The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-09

prescribing his duties, and fixing
his salary.
The City of Spokane does ordain as
follows:
Section /. The office of inspector
of weights and measures be and the
same is hereby created and estab-
lished
Sec g. That the inspector Of
weights and measures shall be ap-
pointed, and removed, by, and at the
pleasure of. the mayor. Before en-
tering the discharge of his duties he
shall take and subscribe the following
oath:
81 do swear
that l will not seal or give certificate
of correctness of any scale, weight or
measure but such as shall agree with
standard of the state of Washington.
and of the United States. and that
Will. to the best of my ability execute
and discharge truly and faithfully the
trusts reposed in me. So help me
Cod
Sec. 3. Said inspector shall before
entering upon the duties or his Office
execute surety bond to the city of
Spokane In the sum of two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2500), to be APP
proved by the mayor. conditioned for
the faithful performance of the duties
of his office.
Sec. 4. All persons using weights.
measures. scales. beams. patent bal
ances. steelyards or any other instru
ment in weighing or measuring any
article intended to be purchased or
sold in the city of Spokane shall cause
the same to be inspected and sealed
by the inspector of weights and meas
ures. in said city. at least once each
year.
Sec. 5. Any person who shall in
weighing or measuring any article for
purchase or sale. within the city of
Spokane, use any weight. measure,
CO lat,
or other instruments not sealed or
without having first obtained the
aforesaid certificate from the inspect
or. as required by this ordinance, shall
be liable to a fine of $500 for each
and every offense so committed.
Sec. 6. The inspector of weights
and measures shall be entitled to de-
mand and receive before the delivery
or said certificate mentioned in Sec
ton Z the following fees:
For inspection and sealing railroad
or track scales of the capacity of
twenty tons and upwards, each, three
dollars and fifty cents.
For inspecting ana sealing scales
OF from three to ten tons capacity.
each. one dollar.
For inspecting and sealing dormant
scales. each. fifty cents.
For inspecting and sealing movable
platform scales. each, thirty-fve
cents.
For inspecting and sealing hopper
scales. each. one dollar and twenty
five cents.
For inspecting and sealing counter
scales. each. twenty cents.
For inspecting ana sealing every
patent balance. steelyard or other in
strument for weighing. other than
above enumerated, each. twenty cents.
And with each scale sealed by him
he shall inspect and seal one set of
weights, without any additional
charge or compensation.
For inspecting and sealing any dry
measure, each. five cents.
For inspecting and sealing liquid
measures of capacity of not less
than one gallon nor more than five
gallons, each. ten cents.
For inspecting and sealing one-half
gallon and one quart liauod measures,
For inspecting and sealing liquid
measures of less capacity than one
quart, each, five cents.
For inspecting and sealing any
board or cloth measure, EACH five
cents.
And in every case when he may
at Sle request of the owner employ
labor or material In making any scale,
weight or measure accurate. he shall
be entitled to just compensation
therefor.
Sec. I. 1t shall be the duty of said
inspector to inspect and examine once
in each and every year all weights.
measures. acalebeams, patent bal
ances. steelyards and other instru-
ments used for weighing and measur-
ing in the city of Spokane. except all
track scales and scales of n capacity
of three tons or upward. which shall
be inspected once in every six months.
and to stamp with suitable seal all
weights and measures and scales so
used which he may find accurate, and
deliver to the owner thereof a certih-
cate of their accuracy
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the
said inspector to make register of
patent balances, SteelyardS and other
instruments used ror weighing. in
spected and sealed by him. IN which
he shall state the names of the owner
OF the same, and whether they are
conformable to the standard of the
state. 1t shall also be the duty Of
the said inspector of weights and
measures. once In every three months,
to deliver copy of the register made
or kept by him. as mentioned in the
preceding section, to the city council
Sec. o. 1t shall be the duty of the
said inspector of weights and meas
ures to report forthwith to the cor
poratfon counsel the names and places
of business of all persons violating
this ordinance, and of all persons
making use of any fraudulent or I'M
sealed weights or measures, gauge or
balances.
Sec. 10. 1t shall not be lawful for
the inspector of weights. measures,
scalebeams. patent balances, steel
yards or other instruments to be used
for weighing or to offer or expose the
same for sale in the city of Spokane
under penalty of fifty dollars for
every such offense.
Sec. II. Said inspector shall ex-
anime and inspect and seal all
weights. measures. scalebeams. patent
balances. steelyards and other instru-
ments used for weighing at the stores
and places where the same may be
them, shall not be conformable to the
standard of this state. they shall be
marked condemned. and the owner
thereof shall within 10 days there
after have the same properly adjust
ed and sealed under penalty OF not
more than ten dollars: and the in
spector. may. at any time after the
expiration of the time aforesaid. seize
and destroy any and all such con-
demned weights and measures. scale
beams. patent balances, steelyards
and other instruments used for
weighing found in use;
Sec. IL. 1t shall not be lawful for
the said inspector to make charges
for inspecting and examining weights.
measures, scalebeams, patent bal
ances.- steelyards or other Instruments
used for Weighing more than once in
each year. except charges for inspect
ing and examining track scales and
scales of a capacity of three tons and
upwards. which shall not be made
more than once in every six months.
unless such weights, measures, scale
beams. patent balances. ateelyards or
and measuring shall be found to be
not conformable to the said standard.
Sec. IS. Any person who shall sell
or offer for sale any fruit, vegetables,
berries or grain of any description. or
aDv article of dry mpaSiIramont with