2188 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. [ART. 97

1904, art. 97. sec. 9. 1888, art. 97, sec. 9. 1860, art. 96, sec. 9. 1825, ch. 206.
sec. 7. 1910, ch. 353, sec. 8 (p. 326).

7. If any person shall neglect or refuse to have his, her or their
beams and scales, weights and measures inspected and adjusted as
herein directed when required to do so by the proper officer, he, she or
they shall forfeit and pay a fine of five dollars for every day during
such delinquency.

Ibid. sec. 10. 1888, art. 97, sec. 10. 1860, art. 96, sec. 10. 1825, ch. 206,
secs. 7. 8. 1910, ch. 353, sec. 9 (p. 326).

8. If any standard keeper shall be informed or has reason to sus-
pect that any person is using or has in his possession with fraudulent
intention and* false beams, scales or measures, he shall examine the
same, and if he finds them or any of them to be false, he shall seize the
same as a forfeiture, and adjust and sell them at public auction, and
shall annually return a statement of the money received therefor under
oath to the county commissioners.

Ibid. sec. 11. 1888, art. 97, sec. 11. 1860, art. 96, sec. 11. 1825, ch. 206,
sec. 4. 1910, ch. 353, sec. 10 (p. 326).

9. If any weight or measure which shall have been branded or
stamped or herein required shall be broken, injured, altered or changed,
or condemned by the standard keeper, and shall be found thereafter in
the use of any person within this State, such person shall forfeit and
pay a fine of twenty dollars for each and every offense.

Ibid. sec. 12. 1888, art. 97, sec. 12. 1860, art. 96, sec. 12. 1825, ch. 206,
sec. 9. 1910, ch. 353, sec. 11 (p. 326).

10. Each standard keeper shall receive compensation for the dis-
charge of his duties as the county commissioners shall think proper to
allow, which shall be levied on the assessable property of the county and
collected as other county charges.

Ibid sec. 13. 1888, art. 97, sec. 13. 1860, art. 96, sec. 13. 1825, ch. 206.
sec. 10. 1910, ch. 353, sec. 12 (p. 326).

11. Whenever any standard keeper shall be applied to adjust scales,
weights and measures, by adding to or diminishing the same, or to
adjust scales beams, he shall be allowed an additional reasonable com-
pensation therefor, to be paid by the party so applying for his sendees.

Ibid. sec. 14. 1888, art. 97, sec. 14. 1860, art. 96, sec. 14. 1825, ch. 206,
sec. 11. 1910, ch. 353, sec. 13 (p. 326).

12. Half of all fines and forfeitures imposed by the preceding sec-
tions of this article shall go to the informer and the other half to the
use of the county.

1910, ch. 353, sec. 14 (p. 326).

13. The units of standards of measures of capacity for liquids
designated in this article shall be based on a liquid gallon or two hun-

*Evidently a typographical error in the act.