The Parker post., 1912-08-10
FULL WEIGHT
AND MEASURE
THE HUGHES ACT WILL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON AUGUST 18-
PURCHASERS TO BE PROTECT
ED is AIM OF LAW.

by the special session of the first
| legislature of Arizona, will go into eff
| feet ON August IS, and State Inspec
tor O. N. Cresswell has been making
all the necessary arrangements for
putting the law into effect
There are a number of interesting
provisions i'm the bill that are both of
concern to the purchaser and the
dealer. The bill was passed at the
first regular session but because ut
failed to contain the provision plac
ing the inspection of gas, water and
electric hight meters lnder the super
vision of the state inspector and 10
cal sealers of weights and measures,
Governor Hunt vetoed the bill and
transmitted to the senate and house
his reasons therefor. Senator Hughes,
who had the bill lin charge in the reg
ular session, immediately thereupon
provided another measure containing
the provisions called for by Governor
Hunt and lit was soon passed by
both houses and signed by his exeel-
lenCy.
Under the provisions of the bill
the state standards for weights and
measures are made to be the same az.
those kept i'm the national bureau of
standards at Washington. It lis also
provided that whenever changes are
made i'm the standards at Washing
ton the same shall be supplied by
the state as the standards in conforms
ity Herewith. The law deals with
every possible commodity that lis sold
b. weight or measure Foodstuffs
especially are dealt with in man
ncr calculated to protect the pllrchas-
er.
In connection with the sale of
bread NO person lis allowed to keep
OF offer for sale amy bread i'm loave5
without having a stamp thereon con-
tanning the correct weight at the time
the bread was marked and wrapped;
but an allowance of 5 per cent i'm
weight lis made for shrinkage on all
loaves of bread over one day Old
10 percent for two days old bread
and bread over three days Old must
be sold as stale bread. All bread
other than that Strictly new, and
which does NOT come wilthin the stale
bread provision, must be stamped
with the age of the loaf thereon, az
well as the net weight of the Loaf
vixen it was first wrapped and mar,
ed.
In the sale of coal it is provided
that coal must be sold by weight and
ship must accompany the delivery
Of the coal SO bought. On this slip
there must appear the gross weight
of the load or fraction of the load
the tare weight of the vehicle iii
which the coal lis delivered and the
tare weight of the comtaimer if the
coal be boxed on sacked and the net
weight OF the purchase. The slip Az
CDmpanying the load must have writ
purchaser, and shall be duplicate
of the slip kept by the dealer OF
the coal. Either of these ships must
he surrendered to the state inspector
Of weights and measures upon his de
rnand.
The sale Of waiter, milk and cream
must be made in BOTTLES i'm which
the name of the dealer shall be clear
ly blown or permanently marked
The bottles must also be marked
With the capacity. Individual SALES
CT water, milk and cream may be
made in BOTTLES of the following ca
pacitv: -gallOn three pimts. one
quart, one pint, One-half pint and ONE
giil, 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
hiu&t be accompanied by the same
sort of ticket that accompanies the
coal sale referred ito above Ice must
be sold by weight both Wholesale and
RETAIL. Hay must also be sold ]
weight aid ticket similar to that
provided in the coal and wood Sale.s
accompany the hay sale. However,
when hay lis sold in bales it must
have stamped upon the bale the
correct weight of the bale There
is an allowance, however, made i'm
,he weight OF hay according ito the
age. Three per cent shrinkage is al
! l~weG for hay six montlhs Old and )
per cent fOr over six months BY this
ii Can be seen that hay sold in Ari-
ZOna must carry with it a certificate
as to its age, just the same as a !
loaf of bread
Fresh meat must be sold by weight
and must have a delivery ticket ao-
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