Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-24
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES IN VERMONT
Specifications and Regulations Under Order Of Commissioner Hugh
H. Henry of Chester

Gated measure when filed to the level of
the top edge.
IS. Measures having bottoms or sides
which may be easily changed so that
their capacity is altered must not be
used In the scale of commodities.
10. Measures must be sufficiently SUBJ
stantal that they will not be altered as
to capacity while in ordinary use.
20. BERRY askets or
other receptacles in which berries are
offered or exposed for sale must be of
the capacity of one-half pint one pint,
one quart or more than one quart dry
measure.
81 No persons shall offer or expose
for SALE baskets or other receptacles to
be used for the sale of berries, which are
not of the capacity of one-half pint, one
pint one quart or more than one quart,
dry measure.
80 WEIGHTS-"Every weight for
use in trade, except when the small size
of the weight renders it impracticable,
shall have the denomination of such
weight permanently marked on the top
side thereof in legible figures or letters
1910 No. 1911 Sec, II.
% Weights made of lead or other
nom substantial ma terials must not be
used in the sale of commodities.
"a No weight, unless the same weighs
more than five pounds, shall be used in
the sale of commodities which has more
than two pluSSeu duJuSlihel' hciS9
| which has a plugged adjustment hole OF
more than one-half inch in diameter
25 In weights that have been ADJUST
ed by means of lead, the lead adjustment
shall not project beyond the bearing sur
face of the weight and shall be driven IN
securely.
26. SCALES.-All graduations shall
consist of sharply defined lines so that
! the position of the sliding poises or oth-
er indica tors is readily legible, and not
ambiguous. -
q. The indications of denominations
| shall be readily legible.'
o. The constituencies of a scale must
| exceed the minimum graduations on the
| beam or other indicator. ~ q,
%. When the bearings are shifted
Iaterally on the knife edges accuracy of
the scale shall not be affected.
40. Scales must show correct indlca-
ton of weight if the test weight is plac-
| cd on any part of the pan or platform
, 81. on and after January list, 1872, no
! scale of a capacity of 5000 pounds, or
| less, shall be used in the sale or COM
modities which has an adjusting device
| to change the balance or weight lnulcd-
| lion unless such adjusting device is COW
orad in such a way that it is inaccessible
| without first changing the position OF
such cover unless adjusting device re
| o,,ires the use of an outside mechahcai
| device to perform the adjustment
80 On and after January l, l9lz' no
person shall use for the sale OF com
| modities any scale which has a moVaple
| disc. weight or other device on the BEAM
/ counter poise or opposite pan to counter
| balance detachable scoop.
80. The platform of a scale shall De
ca silv movable and shall not blnd on the
| frame.
a. BEAM SCALES-The beam OF a
scale shall be provided with a stop OF
stops to prevent the sliding posses from
travelling below the zero mark
a. SPRING A Nd COMPo I'M
SCALES.-Charts or other means or III
| dicating weight shall be securely 1asteh-
cd so that they remain in place whlle the
| scale is being used.
&C. Computing scales must correctly
indicate both weight and price:
SALE OF COMMODITIES.
az In the sale offer for sale OF any
commodity the quantity represented az
| sold or offered for sale shall be the net
| quantity of such commodity.
az In accordance with section 49l +,
Public Statutes, the articles enumeraleu
below shall be measured in TRACE accoru
ing to the following table: