Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-04-18

SIdCe AICeF July 1, lSU6, snail De sub.
ject to the provisions of this act,
while those goods within the state
prior to that date shall be considered
as exempt until January /, 1906.
Approved February %, 1905.
WEIGHTS AND
MEASURES l a..
Is. B. No. N5-Carroll) L
Be 1t enacted, ETC.: .r' .m. O.. t.,s,e.
Section I. There is hereby created
the Office of inspector of weights and
measures. An inspector shall be ap-
pointed by the governor and shall hold
his office for the term of two years
unless sooner removed for cause by
the governor. RI
Sec. 2. The said inspector shall,
before entering upon the duties Of
his office, execute bond to the state
of North Dakota in the sum Of five
thousand dollars with two or more
securities, to be approved by the gov
ernor, conditioned for the faithful per-
Torrance of the duties Of his Office
and which said bond shall he further
conditioned to pay any and all dam
ages caused to any citizen of the
state of North Dakota by reason of
his having violated any of the duties
of his Office, and any person aggriev-
ed shall have a right of action on said
bond In the same manner as though
the same had been given for his in
dividual protection. ..,..
Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of said
inspector or one of his deputies to in
spect and examine at least once in six
months, all weights, measures, scale
beams, patent balances, steel yards,
and other instruments used for weigh
ing and measuring any commodity
sold by weight or measure in the state
of North Dakota, or to determine the
amount due any person for the doing
of anything which is dependent upon
the weight or measurement OF the
thing to be done or to be delivered
within this state. The inspector shall
have power, or deputy inspector au-
thorized by him who has a commits
sion signed and sealed by the inspec-
tor, to test any and all scales, at any
time, but shall not collect fees there
for oftener than twice in each calen.
dar year. r.
Sec. 4. The inspector of weights
and measures shall be entitled to de-
mand and receive as his compensa-
ton for the inspection herein provid-
ed for and the furnishing to the per-
son whose weights and measures are
inspected certificate Of such inspec-
ton, the following fees: For inspect
ing and sealing railroad and track
scales Of the capacity Of twenty tons
and upwards, each three dollars; for
inspecting and sealing scales OF from
three to twenty tons capacity, each
two dollars; for inspecting and seal.
ing dormant scales, each one dollar;
for inspecting and sealing movable
platform scales, each fifty cents; for
inspecting and sealing beams weigh.
ing one hundred pounds and upwards.
each fifty cents; for inspecting and
sealing hopper scales, each one dol
lar; for inspecting and sealing coun-
ter scales, each twenty-five cents; for
inspecting and sealing every patent
balance beam, steel yard or other In
strument used for weighing other than
the above enumerated, twenty-five
cents; and with each scale sealed by
him he shall inspect and seal one set
Of weights without any additional
charge or Compensation: for inspect
inc and sealing any two bushel or one
bnshel measure. each atty cents: for
inspecting and sealing any other dry
measure each ten cents: for inspect
ing and sealing LIQUID measures OF a
capacity Of Eve gallons and upwards,
each TWENTY-FIVE cents: for inspect.
ing and sealing LIQUIDS In less than
one gallon or more than i've gallons,
each twenty cents; for inspecting and
sealing any measure Of less than one
gallon capacity, ten cents; for in
specting and sealing any board or
cloth measure, each ten cents; and In
any case where he may at the request