The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-11-27

i and -HiCl.utG mere IS hereby ere
atel "a tic: CITY Of Cap7 GiZaudaau,'
the office Of inspectOr-ef Weights and
4 Measures. The duties relating to
such Office as provided IN this Ordl-
nance shal be performed by the sup
erlntendent of Public Safety or un-
der h dir ction.
\ Section 2, Powers of the Inspect
or The Inspector of Weights and
measures shall possess jurisdiction
esd b,ivC power within the city Of
4 Cape @ rardG@u.
(al re inspect and test the &ccur-
acy o. all measures of every kind
;tad tools and appliances connected
therew.th, used Or employed within
The city in determining the we ghts,
SIZE, pressure, quantity Or other di-
mensions' of any. Equids, solids, gass-
Is, or other articles offered for sac,
az for hire or measure.
(bl To rcweigh OF measure any
package put UP ready for sale or
delivery. or any amount of any
commodity whatsoever, offered for
sale OF sold by weight or measure.
tb} To enter without fornal, yer
rant any stand OF place, building or
! promises, OF 10 stop any vehicle or
conveyance IN or upon which any
measure on measures or weighed
packages Of accounts of commodity
ag- kept or malnt2 ming CT carried
for ihe pulpo-e OF testing, inspect
ING. correcting and sealing CT con
/. demnlnC such measure or measures,
or nv icgeighlng Or rcmeasuring such
| packages or amounts of commodity,
either upon his own initiative OF a.
the r.uacs1 Of the. Aavpr Of sald
city or upon the filing by any person
It 4 request in The Office Of the III
spcrt0r Of weights and measures.
ldl To test al. computing scale,
lot weighing machines, and meter
used within the city and to condemn
Or - zc and c0utiScatc false weights
and measures
Section j. Standard of Weights
and Measures. The standard of
We, ght, and measure shall. be thosl
prCscr bed by the state Of Missouri.
in Article /. Chapter i25, il. 5. 1909
&ad any amendments thereto, and TIE
standard Of weights and measure, a.
'estasassaiIrI s~b$ TIC National tFurcaa
of the Department Of Commerce e
"" us. /.
Is Seeson i Qpantity to b Is EepF
{ +, ssf}ted. Al shall be unlawful to sed
or offer for sac any commodity OF
article Of merchard sc Of any kind
yrhatzoeNer, whether. sold by dry
! rloas 1rtanelit LIQUID measurement
} So.
t,pleasuremeiits sot;d measuIz mept, oss
|fh% weren't OF any unit of enumeratioa;
lu--d m determining on measuring
i huahtnN >ihcfudlhG water and gag.
mcttrs; il quantities OF less. welgj!ii
as; Ilge3SuEc Of enumeration than ting
= E--slrht measure. or enumeratip4
| represented hv the vendor OF hlB
| i ,slit az 6nrplcy upon such sale, q
Il qfer fer saie- a 70 81 qf. ades, tpz
! a.. Lny commodity IN any reCePtaCa
1 5ntian}r. 4 ie5s quantity than b
,ransssented at. tlse time OF such .
Icf .,,1a.le te Cnntatr OF any 3rtlCfe %
=. 5gafmcGllty measured ey- any me h q
! ii-Ieln enumerated, except As Il h
z y,lad fof III the mex. succeeding seq
lcn,. .a. r
! aectioan 5 Tolerances. Tolerancas
: ball be permitted under the provls-~
Jops Of tins ordlnanse.. and the tolcr.
= .ai+e shall not exceed 2 per cent of
,-gle weight cr measure, so, used.
Section 6. Any person, firm OF
crTRg7;jtfcn whose business Is to sell
! 10 ri pubic, any commodity, article
o. tlrlng, WHICH said CQnnnod,ty. ar
= lie o. thing aold b. weight ~
{ measure or Is ia he PAID for ~
!, weight or measure at a certain price
! FER unit Of weight or measure ard
wi,o "lvtt, shcrt weight Or measure
- aa'd customer. shall he deemed
Gully cf a misdemcanor and upon
: convection thereof shall he fined not
! les than $5.0G nor more than 500
icC ea,>h such ctien5e.
SETON :. Interference With M-
srector, Any person refuse to eXhI-
bt any weights, measures, scales.
i beams, ~ any other weighing lnstru-
lneuLz. 10 SAID inspector OF lnterfer-
II. With the proper inspection there
] III h. delaying admission to the place
j vhere sad scales or measures arc
4 !, 1T. sha, ha deemed guilty OF an Of
Tense axainst this ordinance.
Section :. Terms Weights aud
{ pleasure "a Include What. By the
/ term weights and measures as used
] IN TINS ordinance, shall be taken to
: mean and include any means or meth
I Oh Of we Ching Or measuring any
J commodity dry. liquid, or gases, and
shall include, scales, beams, meters,
! weights and measures of any and
Z every kind and description, and by
/ my name by which they may be
known and used for guag.nC pressure
1 or asceTtaininG volume n either liquid
) on dry commodities
Section 9. Ice; Sale at Eetail
! Negotiated ANY person. firm OF
! corporation, agent or employe. selling
1 ice at retail lr sad city by delivery
I wagon, must sell by weight arG shalt
s attach to each wagon, scales of stand
\ ard quality, in perfect condition, TO
8 furnish. correct weight, and shall
8 weigh the ice before delivering, and
$ shaI inform the customers Of the