The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-07
ARTICLE FfN L.
u, lI-NrER MEAsrRERs.

SECTION TWENTN-FoIs HUNDRED
ANp FplsIl SisN In. MAYOR TO NJ
POINT ONG CHEF AND DEPUTIES.
I.ru tHy recommendation OF IN" -. i-"ll7
ii4r-lNord and Lumber Mlts;aCtu:'rS
t.A,naua,. "a corporation existing under tlo
iaL.s Of Missouri. the Mayor of the 'iIN
ul -. Louis SHAH appoint. for said "N-
change, one chief inspector and meas
ugrr and such deputy inspectors and
measures ass may To-" necessary 10 per
,lrm the duties uf inspecting aud m.a--
uitlG any uui AN luu.hcr which shrIl
pee place! under their supervision; ana
HEpH tIn r"rnmmcniatlou Of The t.dIilh'
/ -.'fis tN.aans" II 81 Louis. Il corporation
existing under the laws ~ Missouri, tAe
MAYOR OF ihr tity Of =. Louis shall ais"
~ pu!ul, Iur said excl lMgt one Cii"i IN
sl,c..r aui mgosu'er and such deputy IL
say Toy It's purpose. MI al said appoint
+ u.,nts mast. however. be confirmed 10y th'
Council. and al vacancies shall be hilsd IN
sHCliDN TwENTY-FOUR HUNDRED
AND FORTN-l1IGHT. LICENSES AND
BONDS. The chief inspector and meas
u,cr shall pay a license fee of twenty-five
dollars per wear. and give a bond Ill t:ie
sum Of three thousand dollars. and the
deputy insi rCto-s and measnTers shall pay
Il license fec -. fifteen dollars per year
aa4 give = bond in the sum Of two thou
sand dollars, tSnch bonds TO be payable l."
the City ct 81. Louis, for the use of ally
person injured and conditioned Tor the
faithful performance of the duties of their
respective offices. and 10 indemnify all per
sons against any fraud. collision or error
SECTION TwENTY-TorR HUNDRED
AND FO~RTY-NINE. LUMBER TO BIZ
INSPECTED MP MEASURED-RULES.
deputies saall be required TO inspect and
measure all lumber placed under their sn-
pervi-fon. according TO the rules OF thelr
respective exchanges, now in force or which
may hereafter be adopted by them, such
rules 70 conform ia the provisions of this
article.
SECTION TwENTY-ForR HTNDREne
AND FIFTY. WHEN LICENSE MAY
BE REVOKED. Whenever it becomes ne
c,ssary to suspend from duty or TO dis
charge either chief inspector and measurcr
or mis- deputies of either of said exchanges,
for dereliction OF duty or trarisgrrSsing any
Of the rules OF such eHchancs, such slIs--
pension or discharge shall he duly certified
hv such exchange % the Mayor of the city
pf s.. Louis. and the license of said in
Fpector and measu:er. or deputy inspectors
ana rueaSurcrs, shall thercupon be revoked
by the Mayor. and any attempt to inspect
or measure lumber as an official inspector
snd measurcr. or deputy. for such eX-
change, on the part of any person whose
license shall hav. been revoked. shall be a
misdelneanor. The chief inspectors and
measurers and deputy inspectors and
rleasurors shall be subject to removal at
sEGTIo% TWENTY-FOrR HUNDRED
AND FIFTY-ONE. ARTICLES SUBJECT
TO TESPECT1oN-WHERE LANDED. All
lumber or other articles brought To this
S-kS ~ GA INV A@AiAHAN' va liz $3.50 -
landing, and which are placed under the
supervision # any licensed lumber inspect
or and i,'asurer shall be placed where and
IN such manner as the Haroor and Wharf
Commissioner or his deputy may direct.
SECTION TWENTY.FoUR HUNDRED
AND FIFTY-TWo. CERTIFICATE OF
Al deputy lumber inspectors and measur-
crs shall, upon measuring any lumber, give
a certificate stating the quality and guam,
tity thereof to the owner. countersigned
by the chief inspector and measurer, and as
prescribed by ordinance.
SECTION TWENTY-FoCR HUNDRED
AND FIFTY-THREE. INSPECTORS. ETC.
o TO BUY OR SELL. 1t shall not be
lawful for any chief Inspector and meas
urer OF any deputy Inspector and measurer,
directly or Indirectly. personally or by an
other. to be engaged la the buying or SELL
Ing al any Of the articles herein placed un-
der their supgryisi"n1
AND FEFTl-FOiR. FEES. The chief
Inspectors and measurers and deputy in
spectors ana measurers shall he entitled Ia
collect for their own nse for inspecting ami
established by the bylaws or rules of the
exchange for which they are appointed.
Such fees shall not II any time exceed the
SECTION TWENTY-FOUR HUNDRED
AND TIFTY-FINE-PENALrI FOR ACT
ING WITHOUT LICENSE. No person
of such chief inspector and lneaSurer.
or deputy Inspector and measurer. unless he
shall have first been appointed and OBJ
tanned a license for that purpose. as pro-
yidei IN the preceding sections. and any
person who shall perform the duties Of any
such office without such license, or who
shall violate any of the provisions of this
article. shah tie deemed guilty Of a misde-
mcanor. and shall. upon conviction thereof,
he fined not less than twenty-five nor moro
than one hundred dollars. Each and every
act Of inspecting or measuring lumber shall
constitute a separate ~offense.
Approved April 3. 1880.