The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-17
AS TO WElGHERS OF COTTON
BILL PROVIDING ron THEIR Flee
rioN AND APPOINTMENT.
Also TO Regulate the bonds They
Must Give and Fees They
Ainy collect.

| been favorably reported upon In the house:
| Section /. Tint articles 1905. 1909. 1910.
1911, 4S12, 4S1i, 1910 1916, title 90, as de-
serlbed in the caption OF this act. shall be
so amended as to hereafter read as fol-
lows;
Article 430S. The governor Is hereby au-
thorized and required to appoint five per-
sons as public weighcrs in every city
which receives annually 100000 bales of
cotton on sale or for shipment. In all
Of the counties in this State in which
! there are no. city or cities in which the
| governor Is authorized TO appoint public
| weighCrs, the commissioners court OF said
county, when presented with petition
signed by majority OF the qualifed vol
| riB OF any justice precinct, snail appoint
or order 10 be elected Mt the next general
4 election a suitable person for public
! wcigher for said justice precinct, ana
should they appoint public weigher Tor
| said justice precinct, he shall hold his OIL
nee until the next general election, when
there shall be elected for said Justice pre-
cinct his successor. q public weigher, IN
the manner and form governing the eiee-
tion of other precinct officers; provided,
tho majority of the qualified voters shall
be determined by comparison with the
whole number of votes cast at the last
general election in such Justice precinct
for the office OF governors and 1t is fur
Their provided thar no person shall be
elected or appointed public weigher I'M
less he shall be a qualified Glertor in the
city or Justice precinct for which he Is
appointed or elected. All public weighers
appointed by tie governor or elected Tor
Justice precincts shall hold their othce
Tor the term OF two years and until their
successors are appointed or elected. as
the case may be, and qualified. subject to
removal for misconduct, or incompetency
IN office; provided no person shall be
appointed or elected public weieher or
DEPUTY public woigher, who Is interested
in the purchase or sale of cotton, WOOL,
sugar or grain to be weighed, either as
principal, agent. factor, commission mer-
ehnnt or employee; provided further, that
the commissioners court may unite two or
more Justice precincts for the purpose OF
electing public welghers; provided FUR
Their that when the people of any coun-
ty ur subdivision thereof. that has an cleo
tive weigher, may wish TO abolish said
Office OF public weigher, the commissioners
court of said county shall, upon peti'iotl
TO abolish said office. signed by quolihed
! voters at least one third in number OF me
) whole vote cast FOL governor ar the last
| preceding election III the county or weigh
er's precinct. as the case may be, order
IN election to decide whether such ONCE
| of public weigher OF the county or subdi-
vision named in the petition shall be abol-
ished or not. Said election to be held IN
| the same manner as other elections, and II
: d majority of the votes OF the county or
e subdivision of the county ordering sara
c election shall be cast in favor OF anoiishlng
A any Office of public wcigher. the COM
missioners court shall! declare such office
To be abolished within thirty days after
, the election, and another election Tor TINS
y purpose shall not be hold for two years,
. and no election shall be held for this
q purpose until two years after said othce
a of public wegher has been created.
a Art 4S09. Every person appointed or
+, elected public weigher. shall take the
. oath OF office prescribed by the constitu-
> ton for other officers, and shall execute q
bond with good and sufficient sureties IN
the sum of $4,000, 10 be approved by the
county Judge of his county and payable TO
e the county Judge or his successor IN ounce;
/. conditioned for the faithful and impartial
performance of the duties of the office;
: provided. the bond of the public wegher
,. for justice precinct shall be S250n.
4; Art 1870 When n person is appointed
, or elected public welgher aud shall nave
qualified as provided in article 4oO9' he
: shall enter upon the duties OF ms oiIly =,
;, and weigh without Unnecessary delay all
= cotton. wool, sugar. hay and grain re-
5. ouired TO be weighed by him. He shall
: prepare convenient place or places cas-
e Of access TO the pnblie in which TO per
form his duties. He shall mark upon ihe
lie bates Of cotton. hogsheads or barrels oil
I, sugar and bales OF wool or on tags At
n taebcd thereto the weight thereof in MS
ures. and shall deliver 10 the owner, OF
their agents. of all cotton, wool, hay, sugar
OF grain weighed, statement IN writing
A | setting forth the weight OF such cotton
-, wool. sugar, hay or grain, over his othcla
= sirnattlre He shall keep in n well bount
" hook record OF each bale oil cotton o
Is eacl, of wool o. barrel or hogshead o
:, auusr or grain or other produce weighe'
's bv him. numbering the same giving IN
% uin marks of cotton bales and number VIII
name of the seller and purchaser Thereon
=, which hook shall be open at all reasonanl
~ hours for the inspection OF the pubic
y and he shall, upon the application there
lc foy by any one issue certified copies o
;, such record -,
@. Art 43lt. The nublic weiehers VIII
A. sl,all have been appointed or elected, un
der the provisions of this act, after the
have taken the oath of office and thci
bonds shall have been approved, sha
=, have power and authority to appoint q
MANY IDENTITIES as may be necessary I
- enable them to eXpediently weigh all cot
e. ton. wool sugar, hay and grain onered
SO be weighed in the cities anu 1usuee pre-
- cincts for which they are elected or az
~ noiufcd; provided, that no public weighf
10 shalI apnoin, deputies for any place {
" nlaees not situated in the city or lusti'
80 precnct for which he is elected or al
NJ tainted The public weigher for any jul
~ lice precinct shall on request OF twen'
lt bona nde citizens Of any town railrof
"a station. or other place in his precinct, WI
are engaged in the buying or selling
cotton. wcol sugar. hay or grain: al
point deputy for such town, rairoi
lly stotIon o. other place. The deputies
g.. public weiFhers shall take the oath =
nuired Of their prineipals, and their pr
m einals rlay require OF them n bond, wi
an GOOD and sufficient sureties, in tho gum
all Sl5OO TO be approved By said prlncip
and conditioned for the faithful perforI
De- ance OF their duties. and the said prl
as eipais shall have the right 10 recover
Ian any court having Jurisdiction, satisfacti
~ on said bond for any damages sustain
y" nv reason OF said deputy or deputies IA
ing TO properly perform the duties of thu
Office.
Art. 1912 All public weighers appoiI
yht cd or elected under the provisions OF y
ant act shall keep accurate and well adjust
scales and balances and give accurf
Lel weiehta and shall have the Same test
re- and certified to az provided by law.
out public Yeighorg appointed or oiectod u
ain acr tho provisions Of this act snail
held responsible for their official acts a
me offaial arts OF their deputies. q
?. shall be liable at suit for damages II
VS. may have accrued 10 my person or Derso
no hv reason Of their failure 20 perform tn