The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-01-11

and measures for Manitowoc City Oh
Saturday, January 20, 1912. The ex
animation will be held in the cour
house in this city. Position open II
male residents. Minimum age 2
years. Preferred ages Il to As years
Application blanks should be obtained
from the State Civil Service Commits
sion, Madison. Blanks should be filled
out and forwarded so as to reach thu
office of the State Civil Service Com
mission not later than 10 A. VI, Tues
day, January l6.
The law reads in part as follows:
Section 1850. The dairy and foot
commissioner shall be ex-officio STATE
superintendent of weights and meas
ures. The superintendent may APP
point, subject to the rules of the state
civil service commission chief in
spector OF weights and measures, who
shall receive an annual compensation
of sixteen hundred dollars, md neces
sary travelling expenses, and one stem
ographer for the office of weights anC
measures, with an annual salary Of
twelve hundred dollars. The dairy
and food commissioner may appoint not
more than five additional dairy and
food inspectors, at a salary of not tC
exceed twelve hundred dollars per year
and necessary travelling expenses.
He, or his inspectors by his direction
shall at least once annually test all
scales, weights, and measures used in
checking the receipt or disbursement
OF supplies in every institution under
the jurisdiction of the state board OF
control. And he shall report in writ,
ing his findings to such hoard of con-
troll and to the executive officer Of the
institution concerned; and at the re.
quest OF such officer, the superinten'
dent of weights and measures shall ap.
point in writing one or more employees,
then in the actual service of such in
sttution, who shall act as special de-
puties for the purpose of checking the
receipt and disbursement of supplies.
He shall keep a complete record OF
the standards, balances, and other APP
paratus belonging to the state and take
receipt for same from his successor in
office. He shall annually, during the
second week of January, make to the
governor report of the work done by
his office. The state superintendent,
or his deputy or inspectors by his dir
ection, shall inspect all the standards
used by the cities at least once in each
two years and shall keep record of
the same.
Section 1860. The common council
of each city appointing sealer under
section 1861 shall procure at the ex-
pense of the city and shall keep at all
times complete set of weights and
measures, scales, and beams in exact
conformity to the state standards, ex-
cept that they may be made of such
materials as the uperntendent OF
weights and measures may direct; all
such weights and measures, scales, and
beams having been tried and accurate
ly proved by him shall be sealed and
certified to by the state superintendent
of weights and measures, and shall
then be deposited with and preserved
by the city sealer as public standards.
Whenever the common council of such
city shall neglect for six months so to
do, the city clerk, on notification and
request by the superintendent of
weights and measures, shall provide
such standards and cause the same to
be so tried, proved, sealed, certified,
and deposited at the expense of the
city,
Section 1861. There shall be city
sealer of weights and measures in all
cities having population of more than
five thousand inhabitants according tc
the last official state or United States
census, who shall be appointed by the
mayor from list TO be furnished by
the state or local civil service board
and under the rules of said board. He
shall be paid a salary to be fixed by
; ia hoo p1 hnlv hnpiynl Ey . ho
salaries of city officials, and shall be
provided with suitable office quarters
in said city, and no fees shall be charg-
ed by him or by the city for inspection
or testing of weights, or measures, or
weighing or measuring devices.
Where not otherwise provided by
law, the city sealer shall within his
city inspect, test, try, and ascertain il
they are correct, all weights, scales,
beams, measures of every kind, instru-
ments, or mechanical devices for meas
urement, and tools, appliances, or ac-
cessories connected with any or all
such Instruments or measurements,
used or employed within the city by
proprietor, agent, lessee, or employee
in determining the size, quantity, ex.
tent, area, or measurement of quaint.
| ties, things, produce, articles for dis.
tribution, or consumption, offered OF
submitted by such person or persons
for sale, for hire, or award
He shall, at least once in each year
or ~ much oftener as he NAV deem
necessary, see that all weights, mea
sures, and weighing and measuring an
paratus used in the city are correct
He may for the purpose above men
toned, and in the general performan
eos of his official lutias with ~, ,,,;, f.