Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
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 j. 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 to
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 sod, 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 (60) ounces or
seventy-two (72) ounces, avoirdupois
weight, provided, however, that the
provisions of this ordinance shall not
apply to the manufacture or sale of
crackers, pretzels, biscuits, buns.
scones or rolls, or to the manufac-
ture or sale of any loaf of fancy
bread weighing less than four (4)
ounces, avoirdupois weight, or to any
bread with is sold, exposed or offered
for sale as "stale bread"
Section 8. The standard weight as
herein provided shall be determined by
the average weight of not less than
twenty (2C) loaves, weighed upon the
premises where such bread is manu-
factured, within eight hours after sucn
1oaves are baked. A tolerance OF two
(2) ounces avoirdupois weight above
the standard weight as herein fixed
shall be allowed on any or all twelve
| 12) ounce loaves, and a tolerance Of
four (4) ounces, avoirdupois weight,
above the standard weight as herein
fixed, shall be allowed on any or all
twenty-four (24), thirty-six (3G). for
ty-eight (4S), sixty 900 or seventy
two (72) ounce loaves.
Section a. The Sealer Of Weights and
Measures for the County OF Imperial
and his deputies are hereby author
lied and empowered to enforce the
provisions Of this ordinance, and for
that purpose said Sealer of Weights
and Measures and his deputies may
enter any room or place where bread
is manufactured or sold or offered or
exposed for sale in the County of I'm
perial, and weigh any bread found
therein.
Section 5. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to prevent or attempt to
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 or
his deputies in the performance Of
his duties as provided by this ordi-
nance.
Section 6. Any person, firm or cor
poration violating any Of the provia-
ions of this ordinance shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor. and, upon
conviction thereof. shall be punishable
by a fine or not more than one hun
dred (S100O0) dollars or by impris3n-
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 4th day of
December, 1916. w. F. BEAL.
Chairman of the Board of Supcrvis-
OrS.
Attest: NJ. S. COOK,
Clerk Board Of Supervisors.
DS
Deputy Clerk.
The foregoing Ordinance passed and
adopted by the Board of Supervisors,
December 4, 1916, by the following
vote:
Ayes-Supervisors J. ]. Carr, p. Z.
Carr. Shaw and Chairman Beat.
Noes-None
Absent and not voting-Supervisor
Shepard.
Witness my hand and the seal Of
the Board of Supervisors of Imperial
County, this 4th day of December, 1916.
NJ. S. COOK.
Clerk Board Of Supervisors.
BY.
Deputy Clerk. Dec 9-1G