Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-11-22
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

'.Specifcations and Regulations for
Weights and Measures under aU-
thority of the law and to facilitate
compliance with it. Hugh Fl. Henry,
commissioner of weights and measures
issued the pamphlet, some of the more
important features of which follow:
All weighing or measuring devices
used or Tor use In the sale OF com
mndities must be maintained in clean
condition.
No weighing or measuring device OF
a type which might facilitate the
perpetration of fraud shall be used IN
the sale of commodities.
All weighing or measuring devices
must be so constructed that the gradu-
alton and indications Of weight or
measure shall be defined and not
ambiguous.
Linear Measure-Rigid measures
must not be warped or bent.
Tapes must be Of material which Is
not shrinkable and not expansive and
must show accurate graduations on
tests made under tension Of Is pounds
and less.
Any sliding or caliper arms on a
measure shall have no more play than
is necessary for easy movement.
The denominations and graduatlons
of linear measures shall be clear and
we'll defined.
The use of counter tacks in the sale
Of commodities is forbidden.
All linear measures, caIipers ex
cepted, must have fixed metal ends.
Liquid and Dry Measures-Every
measure of capacity for use IN trade
shall have the denomination and kind
thereof permanently marked on the
outside of such measure in legible
tlt+ouo UoJrht or
measure not in conformity with this
section snail not be stamped by the
: commissioner of weights and measures
or local s~ealers.
On and after Nov l, 1911, no per
son shall offer or expose for sale or
! sell for use in the sale of commodities
or use in the sale of commodities any
measure of capacity which does not
r have the denomination and KIN
. thereof permanently marked on the
I outside Of such measure IN fgures and
letters of at least one half inch IN
e height.
LIQUID Measure-Liquid measure
Il shall be of material sufficiently sun"
s ~stantial that their capacity cannot be
! changed by the pressure of the hands
or by ordinary use.
. A liuuid measure which is not
: emptied when tilted to an angle of
10 degrees from the vertical must
not be used.
A liauid measure must be so con-
structed that it's contents is measured
y by a definite mark or edge for the total
capacity and for each division In
ie Dictated. Every such graduation must
lr be accurate and must be marked
according to law.
The amount of liquid delivered by
if measuring pump must be the same
It IRRESPECTIVE of whether the pump Is
g slowly or rapidly worked.
a. By "capacity' is meant the actua
)r capacity of the measure as used lr
!? trade. therefore the persons selling
at oils, paints or other sticky materials
J. should provide themselves with double
h sets of measures and a washing batl
IN or other means Of keeping measures
y clean.
as Dry Measure-Capacity of a dry
measure is its capacity in terms o
n ''stricken measure that IS, a meas
l. ure must contain the exact amour
te of indicated measure when flled {
'n the level of the top edge.
x Measures having bottoms or side
X which may be easily changed SO tina
&c their capacity is altered must not b
&c used in the sale of commodities.
IS, Measures must be sufficiently SUI
. stantial that they will not be altere
90 as to capacity while in ordinary use.
G. Berry Baskets-Baskets Or othe
or receptacles in which berries al
es offered or exposed for sale must be
ct the capacity of one half pint, or
lly pint, one quart or more Than OF
ar quart, dry measure.
ad- No person shall offer or expose II
'eS sale, baskets or other rereptacles
ow be used for the sale Of berries, while
as are not of the capacity of one-ha
pint, one pint, one quart or mo
than one quart, dry measure.
and W~eignts-"Every weight for use
see trade, except when the small size
ty, the weight render it impracticabl
shall have the denomination of So
Ibl- weight permanently marked On t.
ID top side thereof in leeible figures
ted letters" 1910 No. 16l, Sec. IL.
1t Weights made Of lead or other nc
substantial material must not be Us
to in the sale Of commodities.
to No weight. unless the same weig
Oily more thar five pounds. shall be US
age in the sale of commodities which h
more than w plugged Augustine
OF holes or which has a plugged adJu
the ment hole of more than n half IN
10 in diameter.
the In weights that have been adjust
7nt. by means of lead, the lead adlu
aole ment shall not project beyond I
.ers NEARING sn,face of the weight a
ege shall re driven in securely.
hat ScaIes-AU ~oraduations shall c.
gal sist If sharnIv defined lines so I'll
luch tho nosition IF he sliding noises
m1y other indicators is readily legih
and not ambiguous.
w The indications of denominatit
are, Sbau no readily laoihle
iave The constituencies of a scale m
see exceed the minimum graduations
g. the beam or other indicator.
When the bearings are shifted
orally on the knife edges the accur
of the scale shall not be affected.
Oca!es must S"o" eoiieSe :uiEa