, weights or measures for the pur
pose Of buying or selling any commodity
may, Wien they e, desire it: have the same
weights and measures al the office of any
OF said sealers.
Section ). In case sealer of weights
and measures cannot seal any weights
measures an. balances in the manner b..
fore provided. he may mark <Ihem with a
stencil. or by other suitable means so as
20 show hha, they have been inspected;
but ne shall in no case seal or mark as
correct any weights measures or bai-
ances which do not conform to the stand
ards. If such weights, measures or ball
"a rpgdjly a1 ted hx,
means as nv has III hand he may adjust
and seal them; but If they cannot be
readily adjusted. ne snail affix to such
weights, measures or balances a notice
fn-bidd!ng :heir use until he Il satisfied
t1at they have been so adjusted as 20
ronform 70 the standards: and whoever
removes said notice without consent OF
the officer aflixing the same. shall for
each ofense forfe.i sum not exceeding
fifty dollars. onehalf 10 the use of ths.
city or Gown and OIe-half 10 the use OF
the complainant.
Section i. A sea.er when visiting the
place Cf business Of any pss-sCn for the
purpose of testing any weights. measures
or balances. may use for that purpose
such weights, measures or balances as he
can conveniently carry with him, ana
each city, and town snail furnish its seal
er with one OF. more duplicate sets of
weights, measures and balances. which
shall at all times he kept to conform tn the
standards FURNISHED by the state. and all
weights, measures and balances sealed
siial b.. deemed 10 be legally sealed the
same as II tested and sealed with the
standard weights. measures and balances.
section I. \ Selie.- Of weighs and
measures may seize without Il warrant
Such weights, measures balances 40
may be necessary TO be used as evidence
IN cases OF violation of the law relating
TO the sealing of weights and measures,
such weights, measures or balances TO
be returned to the owners. or forfeited as
the court may direct.
Section ). When Il complaint is made
10 a sealer nf weights and measures by
any person THAI he has reasonable cause
- believe or Wnen such senior himself
has reasonable cause 80 believe that I,
weight. measure or balance used IN tn.
sale Of any commodity wiIllin his city or
own Is incorrect, the said sealer shall go
10 me pace where such weight. measure
81 balance is ana shall test the same and
mark Il according to the result eff the
est applied tneretO and if the same is
incorrect ana cannot be adjusted, the said
sealer snail attach a notice thereto GER
{ify.ng. that fact, and forbidding The use
hereof un.dl il has been made to conform
10 The authorized standard. Any person
using weight. measure or balance after
a seiier has demanded permission 20 test
the same and has besn refused such per-
: mission shall, be liable to a penalty of not
4 stsl ias" e" nor more than one hrndFea
: Section 9. Al weights, measures and
taian2es that cannot be made 10 conform,
t1fthe staGldatd SHALL De stamped con-
deinned' or CD by the sealer and no
person shall thereafter use .he same un-
~ AHt pt.id4t4cS PROVIDED N Tile case
me use o, raise weights and measures.
Section 10. If person knowingly uses
raise weight measure, scale, balance
scale, balance or beam has been adjusted
and sealed. alters il that it does not
conform TO the public standard and fraud
uientiy makes use of it, he shall forfeit
for each offense fifty dollars, one-half to
the use of the city or town and one-half
to the use of the complainant: and every
sealer who has reasonable cause TO be-
- wptphf m eli coll hal
ance or beam has been altered since it
was last adjusted and sealed shall enter
and shall examine the same.
Section II. Whoever sells by any other
weights. measures. scales. beams or bal
ances than those which have been sealed
as before provided. shall forfeit a sum
not exceeding twenty dollars for each
offense, and when by the custom of trade
such weights. measures, scales beams or
balances are provided by the buyer he
shall. If he purchases by any other. be
subject to a like penalty to be recovered
by an action of tort to the use of the com
plainant.
Section T.. The fees of seaers of
weights and measures for testing and
adjusting scales, weights and measures
by the town standard, to be paid for by
the persons for whom the service is rem
dered, are as follows; for testing railroad
track scales of forty thousand pounds
capacity and upwards, two dollars; eieva-
tor scales of twenty thousand pounds ca
pacity and upwards. one dollar and fifty
cents; platform scales of five thousand
pounds capacity and upwards, one dollar:
dormant scales of less than five thousand
pounds capacity, fifty cents: dormant
beef track scales. fifty cents: platform
scales of less than five thousand pounds
capacity. fifty cents: beam scales of over
one thousand pounds capacity, fifty cents;
platform scales of less than one thousand
pounds capacity. twenty-five cents; plat
form counter scales. twenty-five cents:
counter balance or trip scales, ten cents:
spring balance scales, fifteen centSi
weights. each. three cents. measures. wet
and dry, each three cents: yard sticks.
each. five cents; coal baskets. each. ten
cents: milk cans, large size, five cents
each; milk cans. small size, three cents
each: milk bottles, three cents each: for
adjusting or repairing any scale, Il fair
and reasonable compensation for adjust
not toexceed ten cents each: for adjusting
measures, wet or dry. when either large
or small, not to exceed ten cents each:
for adjusting yard sticks. not to exceed
five cents each: for adjusting any weight
or measure not mentioned above a fair
and reasonable compensation.
Section 10. The city council of city
may by ordinance. and town may by
bylaw provide that the Sealer of weights
and measures for their city or town shall
be paid by Il salary, and that he shall ac-
count for and pay into the treasury of
the city or town the fees received by him
by virtue of his office. and where such
salary is paid no fees shall be charged for
services rendered under section one.