Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-12-09

snail seize or mas a,etroy ali such weights
ana measures which have not been so cor
rected.
sec. H. II shall be unlawful for the said
sealer to act agent for any weighing or
measuring device, or 10 offer or expose the
same for sale in the said city Of Wauwa-
sec. pa If any sealer Of Weights and
Measures shall neglect to perform any duty
imposed BY law, shall prove and seal
any weight. measure. scale, beam, by any
public standard which shall not have been
tried and proven as prescribed by this chap
ter, he shan forfeit for such oifense ten
dollars
sec I2B Any person who shall refuse to
exhibit any weight, measure, scale, scale
beam, patent balance, steel yard automatic
or computing scale, or other instrument useg
for Weighing measuring. TO said Sesier OF
Weights and MeaSu' - for the purpose OF
having it Inspected ID eXtnlined, shall for
felt a penalty of not less than five dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars, or not
less than ten more than ninety days IN
the House of Correction or both, such hne
and Imprisonment in the discretion OF the
court.
Sec. Is. No license shall be issued to any
hawker or itinefant peddler, or any transient
merchant or like dealer. unless he presents
certificate from the Sealer Of Weights and
Mea sures, 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 sny hawker or
itinerant peddler, or any transient merchants
visions of this ordinance, or any other
weights and measures law said license shall
be Immediately revoked.
Sec. ia. There is hereby conferred upon
the seaIer of Weights and Measures police
power; he shall be provided with suitable
badge insignia of authority, and III the
exercising of the function of mis- office shall
EXHIBIT the same upon demand to any per-
son questioning his powers and he is hereby
empowered ana authorized to maze arrests
with or without formal warrant, any person
xrfnl af he
law or ordinance relating to weights and
measures.
Sec. lab Whoever in any manner imper-
sonated or binders the Sealer of Weights and
Measures in the performance of his official
duties shall be punished by a fine not less
than ten more than one hundred dollars
not less than ten days or more than three
months in the House of Correction, or both
such fine and Imprisonment in the discretion
of the court.
Standard Cord
Sec Is. The standard measurement of a
cord Of firewood is hereby fixed and estab-
lshed at one hundred twenty eight cubic
feet.
Sec. L. All corporations, firms and in-
dviduals engaged in the business of selling
ice within the limits of the City of Wauwa-
tosa shall keep on each and every one of his
or its ice wagons while in use standard
sealed scale, suitable and proper for weigh
ing ice; and each such corporation, firm or
individual shall, upon demand made by any
purchaser OF intending puItndScIs weigh NIie
ice so sold or intended to be sold; and no
person. firm OF corporation, acting either as
principal agent, shall SELL or offer for
sale, any ice in quantities less than the
quantity represented; and all ice sold within
the limits of the City of Wauwatosa shall
be sold by avoirdupois weight.
Any person, firm, corporation, or any
office. agent, servant or empioye of any per-
son, firm or corporation who shall violate
any of the provisions of this section shall
be punished by fine of not less than TWEEN
llar.u han
dred ($100) dollars for each and every Of
Tense, and in default of payment thereof
shall be imprisoned in the House of Corree-
ton of Milwaukee County not less than ten
nor more than sixty days.
Weight to be Construed TO Mean Net Weight
Sec. II. When any commodity is sold by
weight it shall be understood to Tlean net
weight, and all contracts concerning goods
or commodities sold by weight shall be con-
strued accordingly unless such construction
would be manifestly Inconsistent with the
special agreement of the parties contracting.
When any commodity is sold by the ton, 1t
shall be understood to mean the net weight
of twenty hundred avoirdupois pounds unless
such construction would be manifestiy neon
sstent with the special agreement of the
parties contracting.
sale of Fruits and Berries
Sec. IS. All fruits and berries fresh or
dried, any vegetables, sold or offered Tor
sale in the City of Wauwatosa in packages
or measures shall be of equally good quality
and size in every part of the package or
provisions of this section shall, upon COMIC
ton thereof, be fined not less tnan five (i5)
dollars nor more than twenty-five ts1Sj Col
lars.
Sec. 19A. No person, firm or corpora ion
shall erect, operate or maintain or cause TO
be erected operated or maintained. any com
in the-slot machines or automatic vending
device without placing in charge thereon
some responsible person who is in business
on the premises, where such machine or
sc tod M MAJ
vice shall be maintained for use when the
same is not in perfect working order The
person in charge, as well as the owner OF
such machine or device, shall be held re-
sponsible for maintaining or operating, or
causing to be maintained or operated, any
such machine or device which is not in per-
feet working order.
PIacard Giving Name Of owner, Etc, OF
slot Machine
Sec. lob. A placard shall be placed on
every such machine or device in con-
spicuors place and shall contain the name
of the owner and person in charge of such
machine or device, and shall also state aat
the person in charge of such M cAthe or
device will refund to any person money de-
posted for which service has not been re-
ceiyed and Ii is hereby made the duty of
such person so to do.
Articles Of Food in Package Form; Quantity
to be Marked
Sec 20. All articles of food sold or ex-
changed, or kept. exposed or offered for
sale or exchange within the City of Wauwa-
,.-.antity of the contents plainly and con-
spicneusly marked the outside of the
packagc in terms of weight, measure or
numerical count; reasonable variations shall
be permitted from such stated weight, meas
ure or numerical count in accordance with
the tolerances and the rules and regulations
established ~ the State Dairy and Food
Commissioner Any person violating this
section shall forfeit penalty of not less
than twenty-five (S25) dollars more than
one hundred $1,000 dollars for each offense.
This section shall take effect and be in force
from and after the passage and publication
of this ordinance
Dry Commodity Standards
Sec 81 Whenever any of the articles or
commodities mentioned in this section shall
he sold by the bushel, or fractional part
thereof and no special agreement as 10 the
weight thereof shall be made in writing. the
measure thereof shall be ascertained by
avoirdupois weight and shall be computed
as follows:
(a) sixty pounds for bushel of wheat
peas potatoes clover seed, beans, alfalfa or
alsil<e.
1b) Fifty-six pounds for a bushel of In
dian corn rye, lima peas, wrinkled peas,
aaxseed rutabagas or tomatoes.
(c) Fffty-four pounds for bushel of
.,raaf notafues