Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-14
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING
THE SALE OF BREAD AND FIX
ING THE STANDARD OF
WEIGHTS THEREFORE.

The Board Of Supervisors of the
County of Imperial do ordain as fol-
lows:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation to
make or manufacture or to sell, ex-
pose or offer for sale, or to cause or
TO permit to be made or manufactured
or sold, exposed or offered for sale
within the County Of Imperial any
bread unless such bread conforms tc
the standard of weights as fixed by
this ordinance except as herein other
wise provided.
Section 2. The standard weight Of
all loaves Of bread manufactured for
sale within the County of Imperial,
or sold, exposed or offered for sale
within said County Of Imperial. shall
be, when baked, respectively, twelve
ounces (12) ounces, twenty-four GA
ounces, thirty-six (36) ounces, forty
eight (48) ounces, sixty (6O) ounces or
seventy-tWo i72) ounces, avoirdupois
weight, provided, however, that the
provisions of this ordinance shall not
apply to the manufacture or sale Of
crackers, pretzels, biscuits, buns,
scenes or rolls, or to the manufac-
ture or sale Of any loaf of fancy
bread weighing less than four al
ounces, avoirdupois weight. or to any
bread with is sold, exposed or offered
for sale as "stale bread"
Section 3. The standard weight as
herein provided shall be determined by
the average weight of not less than
twenty (2Cl loaves, weighed upon the
premises where such bread is manu-
factured, within eight hours after such
loaves are baked. A tolerance of two
~ ounces avoirdupois weight above
the standard weight as herein fixed.
shall be allowed on any or all twelve
G2) ounce loaves, and tolerance Of
four (4) ounces, avoirGupois weight
Pbove the standard weight as herein
fixed, shall be allowed on any or all
twenty-four (24), thirty-six (36). for
ty-eight (18), sixty 900 or seventy.
two (72) ounce leaves.
Section 4. The Seaer of Weights and
Measures for the County of Imperial
and his deputies are hereby author
izod and empowered to enforce the
provisions Of this ordinance, and for
ihat purpose said Sealer Of Weichts
and Measures and his deputies NAV
enter any room or place where bread
is manufactured Or sold or offered or
exposed fer sale in the County of I'm
perial, and weigh any bread found
therein.
Section 5. It shall be unlawful for
any person to prevent or attempt t.
prevent said Sealer of Weights and
Measures or his deputies from enter
ing any such room or place or to in
terfere IN any manner with the said
Sealer OF Weights and Measures c.
his deputies in the performance Of
his duties as provided by this ordi-
nance.
Section 6. Any person, firm or cor
porati0n violating any Of the proVis-
ions Of this ordinance shall be deemed
guilty. Of ? misdemeanor, and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be punishable
by fine OF not more than one hun
dred ($f0O00) dollars or by inprison-
ment in the county jail for a period
of not more than thirty (30) days. or
by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 7. The Clerk Of the Board
of Supervisors shall certify to the
passage Of this ordinance and cause
the same to be published as required
by law, and be in full force and effect
on and after the 1st day of January.
1917.
Passed and adopted this 9Th day of
December, 1916. w. T. BEAL,
Chairman Of the Board of Supervis-
OrS.
Attest: NJ. S. COOK,
Clerk Board of Supervisors.
Dy
Deputy Clerk.
The foregoing Ordinance passed and
adopted by the Board Of Supervisors
December A, 1916, by the following
vote:
Ayes-Supervisors J. J. Carr, P. Z
Carr, Shaw and Chairman Beai-4.
Noes-None.
Absent and not voting-Supervisor
Witness my hand ard the seal OF
the Board of Supervise of Imperial
County, this 4th day of December. 1916.
NJ. s. COOK.
Clerk Board of Supervisors.