The Portland daily press., 1899-03-20

demanded permission 70 test the same, and
has bean refused such permission shall be
liable TO penalty OF not less than ten nor
more than one hundred dollars.
sectione. AL weights, measures AMI balances
that cannot be made TO conform to the stand
ard shall be stamped 'condemned' or CD by
the seaier. and no person shall thereafter use
the same under the penalties provided In tho
case Of the use Of false weights and measures.
Section TO- Hyperion knowingly uses false
weight, measure, scale, balance or beam. or
after q weight, measure, scale, balance or
beam has been adjusted and sealed, alters It so
that 1t does not conform to the public standard
and fraudulently makes use OF 1t, he shall for
felt for each offense dry dollars, one-half to
the use OF the city OF town and one-half to the
use of tho complainant; and every scaler who has
| reasonable cause TO believe that weight.
measure, scale, balance or beam has been altered
since 1t was last adjusted and sealed shall enter
the premises In which It Ii kept or used and
| shall examine the same.
| section li.whoever sells by any other weights,
| measures, scales. beams or balances than those
which have been sealed as before provided.
snail forfeit sum not exceeding twenty do lars
| TOT each onense and when by the custom OF
trade such weights, measures, scales, beams or
balances are provided by the buyer, he shall.
II he purchases by any other, be subject to
like penalty to be recovered by an action Of
tort to the use of the complainant.
| Section12. The fees of sealers of weights and
measures, for testing and adjusting scales,
weights and measures by the town standard.
to BIO paid for by the persons for whom the
| service is rendered, are as follows; for testing
railroad track scales OF forty thousand pounds
| capacity and upwards, two dollars; elevator
scales Of twenty thousand pounds capacity 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 thous-
| and pounds capacity, twenty-five cents; plat
form counter scales, twenty five cents counter
balance or trip scales, ten cents spring bal.
| ance scales, fifteen cents; weights, each, three
| cents; measures, wet and dry each three cents;
| yard sticks, each, Eve cents; coal baskets,
| each, ten cents; milk cans, large size, Ave
cents each; milk cans, small size, three cents
each; milk bottles, three cents each; for adj
OF any Sfdlt, u ldH anu
reasonable compensation; for adjusting weights
when either light or heavy, not to exceed 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, q
fair and reasonable compensation.
Section Is. The city council Of Il 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 salary,
| and that he shall account 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 SER
vices rendered under section one.
Section IA. All acts and parts of acts. incon-
sstent with this act are hereby repealed.
Approved Mar. ii.