Arizona republican., 1912-08-22
FULL WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
The Things Specifically Named in the New Law; All Other Commodities Must Be Handled on the Square

| there is a great deal of curiosity, even anxiety in some quarters, concerning l it's provisions, for it affects so many 1 lines of business that a great many people may be unintentionally violat- | ing it's provisions. The Republican i produces herewith a list of the require | ments in respect of handling commo-
 dities, robbed of legal verbiage and | boiled down to a statement of the 1 things necessary to be done by trades men. How they shall be done he can | find out if interested, by applying to o. N. Creswen state sealer of weights 1 and measures.
 l MT. Creswell said yesterday that l while he proposes to carry out the full | intent of the law. it will be impossible
 at this time to put every provision in
 to practice and common justice de-
 mands that leniency be given in par 1 ticuIar cases. For instance dairymen
 are required to use bottles with cer- | tain information blown in the bot 1 ties" Some dairymen stocked up with l hundreds, perhaps thousands of dollars l worth of bottles just before the law | was passed. If they are trying to | abide by the purposes of the law it
 would be a hardship to force them to I east aside all these bottles. Again the | law is to some extent impracticable for the time being, or unfortunately ] Worded. Retail meat dealers are di- ] rected to give delivery ticket with 1 each sale which can be easily done, but l retail grOcers are required to stamp
 or print the weight on each parcel or | container, most embarrassing thing, while they might easily make out q delivery ticket or write the weight on | the parcel with a pencil. If a man bought S7 cents worth of sugar it
 would hardly be feasible to have handy | a sack stamped with just the number | of pounds in that package. Even l rubber stamp outfit would be as big as | a printing office.
 The matter of scales. containers, measurements and other standards, | will be looked after by the sealer's in 1 spectors but here are the things the II manufacturer or seller must do:
 Bread-write, stamp or print on each
 loaf or the label, with indelible letters
 or figures the name of manufacturer,
 
 Der cent is allowed for shrinkage on
 loaves one day old, ten per cent on
 bread two or more days old After three days it shall be sold as stale
 bread.
 CoaI-It must be sold by weight eX-
 cept when there is an agreement be- , tween buyer and seller. Each delivery shall be accompanied by ticket made
 in duplicate showing gross weight | tare of vehicle and quantity delivered, , with names of seller and buyer, one or the tickets for the inspector on his de- mand and a ticket showing net weight or quantity shall be given purchaser. Milk. cream, distilled water-Bottles of whatever size must have blown or permanently marked in them. the ca pacity and name or trademark ot | dealer.
 Wood-Same provision as coal in re-
 spect of markings as to quantity and
 tickets delivered to purchaser and in
 spector when demanded. showing
 amount of wood sold. A cord must be a cord.
 Ice-Must be sold by weight Hav-Same provisions as wood and
 coal in respect of tickets and weights. Sales may be made by other than ac- | tuaI weighing when buyer and seller have such an agreement and where , deliveries are made in wagon or ton } lots a single ticket may serve for me entire load, showing gross, tare ana ! net weight Where hay is sold by the { hale it's correct weight must be marked { on each bale except that three per { cent shrinkage is allowed on bale less , than six months old and five per cent ! if over six months old where the age ] is stamped on the bale.
 ! Meats-Every sale of fresh meats ! and fish and similar market goods ' must be accompanied by delivery 2 ticket showing the exact weight IT ', hounds and fractions, and names of sell } Ter and buyer.
 q Butter-Where butter is sold 1T >l Dackage or cartoon each shall have ! stamped upon it the correct weight II $ pounds ard ounces, providing that ar <l allowance of 2h per cent shall be madt ( for each package or cartoon. Tea and COffee-Where sold IT
 nackages or containers each shall have
 the correct weight stamped or printed thereon.
 = General provisions.-Where whea - flour. buckwheat flour, corn meal, rice l beans. sugar. barley, bran, wheat, corn
 potatoes onions. seed, ham, or bacor 0 are sold in bags, sacks or other con- k tainers the correct weight of the con
 tents shall be stamped or printed ,. thereon. An allowance for shrinkagf t is allowed, not exceeding 21@ per cent
 Lard-All containers r'nst carry cor a rect weights. No allowance foi '' shrinkage.
 Vinegar Sweet Oil-Where vinegar a or sweet oil is sold in bottles or cans If each bottle or can shall carry labels oi 't wrappers bearing the correct quantity r within the cOntainer.
 - Soda crackers, dried fruits--All con- 'f tainers shall show correct quantities e in pounds and fractions, stamped ol
 printed thereon. Fines for violation '- run from $5 to $250.
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