1655 Weighing of Commodities Sold(Published in the Salina Evening Journal May , 1912.)
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ORDINANCE NO. Z ,
An Ordinance relating to the weighing of commodities sold in the city
of Salina, Kansas, and for the establishment of city scales for
such purpose within said city.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen of the city of Salina:
Section 1. PUBLIC SCALES. The Mayor and Council are authorized
to provide at suitable places in the city of Salina such number of pub-
lic scalesas may from time to time oe necessary for the use of the
public, and such public scales shall be suitable for weighing animals,
hay, coal, grain and all other produce, material or commodity.
Sec. 2. WHIGHMASTERS AND MEASURERS. The Mayor by and with the
consent of the Council shall appoint one or more suitable persons to
act as weighmasters and measurers in said city, whose term of office
shall be one year from the time of appointment, unless said term is
otherwise specially limited at the time of appointment; and may con-
tract with such person or persons, or -with any other person or persons
for the use of his or her scales to weigh animals, hay, coal, grain and
all other produce, material or commodities for a period of time not
exceeding one year at any one time, and the scales so contracted for
by the Mayor and Council aforesaid are hereby declared to be official
city scales of such city, for the length of time so contracted for ;
and the person or persons appointed as weighmasters and measurers
aforesaid shall receive as'' compensation for his or her services as
such such a per cent of the monies received by him or them from the
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weighing and measuring of the commodities so weighed and measured by
him or.them.under his or their said contract with said city as may
be agreed upon by the city and such person or persons, and no other dk-
compensatisn or salgry shall be paid to such weighmaster and measurer
�y.said city.
See. 3. OATH.AND BOND. Any person who shall be appointed as
weighmaster and measurer shall, before entering upon the duties of
such office, take and file an oath of office and give bond to the city
in the sum of $ y c� �conditioned"Pefaithful performance
of the duties of the office and to pay over to the city treasurer
all moneys that he may receive belonging to the city.
Sec. 4. DUeTIIESisS.ce . It shall be the duty of each weighmaster and
measurer to keep phoffior stay at or convenient to the scales
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operatAd by him from seven o'clock A.M. to arsawt daily, Sundays ex-
cepted, and to weigh every load or parcel of coal, cattle, hogs, bgeg
pork, grain, J, or other produce or commodities presented to
him at the scales for such purpose, and to give to the person for whom
the same is weigned a certificate showing the gross and net weignt
thereof. It shall also be his duty to measure every load or parcel
of firewood, presented to himSor that purpose, and he shall deliver
to the person for whom such measurement is made a certificate showing
the quantity thereof and the date of measurement. Said weighmaster
and measurer shall also keep suitable books in tabulated form, showing.
each and every load or part thereof weighed and measured, and sh& l at
any time when requested furnish to any party interested a certificate
showing such weight and Measurement.
Sec. STANDARD .OF -WEIGHTS ANDS -MEASURES,. .,In--wdighingi,and,...",�---: �.
m6asuring all loads or any produce or commodity t3ge weighmaster and
measurer shall be governed by the standards of weights and measures in
force under the laws of the state of Kansas, or generally adopted by
the custom of the commnthi*y, where no standard of weights and measures
is fixed by law.
Sec. 6. FEES TO BE CHARGED. The weighmaster and measurer shall
charge and collect from the person having weighing or measuring done
the following fees, to -wit: For weighing every load of hay, coal,'grain,
or other commodity, 10 cents; for weighing cattle$ hogs, and live
stock, for the first five (5 ) head, five (5 ) cents each; in excess. of
five ( 5 ) head, two and one-half (2 1/2) cents per head, provided, that
no charge shall be made of less than ten (10) cents; for measuring every
load of wood at the yard, ten (10) cents.
Sec. 7. PAYMENT OF MONEY AND REPORTS. Each weighmaster and
meastirer shall pay, over to the city treasurer on the first clay of each
month, all monies collected by virtue of his office, and shall take
duplicate receipts therefor, one of which shall be filed with his re-
port; and at the same time he shall file an itemized report to be pre-
sented to the city council shoving the amount of money received by him
for weighing and measuring during the last preceding month, and the
persons from whom collected.
Sec. 8. This ordinance shall takt-effect and be in force from
and after its publication once in the Salina Evening Journal.
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Passed and approve 1912. e
Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk,