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


tious AZ herein prescribed for IN.
puplic weigher. which record shall B.
ppcn az al times 70 public irspec
ton; provided. further All doput'
welEhera appointed under the proyi
aions 81 this act shall before enter
lnN upon tho duties Of their offices
De approved BY The board Of count,
commissioners
sec. n. Ths public welsher shai
hold an office az the county seat
said office being provided hy such
Ruelic wairi1or q hia own expensea
end the county shalt provide record
books and blanks ana actual expense,
incurred IN the operation OF tho OF.
flee at public weighor. All books
reports or other records IN the officg
of such public weieher. or o. any
deputy wolgher, shall be delivered "a
their successors IN office.
Sec. ~. Il snail be the duty 81
the sheriff OF each county, IN person
or BY his regular deputies. 20 snepocl
ana test all scales used hy any and
Al! merchants or persons buying and
selling commodities az trade. and
nueh scales shall he tested with the
United States standard weights. and
such sheriff or deputy shall place his
seal npon all such tested scales. NJ a
CONSPICUOUS place, which seal shall be-
prima facie evidence 81 such test, and
such tost shalt be made once each
six months upon all scales SO used.
ana said sheriff shall make report.
~ writing, setting forth tho date Of
such test, tho result thereof, and spec
sIying the scales SO tested such re-
port shall be filed IN the office 81
tho county clerk within ten days after
the Inspection a made. Said sheriff
or the deputy making the test shall
verify each report 80 filed, stating
the SAME II correet. true and exact
report OF the condition of the scales
mentioned therein. ana any failure
upon the part Of the sheriff or dep
uty 20 somply with the provisions OF
this section shall be misdeucanor
and upon convictlon shall subject such
offending official TO q fino ~ not
less than ten nor more than one hum
dred dollars, Cor each scale 30 omit
ted from inspection. and any sheriff
or deputy making misstatement OF
facts, or who reports any scale 40
BE- IN condition other than their
true condition, shall be deemed guilty
Of false swearing. and upon cOnvic-
ton shall be punished bv impriaon-
ment ia the penltentiary for noe teasl
than one nor more than two years.
Provided, however. that deputies shais
receive as compensation for inspect
Ing any public scales the sum OF
fifty cents for each scale inspected;
and provided further. that if as many
hs five citizens sign a written request
10 tire sheriff designating any public
scale and asking FOR an official in
spoction thereof, such sheriff shall
comply with such request and make
or have made such inspection and
test az any time. not oftener. how
ever, than once each thirty days. and
the fees allowed Tor such special in
speetion and test shall be the same
as above provided.
Sec. Is. The council OF every ia
corpOrated city and town shall pre-
scribe rules for the Weighing ana
measuring Of every commodity sold /
IN the city or town. In an caaes not /
otherwise provided for BY law. and
saall provide for the weighing OF hay.
grain and coai. and determine the
place or places Of the same. and reg
uiate and prescribe the place or places
OF exposing for sale, hay, coal aud /
wood, and Tx the fees and dutioa Of
the persons authorized 10 perform 4
Tho duties named IN this section And
any failure upon the part Of tho
council TO comply with the provisions
OF this rection shall be deemed a mis-
demeanor and upon conviction shalt
subject any such offending official 20
a fire Of not less than fifty collars
nor more than five hundred dollars
Sec. IA. Every person who IN put
ting up or pressing any bundle OF hay 1
Cor market omits 10 put the number
Of pounds Ia each bundle or bale 30
put up, for which he sells or offers
20 sell is. il euiity OF 4 misdeineanor.
Sec -. Every person who by put
ting up IN any bag. bale. box. barrel
or othse package, any hops. cotton,
hay or other goods usually sold IN
bags, bales. barrels OF packages, by
weight. puts in or conceals therein
anything whatever for the purpose oil
the weight OF such bag.
bale. box. barrel or package, Is pun
lshabie BY y fine Of twenty-five dol.
lars for each qifense.
Sec. I6 "A shall be the duty OF ait
ginnefs or sin owners IN this stateI
10 brand and number and place there
On the weight Of ench bale Of cotton
ginned at their respective gins
Sec, ~. ANY person. firm, com
nRny or corporation operating a gin
within this state who shall fat 20
comply with the provisions OF this nee
shall BE- Ruiity 81 q nilsdcmcanor andl
upon conviction shall be fined n0tI
less than twenty-five nor more thani
one hundred dollars
Sec. rs, The term concentrated
commercial feeding stuf7s. az heroinl
Used, shall Include wheat bran, whoatl
shorts. llnHo0d meals. cotton seea
meals. pea meals, coc0anut meals.
gluten meals. Sutton feeds, maize
feeds. starch feeds. sugar feeds, drica
bfeuefs grain, malt sprouts, hOminy
feeds. cereal feeds. corn and cat
chops. corn chops. rice meals, rice
bran. rice polish, rice hulls. alfalfa
meals, Gas feeds. ground beef orr
mixed fish feeds ana an other ma
lerlals OF similar nature not Included
h section 1 OF this act
The term concentrated commercial ,
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