Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-11-26

An ordinance relating to the powers of
the sealer OF weights and measures and
to be known as ordinance No.. - of the
city of Belding authorized by chapter
-of the Charter.
The City Of Bedding Hereby Ordains
Sec. 1.-The duties as hereinafter de-
fined of the sealer Of weights and meas
ures Of the city of Belding shall be per-
formed by the city clerk of the city of
Belding at a salary not to exceed
dollars per annum until such time as the
common council, by resolution, increases
he salary or empower the mayor, by and
with the consent OF the common council,
to appoint separate officer to perform
the duties of the sealer of weights and
measures at salary or fee to be named
in such resolution.
Sec. 2-The sealer of weights and
measures OF the city OF Bedding shall have
exclusive power to perform all duties per-
tanning to his office, and shall try and
prove all scales, beams, weights and meas
ures used in said city for the purpose of
buying and selling and such as shall be
found conformable to the standards kept
in his office, which standards, so kept in
his office, shall be conformable to the
standards Of weights and measures es-
tablished by the general laws Of the state
OF Michigan, he shall stamp, or cause to
stamped, with the word, approved" or
letter "B' and the year in which the in
spection was made; and such as are not
found to be conformable with such stan
dards, he shall stamp or cause to be
stamped the word Condemned" Said
words herein directed to be stamped upon
the scales or measures shall be stamped
upon some visible portion of such scales
or measures and in such way as to not
injure the mechanism thereof. He shall
also have power at any time upon finding
measures in any place OF business where
measures are used for buying or selling or
buying and selling goods, wares and
merchandise, that have not been approved,
to remove or cause the same to be re-
moved to his office IN the city OF Belding
for inspection. 1t shall also be the duty of
the sealer Of weights and measures upon
finding scale or scales, weight or meas
ures or any instruments used in buying or
selling or in buying and selling goods.
wares and merchandise TO be incorrect, to
give ten days notice to the owner of own
ers of such scales or measures or person
using the same, to repair and correct the
same and il any person or persons to
whom such notice shall have been given
shall fail or neglect to repair the same an
required by said notice, or if such owner
or owners, person or persons shall use
the same after they are condemned and
before they shall have been repaired he,
the or they shall be subject to the penal
les provided for in this ordinance.
Sec. 5-The sealer Of weights and
measures shall be provided by the city Of
Belding with book, to be kept in his Of
flee, in which he shall register in alpha
betical order, the name of each person or
persons whose scales, beams, weights,
measures or other instrument he has in
spected; the number and size Of the same
and the number OF each scale, beam,
weight or measure or other instrument
condemned or approved; and such book
shall at all reasonable times be open for
inspection and examination Of the public.
Sec 4-No person shall neglect or re-
fuse to exhibit any weights, measures,
scales, beams or other instrument or de-
vice used by him, her or them in weighing
or measuring, TO the sealer OF weights and
measures when demanded by him or
his authorized assistants, for the
purpose OF having same inspected
The said sealer Of weights and meas
ures or his authorized assistants shall, at
any time and in any place in the city OF
beding, be and he or they are hereby