The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-21


or sealed as aforesaid.
Section 9. The Inspector shall
attach to all weights, measures
scales, beams, steelyaras, balances
and other instruments or machin-
cry for weighing or measuring
that shall. be found not to conform
to the standard of the city, no.
tice that such scale or measure
does not conform to the lawful
standard.
Thereupon, the owner thereof
shall, within tWenty-four hours
and at his own expense, cause the
same to be SO altered and repaired
so as TO conform it to the said
standard, and upon failure to do
so, the inspector shall seal and
confiscate the same. Nc person,
other than an Inspector of weights
and measures, shall remove or
cause to be removed the said seal
or notice.
Section TO- II shall be unlaw-
ful for any person to fraudulently
misrepresent the weight or meas
urement of any quantity of coal,
coke, wood, ice or any other ar
ticle or commodity delivered or
sold and delivered by them within
the said city.
Section IL. II shall be unlaw-
ful for any person to interfere
with any Inspector of weights and
measures ia the discharge of the
duties imposed upon him by Sec
tons to Is of this ordinance. or
in any manner TO prevent the per-
Torrance by such inspector of the
duties mentioned in said sections.
Section II. The Inspector of
weights and measures shall, upon
his testing of any weight, measure
or mechanical or other device for
the entertainment of weight, cubic
content or hneal measurement, af-
fix to such weight, measure or
device his official label or seal
certifying to the correctness there
of. Lack of such inspectors Off
cial label or seal shall be deemed
prima facie evidence of the mac
curacy of such weight. measure
or device.
The, inspector of weights and
measures shall keep an accurate
record of the official seals or la
bells issued by him.
Section Is. After the expira-
ton of the twenty-four hours pro-
vided for in Section 8 of this ordi-
nance, unless within said time
same has been altered or repaired
SO as to conform it to the city
standard, any weight, measure OF
mechanical or other device fol
the entertainment of weight, cub.
ic content or lineal measurement,
which shall, upon test by the in.
spector, be found to be inaccurate
and which is being used for the
sale or purchase of any commodity
or article of merchandise may be
summary confiscated and de-
Stroyed by the city Inspector.
Section IA. Any weights, meas
ures, scales, beams, steelyards,
balances or other instruments or
machinery for weighing articles
or commodities in use at the time
this ordinance becomes law may
be continued in use until such
time as they are tested and sealed
or marked as herein required and
such use shall not be construed
to be violation of this ordinance.
Notwithstanding that they shall
not have been tested and sealed
or marked as herein required.
Section Is. Any person violat-
ing any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall, upon conviction,
be punished by fine not to ex-
coed Two Hundred and Fifty Dol
lars or imprisoned in the City Jail
for not more than sixty days, or
by both such fine and imprison-
ment.
Section 16. All ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance are hereby
'epealed to the extent of such ,
Section II. In the event anv
section, paragraph, sentence, or |
'lauSe or portion of this ordinance !,
hall for any reason be held un-
constitutional, invalid or ineffec-
i've, the same shall not repeal
lullify or in anywise affect any
'ther section, paragraph, sentence
n clause or portion of this ordi-
lance. The City Commission of !,
aid City hereby declares it
would have enacted each separate
ectlon, paragraph, sentence,
lauSe and portion of this ordi-
lance irrespective of any other
ectlon, paragraph, sentence, clause
Il portion thereof.
Section Is. This ordinance shall
20 into effect Immediately upon
is passage and adoption and au-
hentication by the signature. of
he presiding officer and the
Jerk of the Commission and pub
lcation thereof one time in a
ewspaper of general circulation |
published in the City of Key
Vest, Florida.
Read and passed on first read
ng at a regular meeting held
4arch 4. l947.
Read and passed on final read
ng at a regular meeting held
farch 10, l947.
WILLIAM w. DEMERITT.
Mayor.