Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-05
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An ordinance to amend and re-en-
act Sections ! and 2. Of an ordinance
approved September, 1896 entitled
IAN ordinance to amend and re-
enact Sections, l and of chapter Is
of the corporation code under the
title of lumber"
Be it ordained by the City CouI
81 of Alexandria, That Sections 1 and
. of Chapter Is of the Corporation
Code under the title of lumber, be
amended and re-enacted so as to
read as follows:
Sec. /. That no person, persons.
firm, firms, or corporations who shall
import into the City of Alexandria,
fo:. sale any lumber, timbers, boards,
plank, or scantliug shalf~sell or de-
liver the same, or any part thereof
without having the same first in
sDccted and measured by the public
sworn inspector Of lumber. under
the penalty of one dollar and fifty
cents for every five hundred feet
sold and delivered contrary to the
provisions CT this section, and in the
same proportion for any greater or
less quantity.
Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty
Of the Inspector OF lumber TO attend
at all reasonable times when re
uuired for the purpose Of inspect
iny and measuring lumber and he
shall mark all boards, plank, and
scantling with marking iron in
strong ard legible marks accord
il:r to the quality and true number
of feet contained in each piece max
ing such allowance for decayed OF
split lumber as to him shall seem
reasonable and in case the seller OF
purchaser shall object to the same
t,vo disinterestcG persons shall be
called in, one by each party, who
may call ir third person as um
oirc, and the decision of the majority
SO selected shall be final and bind
ing on all parties. That all un-
sound, worn.eaten, or irregular saw
I'd boards, plank or scantling and
all wind shaken boards or planks,
shall be deemed of inferior quality
and shall be- condemned and marked
with a round O with a ross thereon
and the rotten part shall not be IN,
cluded in the measurement, and all
clear boards Or plank shall be mark
ed with the letter c. All planks,
boards, or scantling not exceeding
eight inches square that are souno
shall be measured by the rate OF
board measure, except boards under
three fourths oil an inch, which lat
Ter shall be measured on the surface
and marked and shall be deemed
and all merchantabic,
lumber shall be marked by the sad
according to its e'asSin-
cation, in legiDle character. mat the
s.id inspector CT lumber shall be en-
titled to fee for ms service as
The rate Of twenty cents Tor. ever!
feet of lumber, tlmOef,
cards. plank or scantling measured
by him. to be paid by the seller, anc
!, further fee at the rate OF ten
rents for every thousand feet OF
I,unber. timber, boards, plank. OF
;cantling inspected by him, as alorc-
said, to be PAID by Iue pun
roaaled however. that the rows
ions Of this and the preceding sec
ton shall not apply in cases where
lumber, timber, boards, plank, o.
srantling have been previously !
and inspected and wher
evidence OF such measurements anu
inspections shall appear or be eXhiD-
nod by certificate OF quallI'cd IN
Of lumber.
Sec. 3. This ordinance shall DC
~ force from and after its passage:
Passed the Common Counc''
,;arch 9TH. 1915.
Howard w. Smith, Preslden' !
Passed thc Beard OF Aldermen
March 2Iih, 1919.
Henry X. Field, President.
Approved by the Mayor Apr'l ISL
Thomas A. Fisher, Mayor.
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