The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-12
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS


AN ORDINANCE to amend section 264n of
the revised ordinances of the city OF New
ark, revision OF 1902, approved January 3, 1902.
Council of the city of Newark. that section
254n OF the revised ordinances of the city of
Newark, revision Of 1902 tapproved January g..
1909. be and the same hereby is amended so
as to read as follows:
Section 26ln The said City Sealer Of Weights
and Measures shall not be entitled to collect
any fees for sealing or marking weights,
measures, scale beams, patent balances. steel
yards or any other instrument used in weigh
ing or measuring any article intended to be
purchased or sold in the city of Newark, ex-
cept when requested by the owner Of such
scales, weights, beams. patent balances, steel
wards OF 5the. snch instrument to test the
same more frequently than once a year.
When requested by the owner Of such scales.
weights. beams. patent balances, steel yards
or other like instru nent, to test. seal or
mark the same, more frequently than once a
year, said Sealer of Weights and Measures is
hereby authorized and directed to demand and
collect the following feas for such services:
Dry measures, over half bushel (each) =. 1910
Dry measures. half bushel or less:
l to 10 measure, inclusive (each) ........., 10
/ IN rs measures, inclusive (each) ........... .09
/ to so measures. inclusive (each).......... .OS
] to 100 measures. inclusive (each) .......... OF
Liquid mea- ures, over one gallon (each)... .25
Liquid measures, l gallon or less;
1 to 10 measures, inclusive (each) .......... 10
! to Is measures, inclusive (each) ........., 10
/ to SO measures. inclusive teachj ......... 10
1 to l0C measures, inclusive (eaeh) .......... 10
MIX bottles and jars, glass leach 100 bot
tlee or Jar. 100
Scales, counter tannualy) ............... 10
Scales. counter PLATFORM, under 200 pounds
annually .2b
Scales. counter platform. over 200 pounds
Scales. PLATFORM, under 1000 pounds. each
annualiy) ..,.......~ 100
Scales, platform, Owen 1000 pounds. each
Scales. wagon, each. over 1000 pounds lan-
nuallyl .,... 200
Scales, railroad, annually p0ilst 10 tonsl. -. 200
Scales, railroad, annually leach ton over
Iol ',..'''.'. .--'..s ..-..s..... rs
Scales, beam, over 200 pounds. annually. 100
Scales. spring balance. each, annually...... .25
Yard measure, sealed:
l to 5, inclusive, each, annually. ............ 10
S or more, each, annually. ................ .O6
Sealing and marking each weight, semi
For sealing and marking weights me- sureS
scale beams, patent balances, steel yards or
any other instrument used in weighing or
chased c. sold ia the city OF Newark. And II
any such weight, measure, scale beam, pat
ent balance stee, yard or any other instru-
ment for weighing or measuring shall be found
in the possession of anv dealer or vender In
the city Of Newark. such possession shall he
deemed as prima facie evidence of the use
thereof by tho person or persons in whose pos
session the same Is found. Said fees shall be
paid by the owner or person in possession or
thu weights. measures, scale beams. patent
balances. steel yards or other Instruments for
Weighing or measuring at the time the same
marked as aforesaid. ard In default thereof
the said Sealer OF Weights and Measures may
recover the same by action in any court Of
competent jurisdiction.
Section 2. This ordnance to take effect on
the t1rst day OF January, nineteen hundred and
eight.
The foregoing ordinance was presented in
Common Council on Friday evening. October 4
1907, wa read twice under suspension OF the
rules; was placed back to second reading at a
meeting of the Common Council on Friday
evening. December ., 1907, was read again for
the second time, under a suspension OF the
rules. ana duDy ufdered to a third reading.
JAMES r. coNNELLY.
City CLERK.