Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-04-23

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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 Gen
eral Laws is hereby amended SO as TO
read as follows:
Sec. $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. ?. Section 58z2 Of the General
Laws is hereby amended 50 as TO read
as follows:
Sec. 5872. Said commissioner shall
take charge OF the standards adopted by
the state, cause them 70 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 ceTtihcatiOn.
He shall inspect the weights, measures
Z
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 Z general supervision
I 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
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Laws IS hereby amended so as TO read
as follows:
Sec. $50. Said commissioner, his
+ deputy, or his inspectors may, az irregu-
I lar intervals, examine commodities sold
or offered for sale and test them for
I correct weight, measure or count. He,
/ his deputy, or his inspectors, for such
/ purposes and in the general perfor-
/ nlances Of their official duties may, with
| out formal warrant, enter or 90 into
| or upon any stand, place, building or
premises, and may stop any vendor, ped
I der, Junk dealer, coal wagon or coal
/ truck, ice wagon OF ice truck, or any
/ dealer whatsoever, for the purpose OF
/ making proper tests; and in exercise
/ OF their duties they shall have full police
I power 10 enforce all reasonable measures
+ for testing any weighing or measuring
/ devices and Tor ascertaInlng 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
I OF the same, any commodity, package
I or other article sold or offered for sale
/ contrary 70 the law relating 10 weights
and measures Said commissioner. his
| deputy, or inspectors may arrest with
I out warrant and on view, II any part
OF the state, q person found violating Z
provision Of this chapter and take such
person before Z magistrate having juris-
/ diction OF the offense, and detzIn such
/ person in custody al the expense Of the
state until opportunity IS had 70 notify
/ a prosecuting officer, who shall forth
with prosecute such offender Grand
Jurors IN such cases shall receive the
fees prescribed by section seven thou
sand four hundred and hfty-One- Except
as herein otherwise provided, whenever
said commissioner, his deputy, or ms
inspectors find violation Of the stat
utes relating 10 weights and measures,
they shall submit the evidence 20 :