The Republican journal., 1899-03-16
CHAPTER IS.
AN ACT relating to sealers of Weights and

AN ACT relating to sealers of Weights and
| Measures
Section l. The sealers of weights and meas.
ures in the several cities and towns shall
annually give public notice by advertisement,
| or by posting in one or more public places in
| their respective cities aud towns notices to all
| inhabitants or persons having usual places of
business therein and who use weights.
measures or balances for the purpose Of sell.
ing any goods, wares, merchandise or other
commodities or for public weighing to bring
in their weights, measures and balances to be
adjusted and sealed. Such sealcrs shall attend
In one or more convenient places md shall
adjust, seal and record all weights, measures
and balances so brought IN.
Section .. After giving said notice the said
sealers shall go TO the houses, stores ana shops
OF persons who neglect to comply herewith
and having catered the same with the assent OF
the occupants thereof, shall adjust and seal
their weights, measures and balances
Section 3. Said sealers Shall 90 once a wear
and oftener If necessary, to every hay and
coal scale, to every platform balance within
their respective cities and towns that cannot
| be easily or conveniently removed, and shall
test the accuracy of and adjust and seal the
same.
Section A. All persons using any scales,
weights or measures for the purpose Of buying
or selling any commodity may, whom they
desire it, nave the sumo tested ana sealed Nv
the scalers of weights and measures at tie
Office Of any OF said seNlers
Section . IN case a sealer of weights ana
measures cannot seal any weights, measures
and balances in the manner before provided
he may mark them With stencil, OF by other
suitable means 50 as to show that they have
| been inspected; but he shall in no case seal or
mark as correct any weights, measures or
balances which 10 not conform to the stan
dards II such weights, measures or hal-
ancea can pc readily adjusted ~ such mems
as he has at hand. lie may adjust and Seal
them; but il they cannot be readily adjusted,
he shall allX to such weights, measures or
balances notice, forbidding their use until he
is satisfied that they have been 50 adjusted ~
to conform to the standards: and whorNcr re-
moves said notice without consent of the
officer atfxig die same, shall for each otfrllsn
forfeit sum not exceeding fifty dollars, one.
half TO the use OF the city or town and one
half TO the use Of The complainant.
Section i. scatter when visiting the place
OF business Of any person for tic purpose Of
testing any weights, measures or balances
may use tor that purpose such weights, meas
ures Or balances az he eau conveniently carry
with him, and each city and town shall furnish
its scalcr with o2e Or more duplicate sets Of
weights, measures and balances which shall
al all times be kept to conform to the standards
furnished by the state, and all weights, meas.
ures and balances 50 scaled shall be deemed to
be legally sealed the same as if tested and
sealed with the standard weights. measures
and balances.
Section :. scaer Of weights and measures
may seize without a warrant such weights,
be used as evidence in cases of violation of the
law relating to the scaling of weights and
measures such weights, measures or balances
to be returned to the owners, or forfeited as
the court may direct.
Section 8. When a complaint is made to a
sealer Of weights and measures by any person
that he has reasonable cause to believe or
when such scaler himself las reasonable cause
to believe that weight, measure or balance
usea in the sale OF any commodity within his
city or town is incorrect, tlle said scatter shan
go TO the place where such weight, measure or
balance is and shall test the same, and mark 1t
according to the result of the test applied there.
to; and if the same is incorrect and cannot be
adjusted, the said sealer shall attach a notice,
thereto, certifying that fact, and forbidding the
use thereof until it has been made to conform
to the authorized standard. Any person using
weight, measure or balance after sealer has