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

oincts for the purpose of electing public
weighers; provided further that when the
People OF any county or subdivision there
of that has an elective welgher, may wish
20 abolish said office of public weigher the
commissioners court Of said county shall,
upon petition to abolish said Office signed
by qualified voters at least nethird in
number of the whole vote cast for gov
ernor at the last pIsceding election la the
county or weighers precinct, as the case
may be, order an election to decide
whether such office Of public weigher q
the county or precinct named In the DeH-
ton shall be abolished or not Said eioc-
ton shall be held in the same manner as
other elections and II a majority OF the
votes of the county or subdivision OF the
county ordering said election shall be cast
in favor of abolishing any Office OF public
weigher the commissioners court shall de-
clare such office to be abolished within
thirty days after the election, and another
election for this purpose shall not be held
for two years, and no election shall be held
for this purpose until two years after said
office of public weigher has been created.
Article 43es. Every person appointed or
elected public weigher, shall take the oath
of office prescribed by the constitution tor
other officers, and shall execute bond
with good and sufficient sureties in the
sum of S5000 to be approved by the COM
missioners court Of his county, and pay
able to the county Judge or his successor
In Office conditioned for the faithful and
impartial performance OF the duties OF the
office; provided. the bond OF the pubic
weigher for justice precinct shall pe
$500.
Article 1910. When a person 10 appointed
or elected public weigher and shall have
qualified as provided In article 45Os, ne
shall enter upon the duties Of his office
and weigh without unnecessary delay all
cotton, wool, sugar, hay, each wagon
load of pecans and grain required TO De
weighed by him. He shall prepare con-
yenient place or places OF easy access 10
the public In which to perform his duties
He shall mark upon the bales OF cotton.
hogsheads or barrels OF sugar and bales OF
wool or on tags attached thereto, the
weight thereof In figures, and shall de-
liver to the owner or their agents, OF all
cotton, wool, hay, sugar or grain weighed,
a statement in writing setting forth the
weights of such cotton, WOOL sugar, nay
o. grain, over his official signature. he
shall keep In q we'll bound book record
OF each bale OF cotton or sack OF wool or
barrel or hogshead of sugar or grain
weighed by him. numbering the same, Civ
ing the gin marks OF cotton bales and
unmber with name OF the seller and pur-
chaser thereof which book shall be open
at all reasonable hours for the inspection
OF the public; and he SHALL upon the ap-
plication therefor by any one. issue certi-
ded copies Of such record
Article 4S11. The public weighers, who
shall have been appointed or elected under
the provisions OF this act. after they have
taken the oath OF office. and their bonds
shall have been approved and recorded In
the same manner as the bonds OF county
officers shall have power and authority 10
apooint as many deputies as may be neces-
sary to enable them 70 expediently weigh
ali cotton. wool, sugar, hay and grain Of
fered 10 be weighed IN the cities and JUS
lice precincts for which they are elected
ar appointed: provided. that NO public
weigher shall appoint deputies for any
Mace or places not situated in the city or
inrtiee precinct for which he Is elected or
annointed The public weieher for any
,ustice precinct shall on request OF twenty
bons hde citizens OF any town. railroad
station or other place In his precinct. who
are engaged IA the buying or selling OF
cotton. WOOL sugar, hay or grain appoint
a deputy for such town. railroad station
~ other place. The deputies Of public
wetrhers shall take the oath Of Office re-
ouired OF their princinals. and their prin-
rinals may require OF them bond with
rood and sufficient suresfes. IN the sum