Weekly journal-miner., 1912-08-07
NEW LAW IS ONEROUS
 ON COMMODITY DEALERS

NtoiDUs Ot tnc Iiueucs Wt'sHto "'' measures bill as passed by the special session of the first Legis- latutc of Arizona will go into ef- feet on August IS. and State In- spcctor o. N. Cressweil has been in Phoenix for the past month making all the necessary arrange ments for putting the law into ef- feet
 There are a number of intercs sting provisions in the bill that are both of concern to the purchaser and the dealer. The bill was passed at the first regular session but because 1t failed to contain the provision placing the inspection of the gas. water and electric light meters un- der the supervision of the state in spector and local seaicrs of weights and measures, Governor Hunt vetoed the bill and transmitted to the Sen ate and House his reasons there fore. Senator John T. Hughes. who had the bill in charge in the regular session. immediately thereupon pro vided another measure containing the provisions called for by Gov. ernor Hunt. and it was soon passed by both houses and signed,
 Under the provisions of the bill the state standards for weights and measures are made to be the same as those kept in the national bureau of standards at Washington. It is also provided that whenever changes are made in the standards at Washington the same shall be sup piled by the state as the standards Is in conformity herewith. The law deals with every possible commodity that is sold by weight or measure. Foodstuffs especially are dealt with in manner calculated to protect the purchaser.
 In connection with the sale of bread no person is allowed to keep or offer for sale any bread in loaves without having a stamp thereon con taining the correct weight at the time the bread is marked and wrap. ped; but an allowance of per cen, in weight Is made for shrinkage on all loavcs of bread over one day old. ten per cent for two days old bread. and bread over three days old must be sold as stale bread All the bread other than that strict. ly new, and which does not come within the stale bread provision must he stamped with the age ol the loaf thereon. as we'll as the ne, weight of the loaf when it was frs, wrapped and marked
 In the sale of coal it is provided that coal must be sold by weight and slip must accompany the de livery of the coal SO bought. Or this slip there must appear the gros. weight of the load or fraction of the load, the tare weight of the vehicle in which the coal is delivered, and the tare weight of the container il the coal be boxed or sacked and the net weight of the purchase. The slip accompanying the load mus, have written or printed plainly upon it the name of the dealer and the purchaser, and shall be a duplicate of the slip kept by the dealer ol the coal Either of these slips mus, be surrendered to the state inspector of weights and measures upon hi, demand.
 The sale of water. milk and cream must be made only in bottles in which the name of the dealer shall be clearly blown or permanent. ly marked. The bottles must also be marked with the capacity In dividual sales of water. milk and cream may be made in bottles of the following capacity: Half gal |
 Ion. three pints. one quart. one pint, one-half pint and one gill. and they must be filled to the bottom of the lip,
 Wood must be sold by the cord, whether it be sawed. cut or split, and must be accompanied by the same sort of ticket that accompa anies $ the coal sale referred to above, Ice must be sold by weight both whole sale and retail Hay must also be sold by weight and a ticket similar to that provided in the coal and wood sales accompany the hay sale However. when hay is sold in bales it must have stamped upon the bale the correct weight of the bale. There is an allowance. however. made in the weight of hay according to the age. Three per cent shrinkage is allowed for hay six months old and