Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-08-03
ORDINANCE NO. 1T.

Measuring
yidinq for the appointment of a city welgher |
and prescribing his duties.
Re it ordained by the Mayor and City Coun- !
Gil of the City of Bismarck: i.
Section l. At the first regular session OF
the city council after the passage OF th,s
ordinance and thereafter at the tlrst regular
session after each annual city election OF
within a reasonable time thereafter the cry
council shall, by majority ballot of all the
aldermen elected. appoint city weigher whose
term of Office shall commence at once upon
his qualification. and terminate upon the ap-
nointment and qualification of his successor.
Sec ?. Such city weigher shall perform
such duties pertaining to his Office as are re-
quired by law and the ordinances OF the city,
and make such report to the city council as
the city council may from time to time re-
Sec. g. The city weigher shall give bond
to the city of Bismarck in the sum :lnh OF hoe f
the duties of his Office and shall receive the
fees from the scale and otherwise, as herein
after provided. ,,
Sec. 4. The city council may as deemed
necessary and expedient for the best interests
of the city and purchasers of wood COAL nay
or any other articles to be weighed or meas
ured, designate place where the city welgn nea
shall keep and operate scales to. accommodate
the dealers in and purchasers OF such articles
| to be weighed measured.
Sec. 5. No person or persons shall keep
| any scales for weighing coal, hay or other
| articles to be weighed, or measure any wood
or other articles for pay, except the city
weigher' duly appointed te by the city council
| Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the city
weigher to have his scales adjusted and sealed
| by the sealer of weights and measures when
ever required by the city council;. and any
neglect of duty in any respect by said weigher
| or any refusal or neglect on his part to have
| his scales corrected after notice of their in
| correctness, shall subject said weigher to fine
of not less than twenty dollars nor more than
| one hundred dollars.
Sec. T. The city weigher shall provide his
own scales and measures which shall be of
factory to the city council. and shall locate
them and keep them properly adjusted and re-
paired at his own expense, ard shall keep. the
street around and adjoining said scales in a
good, safe and passable condition.
Sec. g. Any city weigher who shall be
guilty of giving a false certificate as to the
number of pounds of coal, hay or other article
of any article measured by him. as provided
by this ordinance. or fail to deliver to any
person certificate of the amount of coal.
or measured by him, who shall practice any
fraud or deceit in the weight or measure
ment of any article by him weighed OF
measured, shall upon conviction tic thereof be
lars nor more than one hundred dollars for
each and every offense.
Sec; 9: That each and every person person. firm
selling coal wood or hay in the city of Bis
marck to be delivered in said city, shall pro
vide and deliver to the purchaser at the time
ase delivery % se s0 wood d hay ye
showing the weight of such coal or hay, o.
number Of cubic feet of wood delivered. An.
person. firm or corporation who shall violate
+ subject to fine of not less than five no
offense.
Sec. 10. Every person, firm or corpora
Il a 0f or hoy ch o1
be entitled to- receive two thousand pound
| and proportionate amount for any portion
of a ton purchased; and every person, frn
pounds of coal or hay for each ton so pul
chased. and proportionate amount for an
part OF ton so purchased; and any perso
! than two thousand pounds Of coal or hay 70
each ton so purchased, and less propol
: tionate amount for any designated part Of
ton so purchased, shall be subject to fin
five dollars for each and every offense.
Sec. H. Every person., firm or corporatio
7 purchasing cord of wood shall be entitled 1
. receive one hundred twenty eight .(12s) cubi
! feet and a proportionate amount for any poi
) ton OF cord purchased, and every person
firm or corporation shall deliver one hundre
. and twenty-eight G2s) cubic feet of wood ID
. amount for any part of a cord 50 purchased
| and any person, firm or corporation VIII
shall deliver less than one hundred an,
Il IWenEy'flgnt Eti2o) CUBIC feet of wood for
cord SO purchased and proportionate amour
for any designated part of cord so purchased
shall be subject TO q fine of not less than iiv
nor more than twenty-five dollars. nj
terested in any wood, coal or hay yard, or an
Z dealer IN $wood, coal :sor hay, or transactin
. any wood, coal Of hay business. nor the;
lempioyes in sRid city, shall be eligible to m
Yofhce ofsdty wsigher nnders this ordinance.
81 Sec. IS. Said city weigher may appoin
& az many deputies as may be necessary to a
tend 70 the weighing and measuring or Goa
! weighed or measured, but said weieEers Al
their bondsnaen shall Be held responsible IA
u the acts Of said Deputies; and said weiaher 8