Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-13
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. 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 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 (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 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 (2O) 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
shall be allowed on any or all twelve
(12) ounce loaves, and tolerance OF
four (4) ounces, avoirdupois weight
above the standard weight as herein
fixed, shall be allowed on any or all
Itwenty-four (24), thirty-six (36), for.
ty-eight (4S), sixty (60) or seventy.
two (72) ounce loaves.
Section a. The Sealer of Weights anc
Measures for the County of Imperial
and his deputies are hereby author
lied and empowered to enforce the
\ provisions of this ordinance, and fo,
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 OF
exposed for sale in the County of I'm
Iperial, and weigh any bread founc
therein.
Section 5. 1t shall be unlawful fol
any person to prevent or attempt te
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. .-tf
Section 6. Any person, firm or cor
Iporation violating any of the provis
ions of this ordinance shall be deemet
guilty of misdemeanor, and. upol
conviction thereof, shall be punishable
by a fine Of not more than ore hun
dred ($1OO.OO) dollars or by imprison
ment in the county Jail for a periot
} of not more than thirty (30) days, O.
by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 7. The Clerk of the Boar,
of Supervisors shall certify to tn
passage of this ordinance and caus
the same to be published as require,
by law, and be in full force and effec
on and after the 1st day of January
1917.
r Passed and adopted this 4th day O.
December, 1916. w. F. BEAL,
chairman of the Board of Supervis
orS.
} Attest: M. S. COOK,
Clerk Board of Supervisors.