The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-11-03
I'LL WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
.sifcatons and Regulations Made by State Commits.
sioner Henry for Various Merchants.

ara de speeiieations that have
.rJ down by Commissioner OF
4, an Measures Hugh II. Henry
.,rsr. They include regulations
~, linear, dry and liquid meas.
rIsl,s scales and the sale of
.,8ff. by measure. Merchants
ral them carefully; SO should
-.,gmers. The list follows:
.Nvlghiug or measuring devices
~ r.a m the sale of commodi.
~, bg Maintained in a clean con.
X, weighing or measuring device
80 v..ea might facilitate the per.
. IN 6f fraud shall be used in the
/. Commodities.
Al. weighing or measuring devices
~ - INSTRUCTED that the gradua.
.sr3 indications of weight or meas.
EI ia well defined and not am.
R5lu,lsures must not be warped
,rss must be Of material which
.,rrgka5ie and not expansive and
.ssw accurate graduations on tests
Under tension of fifteen pounds
Arv sliding or caliper arms on q
- .la,l have no more play than
ss,,arv Tor easy movement.
Tss denominations and gradua-
ri linear measures shall be clear
Ta use of counter taeks in the
i! commodities is forbidden.
an linear measures, calipers ex.
y. must have fixed metal ends.
Every measure of capacity for
trade shall have the denomina.
Z Ind Kind thereof permanently
~ .n the outside of such measure
-tla figures or letters. A weight
/ -.ssfe not in conformity with this
~ snail not he stamped by the COM
! 5rer af weights and measures or
ga.tr.. 1910, No. l6l, Sec. IL.
0u and after November /, 1911,
,.5l shah offer or expose for sale,
. .5-a in the sale of commodities,
Ii the sale of commodities any
M Of sapacity which does not have
|. .r5nlration and kind thereof per
|..,,v marked on the outside of such
's,re IN figures and letters of at
. .1~haif inch in height.
LIQUID measures shall be of ma
! sufficiently substantial that their
NJ cannot be changed by pressure
r.-..-. lv- nrRInarr nsa
h, A liquid measure which is not
rr5i waeu tilted to an angle of l2O
t-.ss from the vertical must not be
/. A LIQUID measure must be so con.
-tel that its contents is measured
Is definite mark or edge for the total
/. .tv On Tor each division indicated.
M such Tlduation must be accurate
!. must bc marked according TO the
!. Tie amount of liquid delivered
measuring pump must be the same
s-e.tiva 7f whether the pump is slow
3. .api!v worked.
y. Bv capacity is meant the act.
.alacitv of the measure as used
.,aia, therefore persons selling oils,
h, or other sticky materials should
vide themselves with double sets of
,are, and a washing bath or other
81; Of keeping measures clean.
: Calatitv of a dry measure is its
ai.v in terms of "stricken meas
that is. measure must contain
syaet amount of indicated measure
:. allel TO the level of the top edge. |
) Measures having bottoms or sides
Id nav be easily changed so that |
], ,aDa lty is altered must not be |
. Il tie sale of commodities.
Measures must be sufficiently |
:.8ltial that they will not be altered |
o capacity while in ordinary use.
. Baskets or other receptacles in |
d berries are offered or exposed Tor |
must be Of the capacity of one-half
one pint, one quart or more than
1laIt dry measure.
!. No person shall offer or expose
sale baskets or other receptacles TO |
lsai for the sale of berries, which
15t Of the capacity of one-half pint,
tint, one quart or more than one
z, l!Y measure.
Every weight for use in trade,
RI when the small size of the weight
5' il impracticable, shall have the
.1.nati0n of such weight permanent
.aked on the top side thereof IN
IL figures or letters. /" 1910, NO.
Sec. II.
Weights made of lead or other
material must not be
in the sale Of commodities.
No weight, unless the same
,Ls more than five pounds, shall be
in tie sale of commodities whlcn
more than two plugged adjustment
Or which has a plugger adjustment