The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-16
Ordinance No. 2s.)


Entitled, An Ordinance to provide for the
election of an Inspector of Weights and
Measures, to regulate the Inspection of
s Weights and Measures, and to provide
= penalties for persons using defective or
imperfect Weights or Measures.
= Be 1t Ordained by the Mayor and Coun
Gil of the City of Pensacola:
g Section 1. There shall be elected by
the City Council as soon as practicable
after the adoption of this ordinance, and
annually thereafter at the first meeting
an Inspector of Weights and Measures,
who shall receive a salary of Fifty
(S5000) per month, payable in the same
manner as the salaries of other officers.
Sec. .. 1t shall be the duty of said
Inspector, Immediately after his election
and qualification. and thereafter at least
twice in each year, to visit the various
places of business within the City where
scales, weights, measures and other in
struments are used for weighing or
measuring articles of merchandise. or
to examine and test the accuracy of such
scales, weights, measures and other IN
,strumentS of weight and measures, and
to seal and certify same to be correct,
with the date of such inspection, when
found, or made, correct, by him accord
ing to the standard prescribed by the
laws OF the United States and of the
duty of said Inspector to perform the
foregoing services upon the request of
any person owning or using any scales as
rected to do so by the Mayor
Sec. s. Any person who shall fail or
refuse to have any instrument of weights
or measures in his possession or use ex-
amined, tested, corrected or sealed when
called upon for that purpose by the In
spector as herein provided, shall, upon
conviction thereof, be punished by a fine
not less than Five nor more than One
Hundred Dollars.
Sec. 4. Any person who shall use any
instrument of weights or measurement, in
the nyrchaSP article
merchandise, or other thing, that is in
correct according to the standard pre-
scribed by Law. and that has not been
tested and sealed as herein provided, or,
any person who shall latter. or permit to
be altered, any such instrument which
has been so sealed, so as to make the
same incorrect, according to such stand
ard, or shall use any such instrument, or
keep the same for use, in the purchase,
or sale, of merchandise, shall, upon con-
viction thereof, be fined not less than
Ten, nor more than One Hundred Dol
lars.
Sec. 5. Whenever the Inspector shall
any person in this City, is using incor-
rect weights or MEASURES, after same
have been tested and sealed, il shall be
his duty to Immediately test such alleged
incorrect weights or measures, and If
found to be incorrect to cause the ar
rest and prosecution of the offender.
Sec. 6. The Inspector of Weights and
Measures shall, at the end of each and
every month. file with the City Comp
troller an itemiZed statement showing
what scales, weights and measures were
tested by him since the filing of his last
report: the names of the owner thereof,
and the number of seal or certificates
placed thereon
Sec. Z. 1t shall be the duty of the In
spector OF Weights and Measures to re-
port TO the Marshal the names and places
of business of all persons violating this
ordinance, and To make aff1davits for the
arrest of all such persons.
Sec. s. That all ordinances and parts
OF ordinances in conflict herewith be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Sec. 9. That this ordinance shall take
effect Immediately upon its passage and
approval
Passed December 18th. 1911.
Approved December 14th. 1911.
Attest: FRANK REILLY,
J.. G. AYMARD, Mayor.
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