New Ulm review., 1913-07-09

the term s'cord" shall mesn 128 cubic
feet Of wood, In four foot lengths; and
II the ssle 10 Of sawed wood", cord
shall mean no cubic feet when ranked,
or 80 cubic feet whom thrown irreRn.
larly or loosely into : convey ance fof
deliyery % the purchaser; and if the
jssls il tf t'sawed and split wood", :
porA shall near l2O cubic fset, when
ranked, and IFS cubic feet when thrown
irregulsrly and loosely into . con-
vey ance for delivery.
10 oil contracts for the sale Of coal,
charcoal, and ice. the term 'ton"
shall mean 1900 pounds. A sale Of
coal, charcoal and ice, except by
weight is hereby prohibited.
In all contracts for the sale Of -four,
the term ''barrel" shall mean 1876 net
pounds avoirdupois.
Whoever, in buying, shall take any
greater number of pounds or cubic
feet to the bushel. barrel, ton or cord.
as the case may be, than is herein
allowed and provided, or in selling,
shall give any less number, shall be
guilty Of q misdemesnor, and upon
conviction thereof, shsll be punished
by fne of not less than ten dollars
(elO) nor more than one hundred
dollars (sl00). or by imprisonment for
not less than ten (10) days nor more
than ninety 1907 days in the county
jail, and the cost Of such proceeding.
The Railroad and Warehouse Com
mission shall establish uniform
tolerances or reasonable variation to
take care of unavoidable shrinksge,
and OF scale variations in handling
and Weighing of any Of the articles
mentioned in this act.
This act shall take effect and be N
force from and after its passage.
Approved April 70, 1918.
The following is list of some OF the
commodities that may still be legally
sold by dry measure in Minnesota,
provided the measures used are Sealed
Measures: Beans in Pod, Peas in
Pod, Spinach, Lettuce, Radishes,
CauliAower, Kohlrabi, and all Berries
and small fruits, except Cranberries,
as provided by chapter 66, laws Of 'i3.
Chapter 66 reads rs follows:
It shall be unlawful for any person
to sell, offer for sale, or give away,
any containers for the distribution of
berries orEemall fruits in less lqusnti-
ties than one bushel unless said con-
tainers are of the capacity of one
quart, one pint, or one.half pint or
multiples of quart standard dry
measure, and all sales Of raspberries,
blueberries, currants, gooseberries.
strawberries, and similar berries, and
all pIums, cherries and similar small
fruit, in less quantities than one bushel
shall be by dry measure, or in con-
tainers as above specified. The pos
session of containers for berries or
small fruit shall be presumptive evi.
dence that they were to be nsed for
distribution. "
In no case shall said containers be
refled for use in the sale of berries
or small fruits of any kind whatsoever.
Any person violating the provisions
of this law shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor and punished by a penalty OF
not less than ten dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars, or by i'm
prisonment in the county jail for not
less than ten days nor more than nine
ty days.
This act shall take effect and be in
force from September l, 1913.
Approved March l3, 1913.
The delay in putting the law into ef-
feet was provided to prevent the change
from working hardship upon those
dealers in berries and small fruits who
b ad already made provision for their
supply OF containers for the present
season.
Monday evening Mr.. Smith met
With q dozen or more of the business
men of town at the Commercial Club
Rooms and gave them a talk on the
4 ew laws and their operation, all of
h ose present endorsing them as being
q ir and equitable to both merchant
md consumer.
A ho,Dy nor,v loft N3nDS0v aftor.