The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-21

BuStIil. MEASURE DEFINED
SEC J. Whenever article, y sold
h, the bu-hrl. and NJ sprr nj contract
ar agreement shall h made tu the cor.
trar,. thu number uf pound, per bush
rl udnp'rd hy the state shall pr vail.
rEHoH on MAsoNtN DEFINED
See. >. \ porch of masonry work
or stone. T., hereby declared To con-
si,l of sixteen and nuc-huli feet cubic
measure.
TuN or nav DEFINED
Seq. . Unless otherwise ton ofhny.
when sold 10y weight, shall cuusiS; ~
two thousand t2OOOl pounds, or. Nh'n
sold 10y MEASUREMENT wuen loose on
wagon or freshly stacked, 81 cubic
feet, when stacked thirt, DAYS aud
less than sixty days 40 cubic r,i
aud when stacked over siNt, days
:IsD cubic feet.
When II commodity y, sold h,
the ton, unless otherwise agreed upon.
shall consist uf pom pounds.
Whoever shall self less or deliver
a less quantity than prescribed in tn
furvgo NJ section ~ this ordinance
Tor II ton shall he deemed guilty OF q
m~l~dcmrauur.
GNGpN MEASURE pFFGFEp
Sec. Whenever any article shall hr
LII go. .l.1.,...-I -. ul..1.-- 30. l.. a..
original prcLagc within the Village
OF Columbus. unless ulhrrN isr pruvid-
eel hy contract. such tie and all COM
pututinn tor payment and settlement
therefore shall BE- hy weight. TIL
weight per gallon shall be- that adopt
d l., the state ul New MrNicu
Whoever in selling hy retail ~
wholesale any Hurticl anil shall sell
~ deliver any hes, uunh.r of pound
Ia III" gallon than T., rr>crilrd 10y
the statute uf the STATE ul New Mexico,
shall lw deemed guilty at sdrmcau-
~ aud upon conviction shat u" fiIcd
not less than fifty dollar, iS1LOl aud
moi more than five hundred dollars
~ p.ur Tor each offence. and shall
he liable "a the injured PARTY in dnu
hlr ~, amount ui IN" damages sustain.
ed To- lc recovered in any court ol
competent jurisdiction.
SALE OF DRY CUMDnIrIES
Sec. J. All dr., con Oddities not other
wise specified in this ordinance >uull
h~ sold unly toy standard dry measure
standard weight. numerical cnuut.
except where PARTIES olrIWi,r ngt cr
S,zE oF FRUIT poxrs
Sec. Il. TN ,il' III an app" box
shall Ice eighteen as inches long,
eleven and unr-hulfi On - inches wide
ten and onc-lalf 10 ~ inch"> deep
inside measurement The stan lard
size Of pear box shall h. IN" Sam, ca
ccpt in height which shall be- : inch.
g..
SIZ NJ u,NES NJ SMALL. FRUIT
Sec. :. Berries and small fruit whom
ever sold ia buxr, shall hr sold in
huNc, each containing Il standard liq-
md quart or liquid pint, and. 10 any
such boN containing less than this
quantity. the information must he Civ.
en- to the purchaser by such package
lring labeled with "A statement OF thu
net We ght.
MILK MEASURES -DTHER rIQUm
MEASURES
Soc. : All milk or cream that shall
he sold in bottles shall he sold only
in bottles containing quarter pintS.
half pints, pintS, quarts half gallon,
or gallons, All oher liquid cummnd-
lite, shalt hc sold only by standard
liquid measure or standard weight,
except Nhen parties uthrIMiSr agree.
BUT"rEW WEIGHT
See. . \ print uf butter or package
of butter shall contain sixteen ounces
ayoirdupois, and when Il print or
package NJ butter containing less Than
sixteen ounces ayoirdupui, shall l"'
sold. II, net weight shall H. di>rlu>rd
to the buyer by th S'llrr 10y such
package hcing lHlrlcd with q state.
mont Of the net weight.
VIOLATION OF ORDINANCE
Sec. 10. Any violation OF sections
>. g.. =. + and 9 Of Til, ordinunc,
shall h. deemed a mlsdem'anor, and
upon conviction shall subject such at
fender to a fine Of NOT less thun ton
dollars $1,000 nor more than on'
hundred (slOO.OOJ dollars for each OF.
fence or 10y Imprisonment nt not less
than thirty nor morr ihun ninty day,
or both such FINE and Imprisonment.
ICE WEIGHT
Seq. II. ANY dealer IN ice who neg
lects { provide scales for c.tch wagon
used toy him for thu delivery OF lee ur