The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-04-30

BUSHEL MEASURE DEFINED
Sec l. Whenever articles are sold
by the bushel, and no special contract
or agreement shall he made 10 the con
trarv, the number Of pounds per hush
81 adopted by the state shall prevail.
PERCH OF MASONRY DEFINED
Sec. 2. A perch Of masonry work,
or stone. il hereby declared to con-
sist Of sixteen and one-half feet cubic
measure.
TON OF HAY DEFINED
Sec. 3 Unless otherwise q ton othay.
when sold nv weight, shall consist Of
two thousand t2nO0) pounds. or. when
sold hv measurement when loose on
wagon or freshly stacked. 5l2 cubic
feet, when stacked thirty DAYS and
less than sixty DAYS 422 cubic feet
and when stacked over sixty days
$50 cubic feet.
When any commodity Is sold 10y
the ton, unless otherwise agreed upon.
shall consist Of 20On pounds.
Whoever shall sell less or deliver
a less quantity than prescribed in the
foregoing section Of this ordinance
for a ton shall he deemed guilty Of a
mIsdemeanor.
GALLON MEASURE DEFTFED
Sec. I Whenever any article shall he
sold or delivered by Wholesale or in the
original package within the Village
Of Columbus, unless otherwise provid-
ed by contract, such sale and all com
putation for payment and settlement
therefore shall be by weight. The
weight per gallon shall he that adopt
d by the state Of New Mexico.
Whoever in selling by retail or
Wholesale any article and shall sell
or deliver any less number of pounds
tn the gallon than is prescribed by
the statute of the state OF New Mexico,
shall he deemed guilty OF misdemean-
or and upon conviction shall he fined
not less than fifty dollars $4,000 and
not more than five hundred dollars
(S50O.00) for each offence, and shall
be liable to the injured party in dou-
bic the amount ofthe damages sustain
ed to I've recovered In any SQUIRT of
competent jurisdiction
SALE OF DRY ooMoDiTIEs
Sec. 8. All dry comodities not other
wise specified in this ordinance shall
be sold only by standard dry measure,
standard weight, numerical count,
except where parties oterwise agree.
SIZE OF FRUIT BOXES
Sec. &, The size of an apple box
shall he eighteen (lS) inches long,
eleven and one-half m l-2l inches wide
ten and one-l,alf no l-2) inches deep
inside measurement. The standard
size OF pear box shall be the same ex-
cept in height which shall be 8 inch
es.
SIZE or BOXES OF SMALL FRUIT
Sec. I. Berries and small fruit when
ever sold In boxes shall be sold in
boxes each containing a standard liq-
ind quart or liquid pint, and, If any
such box containing less than this
quantity, the information must be Civ
On to the purchaser 10y such package
being labeled with a statement of the
net weight,
MILK MEAsUREs-orHER LIQUID
MEASURES
Soc. s. All milk or cream that shall
be sold in bottles shall be sold only
in bottles containing quarter pints,
half pints, pints, quarts half gallons
or gallons. All odher liquid commod-
shall he sold only by standard
liquid measure or standard weight,
except when parties otherwise agree.
BUTTER WEIGHT
Sec. o. a print Of butter or package
of butter shall contain sixteen ounces
avoirdupois, and when . print or
package of butter containing less than
sixteen ounces ayoirdupois shall be
sold, its net weight shall be disclosed
To the buyer by the seller by such
package being labeled with d state
men' OF the net weight.
VIOLATION OF ORDINANCE
Sec. 10 ANY violation OF sections
), d, :, 3 and - of ihis ordinance
shall be- deemed a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction shall subject such of
lender a. a fine OF not less than ten
dollars $1,000 nOr more han one
hundred $1,000 dollars for each Of
fence or 10y Imprisonment OF not less
than thirty more than ninty days
or both sach hne aud Imprisonment,
IUE WEIGHT
Sec. n. Any dealer in ice who neg
lects to provide scales for euch wagon
u-.d iN him for tine d~plfvpry Of Ice ar