Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-16
CITY Advertisements.


AN ORDINANCE to amend sections $40. IA.
25. $50, 252. 25S and 2bs OF an ordinance OF
the city of Newark entitled, An ordinance TO
amend Chapter xix. OF the revised ordinances
OF the city Of Newark tRevision of lso2), ap-
proved January 3, 1902, entitled An ordinance
relating to weights and measures and prescrib-
ing the duties OF the city sealer of weights and
measures approved June 8, 1907. -
T BE It ordained, By the Mayor and Common
Council OF the city OF Newark as follows: 49,.
Section /. That sections $40. 24, 246. 200: az'
2ss and 25s Of an ordin; e OF the city OF cbs ss
xix. of the revised ordinances OF the city VI
Newark tRevision Of 1909. approved January
3, 1902. entitled An ordinance relating 70
weights and measures. and prescribing the
duties OF the city sealer Of weights and meas
ures.'" approved June s. 1907. be amended ~
Section gao. There shall be established by the
Common Council OF the city of Newark a de-
weights and measures. The said department.
shall be In charge of a sealer OF weights and
measures. who shall be appointed by the Com
mon Council.
The said sealer of weights and treasures 10
hereby charged with the enforcement OF the
/ ordinances OF the city OF Newark relating to
weights and measures. He snail have charge
of all standard beams, weights and measures
belonging to the city and shall carefully keep
ton Of his term. of office or resignation or re-
removal he shall forthwith deliver the same TO
his successor in office or to any person duly
authorized by the Common Council to take
possession thereof.
There shall also be appointed as many as
sistant sealers of weights and measures as
shall be deemed necessary by the Common
Council. The said assistant sealers OF weights
and measures shall be subject to the super
vision OF the seaier OF weights and measures
and shall assist him in the work Of his office
and shall have the same powers anu authority
as the seaier of weights and measures in the
performance OF the duties assigned to them
and may perform such acts In the name OF
the sealer OF weights and measures.
Section IA. All persons using weights AM
mea 5ureg, scale beams, patent DaiaICcss " ~
yards. or any other instrument in weighing
| or measuring any article intended to be pur-
! chased or sold, or scales used for weighing
work for employees in factories In the city OF
Newark, shall cause the same to be sealed
measures or an assistaD sealer' Of weights and
measures Of said city. unless such instrument
f has r,a been PREVIOUSLY ,,rs. so s1 .es1ed; s oa eount sg.
or other fixtures shall be marked by brass
headed nails or such other materials as may be
plainly seen and distinguished.
Section 25. II sha1 be unlawful for any
person, persons or corporation to use any
weight, measure, scale beam. patent balance.
steel yard or any other instrument In weigh
ing or measuring any commodity, article or
thing intended to be purchased or sold or any
instrument used for weighing or measuring
work for employees In factories unless The
same shall have been tested. sealed and
marked by the sealer OF weights and measures
or by an. assistant sealer of weights sand meas
ures. Any person, persons. firm or corporation
who shall violate the provisions OF this section
shall, upon conviction thereof. forfeit and pay
a penalty OF twenty-five dollars for each offense.
Section $50. Any weight which. upon being
tested, is found to be Incorrect to the extent
OF one-eighth of an ounce or more. or any
scale OF thirty pounds capacity or less which,
upon being tested, Is found to he incorrect TO
the extent OF ne-eighth of a pound or more,
Or any scale having q capacity of between
thirty pounds and one hundred pounds which,
upon being tested. is found to be incorrect
one-Quarter of II pound or more, or any scale
which Is in a condition unfit to be used by
reason Of being worn. rusted or for any other
cause, or any measure, utensil or instrument
which ia ,,aed in the qa1a Or DI1rP1Qqa 0f Qny
goods or article of merchandise which does
not conform to the standard prescribed 10y
statute shall. upon being found incorrect by
the said city sealer OF weights and measures
or any assistant sealer of weights and meas
ures. be conhscated and destroyed. Any per-
son, persons, firm or corporation which shall
refuse to deliver to said sealer Of weights and
measures or to any of the assistant sealers OF
weights and measures any such instrument
enumerated in the foregoing paragraph upon
demand shall, upon conviction, forfeit and pay
a penalty OF fifty dollars $500.
Section 252. All weights, measures, scale
beams, patent balances, steel yards or other
Instruments used In weighing or measuring any
article intended for purchase or sale within
the city OF Newark. which are Incorrect and
which cannot be made 10 conform to the stand
ard, shall be stamped condemned by the
city senler OF weights and measures and shall
not thereafter be used by any person for the
purpose of weighing or measuring any goods
or merchandise. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person. firm or corporation TO alter or cause
to be altered any instrument intended to b.
used for weighing and measuring so that :he
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shall any such altered instrument be used
within the city OF Newark for Weighing vi
measuring any article or thing whatsoever.
which shall violate any of the provisions of tht
foregoing section shall. upon conviction
thereof, forfeit and pay a penalty Of nifty
dollars $500.
Section 25a. 1t shall be unlawful for any per
son. Arm or corporation within the city n
Newark to sell, offer for sale or give an,
weight. measure. scale beam. patent balance
steel yard or other instrument intended for U.S.
IN utalUhln1 n r n attrin o. t1in1aaa- tho "A ~
shall have been tested. sealed and marked b,
the sealer Of weights and measures or by al
assistant sealer OF weights and measures O.
the city Of Newark. and upon violation OF thu
provisions OF this section. shall be liable to
penalty Of nifty dollars $3.50 for each offense.
Section 25S. II shall be unlawful for any per
son, persons, firm or corporation to sell ~
offer for sale within the city of Newark an,
commodity, goods or merchandise at or for
greater weight or measure than the true meas
ure or weight thereof. and all ice, coal, coke
meats, poultry, butter, butter In prints, pro
Visions and all other commodities and article
Of merchandise Except vegetables sold by tn
head or bunch) shall be weighed or measures
by scales, measures or balances or In measure
! duly tested, sealed and marked by the scale
sons, Arm or corporation that shall violate tn
provisions OF this section shall. upon convlc
ton, forfeit and pay a penalty OF nifty dollar
for each offense.
dinances Inconsistent with this ordinance ar
hereby repealed.
Section 1. This ordinant. shall take efec
Immediately.
Common Council on Friday evening Decembe
2, 1910, was read oncei was read a second tim
AZ a meeting Of the Common Council held De
cember Q. 1910. and duly ordered to a thir
~ JAMEs F, CONNOLLY,
City Clerk.