Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04


ter of the heads shall be seventeen and
one-eighth inches, including the bev-
eled edge; the outside bilge or circum-
ference shall be not less than sixty
tour inches, the thickness of the slaves
being our-tenths Of an inch; provided,
however, that any barrel of different
form but of an interior capacity of
seven, thousand ffty-six cubic inches
shall ,r be legal barrel: o, 49,
cranberries shall measure not less than
twenty five and one-quarter inches be-
tween the heads inside; the diameter Of
the head shall be sixteen and one-quar-
the outside bilge or CIRCUMFERENCE,
shall measure not less than ffty-eight
and one-half inches, the thickness Of
the slaves being four-tenths of an inch:
But any barrel of different form, but Of
the same interior capacity shall be
considered legal sbarreL
8. A bushe1 crate for apples, pears,
plums peaches, and other fruits not
secondarily contained in quart or other
boxes within such crate. shall have an
interior capacity Of one bushel heap
measure.
blueberries shall have an interior ca
pacity of one bushel struck measure.
10. All sales of blackberries, blue
berries, cranberries. currants, goose
berries, and similar berries in pack
ages of less than one bushel shall be
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measure, and all berry boxes sold, used,
or offered for sale within the state
shall be Of the interior capacity of not
less than one quart. pint, or half pint
dry measure. Amy person violating the
provisions Of this paragraph shall be
punished by fine of not less than five
nor more than fifty dollars and by con-
fiscation of the illegal boxes or pack
ages and Of the fruit therein contained:
IL. Every manufacturer Of
apple barrels or cranberry barrels shall
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ters "W. s." on the outside in plain
and conspicuous letters, at least two
inches in height, to indicate that such
barrel is of the Wisconsin standard size
Of barrel.
~. Any person selling apples. pears,
cranberries, or other fruit in barrels
for shall be liable to the purchaser in
amount of the shortage therein; and
any person who shall STAMP. or brand
any such barrel Of less ca
pacity than is herein prescribed, with
the letters wv s." shall forfeit not
less than five, nor more than twenty
five dollars for each offense.
13. All contracts for the sale Of ap-
pies, pears, cranberries, or other fruits
by the barrel or crate, unless it is
ed shall be construed to mean barrels
or crates Of the capacity herein pre-
scribed.
IA. 1t shall be and is hereby declared
unlawful for any person or persons to
bring. transport, or convey into the
state, or to sell, offer to sell, or other
pears, plums, black berries, blueberries,
cherries, cranberries, gooseberries,
raspberries, strawberries, or other
fruits, except the first sale within the
state in the original packages, unless
the crates, boxes, barrels, or packages
wherein the same are contained snall
be of the full interior capacity required
for sale in the state to comply with al
the provisions of this section as fully
and completely as If the said packages
had been packed, and the said fruit
lating the provision Of this paragraph
shall be punished by fine Of not less
than twenty-five nor more than fifty
dollars and by confscation of the lie
gal crates, boxes, barrels, or packages
and Of the fruit therein contained.
Section 4432., Any person, who. by
as the. servant or agent Of another.
shall use or retain in his
possession any false weight or meas
ure or any weight or measure or
used in the buying or selling or any
commodity or thing which has not been
sealed by a sealer Of we1ghts ana no
any person who, by himself or by his
servant or agent or as the servant or
agent Of another, SHAH sell or o1fer or
Of sale, less than the quantity he rep
resents; or who by himself, or by his
servant or agent or as the servant or
agent of another, shall use any raise
weight or measure in buying or SELL
my any commodity or thing, or snail
sell or offer or expose for sale or keep
for the purpose of sale any COMMODITY
in a manner contrary to law; or any
person, who, by himself or by his serV-
ant or agent or as the servant or agent
of another, shall sell or offer to sen or
have in his possession for the purpose
of selling, any device or machine to be
used or calculated to falslfy any
weight or measure, shall be punished
by Imprisonment in the county jail not
more than three months or nne OF not
more than two hundred dollars, upon a
first conviction; but, upon a second or
SUBSEQUENT conviction, he shall be pun
ished by Imprisonment in the county
Jail not more than one year, or by a
fine Of not more than five hundred col
lars, or both in the discretion OF the
court: or any person who Wilfully with
intent to cheat or defraud the buyer or
seller of electric current gas, water, or
steam shall make or cause to De MADE
or aid in the making or any electric
conductor, gas pipe, water pipe, steam
pipe, or other instrument or contrlV-
ance or any connection as to conduct
or supply of intended to conduct or
supply electric current gas, water or
steam to any lamp or motor or machine
or burner or Orit1Ce or appliance from
which such electricity, gas, water, or
steam may be consumed or utilized
without passing through or being reg
istered by a meter, or any person VINO
measurement of electric current, gas,
water or steam In the buying or selling
of the same, or who shall Wilfully OBJ
struct or interfere with the working or
any meter used for such purposes, SO as
to cause or be intended to cause false
registration of the amount OF ELECTRIC
current water, gas, or steam consumed
with the intent to cheat or defraud the
seller or buyer of such electric CURRENT
gas, water, or steam, shall be punished
by Imprisonment in the county Jail not
more than one year or by fine not eX-
ceeding five hundred dollar; but in case
the amount of damages occasioned by
! such cheat or fraud shall not exceed
| twenty dollars, he shall be punished by
Imprisonment in the county jail not
more than three months or by fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars, and IN
computing the amount of damages oc-
casioned, the value Of such ELECTRIC
current, water, gas, or steam snail De
the regular current price therefor,
charged to the consumer by the seller
thereof. But nothing contained in sec
tions 1858 to 1870, inclusive, shall pro-
hibit the use by any person, or by his
servant or agent, in good faith, or any
unsealed weight or measure or weigh
ing or measuring device purchased or
ACQUIRED by such person after the last
visit of sealer to such person for the
purpose of inspection and sealing or
! nd sealed