The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-04-04

wefeher sha1i oe holden and answer
able for the acts OF said deputiss-
Section e--Said City Weisher shall
either In person or BY deputy Be pres
ent at said scaiee during the reason
able business hours each day during
Christmas Fourth Of July. Decoration
Day and THANKSGIVING Day excepted
and and y, rhah be their duty to woieh any
requested by the person or persons
bringing the Bane.
Section THE onfcial certificate
any srtieie shall be pr,ms ma facIe ishe ev,l 81
dencc OF the true weight OF said article
IN any suit arising under any OF he
weight shall be the weight upon when
all prices shall be based
Section s.-The City Weigher shall
pay 20 she city Clerk OF said City on
received by him for weighing during
the preceding month. taking said
Slerk.s receipt therefor. ana shall also
out In writing q condensed abatement
70 the City Council showing the mum
the Of s fsss .es.Iys sv Ttn
as such welgher during the preceding z
month: which statement shah be filed
Section Said city weigher SHAH
provide himseh with and shall keep a
register In which he shall enter the
each person. for whom. and the date
when the sa me was weighed and when
the vehicle and the load or other article
wetgher's certificate shall state gross
weights thereof. and upon the de-
livery of load or other. article. the
vehicle shall again be weighed with
out further charge BY the weigher who
weighed the original load. or other ar
,iSie. and thus the net weight be ascer-
as provided in Section 10 herein, said
certificate shall state the net and
gross weight
Section i0---Any person selling coel
or coke within said City shall have
the vehicle or vehicles used In hauling
said coal or coke weighed BY said
City weigher. who shall plainly write
said weight on a piece OF card board
paper. sign his name thereto. and Sc
place on said vehicle This shall con-
stitute the weight of said vehicle until
SAID person or said City WeIgher may
wish TO re-weigh IT, which may be
done ut s.Iy time between loads. when
the weight shall be again so written
and so attached
Any person hauling anything in this
ordinance authorized to be weighed
may have the vehicle or vehicles used
in such hauling weighed and the weight
attached under the provisions OF this
Section.
The net weight of a load in any veh-
icle SO weighed shall be ascerta.ned by
deduc;ing the said weight of said veh-
icie from the gross weight of the
load. and said vehicle need not be re-
WtthHca 8S IN otCtiOn utrc-
in. nor until Il is wished to be re-
weighed as herein provided.
Said City Weigher shall keep rec
ord of said vehicles. describing them
By make or marks. as near as may be.
their weights and the persons to whom
they belong, and no charge shall be
Section 1.-The registers required
to be kept by the City weighes under
the provisions Of this ordinanee. shall
be open to the inspection OF any person
interested in weighing done by such
wetgher. and the said registers shall
also be open at all such times TO the
Inspection OF any officer OF the City
Secion ie---Any CITY Weigher who
any load. part of load or any articles
whatsoever. BY him weighed. or who
shall practice any deceit In Weighing.
eshs no wsnous sss rss sesna
weighed the load or article named in
such certificate as In this Ordinance
other provisions of this Ordinance. -hAii
upon conviction thereof. be fined In
sum not less than TWENTY-FIVE doll
lars for each offense. ana shall there
after be ineligible to appointment to
said ofsiec of City Weigher.
Section 13.-It shall be unlawful for
any person TO alter any certificate of
any City weigher. or use or attempt to
use. the same for any other load part
OF a load or article. than the one for
which the same Is given or diminish
the quantity of q load part of g load
or other article. after the eaie and be-
atty OF not less than twenty-five dol
lars nor more than three hundred dol
lars for each onense.
Section iI-AII vendors of loads of
coal. coke. hay. grain. potatoes. apples
and like articles of merchandise. In
quantities TO the amount OF one-Quar-
quested by the purchaser of such loads
10 80 do. have same weighed by said
City weigher. before the 6eiivery OF
said loads to the purchaser thereof.
Said vendors shall pay the SAID Zee
for said Weighing. but they may add
said loads. said City however. in no
manner to be liable for or concerned
In the collection thereof
ply the same. who shall refuse TO sell
said articles OF merchandise constftut-
ing euch loads for cash at the same
chaser who has requested same to be
so weighed. or who shall refuse TO
have same so weighed by said City
fined In n sum not less than twenty
five dollars. nor more than three hun
drcd dollars for each onense-
Being unable to supply said articles
OF merchandise constituting such loads
shall be an affirmative defense in any
sesion and said Cry nssa neither al
Section l5.-Thc City Marshal OF said
City. or anybody acting, In his place.
loads OF any OF said articles mentioned
In Section IL herein TO proceed with
said load to said pubic scales. and
Ordinance provided. and amy driver
who shall refuse TO so do shall be
fined not less than twenty-five dollars
nor more than three hundred dollars
for each ofYense.
No charge shall be made for weigh
ing when 80 ordered under this sec
tion.
Section is.--,Any person In this City
keeping public scales for the weighing
OF the articles la this Ordinance
mentioned. knowing the same to be in
correct shall be fined not less than
twenty -ftve dollars nor more than