The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-30
THREE BILLS GUARD
 AGAINST SHORT WEIGHT
 ANDFOOD ADULTERATI0N

be deputy Superintendent of weights and measures and inspectors of weights and measures to be appoint ed by the superintendent of. weights and measures and to hold office during the superintendent's term of office; the officers of the state police department shall act as inspectors, when directed to do so by the state superintendent Or the deputy superintendent. The superintendent of weights and meas ures shall be allowed. for salaries for the deputy superintendent of weights and measures. inspectors of weights and measures, clerical services, and travelling and contingent expenses for himself, his deputy, and inspectors, such sums as shall be appropriated therefor by the general assembly.
 Gee. 3. The superintendent of weights and measures shall take charge Of the standards adopted by this act as the standards of the state, and cause them to be kept in a fire-proof building be- longing to the state, or in a suitable place in the office of the superinten- dent, from which they shall not be re- moved except for repairs or for cer- ti1cation, and he shall take all other necessary precautions for their safe keeping. He shall maintain the state standards in good order and shall sub- init them, at least once in ten years, to the national bureau of standards for certifcation. He shall, at least once in two years, try and prove by the state standards all standard weights, measures, and other apparatus which may belong to any county or city, and shall seal such apparatus as is found to be accurate by stamping thereon, with seals kept for that pur- pose, the letter "C" and the last two figures of the year of certified tion. He shall have general supervision of the s-~I,A offered for sale, or used in the state. He shall, upon the written request of any person, firm, corporation, or ed- ucational institution in the state, test or calibrate weights, measures, weigh ing or measuring devices, and instru- ments or apparatus used as standards in the state. He, Or his deputy or inspectors by his direction, shall, at least once,in each year, test all scales, weights, and measures used in check ing the receipt Or disbursement of supplies in every institution for the maintenance of which moneys are ap- propriated by the general assembly, and he shall report, in writing, his findings to the supervisory board and to the executive officer of the insti- tuition concerned, and, at the request of such board or executive officer, the superintendent of weights and meas ures shall appoint, in writing, one or more employees, then in the actual service of each institution, who shall act as special deputies for the purpose of checking the receipt or disburse- ment of supplies. He shall keep a complete record of the standards, bal ances, and other apparatus belonging to the state, and take a receipt for the same from his successor in office. He shall annually, on the first day of January, make to the governor a report of the work done by his office. The state superintendent, or his dep uty or inspectors at his direction. shall at least once in two years, inspect and test all standards and apparatus used by the counties and cities, and shall keep a record of the same. He, or his deputy or inspectors at his direc- tion, shall, at least once in two years, visit the several cities and counties of the state and inspect the work of the local sealers, and in the performance of such duties he may inspect the weights, measures, balances, or any other weighing or measuring appli- ances of any person, firm, or corpora ton, and shall have the same powers as the local sealer of weights and