Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1905-04-28
Senate Bill No. sl5-carroll.

senate Bill NO. 2l5-CarrOll.
Sec. Il 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
he guverner.
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 uf five
Thousand dollars, with two or m re
to be approved-b tlie gov
en"r, conditioned for the faithful per-
ftrmance OF the duties OF his office,
and which said bond shall be 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
ilis Office, aud any person aggrieved
shall lave a right of action on said
bond in the same manner as though
tile same had been given for his in
dividual protection.
Sec. 3. 1t 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.
md other instruments used for weigh
'ng and measuring any commodtty
sold by, weight or measure in the state
of North Dakota, or to determine the
amount due any person for the doing
"f anything which is dependent upon
the weight 0r 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.
Sec. 4. The inspector OF weights
and measures shall be entitled to de.
nand and receive as his c0mpensa-
ti0n for the inspection herein provid-
ed for ana the furnishing to the per-
son whose weights and measures are
inspected certificate of such inspec-
tior, 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 weigl,-
ing one hundred pounds and upwards,
eacI, 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 thar,
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
ing and sealing any two bushel or one
bushel measure, each fifty cents; for
inspecting and sealing any other dry
measure, each ten cents; for inspect
ing and sealing liquid measures OF a
capacity Of five gallons and upwards.
each twenty-five cents; for inspect
Ing and sealing liquids in less than
o ,e gallon or more than five 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
Of the owner employ labor n mate.