Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-06

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and Drastic Penalties Pre-.
scrihed by Law.
(N9aoial Tolegram ~ mveaine BoRaaal
Santa re. NJ NJ. June e.-The
common seeaeg, TIE d0wuirodden and
maiianed consumer. gets real ran
for hla white alley under aeAate bin
ie2 hy Mr.. bowman. the weights nnd
measures act which PASSED the SEM
ate yesterday afternoon.
II Is bill In whioh every man.
woman and child In New Mexico d
vitality intcresteds tha bil which
comes home 20 every housekeeptr.
which brings Hoiace q every hurassed
householder and which brings 9
CLEAN Of iight 60 poor old father.
whose chief function IN life u To
pay the bills.
This btu Requires publlc welghers
everywhere and imposes drastic PEN
nltiea Tor false Wciahis and measures
specifying IN detail just how many
plnts make a pound and giving IN
cold type the dimensions Of the anI-
ion 81 coal oli which must be dnled
out IN return for the hard earned
coin % the wage Garner. The bill ia
full II ~ follows:
he 4 enacted hy the legislature OF
the state o. New Mexico:
Section I. Whenever the articles
hereinafter named shall be sold by
the bushel. and no speclai contract
or agreement shall be made 70 the
contrary, the bushcl shall consist OF
the following number Of pounds. via.
Salt. so; mineral coal. SO. corn In
shuck. 12; Corn unshellod. 20; wheat.
90; beans, CO., peas 60; apples. 4s;
peaches. IS; pears IS; cucumbera.
as Hungarian graas reed. sSs broom
corn seed, as: castor beans. 40. split
peas. co. Irish POTATOES. 90; clover
seed. 90: nlfalfa and aisike Cor Swed-
ish) seod. so; osilona b7: rye. &c.
corn sheiled. sc: flax seed, Sc: green
peas tunshelledls 60; knffir corn. 56;l
sweet potatoes. 6Bi buckwheas. 52:I
carrots. SO: rWtabaGas. so: corn meal.
60; mlllet. CO., sorghum need, so;
rape, 80; tomatoes, A5: timothy seed.
40: paFsEips, a; hemp seed. a.; COM
mon turnips. AZ; ilermaaa grass
seed, 40: malt. 3s; Usage orange seed.
So; dried peaches. 90: Data. So: cotton
seed. 81; top onion sets, Is; dried ap-
pies. ~; peanuts. %; bran. 90: blue
grass seed. "a; rcd top seed. "a; or
chard grass seed, IL: barley, as. A
ton shall consist OF two Thousand
(2O0O) pounds Of the article or com
modify named.
Sec. 2. A percn Of mason work. or
stone, IN hereby declared to consist o.
twenty-five feet cable measure.
Sec. 3. a ton al lss= shall consist
OF two thousand pounds or. BY meas.
urement, three hundred ana forty
three cubic feet, after. the same shall
have been stacked thirty days. or
such time as may be agreed upon be-
tween the PARTIES a ton o. coal
shall consist OF two thousand (2000)
pounds; and an other commodities
sold by ton shall consist Of two thou
sand (20U0) pounds.
Sec. T. whenever any Of the fol-
lowing named articles shall be con-
tracted for or sold or GelivAred by
Wholesale or In the original package
within the state OF New Mexico. ana
no special contract or agreement
shall he made 10 the contrary, such
sale and al such computations for
payment and settlement therefor shalt
be by weight The weight per gallon
shall be az follows:
Naptha. 5R lbs. kerosene oil. eiz
lbs, parafkine oil. - lbs; castor osl,
lbs; olive OIL. * lbs; iinseed oil,
raw, z y lbs; linseed oil boiled, Z =
lbs; Menhaden oil, Z = losi cod liver
oil. - lbs, whale oil. rs lba.; lard
oil. 2 y lbs; meats foot oil. rs lbs;
sperm oil. X lbs; turpentlne, lbs.
miners oil. ~ lbs; Easoline, ~
lbs
Sec. s. Whoever Ia huying any OF
the articles mentioned la che preceds
ing section shall take any greater
number Of pounds thereof 10 the sai-
Ion, or in selling any ~ the said ar
tlcies shall give any less number Of
pounds 20 the gallon, than ~ allowed
IN said section. with intent 10 gain /
advantage thereby. shall Sc liable 20 /
the party injured Ia double the
amount or value Of the property 10
wrongfully taken or not given, and
ten dollars IN addition thereto 60 be
recovered In amy court of compoient
Jurisdiction
Sec. 8. All dry commOdities not
otherwise specified IN thlg act shall
De sold only b. standard dry meas-
IRE, standard weight Of numerical
count, exeept where parties otherwise
agree
Sec. z. Berries aad sFnali fruits
Whenever sold In boxes shall be sold
An boxes containing standard liQuid
quart or llquid pint. and n said boxes
contain ieas than this amount the In
formation must be given 20 tho pur.
chaser bs aslch package being labeled
with "a statement Of the net contents
Sec. 3. an milk or cream shat
shall 30 sold ln bottles shall be sold
only in bottles containing half pinta,
pints, quarts, half gallons or gallqne
An other liquid commodities shall be
sold only BY standard liquid measure
or standard weight. except where
parties otherwise agree.
Sec. ?. A print or package 81 butt
ier shall contain siKteen ounces avoir-
iupoia. and when a print on package
"a butter containing Tess titan sixteen
ounces agolrdupols ahni BE- sold its
nos weight shall BE- disclosed by the
seller 20 the buyer, BY such package
being labeled with a statement Of the
net weight.
See 10 Tha Offlea ~ nuhIic wolnh-