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AN ORDINANCE.
Creating the office of Inspector of weights
and Measures in the City of Beaumont, pre-
sexibing his compensation and duties, prescribing
the Standard of heights and Measures of the
C ity of Beaumont, regulat ink the use t here of �
providing penalties for tha:r-VJ1lation the,aof
and de c lar i ng an emergency.
BE IT OTDAINE'D Bair TEF, C T a � "C OITNC TZ OF THE CITY OT IMEAMIONT,
TEXAS:
SECTION I.
That the ---e be and is hereby exeated the off ice
of Inspeetox of V.Tei ghts and Measures which shall be
filled by some suitable person by nomination of the -Mayo -'r
and confirmation by the City Council, in the manner
provided by the City Charter .for the appointment of
offieerz. That such person shall receive such
sales y as the City Council m�iy provide, payable monthly
during the period of his oppointment; provided, that
the City may impose the duties herein prescribed -upon
such officer as they see fit already in the employ of
the City. That the pexoon appointed under this ordinance
shall hold his office for the, period of two years
from the date of his appointment subject to the City
Charter, provided, however, that the first person
appointed undex this ordinance shall hold said office
until the 15th day of .April 1918.
BOND .
SECTIOR 2. Said inspector shall, befoxe enter&ng upon
the duties of his office, execute a bond to the City of
Beaumont in the sum of X1,000.00 Dollars, having thexeon
two or more airetie s to be apprr®3red by the City Council
f c ondit ironed for the faithful and strict per f ormance
! ,L, of the duties herein required and. such further duties
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as may be from time to time prescribed by the City
0ounoil. That said. officert sh 11 be under the special
supervision of the
SEALER TO PURCH ASE,.ETC . ; S TAIMARD OF WEIGHTS
AND MASURES; COSTODIAN9 POPER OF SEA ZR.
SECTION 3. That the Sealer of Weights and Measures shall
proeu3te through the Purchasing Agent a complete set of accurate
weights and measures and shall cause the same to be
tried, proved, sealed and certified to by the official cue-
todian of weights and measurag of thb State of Too ge or by
the Vational Bureau of Standards of the United States.
Thereafter such weights and nB asures shall be the standard of
we i ghts3 and measures for the O ity of- Be6umont and for , all
venders therein. The Sealer shall be the custodian of such
Standard set of weights and measures and the same shall
at . all times conform 't o the Standard of Freights and measures
established and prescribed by law. The Sealer shall pre-
sor ibe- the amount of tolerance to be allowed on weights and
measures*
DUTY TO -I-iq-SPEC-T-_ 0 - . - ..ice YCHT3:� .ETC -. = S -TAMP -AND----
ISSUE CERTIF11CATFS .
SECTION 4 • It shall be the duty of said Sealer of Weights
and"'Measures, as soon after his appointment and. qualification
as possible, and of bili and his successors in office, not
less than every fourth month'of each,year, and as much
oftener as` may in his judgment be necessary, to inspect
and test the aceuxaay of all weights, measures, scales, scale
beams, balances, steelyards. automatic and computing scales,
and all other instruments used in wei ghigg or measuring
any articles intended to be , purchased or sold in said city;
and to stamp with a suitable. -and pexmanent- seal upon which
shall appear,the year when each inspection ehall be made
and the lettere "B.S.'," meaning"Beaumont Standard" all such
weights and me asures so used which he may find do accurately
conform to the city standard, and deliver to the owr6 r
thereof a certificate of their accuracy. Such weights ,
beas3ures and scaler so sealed shill be described in such
certificate with sufficient particul iar)ty so that the -same
may be identified and such ser of ieate shall be signed
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by the Sealer of Weights and Measures, by whom the inspection
is made .
REGISTER TO BE nPT; CONTENTS:
SECTION 5. It shall be the duty of the said Sealer to make
a register of all weights, measures, scale beams, patent
balances, steelyards and other instruments used for weighing
or measuring, inspected and sealed by him, in. which he shall
state the names of the owners of the same and their addresses,
and whether they are conformable to the standard of the City
of Beaumont..
SEALER PROHIBITED FROIJ VENDING iitEI GHTS, ETC . ,
SECTION 6. It shall be unlawfu.1 for the Sealer of Weights
,% and Measures to vend any weights, measures, scales, scale
beams, patent balances, steelyards, automatic computing
soales, or other instruments to be used for the purpose of
weighing or measuring, or to off&r, or expose the same for
sale, or be interested, directly or indirectly, in the
sale of the same in the city, or to recommend to any
person within said city the purchase of any pa.rti.cu�ar
person, of any of the aforesaid articles.
INCORRECT, ETC.,, WEIGHTS, ETC. , to be iQ RKED
"CONDEIJNED, " AND CONFISCATED.
SECTION 7. If the Sealer of 47eights and Measures shall find
that any weights or measures or instrunBnts for weighing or
measuring are incorrect, inaccurate or unreliable beyond
the limits of tolerance allowed, each such weight or .
other instrument for weighing shall -be marked "Condemned"
and such measure confiscated.
WEIGHTS A11D hPEASURES. STAHDA_RDS ADOPTED; ALL
COMMODITIrS BOUGHT-, ETC., BY 'EIGHT, ETC., 14UST BE IN
ACCORDANCE j.MR7,WITH.
SECTION 8: That the Standar ds of weights and measures
established and prescribed by the laws of the State of Texas
shall be and constitute the standaxd of Weights and measures
for all venders of all commodities in.the City of Beaumont.
�. FEES.
That it shall ' be the duty of the said Weights and Measure Inspector
in addition to the tests above provided for, to 'te'st upon the request
of any person -or persons, any scale beam, steel yards, weights or
--measure used or kept within the ,city of Beaumont, and to seal the
same' if found correct, and' to issue such persona certificate under
his official hand of such fact, upon the payment, however., of the
following fees, to -wit
For inspecting and sealing scales of the capacity of
40,000 pounds and upwards, each A3.50.
For inspecting'and sealing scales of the. capacity of
24,000 pounds up.to_40,000' pounds, each 1.50
For inspecting and sealing scales of the capacity of
6,000 pounds up to 24,000 pounds, each 1.00'
For inspecting and sealing scales of the capacity of •
2P5 00 pounds up 'to 6,000 pounds, . each .50L
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For inspecting and sealing scales' o.f the capacity of
240 pound s , up to 2500 pounds, each.,_
For inspecting and sealing .scales of th.e capacity of
2 pounds up- to 240 pounds, each .20
For
inspecting
and sealing
meat track scales, each .
1.00
For
inspecting
and sealing..hopper
scales, . each
1.25 '
For
inspecting
and sealing -two
bushels, one bushel
and one half bushel measures,
each
.05
For
inspecting
and sealing 'any
other- dry measures,
each
.05
For inspecting and sealing every automatic weighing
machine or every instrument. 'or device of .a capacity '
of less than; three tons -used for weighing or measuring
any .person or animal forh*re or .reward, each. .50
For inspecting and. sealing liquid, measures.'of the
capacity of one gal loTi and upwards, each .10
For -inspecting and sealing, any other liquid. measures
each .05
For inspecting and sealing yard measures, ,each .05;
For measuring wood . in the - cord or ---cars; made- at the
request of the owner or purchaser, per cord .05
For measuring wood at any other place, per, cord 1110 -
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In every .case where said 'inspector, may, at the request of the
owner or person in possession, charge or control of any scale,
weight or measure, employ labor or., material in making such scale,
weight or measure, accurate, he shall charge and receive. from such
owner or person for the use of the city a just and reasonable c om-
pensation of such labor or material.
The Inspector of Weights and Measur.es shall collect and pay
over to the.'city treasurer the .last day of-- each month all fees,
charges and_; monies,, emolument's or valuable considerations of any kind
whatsoever collected or received by' him by 'reason of, or -for, or on
account of - t he performance by him o f • the duties of his office, and
shall on the same ,day file with the city secretary a duplicate of
suchdeposit or payment to the said. city treasurer and shall on the
same day file -his- 'report in.7'Xiting, to the city 'council, showing the
amount of inspections made, .fees Poll ect'ed and -giving such other and
further, information in connection with, his office as: may be necessary.
All weights and measures used by all venders in the 'city shall
confoxm to such standard. All commodities bought .or sold
by Freight or measure within the limits of the city shall be
weighed or measured in accordance therewith.
WEIGHTS, ETC., TO BE APPROVED AUD STAT-0iED B EEOR7
SAIF S, ETC., THEREBY BY PEDDLERS, ETC . ,
SECTION tO That no person, or corporation, peddler or
hawker, after r�� i� is allowed to 'sell or
dispose of any article or merchandise wheve it is necessary
to use weights or measures in ascertaining the quantities
thereof, until after the weights and neasures have been
approved and stamptd by the Sealex of 'sleights and lldeasurese
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A -failure on the ,part of said dealer to comply with this
regalation is made a penal offense subject of a fine of
not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars for
each and every offense.
1JUST B' TITSPEC TE'D AUD SEALED •
SECTION t8'.I1 Every person., fir.l or corporation, using weights,
measurer, scale beams, ?patent balances, steelyards, or any
instrument in weighing or Measu:cing any article intended
to be purchased or sold in the city, or in weighing or
measuring any.-tatii:n commodity, merchandise, wares, person
ox ,animal for hire or rewaxd, shall cause the same to be
Inspected and sealed by the Seale'x 'of 7eights and Measuxes
in accordahee vrith the providions. of this chapter, and a
failure or refusal so to do sla.11 be unlawful and an offense.
SALES, ETC., in QU.A.TWITIES Or, LESS VVTEIGHy, ETC.,
TIIUU REPRESENTED, ETC.; PENALTY. i S 1.
S---•GTION 1: Er on and after A ajeA%,��4� �11 �� any Person,
firm 'or corporation, it trustee, receiver, agent, officer,
employee or servant thereof, who shall sell or offer for
sale o'r permit or cause to be sold or offered for sale any
commodity or article of merchandise of any kind whatsoever,
whether sold by dry measurement or liquid measurement.., or
linear measurer.�nt, or superficial measurement, or cubit
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measurement , os by we i gh t, o ..by any unit of enumeration=
used in determining or measurijag quantity, by selling
ax of fez ing for sale. or, oanrsingg or permitting to be sold,
or offered for sale 'day' commodity or, 'article of 'merchandise
of any kind .whatsoe,vex in 'quantities of le as weight or
measure or enumer€ tion repreoehted by the 'vendee, . or his
agent or ' employee' upon such sale or offer of sale or Tv ho
shall sell or offer ' fur .sole or cAuse -or permit, to' be •sold\,
or offered for sale. a4y 'commodity in aiV receptacle 'coxzp
taining u lass quantity, than it is repiresented at 'the tine ;
of such offer or sale to contain, or any ax title meea
by- dry measure that' shall not 'be required by ,this chapter,
or who shall -'sell or, offer for sale or Cause or -perms -
to be 'sold or offered for sale any article of dryr' meas-uxe-
sent, . in othex., than a legal dry me asure, or ary article
of liquid measurement in other, than a legal dry nb asure,-
os In any measure which has not been inspected by the
Sealer of Weights and Measures in acco xdanoe with, and
pursuant to.the provisions of thin chapter, shall, be guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined,'not
less, than rive dollars .nor more than two hundred dollars
for. each offense.
SALES, ETC' OF CO��T'dODITIES ORDINARILY' SOLD,
ETC.', BY DRY MEASURE BY WET MEASURE FORBIDDEN.
SECTION, Fr om - and after �#idi t shall
be unl.avful for any, person, firm or corporation, or txuatee,
recq, vex, officer, eto. ', tosell or to offer for sale or
to 'permit or, cause to be' sold or offered for sale by vet
measur e, any commodity or d i nar i, ly bought and sold by dry
mea6ur.e •
UNLAWFUL TO SELL. -ETC'/,. ANY C OLn'TODI TY BY
OTHER STANDARDS OF WEIGHT, ,ETC': , THAN FRESCRIB D.,
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SECTION 1 . It shall be unlawful for any pox a on, firm or
corporation, or trustee., receiver, officer, agent or employee
thereof, to sell, or ,offer .for. sale, . or buy or offer 'to buy,
oz to permit, or cause to be sold or offered for sale or to
be, bought or offered to be bought, any cozmniodity by axe
standard of weight or measure except the proper standard
herein prescribed for weighing or m asuring such commodity.
SALES, ETD., OF CODUi ODITIF,S ORDINARILY SOLD,
ETC., Iii BULK BY WEIGHT OR MEASURE PROHIBITED, UNLESS
UPON OR BY OFFICIALLY, TESTED I'M GHTS,ETC .
BPRCTIO s'"Fr on end' after jtit shah:
be unlawful for any Mender or, purchaser or his .servant,
agent or other employee in the City of Beaumont, to offer
to sell, or to sell, or to sell and deliver; any commodity
ordinarily and usually sold in bulk or quantity, by weight
or measure, unless the: same be weighbi or measured, as the
case may: be, upon or'by officially tested and approved
weightsf, measures, scales, scale beams, patent balances,
steelyards, automatic or computing scales, or other
instruments for weighing -or msjasuring..
WILAWFUL,rOR . vr,NDr ' OF' COMMODITY ORDI�r LY
SOLD, ETC . , by WEIGHT OR 'M EA.WRIF, TO SELL, ETC.,' SAME, UbLESS
HE, USES WEIGHTS, ETC., INSPECTED, APPROVED AND SEALED, E'TC . ,
SECTION 14 From and after� � �, it o hall
be unlawful for any eender, whether person, firm or corpor-
ation, trustee, receiver, officer, agent, or .employee,
of any commodity which is.. ordinarily or .'usually sold or
bought or offered for sale or purchased by weight or measure,
to sell or offer to sell any such commodity in the City'
of Beaumont, unless in the sale or purchase thereof he
uses only such welights, , measures, scales, soale , beams,
patent balances-, steelyards, 'automatic or computing
scales .or other instruments fo»>.;we ighing or. -measuring any
such commodity so sold or offered to be sold or bought, as
have been approved by the Sealer of Weights and Meastwee or
his regularly, appointed deputies, and then' only after eacb.
su.eh weight, measure, scale, scale beam, patent balance,
steel yard, automatic or computing scales or other instru-
ments for weighing or 'measuring ' shall have been inspected
and officially sealed and approved with the official seal
and a certificate of approval therefor issued by the Sealer'.
of Weights and Measures; provided, that such certificate
of approval shall not be issued for a period to exceed
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one year. Changes in�n:eme, location or business, number.
or character of weights and measures shall be endorsed -
upon 'said certificate by the' -Sealer of -We fights and Measures.
VEVDER PROHIBITED FROM USING, E'TC., WEIGHTS,
ETC.; UNMSS OFFICIAL SELL AFFIVD, ETC,,
SEC TION a6./? From and after
it shall be unlawful for any vender, whether person, firm,
or corpoxation, or trustee, receiver; officer, agent, ser -
want or employee, to use, or to have in his. or its possession
with ..intent, to use, or to have in his or its possession.
in a position to use, any weight, measures, scal3s, scale
beams, patent balances, steelyards, automatic or computing
scales or other ins trumA nts for Re i gh ng or measuring_, unless
the same have affixed thereon the official seal of the Sealer
of Weights and Measures, and unless the same conform to
the standard of weights and measures herein prescribed.
V-'-NDERV .PROHIBITED FROM SELLING, ETC'-, ORIDINAL
PACKAGES. ETC.., 0018TCDI TIES ORDINARILY SOLD, ETC . , BY
WEIGHT OR .1 EASURE, ' UNLESS TRUE 'NET WEIGHT, ETC., :,Is
PLAINLY STAMPED, ETC : , ON THE FACT, ETC., UNLESS SOLD; �
AT SUCH !�; E' NET '.YEIGHT, ?+TC.,.
SECTION 1$'. That from and after the
it shall ;,bb� unlawful for any vender in the City of Beaumont
whether a person, firm or ' corporation, or his agent, clerk
or other empl.6yee; or .its offber; trustee or receiver, to
sell-, offer for 'sale or, have. in,his-.pos.sassion. with the
intent to sell, or clause or .permit to be sold oz, offered
for sale in original packages, boxes, crates, bottles,
cartons, cases, bags, sacks or other receptacles, apy
commodity ordinarily or usually solcl or offered .for sale
in bulk or otherwise, by weight or measure, unless the
true net weight or measure of. the commodity so contained
shall be .plainly and legibly , stamped or printed on the face
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of each such .package, box, crate, bottle, caxton, case,
bag, sack or othe receptacle, unless the commodity so sold
or handles or offered. for sale is actually sold or offered
for sale as of such true n!b.t weight or 'medsure .
COMPUTING SCALES.
SE, 0 T11ON 10 Fr om and after oau w
it shall be unlawful for any vender to use ai.:y computing
scale which shows on either side thereof a chart of prices
which are arithmetically incorrect in that they do not show .
the exact product of the weight and price of the commodity
sold+
UNLAWFUL TO REFUSE TO EXHIBIT TO SEAL13,R FOR
INSPECTION ANY WEIGHT, , ETC . ,
SEC TION 3:_%A 0 It shall be unlawful f ox any per s on to refuse
to exhibit any weight, measure; scale,* scale beam, patent
balance, steelyard, automatic or computing scale or other
instrument used for neighing or .measuring to said..Sealer of
Weights and Measures for the purpose of having it inspected.
UNLAWFUL TO OBSTRUCT, ETC . , TFC S. �:, PR �
MUMS OF ►hEJGHTS- AND MEASURES.,
SECTION 2 It shall be unlawful for any person in any gray
ox manner to obstruct, hinder- or molest the Sealer of
i lights and' Measures in the performance of their' duties as
hereby imposed.
UNLA«FUL FOR ANY PER,- ^ C -'PT SEALER To CHAYGE,
ETC . , OFT' ICIALLY TESTED AND SEALED WEIGHTS, ETC., OR REMOVE
SEAL OR TAG, OR DR -FACT SAME. -
SECTION gavt That it shell be unlawful for any person, except
said Sealer, to change,- alter, ad just, modify or in aJW wise
tamper with any officially tested and sealed Freights, -me-as-axes,
scales, scale beams, patent balances, steelyards, autnmatic
or e.omputi.ng scales or other instruments for weighing or
measuring, 'or to attach' or remove the .official seal or any
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condemning. tag, of., the Sealer ."of ire g' hts and Measures, or
any imitation -."thereof, to or from any mAghts- me€isures:,
scales.,. scale beams,. patent balances, steelyards, autooatie
or computing scales or other instruments for weight ng
or measuring;: or to deface such seal. or. -tag-or' tamper'
with'.the same.
SNOIFiC' ARTICLES, SALE '0Yt VSNDERS TO SELL,
ETC-, COAL, ETC . , 017 BASIS TRTJE TTET WE iGHT -
SE'C TION 2$,. fir om and after E
it shall , be Unlawful f or ' any vender, whether person, f irm
or corporation or his servant, agent or employee, in the
City - o -f Beaumont, to offer to- -sell, to sell, 'or, to sell
and deli vet any coal, coke, hay, straw, grain or other
feedstuffs unless the same be sold upon the basis of the
true..net weight thereof .
HUNDRED WEIGHT COAL, ETC.;- TON.
SECTION 2 That in the sale. of coal, coke,, charcoal and,
brAquettes, the hundred weight shall consist of one hundred
pounds avoirdupois, and twenty such hundred. Freight shall
co.natitate a ton.
COAL, ETC . , IN SAGS; TRUE NET SIGHT TO BE
MARKED TFEREON .
SECTION ..From and after Urft '\4
it .skull beunlawful for any vender to sell, or to offer
for sale, or have in his Lpossessi on exposed for sale, 'coal
or coke or, briquettes by the, sack in the City• of Bemmont.,
�, unless eadh, 'sack conta.-3ns fifty (5q) pounds, one hundred;'
(100) p ounds , one hundred and twenty-five (125) pounds or
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one hundred..and fifty (150) pounds, net weight of such coal,
coke', or briquettes., ,and unless the .'true net .we fight thereof
be plainly marked or printed on each of such sacks.
VENDERS OF COAT, ETC., TO PROVIDE DRIVERS WITH
D_`�11VERY TICKETS; CONTENTS. r�
SECTION 24 From and After Al��' � � � � � any
person, firm ar corporation engaged, in .the business of sellix
coal, charcoal, coke or briquettes in the city, to be
delivered in saidcity to any pevson, firm WD corporation
not engaged in the business of selling charcoal, coke or
'priq_uettes, shall provide the driver os the wagon oA
conveyance with a deliveNy ticket bearing the name of the
person, firm or corporation selling arch fuel, showing
the net weight of the fuel, and_ the name anal address
of the purchaser of said ftael, which ,said delivery ticket
shall be delivered by the driver in charge of the wagon
or conveyance to the purchaser or his agent or repre.
sentative at the time of the delivery of the fuel.
V'rRIFICATION OY WEIGHT SHOWN B`L DELI�'P,Y T1017T;
SEALS THAT TIAY BE USED; DEPOSIT TO C OV�;R COST
ETC', S ",!,_ ?i' TO PAY PENALPY•
SECTION'' 201. rn!ori and after
every person in charge of a wagon or conveyance used in
delivering coal, charcoal, ooke or briquettes, to whoa
the delivery ticket mentioned in the previous section has
been given, shall on demand of the Sealer of We igiits and
Measures of the City of Beaumont, or any of his deputies,
or the puiecbaeer or intending purchaser of the fuel
being delivered, produce and deliver said delivery ticket,
and w�ehaver said officer axxaxpuxf or the purchaser or
intending purchaser shall demand that the weight € bown by
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such delivery ticket -be verified, it shall thereupon
become the duty of the person delivering such 'fuel to convey
the same forthwith to some public scale selected by the
Sealer of Weights and Measures of the City of Beaumont
x=mizFxRfxk& or tha purchaser or intending purchaser of the
fuel being delivered in the particular locality where the
coal, charcoal, coke oa.° briquettes is tl be delivered or
to my private scale in the p€3xticular locality where
the owner thereof shall consent. to such use, and permit
however, 3 the, t if the driver of the wagon or conveyance
requests the privilege of reweighing said coact., charcoal,
coke or briquettes and wagon on other: and different
scale from that selected by the Seale?' of Weights and
Vte aoux e s of the City of Beaumont zxxx34x-atxk:ka or the
purchaser ox intending purchaser, said Sealer of Weights
and Yeasuzes, or the purchaaer or intending purchaser, shall
consent to s-ich regeighing on some other scale in the pa -«-
ticular locality; provided, that should the reweighing
on some othex scale be demanded by the purchaser or the
person to whom the coal or fuel is, to be delivered, said
Person $h€ ll, before said coal or fuel shall be zeweighed,
deposit ,with the official that is called upon to do the
weighing the sum of Pifty Cents for each load that is
to be reweighed, and in the event that it be ascertaimd
that the delivery ticket correctly shows the net weight,
said official shall pay over to the vend3r of said goal
or fuel the xeasonabl.e expanse of refta,uling, of sd d -fuel,
not to exceed the amount so deposited.
That where a re -weighing of the coal., oharcoal,
coke oi! briquettes shows the weight indicated on the de-
livery ticket to be more then the actual weight of same as `
shown by the actual reweighing, in that event the seller
of the above named commodity shall pay all expenses connected
with said reweighing. In the event of the seller refusing
to pay said expenses of re4veighing he shall be subject to
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tqp' '#ighing of the .coal,
charcoal, coke or briquettes.,
together with the convenayce and equipment for the purpose
o` 'ascertaining the gross
weight -thereof, and s hsll, after
delivery of such fuel,
return forthWith. the c'onTeyance
'Itnd� dquipment used in the
delivery of such coal, charcoal
coke or briquettes to the
same scale and permit the we igh-
;: of said conveyance and
equipment for the purpose of.
verifying the net weight of the, coal, charcoal, coke or
b iquettes, as shorn by the
delivery ticket; provided-,
however, 3 the, t if the driver of the wagon or conveyance
requests the privilege of reweighing said coact., charcoal,
coke or briquettes and wagon on other: and different
scale from that selected by the Seale?' of Weights and
Vte aoux e s of the City of Beaumont zxxx34x-atxk:ka or the
purchaser ox intending purchaser, said Sealer of Weights
and Yeasuzes, or the purchaaer or intending purchaser, shall
consent to s-ich regeighing on some other scale in the pa -«-
ticular locality; provided, that should the reweighing
on some othex scale be demanded by the purchaser or the
person to whom the coal or fuel is, to be delivered, said
Person $h€ ll, before said coal or fuel shall be zeweighed,
deposit ,with the official that is called upon to do the
weighing the sum of Pifty Cents for each load that is
to be reweighed, and in the event that it be ascertaimd
that the delivery ticket correctly shows the net weight,
said official shall pay over to the vend3r of said goal
or fuel the xeasonabl.e expanse of refta,uling, of sd d -fuel,
not to exceed the amount so deposited.
That where a re -weighing of the coal., oharcoal,
coke oi! briquettes shows the weight indicated on the de-
livery ticket to be more then the actual weight of same as `
shown by the actual reweighing, in that event the seller
of the above named commodity shall pay all expenses connected
with said reweighing. In the event of the seller refusing
to pay said expenses of re4veighing he shall be subject to
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a fine of not less than ten nor more than, one hundred. dollars.
VEND PiS OF IG 7- TO VET CM .AT DELIVERY; STEELYARD ETC. ,
TO BE USED. , ICE TO BE 30TUD BY AV'OIRDUPOMF WEIGHT, UIZIZ,SS
SPECIAL AG1ZI Y1,'NT.
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SECTION 2y- From and aftar-�
every vQnder" of ice in the City of Beaumont shall, at the
time of -actual delivery of any ice sold, wei-h the quantity
of ice delivered, and for that purpose shall use a steelyard,
balance or - other apparatus f or v ei ghing such ice, which
shall cmnform to the standard of Freights and measures
in, accordance with the provis ions of the ordinance , and all
ice delivered to consumaxs within the city shall be sold by .
avoirdupois weighty unless it is othoxwise especially
agreed upon between the buyer and seller.
TONGS USED IIT D'~T IVt'PM'JG ICS' TO 13r. S'LAIMI)
W T TH V EI GH'� .
SECTION 31rort, and aftex
each and every set of tongs used in the delivery of ice riithin
said city Shall have prominently and. conspicuously stamped
thereon the exact and true avoirdupois weight of said tongs.
FIREWOOD, STATMARD CORDO
5ECTIOT,T,M- That the standard. measurement of a cord of fire -
mood . i,s hereby fixed and established at one hundred and twenty
eight (1.28) fnEt cubic feet.
UNLAWFUL TO SELL, aTC., l+'ifil;l'r0OD, E;�C�pT BY ;ORD,
,11 TC
SECTION 3�i . S+'r om and after VS�-"V�ItLA�4-=t : _ VS, k n � ,.
it shallbe unlawful for any person, fizm oar corporation
or reeelver, trustee, agent, servant or employee of such,
to sell oz deliver or cause oy, permit to be sold or
delivered to any purchaser,- firewood in any quantities or
by any measure except by the cord or fractional part thereof,
or to sell or deliver or cause or permit to be sold or
delivered, a less quantity than the quantity represented to
be sold and delivered.
1
UNLA-vP- UL TO SMLy y ETC., BUTT -FR IN PRINTS, E' TC . ,
OTHRIR THAN, IIT 1 ;R.",.i3 OF POUNDS, L'TC. FROM ATTD ATTR
SEC T��It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation, or trustee, receiver I of fi cer , agent, servant
or employa.e thereof, to sell or offer, for sale, or to cause
or permit to, be sold or offerad fogy..- sale any butter in
prints oz, packages or otherwise other than in terms of
pounds and. ounces avoirdapoll, or for a greater weight than
the true weight thereof, or without the ti-ue weight thereof
being stamped or printed thereon.
D17'. -AD; SIGR :iT.9TINC 10rt IG:F T EACH I.O.AF TO BE 20STED.
SECTION 3a. Fr om and. often it
shall be unlawful far arty person, firm or ccwporation, or tr-ast-
tee, receivez, officer, agent, servant or employee thereof
to sell or to manufactuxe ov offer or expose for sale or
to cause ox permit to be sold or manufactured or offered or
exposed :dor sale. in his premises, or to have in possession
or keep for sale, any bread:, unless he shall have posted
In a conspicuous place in the room where said bread is
exposed for sale, a, sign in sufficiently large letters to
be :read by customero, stating the weight of each loaf of
bread., the trade name of the different kinds offered for sale,
and the price per loaf.
ROLLS, --P:TC • , NOT TO COitI.E ',rJTFIR' PROpISIO.NS.
SECTION 3t The p vovision or the preceeding section shall
not apply to rolls or fancy bread. weighing less than eight
ounces,Qx to bxead weighed more than eight hours after the
sane is baked.
REGULATING SALT OF GASOLIM- NAPTHA & OTHER
PETROLEUM 'PRODUCTS.
S.ECTIOh 3A7 - *'*Every person, firm or corporation _selling
or oiler i.ng ' for sale within the City of Beaumont any
gasoline, naptha or other product for .use in automobile
or other gasoline driven engine of any nature shall
have Posted ina conspicuous .place and in lettero o.�
figures not less than two inches in height, upon the con-
tainer, automatic pump or other c ontrivanee , used. as a
contained. or measuring device, a sign stating the product
sold, whether gasoline, naptha or other product,
And it shall be the dutp of the Inspector of
Weights and measures to test and, prove all measures, ant -o-
matic measuring pumps, or other measuring devices used
for measuring gasoline, naptha or any other pzeduct fow
the purpose of detecting inaccuracies, and any person,
fiXM or corporation owning or operating; any each measure,
automatic measuring pump or other d6vice shall, perpiit the
Inspector of Weights and Measures to test and prove any
such appliances, and said Inspector. of Weights and Measures
shall seal all such measures, automatic measuring pumps
or other' ,devices as "correct" where found to be corre'v.i
and shall seal as "eondemned" where four_d incorrect,, and
it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or c or p o rati .on
to operate or use any such measuring device f o!r measur' ing
where' sealed "condemned" or to sell, cause or permit to
be sold any product other than that which -it is represented;'.
to be.
UN1-jAV5'CT-T.,:1) CTICE DEOFTT.. -
SECTION r. Fiom and. aftior 1� .t it. shall
be unlawful for any person, firm or c.orporati: on to practice ,
deceit or fraud o any kind whatever in the sale of wood,
coal., grain, berries'. Fruit, vegatables, liquids or flt fs
of any kind or another commodity or article of mer"chiandise
of any kind whatsoever whether B016'by dry measure off' liquid
measi2re by selling or offering for ' sale any such wood, coali,
gxa11n, berxi.es, fruit, veg�atables, liquid or, flizi d of a1
r
kind ox any tither- oommodity or �:��tricle of mw�ch nd se of
auy kind wha.tsoover in quantities of sews velght or meas are
t I -
t6 Weight or Meaa=es -represented by the versos, o-
his agent ox employee upon such sale ox offer fox sale
or who sns12. sell or offer for sale aig ax"ticle of dry
measure in other than a legal cry measure or a4y, article
in
of liauid meaaurem nt/othex than a legal liquid measuve,
or in any measure which has not been inspected and
:pealed as correct by the In.spectox of Weights and kteaaures
In accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of this
Ox di naacte
GEW"RA*t, PI30V1SIJia F1 -KI Nr' PEITAZTy-
SECTION 3 1 . From ado aftea!
ani' pereoi., firm oe corporation, or the servants, employees.
managers, officers, receivers or trustees of such violating
any of tlza pro7isions of this okdIA ace 13 11 be guilty
of a. 'misdemennnor and upon conviction thez-9of. -when a
separate penalty
is
not otharwi,se
provided her=ein fox m -ch
violation,' shall
be
fined ' in any
scam not less than five
dollars nor noxe than t�z hundred dollars, and each separate
sale or package sold of offexed faz sale shall con;;stit`ute
a. separate offense and sustain a sseptarato prosecution there -
f or .
SECTION 3� &EREAS, owing to the fact that those is flow
no a:rdina.nce in the City of Beaumont providing for weights
and measures, and.
Wa--I�-Elsq the foot that numerous, instances hate
occured Trhere false weights and mea.swes were used, creates
a. public emoxgencZ end an imperative public necessity.
necessitating the suspension of the xule requixing ordinances
za be read at three xegnlar meetings.
Said xu l.e is therefozo hereby suspardod and
this ordinance s loll go into fall force and effect from
and after its lawful passage and pn.bliaation.
Passed this the 10day of � � , 1916.
Approved this the Eday of ,A -D. 1916.
\� 4
Mayos.
Attest:
city SeexetaTy.
ILC17 ON THIS THE FILED ON THIS TH5
J. G. SUTTON OF
CITY �SECRETARY J G. SUTTON
' %'a�rr"'V��J r✓l CITY 5ECRETAEiY
By ,.
( 1. 1 y10�
ASrAs&t t CL s,; r"et 7
Aaelatant City SocretPSY
I
ID ON THIS ry>
OF >
G. S U CITY SECRETARY
By
A65S5tDzY Cii9 5ocretecT
Beaumont, Tem ., -822%16.
Hon • Mayor & City Council,
C.ity.
Gentlemen;
We, your Ordinance Committee, to whom wqs
referred_ the attached ordinance, beg to. advise that
we have duly considered same and reeommend that said
ordinance be adapted.
Respectfully submitted,
O lir T H 'ra, , ,�, ,••1•-�
Ordi
C)F ,"�, —1916 '
nanoe C-ommittee..
J. G. SUTTON
:IFY SECRETARY
.AseWtaat City 1;tQroWtt