The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-04-24

URES.
1t is hereby enacted by the Genera
Assembly Of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section $50 Of the Gen
eral Laws is hereby amended so as Il
read as follows
Sec $500 Said commissioner may
when necessary, subject to the approva
Of the governor, appoint inspectors
whose salaries shall be fixed by the
board of control and who shall receive
their actual and necessary hotel anc
transportation expenses while away from
home on official business Said inspec-
tors shall be sworn.
Sec. 2. Section 5872 Of the General
Laws is hereby amended SO as to read
as follows:
Sec. s872. Said commissioner shall
take charge of the standards adopted by
the state, cause them to be kept in the
capitol building from which they shall
not be removed, except for repairs or
for certihcation, and take all other
necessary precautions for their safe
keeping He shall maintain such stand
ards in good order and shall submit
them once in ten years to the National
Bureau Of Standards for certihcation.
He shall inspect the weights, measures
and balances of the several towns, and,
once IN five years and oftener il neces-
sary, compare the same with those in
his possession and seal such as are cor
rect; and, unless otherwise provided by
law, he shall have general supervision
OF the weights, measures and weighing
and measuring devices of the state,
those in use in the state and those sold
or hired or offered for sale, hire or
award in the state.
Sec. 3 Section 1870 of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec. $3.50 Said commissioner, his
deputy, or his inspectors may, at irregti-
lar intervals, examine commodities sold
or offered for sale and test them for
correct weight, measure or count He.
his deputy, or his inspectors, for such
purposes and in the general perfor
mances Of their official duties NAV with
out formal warrant, enter or 90 into
or upon any stand, place, building or
premises, and may stop any vendor. ped
dier, Junk dealer, coal wagon or coal
truck, ice wagon or ice truck. or any
dealer whatsoever, for the purpose of
making proper tests; and in exercise
OF their duties they shall have full police
power TO enforce all reasonable measures
tor testing any weighing or measuring
devices and tor ascertaining whether
false or short weights and measures a,e
being gwen IN any sales or transfers ~
commodities taking place within The
state, ana 'hey may seize for use as
evidence and hold until final disposition
OF the same, any commodity. naekaor
or other article sold or offered for saIe
contrary 10 the law relating TO we;obts
and measures. Said conrniSsioner he
deputy, or inspectors may arrest w,,h-
out warrant and on view. in any 90.
Of the state, a person found v;ol.,;,,,r
provision OF this chapter and taLe s,,.h
person before magistrate having irr;s.
diction OF the offense. and de,ain s,,ch
person IN custody al the expense ~ ~
state Until opportunity Is had 10 motif,
prosecuting officer. who shall for,h.
with prosecute such offender. Grand
Jurors m such cases shall receive the
fees prescribed by section seven thor
sand four hundred and ifty-one Excep,
as herein otherwise provided whenever
said commissioner. his deputy. ar III
inspectors find violation OF The star
c'es relating 20 weights and measures
they shall submit the evidence 10
proper prosecuting officer in the county
in which said violation occurred who
shall iherenpos prosecute the offender
Sec. 4 Sedion sss4 OF the General
Laws IS here,S amended so as to read
as follows
Sec s.6a 4 person, who himself or
by bis servst OF agent, OF as the ser