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898

WEIGHTS AS.D MEASURES.

[ART. 97

ARTICLE XCVII

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

1. Standards.
2-4. Inspectors of standards ; appoint-
ment ; duties ; bond.
5. Weights and measures to be in-
spected, stamped and branded
and no others to be used ; pen-
alty.
6. Attendance of inspectors at mar-
kets, towns, inspecting ware-
houses, etc.; notice thereof ;
beams, scales, etc., to be ad-
justed.
7. Record of inspectors, what to
show ; sample packages to be ex-
amined ; certificates to be issued.
8, Failure to have beams, scales,
weights and measures inspected
and adjusted ; penalty.
9. Inspectors to investigate persons
suspected of using false beams,
scales, weights or measures; for-
feiture and sale thereof.
10. Stamped or branded weight or
measure which has been broken;
penalty for using: proviso.
11-12. Compensation of inspectors.
13. Liquid unit or standard.
14. Dry measure, unit or standard.
15. Bushel standard.
16. Standard of measure for berries,
small fruits and certain nuts.
17. Quart berry box or basket stand-
ard ; "short" boxes ; use of short
boxes without their being so
marked ; penalty.

18. Standard bushel box or basket for
fruits and vegetables.
19. Standard barrel for green peas
and beans ; dimensions of barrel
to be stamped ; penalty for fail-
ure.

20. Use of barrel for peas or beans
which has been broken or con-
demned ; penalty.
21. Standard barrels for fruits and
vegetables.
22. Standard double-head apple bar-
rels.
23. "Short" barrels, baskets or boxes
to be so marked ; penalty.
24. Standard weight for grain, hay,
straw, produce and mineral coal.
25. Charges for freight, measurement,
weighing, inspection, wharfage
and commission on grain, how
charged ; penalty.
26. Cotton, woolen and dry goods,
packages of, not to contain
marks indicating greater con-
tents than actually exist; pen-
alty ; recovery thereof.
27. Standard of weight of tomatoes;
weigher of vegetables ; compen-
sation ; duties ; refusal to pay ac-
cording to weight; disposal of
produce after weighing and be-
fore delivery; penalties.
28. How fines and forfeitures are re-
covered and used.

1914, ch. 802.

1.* The standards for weights and measures in this State, except
as otherwise provided in this Article, shall he the same as the standards
of weights and measures of the United States.

As to fraud in connection with fruit and vegetable packing, see article 27, sec-
tion 156.

* Article 97 as enacted by the act of 1914, chapter 802, is in effect January 1,
1915.

 

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