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

sec. sE5. ANY person whc shalt acquire or
have IN his possession. after this ordinance
snail take effect and be in force. any un-
sealed scales weighing instruments or .
non portable scales measuring devices 10
be used in the sale. or purchase of any ar
ticle or thing for hire award: shall notify
the sealer Of weights and measures at his
office that he has the same, giving a general
description thereof and the street and num-
Der of the place where the may be
found. 1t shall be the duty of the sealer to
acknowledge in writing forthwith the receipt
OF any such notice Any person who shall
acquire or have in his possession after this
chapter shall take effect and be in force, any
portable unsealed measures or measuring de-
vices, TO be used IN trade, shalI cause Nhe
same to be taken to the office of the Sealer
of Weights and Measures and shall not use
the same until sealed by the sealer
Sec &c. He shall test ali weights and
measures in the City Of Wauwatosa once an
nuaIly and oftener il in his judgment such
inspection is warranted
Sec. CD. Whenever any measure or meas
ures are installed. altered or renewed or
moved in any specified stand, store, convey
ance or other establishment, he shall test
Sec. Sc whenever any written request TO
examine any particular measure or meas
ures is filed in his office, he shall test the
same provided that nothing in this section
shall be deemed to render necessary the
testing or sealing OF a milk bottle or other
glass container more than once.
Sec. ST. 1t shall also be the duty of the
Sealer of Weights and Measures to have and
to keep general supervision over all sales
character in the city. and to so enforce the
laws of the state and the ordinances of
the said city that fraud may be eliminated
insofar as Is possible.
Sec. 7. 1t shall b. the duty of the Sealer
of Weights and Measures upon his first in
spection, to deliver and leave with any per-
son for whom he inspects any measure or
measures. a printed copy of this ordinance.
Sec. s. All measures that are tested by
found to conform to the legal standard shall
| he marked with a letter w and the last two
| figures of the year or in such manner as
the state Superintendent of Weights and
Measures rnay direct. The Sealer shall, in
addition, give to such person, firm, corpora
ton, society or organization, for wnom any
measure measures have been tested, a
/ certificate properly dated, show in detail
| for what the same is given and the results
of his test; and the duplicate thereof shall
| be retained by the sealer and kept file
| in his office No fee shall be collected for
| inspecting or sealing measures.
Sec. 8. The Sealer of Weights and Meas
ures shall keep a record of all measures in
| speeted by him in which record shall be
stated the names of the owners of the same
| and whether the same, Cd inspection was
| found to be correct incorrect, and If
| found correct, that the same was properly
tested and sealed by him, and If found in
correct the disposition made thereof. Such
/ records shall be kept In his office.
! Sec. 10A. The SeaIer of Weights and
| Measures shall submit to the Common Coun-
| ell every three months. written report
| showing the number and kind of measures
| inspected tested. and sealed and the number
| and kind of measures condemned; and the
| names of the persons arrested under this act
| the property seized and the fines imposed.
| The annual report shall also include in
ventoTy of all standards in the possession of
the sealer, and an itemized statement of
| the expenditures of his office The sealer
shall also make a quarterly report of the
! work done, sworn to before notary public,
to the State Superintendent of Weights and
Measures on blanks furnished by the State
superintendent
/ Sec lob The sealer of Weights and
Measures by virtue of his office, is hereby
empowered and directed to arrest cause
to be arrested, any and all violators of the
provisions of this ordinance, and to seize any
| false measure or measures or false quantity
| of commodities, found in the possession of
| the person arrested and deliver any false
! quantity of commodities to any charitable
| institution designated by the magistrate, be-
| fore whom final disposition of the case is
| made: and he is further empowered, in case
| no arrest is made, to seize and may de-
| stroy any false measure or measures. or to
| condemn the same TO be repaired within ten
| days, if, in his judgment, repair is pos
| sible. The owner may no. any measure
| of which such disposition is made until it
has been sealed nor remove or permit to be
removed any condemning tag seal placed
thereon by the sealer, and said sealer al
any time after the expiration of such period
shall seize or may destroy all such weights
and measures which have not been so cor
rected.
Sec. II. 1t shall be unlawful for the said
sealer to act agent for any weighing or
measuring Device to offer expose the
same for sale in the said City of Wauwa-
tosa.
Sec. 12A If any Sealer of Weights and
Measures shall neglect to perform any duty
imposed by law, or shall prove and seal
any weight, measure, scale, beam, by any
public standard which shall not have beer
tried and proven as prescribed by this chap
ter, he shall forfeit for such offense ten
dollars.
Sec. lab. Any person who shall refuse to
exhibit any weight, measure, SCALE seals
beam, patent balance, steel yard, automatic
ING nth ittef
for weighing or measuring, tc said Sealer OF
Weights and Measures for the purpose OF
having 1t inspected and examined, shall for
felt penalty of not less than 1--WE dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars, or not
less than ten nor more than ninety days in
the House of Correction, both, such fine
and Imprisonment in the discretion of the
court.
Sec. 10. No license shall be issued to any
hawker or itinerant peddler, any transient
merchant or like dealer, unless he presents
certificate from the Sealer of Weights ant
Measures, showing that the scale. measure
| or measures used by him have been properly
Inspected, tested and sealed, Immediately
preceding the issuance of such license and
upon the conviction of any hawker oil
itnerant peddler, any transient merchants
or like dealer, of any violation of the pro-
visions of this ordinance, any other
weights and measures law, said license shall
be Immediately revoked.
Sec. I4A. There is hereby conferred upon
the seaIer of Weights and Measures police
power; he shall be provided with suitable
exercising of the function of his office shall
exhibit the same upon demand to any per
son questioning his powers and he is hereby
empowered and authorized to make arrests
with without formal warrant, any person
or persons violating the provisions of any
law ordinance relating to weights and
measures
Sec. lab. Whoever in any manner ilnper-
sonated or binders the Sealer of Weights and
Measures in the performance of his official
duties shall be punished by fine not less
than ten or more tnan one hundred dollars
not less than ten days more than three
months in the House of Correction, or both
such fine and Imprisonment in the discretion
of the court.
Standard Cord
Sec, 15. The standard measurement of q
cord of hcewood hereby fixed and estab-
ilshed at one hundred twenty eight cubic
feet,
sale of Ice
Sec. Is. All corporations, firms and in
dividuals engaged In the business of selling
ice within the limits of the City of Wauwa-
tosa shall keep on each AID every one of his
or its ice wagons while in use a standard
sealed scale, suitable and proper for weigh
ing ice; and each such corporation. firm or
Individual shall upon demand made By any