Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-12-23
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
An Ordinance

AN ORDINANCE to create the Office Of
sealer Of Weights ard Measures and fix
the salary and prescribe the duties thereof
ia the City of Wauwatosa
The Comon Council of the city of Wau-
watosa do ordain follows:
Section IA. The sealer Of weights and
Measures shall be appointed by the Mayor
pursuant to the provisions OF the civil service
laws. He shall be provided with Office
laboratory. furniture, and appliances. sup
plies stationery books and periodicals.
Sec. lib. The Common Council shall pro-
cure at the expense Of the city and shall
keep at all times, a complete set Of -yyeis MS
and measures, scales and beams in exact
conformity with the state standards kept by
the state superintendent of weights and
measures, ana the seaier Of Weights and
Measures shall cause the same to be tried
proved sealed and certified by the state
superintendent of weights and measures
Said set Of weights and measures scales and
beams shall be deposited with and preserved
by the Sealer Of Weights and Measures and
of Wauwatosa.
Sec 2. The city seaIer shall perform
such duties as are prescribed by law or are
hereafter set forth in this ordinance, or in
any amendment thereof, and shall devote
......-... hours per week 10 the duties of
ais office and shall receive salary of
sec. 3. The sealer Of Weights and Meas
ures shall forthwith, his appointment
give bonds to the city in the penal sum of
one thousand dollars, signed by author
zed surety company to be approved by the
comptroller as to suffeiency and by the city
attorney to form and execution, for the
faithful performance by said sealer Of the
duties OF his office and for the safety of
such local standards and appliances for veri-
hcation as are committed to his charge, and
Tor the surrender thereof Immediately TO his
| successor in office or to the person appointed
| by the proper authority to receive them.
Said saaler shall also before entering upon
| the duties of his office, take the oath of
office required by the City Charter
Sec. 4. The word measure" or s'rneas-
ures'' used in this ordinance shall be con-
strued TO mean any device or devices or
adjuncts used to ascertainsthe weight size
quantity. other dimensions of any liquids
solids, other articles and also the COM
i9puttng attachments of scales capacity
measures
Sec. 5A The weights and measures pre-
scribed by the laws of the State of Wis
| consin are hereby declared to be the stand
| ard weights and measures of the City of
/ ''-v'"' "~a IN ec"ordance with the provi-
sions Of Section 166, Laws of 1915.
| Sealer OF Weights and Meas
| ures shall inspect and test the accuracy OF
/ all measures and scales of every kind and
| the tools and appliances connected there.
| with used and employed within the city in
| determining the weight. size, quantity OIL
| ether dimensions of any liquids. solids oil
other articles offered for sale, hire or award
Sec. SC The Sealer of Weights shall pos
| sess jurisdiction and have power in the City
/ of Wauwatosa.
package put up ready for sale delivery
| or any amount of any commodity whatso.
| ever offered for sale sold by weight
| measure numerical count, or which is com
| ..iolly 50 sold, at any time before the actua
| delivery of such packages or amounts o.
| commodity to the bN"er
| Sec. Sc. To enter with or without forlna
warrant for the purposes herein specified IL
| the general performance of his official du
| ties, any stand, place building premise!
| or to stop any wagon or conveyance In OF
| upon which any measure or measures OF
| weighed or measured packages, or amour
| of commodity are kept or maintained Of
| carried for the purpose of testing. inspect
| ing, correcting and sealing or condemnins
| such measure or measures or re-weighing Of
| re-measuring such packages or amounts OF
| commodity, either upon his own initiative Of
upon the fling by any person of a writer
request in the office of the sealer of Weight
| and Measures.
Sec. GA. The Sealer of Weights and Meas
ures shall inspect, test. try and may correc
If need be any measure measures eithe
in the place Of business where the same ar