Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-23

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS
$50. 58z2, $50, 1884 AND $685. OF
THE GENERAL LAWS, RELAT-
ING TO WEIGHTS AND MEAS
URES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section $50 of the Cen
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. $3.50. Said commissioner may,
when necessary, subject to the approval
of the governor, appoint inspectors,
whose salaries shall be fixed by the
board of control and who shall receive
their actual and necessary hotel and
transportation expenses while away from
home on official business Said inspec-
tors shall be sworn.
Sec. 2. Section s872 of the General
Laws is hereby amended SO as to read
as follows
Sec. 5872. 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 certifcation, 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 certifcation.
He shall inspect the weights, measures
and balances of the several towns, and,
once in five years and oftener if 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, g.. Section 1915 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 irregu-
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 may, with
out formal warrant enter or 20 into
or upon any stand, place, building or
premises, and may stop any vendor, ped
dler, 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 for ascertaining whether
false or short weights and measures are
being given in any sales or transfers OF
commodities taking place within The
state, and they may seize for use as
evidence, and hold until final disposition
OF the same, any commodity, package
or other article sold or offered for sale
contrary to the law relating to weights
and measures. Said commissioner. hi.
deputy, or inspectors may arrest with
out warrant and on view, in any par
of the state, a person found violating 4;
J provision OF this chapter and take sucf
! person before magistrate having iuris
diction of the offense, and detain sucl
: person in custody at the expense of tn,
state until opportunity is had to motif,
a prosecuting officer, who shall forth
: with prosecute such offender. Crane
jurors in such cases shall receive tn,
fees prescribed by section seven thou
sand four hundred and fifty-one. Excep
as herein otherwise provided, wheneve
said commissioner, his deputy, or hi
inspectors find violation of the stat
utes relating to weights and measures
they shall submit the evidence TO
proper prosecuting officer In the count,
in which said violation occurred wh1
shall thereupon prosecute the offender
Sec. A.. Section 1884, of the Genera
Laws is hereby amended SO as to reat
! as follows:
Sec 1884. A person, who himself O
by his serv$nt or agent, or as the ser