The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-04
Inspector of Scales, weights and Measure


Inspector of Scales, Weights and Measures.
Said notice shall be in the form Of a tag,
upon the opposite side of which shall be writ
ten or printed the name of the owner of the
scale or other instrument used in weighing and
such other matter as shall be thought proper
by the Inspector.
Sec. IS. If any person shall use or allow to
be used, in connection with his business, any
scale or other instrument used in Weighing, to
which the Inspector of Scales, Weights and
Measures has attached the notice provided for
in the last section. he shall forfeit and pay
the sum of twenty dollars. Tor each offense;
| any person who shall remove, alter. deface or
interfere with such notice attached to any
scale or other instrument used in Weighing,
by the Inspector of, Scales, Weights and Meas
ures, shall forfeit and pay a penalty of ten
dollars for each offense.
Sec. IA. The said Inspector of Scales, Weights
receive the following fees for sealing and
marking weights, measures; scale beams, patent
balances. steel yards and other instruments for
weighing and measuring in the City of Jersey
City, and if any such weight, measure, scale
beam, patent balance. steel. yard or other in
strument for weighing or measuring be found
in the possession of any dealer or vender in
the City of Jersey City, such possession shall
be deemed and taken as prima facie evidence
of the use thereof by the person or persons
in whose possession the same is found.
For sealing and marking any scale beam,
ment used in the City of Jersey City as fol-
lows:-If the same be gagged to weigh one
hundred pounds and under, six cents; and if
from one hundred pounds to two hundred and
fifty pounds, the last inclusive, thirteen cents;
frcm two hundred and fifty pounds TO- five
cents; from five hundred pounds to one thou
sand pounds, the last inclusive, thirty-eight
cents. and over one thousand pounds, two dol
lars. For sealing and marking measures of
extension on any counter or other fixture, for
one yard together with its subdivisions, so
measured and sealed and marked, the sum Of
thirteen cents, and for each additional yard,
with its subdivisions SO sealed and marked. the
sum Of six cents; the owner of such counter
or other fixture shall furnish the proper nails
for marking such measures, and if furnished
such compensation shall be made to him as
may be mutually agreed upon by the parties,
but such compensation shall be accounted for
by the Inspector as fees.
For sealing and marking all other measures
of extension at the rate of six cents per yard,
but not to exceed twenty-five cents for each
measure.
For sealing and marking every weight, two
cents.
For sealing and marking liquid and dry
measures. for every measure, under one gal
Ion, two cents; for one gallon and over. three
cents each. N. sS.
For sealing and marking every measure I'M
der half q bushel, four cents; for each half
a bushel, five cents, and every measure of
one bushel or over, thirteen cents.
Sec. Is. The fees of the said Inspector OF
Scales, Weights and Measures shall be paid
by the owner or person in possession of the
weights, measures, scale beams, patent bal
ances, steel yards or other instruments of
weighing or measuring at the time the same
shall be first inspected and examined or sealed
and marked as aforesaid, and in default
thereof the said Inspector may recover the
same by action in any court of competent
jurisdiction
and Measures shall give each person paying to
him any fee or fees, a receipt, property dated
and showing in detail for what the same is
given, and a duplicate thereof signed by the
said person or persons shall be entered upon
the stub from which such receipt is taken,
pay to the Treasurer of the City of Jersey
City, for the use Of the city, all moneys col
from the Treasurer for same.
Sec. II. 1t shall be the duty of the Inspec-
tor Of Scales, Weights and Measures y to test
all platform scales weighing over one thousand
pounds.
Weights and Measures shall be provided with
a horse and wagon by. the Mayor and Alder
and wagon shall be paid out of the fees coll
lected by said Inspector, who shall devote
his entire time to the discharge of the duties
Sec. 1a. That no merchant, retailer, trader,
dealer. vender. hawker or peddler shall sell.
or nut from cups, cans or other receptacle
other than sealed dry measures sealed by the
or nut is sold In its original receptacle, I'M
der a penalty of five dollars for the first Of
Tense and twenty dollars for each subsequent
Sec. 20. That coal shall, In all cases. be
sold by weight when sold in quantities Of
one-eighth of a ton and upward. II sold In
quantities less than one-eighth of a ton 1t
shall be sold either by weight or measure. If
coal is sold by weight it shall be weighed
only upon scales sealed by the Inspector, and
If sold BY measure in dry measure sealed by
the Inspector.
Any person violating any provisions of this
section shall forfeit and pay a penalty of
ave dollars for the first offense and ten doll
lars for each subsequent offense.
Sec. 81. That it shall be the duty of the
Inspector Of Scales. Weights and Measures to
deliver and leave with every person for whom
he seals and marks any weights, measures,
scale beams, patent balances, steel yard or
other instrument for weighing or measuring, a.
printed copy of this ordinance.
Sec. %. All ordinances and parts Of ordi-
nances inconsistent with the provisions hereof
are hereby repealed.
Sec. %. That this ordinance shall take eff
feet Immediately.
Passed November %. 1885.
President.