Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-01-05
ORDINANCE NO. 81.


WEIGHING of HAY, GRAIN, VEGE-
TABLES, COAL and other Com
MoDITIEs, and to REGU-
LATE the NTrMBER Of
POUNDS in a Ton
when these ARTI-
Giles are SOLD
by the Ton.
Be it ordained by the Mayor, and CITY
Council of the City of Montpelier.
Idaho.
l. The Mayor, BY and with the con-
sent of the City Council shall select
and designate some wagon scale stu
ated in some convenient place within
the City of Montpelier. Idaho, to be
known and used as the City scales.
2 That the Mayor by and with the
consent of the City Council shall an
point some suitable and qualified per
son as Weigh Master, for the City of
Montpelier; he may be removed by the
Mayor at any time, but, unless remov-
ed shall hold office during the term of
office of the Mayor appointing him He
shall give good and sufficient bond in
In the penal sum of two hundred dol
lars, with two sureties, conditioned for
the faithful performance of his duties
to be approved by the Mayor.
3. 1t shall be the duty Of the Weigh
Master to weigh all hay, grain, coal
and other commodities upon the City
Scales, that he may be reques ted to
weigh and give scale ticket therefore
showing the date, name of person, gross
| weight and net weight article weighed
and name of driver signed by himself as
such Weigh Master. The Mayor and
Council shall fix the amount he shall
| recieYe for such services. he CITY
shall furnish him with books of scale
tickets with stubs to be filed out by
him and returned to the Clerk of the
City when the book is used. The object
OF this ordinance is to secure TO persons
buying or selling any of the said arti-
Giles the correct weight thereof and any
violation of this ordinance by the
W eigh Master shall be a misdemeanor
and punishable by fine of not less than
one and not more than twenty dollars;
and shall be considered breach of his
official bond and render him liable to
the person injured for full amount of
the damages he shall sustain thereby
including his costs and attorneys fees.
4. A ton shall contain two thousand
pounds averdupoise and whoever in
selling hay, grain or coal by the ton,
except hay when it is sold by measure
ment, shall give less than two thousand
pounds to the ton with intent to gain
advantage thereby shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined not less than one
and not more than twenty five dollars.
CLERKS CERTIFICATE.
/ hereby certify, that three-fourths of
the City Council of said City of Mont
pelier, Idaho, naying by their vote dig
pensed with the rule requiring the fore
going ordinance to be read on three
different days, the above and foregoing
ordinance was numbered "a, and was
section by section, put upon final pass
age and after having BEEN fully and
distinctly read three different times,
and were section by section, duly pas
sed by the Mayor and Council of said
City on the 28th day of Dec, 1899, and
were subsequently ON the same day ap-
proved and signed by the Mayor of
said City.
In witness whereof, have
hereunto set my hand and
(sEAL) affixed my official seal at my
said Office, this 18th day of
December, 1909.
VIM. r. HOLMES,
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