The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-12
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.


AN ORDINANCE to amend an ordinance en-
titled IAN ordinance relating to weights and
measures and prescribing the duties OF the
CITY Sealer of Weights and Measures
Be It ordained by the Mayor and Common
Council OF the city Of Newark as follows;
Section /. Section 240 of an ordinance relat-
ing to weights and measures and prescribing
the duties OF the Sealer Of Weights and Meas
ures shall be amended so as to read as fol-
Section 24O. There shall be established by the
Common Council of the city Of Newark q
Weights and Measures. The said department
shall be In charge of a sealer of weights and
measures, who shall be appointed from time
to tine by the Common Council. and shall
receive for his services the annual salary or
one thousand three hundred and twenty, dollars
Isl. 800 00). Such seaier of weights and meas
ures Is hereby charged with the duty of a
strict enforcement of the ordinances of the city
now existing or hereafter adopted relating to
weights and measures. He shall have charge
Of all the standard beams. weights and meas
ures belonging to the city, and shall carefully
keep and preserve the same; and upon the ex-
piration Of his term OF office or his resignation
thereof, or removal therefrom. he shall forth
with. on demand. deliver the same to his sue
cessor In Office, or to any person duly author
ICED by the Common Council to take possession
thereof.
There shall in like manner he appointed as
many assistant sealers Of weights and meas
ures mot to exceed five In number) and one
clerk, as shall from time to time be deemed
necessary by the Common Council, one of
whom shall be designated as first assistant
sealer of weights and measures. They shall be
under the supervision of the sealer of weights
and measures, and shall assist him in the work
OF his office under his direction, and shall have
the same powers and authority as the sealeI
OF weights and measures in performing the
duties assigned to them, and may perform such
acts in his name. The first assistant sealer OF
weights and measures shall receive for his
services an annual salary of twelve hundred
dollars 81, 200. 00). All other assistant sealers oil
weights and measures shall each receive fol-
their services an annual salary of one thou
sand one hundred dollars Isl, 100. 00). The clerk
shall receive for his services the annual salary
Of one thousand dollars Isl; 5000 0l. The salaries
provided for under this ordinance shall be pay
able monthly in the same manner as the sal
aries of other city officials are paid.
The said sealer of weights and measures
each assistant sealer Of weights and measures
and the clerk shall devote his whole time tc
the discharge of the duties of his office a'
herein defined, and before entering. upon this
duties Of his office he shall take and subscribe
before the City Clerk to an oath or afirma-
tion in the usual form required for such Of
hcials.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect i'm,
mediately.
The foregoing ordinance was presented II
Common Council on Friday evening, June 8
1908. was read twice under suspension Of this
rules and duly ordered to a third reading.
JAMES +. CONNOLLY.
June list City Clerk.