Graham guardian., 1912-08-09
WEIGHTS-MEASURES
Referendum Period Expires
August Eighteen, When
It will Boone Law

WclRuIo duu HlcdSuEeS UIli dS pdSScu
by the special session of the first
legislature of Arizona will go into
effect on August Is, and State In
spector o. N. Cresswell has been in
Phoenix for the past month making
all the necessary arrangements for
putting the law into effect.
There are number of interesting
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 it
failed to contain the provision plac-
ing the inspection of the gas, water
and electric light meters under the
supervision of the state inspector
and local sealers of weights and
measures, Governor Hunt vetoed
the bill transmitted to the senate
and house his reasons therefore.
Senator John 7. Hughes, who had
the lil'in charge in the regular
session, Immediately thereupon pro-
vided another measure containing
the visions cal ed for by Cover
nor Hunt, and it was soon passed
by both houses and signed by his
excellency.
Under the provisions of the bill
the state standard for weights and
measures are made to be the same
as those kept in the national bureau
of standard at Washington. 1t. is
also provided that whenever changes
are made in the standard at Wash
ington the same shall be supplied
by the state as the standards 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 stamp thereon CO, :
tanning the correct weight at the
time the bread is marked and wrap
ped; but an allowance of per cent
in weight is made for srinkage on
all loaves 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 strictly
new, and which does not come within
the stale bread provision must be
stamped with the age of the loaf
thereon, as well as the net weight
of the loaf when it was first 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. On
this slip there must appear the gross
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 if
the coal be boxed or sacked and
the net weight of the purchase.
The slip accompanying the load
must have written or printed plainly
upon it the name of the dealer, and
the purchaser, and shall be a dupli-
cate Of the slip kept by the dealer
Of the coal. Either of these slips
must be surrendered to the state
inspector of weights and measures
upon his 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 permanently
marked. The bottles must also be
marked with the capacity. Individ-
ual sales of wat, r, milk and cream
may be made in bottles of the fol-
lowing capacity: Half-gallon, three
pints, one quart, one pint, e.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 accompanies
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