Bismarck daily tribune., 1911-11-01

any portion of cord purchased, and
every person, firm or corporation
shall deliver one hundred twenty
eight (128) cubic feet of wood for
! cord so purchased, and less proper
tiOnate amount for any part of
cord so purchased; and any person,
firm or corporation who shall deliver
less than one hundred twenty eight
Q28) cubic feet of wood for a cord
/ so purchased and a less proportionate
amount for any designated part of a
cord so purchased shall be subject
to fine of not less than five nor
more than twenty five dollars.
Section 10. No person, firm or
corporation, interested in any wood
coal or hay, or transacting any wood.
coal or hay business. nor their en-
ployes in said city shall be eligible
60 the office of city weigher under
this ordinance.
Section II. The said city weigher
! may appoint as many deputies as
may be necessary to attend to the
weighing and measuring Of coal, hay,
wood Or other articles necessary to
be weighed or measured, temporari-
ly and subject to the approval of the
President of the Board of the City
Commissioners, but said weigher and
their bondsmen shall be held respon-
sible for the acts of said deputies;
and said weigher or one OF his depu-
ties shall be present at the city
scales from a. m. to p. m. each
day during the term of his Office,
Sundays excepted.
Section IL. The city weigher
shall be allowed to charge ten cents
and no more for each load or part of
load of wood, coal, hay or other ar
ticle. so weighed or measured by him,
to be paid by the vendor of said coal,
wood, hay or other article so weighed
or measured.
Section 13. No person or persons
shall keep or maintain or allow to be
kept or maintained. at any point up
on the public streets, or within the
limits of the City of Bismarck any
scales for the weighing of hay or
coal, or other article or articles with
out first obtaining permit therefor
which permit shall be granted be res
olution of the Board of City Commits
sioners on application by the parties
so desiring to keep and maintain
such scales.
Section H. That before such per-
mits shall be granted any applicants
to erect, operate and maintain on any
of the public streets in the City Of
Bismarck any scales, the person or
persons to whom same shall be is
sued must present to the Board of
City Commissioners request in
writing, setting forth upon what
street or streets and at what point
he or they desire to erect such scales,
and shall execute bond to the City
of Bismarck in the sum Of five hun
!, costs and expenses by reason of the
Board of City Commissioners, or the
President of such Board, conditioned
to save the City of Bismarck harm.
less from all suits. actions, damages,
costs and expenses by reason of the
occupancy Of the street by said
scales; provided; that the permit so
granted shall not entitle the person
or persons, firm or corporation to the
right of weighing or measuring any
wood, COAL hay or other articles Of
merchandise for pay, or to sell any
wood, coal. hay or other articles as
herein mentioned, without having
same weighed or measured by the
city weigher.
Section Is. All persons to whom
permit shall be given as provided
in the last section shall keep the