Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-11
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 1. It 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 sold, exposed or offered for sale
within said County of Imperial, shall
be, when baked, respectively, twelve
ounces (12) ounces, twenty-four (24)
ounces, thirty-six 1867 ounces, forty
eight (48) ounces, sixty (6O) 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,
scenes or rolls, or to the manufac-
bread weighing less than four az
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 (20) loaves, weighed upon the
premises where such bread is manu-
factured, within eight hours after such
loaves are baked. A tolerance of two
(2) ounces avoirdupois weight above
the standard weight as herein fixed
Ishall be allowed on any or all twelve
12) ounce loaves, and tolerance OF
four az ounces, avoirdupois weight
above the standard weight as herein
fixed, shall be allowed on any or all
twenty-four (24), thirty-six (36), for.
ty-eight (4S), sixty (60) or seventy,
two (72) ounce loaves.
Section 4. The Sealer of Weights anC
Measures for the County of Imperia
and his deputies are hereby author
lied and empowered to enforce the
provisions of this ordinance, and fol
that purpose said Sealer of Weight:
and Measures and his deputies ma,
enter any room or place where breat
is manufactured or sold or offered o.
exposed for sale in the County of I'm
nerial. and weigh any bread foun(
therein.
Section 5. 1t shall be unlawful fol
any person to prevent or attempt tC
prevent said Sealer of Weights anc
Measures or his deputies from enter
ing any such room or place or to in
terfere in any manner with the sale
Sealer of Weights and Measures OF
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 provis
ions of this ordinance shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upor
conviction thereof, shall be punishable
by fine Of not more than one hun
dred (s1O0.OO) dollars or by imprison
ment in the county Jail for perioc
of not more than thirty (30) days, OF
by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 7. The Clerk of the Boart
Of Supervisors shall certify to the
massage 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 Supervis-
-Ors. .
Attest: M. s. COOK.
Clerk Board Of Supervisors.
Il Oy.
Deputy Clerk.
The foregoing Ordinance passed ant