The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-19
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
sumter Has an Ordinance for Enforce
mem of Standard Weights and
Measures.

board OF the United States Food Ad-
ministration at it's weekly meeting
next Tuesday. at IL O'clock In the
forenoon, at Sumter Chamber OF Com
merce. will enter into a thorough in
vestigation OF the enforcement of the
weights and measure ordinance OF
this city. and the State laws relating
thereto, A copy OF the city of Sumter
ordinance entitled "An Ordinance
Adopting the Uniform Standard
Weights and Measures, and Providing
Regulations for the Enforcement OF
the Use Thereof, in the. City Of Sum-
ter" and adopted the 14th day of July,
1911. has been secured for the infor-
nation OF the price interpreting
board.
Section OF this ordinance provides
That II shall be the duty of the po-
lice or officers OF the city of Sumter
to inspect all weights and measures in
use. within the city OF Sumter; at least
once In each month. ami as often as
may be deemed necessary, at such
times. and In such manner as may be
directed by the police committee OF
the city council Of the city Of Sumter
And such inspection shall be made
under the supervision. and by the di-
rection OF the said police committee.
Section No. 2 provides that "all per-
sons. firms. and corporations in trade.
or In the buying or selling OF any
goods, wares. merchandise, products
or commodity. customarily sold by
weight or measure. In the city of
Sumter. shall make purchase or sale
thereof. In accordance with the said
standard OF weights. and measures as
hereinbefore adopted"
This provision of this section shall
extend to, and include the sale Of
Ice. and all wagons or other vehicles
carrying ice for SALE, or delivering to
consumers. shall be provided with
standard scales for Weighing ice at
the time OF delivery.
Section 5 reads: THAT whosoever
may be convicted of violating any of
the provisions of this ordinance, or of
selling any goods. wares, merchandise
or other products within the city of
Sumter In any manner other than i'm
accordance with the standard Of
= weights and measures hereinbefore
adopted. shall be fined not less than
Five Dollars. nor more than One
Hundred Dollars. or be imprisoned
not less than one day. nor more than
thirty days. for each offense."
The United States food administra-
tion is attaching much importance to
the rigid enforcement OF weights
and measures as essential to the
preservation OF foods and feedstuffs,
and protection OF consumers thereof.
and Is also after the county food ad-
ministrators TO rigidly enforce this
law or such laws as may apply to hon
est weights I'm the sale OF ice. The
food administration contends that
Ice. as means of preserving perish
able foods Is of such Importance that
the consumers shall be amply pro-
tected in their use of ice by receiving
just weights and that ice shall not be
too high in price. and shall be solid
iy and properly frozen. etc.
The federal food administrator for
South Carolina. William Elliott, ad-
vises County Food Administrators c..
"A. Lennon that the Sumter Chamber
OF Commerce should appoint a COM
mittee to supervise the sale of ice.
and the proper manufacture thereof,
and that the question of weights and
lations and should have the attention
OF the city authorities. and requests
the county food administration and
the Chamber of Commerce to call
for police investigation and inspection
OF weights and measures In every town
and city In the county
In Sumter. the Chamber of Com
merce is represented on the Sumter
Price Interpreting Board by four
members OF the Chamber. and the
Interpreting board has notified every
retail ice dealer to appear before the
board at their weekly meeting next
Tuesday to answer such questions as
may be put to said ice dealers regard
ing the weights of ice. the prices paid
TO Ice factories by retailers. and the
price charged by ice dealers to the
consumers. the methods of arriving
at the weights OF ice when delivered
nj houses or nlncea of hnsincsa etc