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Ord 391 2/20/1922 1 - l� ` ♦f , vR?u _,C E ITO$ �Y AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING '21 T i,LIL _ ;D 1EASURES ,USED FOR THE SALE OF I ER GIL? 1DISE, G012.1'ODITIE�``-� :AID PRODUCE, SMALL BE :PROPERLY T ST-D rD I SP�CT ED : 2ROVIDIE k�UR ` rL CF.Ei�TIt}N OF THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF 'EIGH 'S 111,11D !,.EA. SU_RES,DEFIffING HIS DUTIES, 11111D PROVID;II G A BE IT ORDAIITE�D B"? '1'y1E BO" D A jD" 4 �lT 0" TH CITY OF rAIICHITA FALLS, TL1LAS SECTION 1. That it shall hereafter be unlawful for any per- son, firm or corporation to use any Treasure, scales or mechanical device for the purpose of weighing or measuring the quantity of any article of imerchandise, coamodity or produce for the sale, ba�:ter or exchangeof the same in this city, unless ' sucX measure, scales or mechanical device has been properly tested and approved by the Inspector of Weights and I��easures as herein after provided, SECTION 2. That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to mark, label or designate any package of merchan- dise, produce or commodity incorrectly as to volume, size or weight , or to sell, or offer or expose for sale, exchan, e or barter any such packaz e of mercl-1 ndise, produce or conullodity, incorrectly mar'�ed as to size or weight. SECTION 3. That the office of Inspector -f Weights and Measures is hereby created and authority is given to the Ylavor to appoint at l a salary determined by the Board of Aldermen, an Inspector of Vyei_ghts I and Tyieas»res who shall be gdalified to intellig :ntly determine the accuracy of weighing and measuring; devices as -_>>rovided for in this ordin ,nce. The first assistant Ins sector of 'a`ea �i�ts and Measures shall : be tr.e Cifv Chemist, who shall ser-,.-e wkthout additional salary, and who in the absence of the Inspector of !lpights and Measures or the failure of--the Board of Aldermen to a,o?oint such an Inspector, Z ,,b:�mself act as and preform th4 ` L�e of the Inspector of Weights r end tle s rep as nrov-1 (1.ed in this 3GIOD4 - - 1' t tie InseCcx 'v �z 's 'srx' sures shall be nrov de ._st 'the expertise of the 5_t}?, with necesu&li sty and measures 'which conform in accuracy zt all tunes bvitndtlioseard eofhts Un7-ted States Bureau od Standards, .end said insbector shall use such standard weights and measures for deternl devices which in*ng the accuracy of all r ie Sa, Us or tests. Said Inspector shall be held responsible for the safe; kee-Oing pf'all such standard weights and measures belonging to the 'Cs SECTION 5. T'nat it shall be the duty of the Inspector of and I;ieasures, either by himself or his assistants, to insyoect and et sts at least quatbrly but oftener -vhenever he deems ncessary all weights, scales, beams, measures of all kinds, instruments r mechanical devices used by any person, firm or corporation in connection with the sale or barter of any and all nerchendise. T)roduce or coiLLod ties in this City, eXcePting those devices used b r�aziies or T� utility or public service com- cor;orations for the measuring of thier products to thier patrons, which devices shall be inspected and tested as herein provided. SECTION 6. It shall ,hereafter be unlawful for any firm ,person oL' corporation serving this city as a public utilit�r cornPersoany sell or offer for sale any commodity to the public th-rough _n meter or L.et e ins device tiv,iieh is ,raOre Han two per cent. i ind of a nac a c r � Wno scar person, firm curate, or corporation shall place any meter r metering device on any service Line for the purpose of determnin or measuring file ammount of any commodity offered for sale, unless such meter or metcling device shall have been tested, ap-oroved and sealed by the Inspector Of 17eiglits and Measurika� or his d sistants, uly authorized ag- SECTION 7. It shall be the ,duty of the Inspector of Wei ghts and Measures to investigate the coniplaa'nts: of the citizens of this city relative to the inaccuracy of all such meters or metering devices used by such publis service companies on thier service lines for the measuring of thier products to thier patrons of this city, and to in- sped and test any such meters or metering devices complained of t. shall That the following schedule of inspection fees/be charged by the City, paid by the owners or operators of such measles or 'devices used in connection with the sale of commodities, mat . ctecl by the inspector of Wttghts and Measures or his= assist- ants and turned over to the City Clerk on the first of � ch month together with a record of the number of inspections mad`fi .c The ins-Deena ' fee on each -oven volume measure having a canacitY up to ;and i eluding five gallons shall be ten cents fox each such inspection, and for all open volume measures having a ' capacity. of over five gallons the inspection fee shall be fifteen cents for each such inspection. The inspection fee on each scale or' weighing dev�ic"e shell be fifteen cents for each such inspection. The inanlbotion fee on 11 mechanical measuring devices, such ` shall be fifteen cents for esch inspect �Y C of those having a capacity of less than five gallons -and twenty five j cents for those having a capacity of five gallons or over. The inspection fee ,,on all meters or metering devices shall be as follows, for,,.e;6oh inspectiol� of each such meter or metering device inspected and nested at the companies place of business and before being issued for service the fee shall be fifteen cents and for each inspection and ttSt of such meter or metering device in- spected and tested wliii, in service the fee shall be two dollars, which shall be paid by the company owning or operating such instru- ment in case it is found to be operating more than two percent fast or to be paid by the customer on whose service line it is placed in case it vlas operating within the permissible limits of accuracy. j I j I� r r iF J- r whenever he deems it necessary for the ro0tecection tiOn Of i y such be patrons. ,'h enever as a result et cling device is inaccurate to , such found that any such meter or metering, or a degree that it registers more than two per cent h�ait' shallsbet T the wise working to the disadvanta e of the patron. duty of the Inspector of geights and Measures to 'furnish all such detailed in as he -?ossesses to the City �ttorne;T, who shall imediately take such action ws it is adebPcauseary oofesuch eaccu*taraey refunds tzhere overcharges have been m of such meters or metering devices. SECTION 8o That whenever weighing or meaZLUTing devices are y r eassistants to caxr��pa�d__ pith the sfound tandardstheuhspee1�o�nror� assistur ants. -e�ices shall` be so marked r that the public clay know that such devices have beennaeseighting and �de-to T he Inspector; and all measuring aee, accurate b T t ct'ion ,re found not to condor ii to the standaEds, shall be condemned by the IQhibited.or his assistants, and tb.jer use w le inaccur to shall be SECTION/6 That any �ersoa, firm or corporation having in his possession or using any false scale,r�eight or measuring device in sthee P buying or selling of any commodity, or who ,hall remove any tag, or other itlentification mark ploreorohisuassistants, orhanymoneuvio-r measuring device by the Irs,.ec la ing any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an�r s not excee` ng one htndred dollars. A.D. 1922. Passed on th day is the da of T•-a.yor ATTES L, Clerk i r i � y ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THAT ALL WEIGHTS AND MEASURES USED FOR THE SALE CP IdERCHANDISE, COMMODITIES AND PRODUCE SHALL BE PROPERLY TESTED AND INSPECTED PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF THE OFFICE OF IN- SPECTOR OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, DEFINING HIS DUTIES, FIXING HIS SALARY IZVY NG-_,-,ERTAIN FEES FOR THE INSPECTION AND TESTING OF SAID WEIGHTS AND ,MEAaURES AN-D-_PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY. a IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, `fiE%AS: SECTION I. That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to use any measure scales or mechanical devise for the sale , barter or exchange of -rers, unless it has been properly tested and inspected by the In.specjtor of weights and measures as herein after provided. SECTION II. That it shall be unlawful for any person firm or corporation to mark, label or designate any package of merchandise produce or commodity incorrectly as to volume, size or weight , or to sell -� exchange or barter or offer or expose for sale , exchange or barter any such package of merchandise, produce or commodity , incorrectly marked j as to size or weight . SECTION III. That the office of Inspector of ,weights and Measures is hereby c ate d and authority is given the Mayor to appoint, I� t a salary determine the Board of Aldermen, an Inspector of Weights and Measures who shall be qualified to intelligently determine the aca- uracy, of measuring and weighing devise as provided for in this ordinance. The Inspector of weights and measures shall be paid the salary of per month and shall execute a good and solvent bond in the sum of dodlars payable to the City of cand one or- e ai ful performance of his duties as herein provided. SECTION IV. That the Inspector of weights and Measures shall be provided, at the expense of the city, with necessary standard weights and measures which conform in accuracy rat all times with those of the United States Bureau of Standards , and said inspector shall use such standard weights and measures for determining the accuracy of all devises which he inspects or tests . Said inspector shall be responsible for the safe keeping of all such standard weights and measures. SECTION V. All measuring and weighing devises used in con- nection with the sale of commodities in this city shall be tested and inspected by the Inspector of sleights and Measures , or his duly author- ized assistants, as frequently as the following stated intervals and he or his assistants shall collect from the owners or operators of such measuring and weighing devices and issue receipts therefore-inspection fees according to the following schedule : All open, volume measures of any description used in conn- ection with the sale of commodities at any place of business in this City shall be tested at least once every three months, for which a fee of ten cents shall be charged for each such inspection of each such measure . All rulers, yard sticks, or other lineal measures used in connection with the sale of commodities in this city shall be inspected at least once every, three months for which a fee of ten cents shall be charged for each such inspection of each such measure. All scales and weighting devises used in connection with the sale of commodities in this city shall be inspected at least once every three months for which a fee of fifteen cents shall be charged for each such inspection of each such weighing device. All mechanically operated measuring devises , and particu- larly those which are measuring contrivances similar to the pump devices used for the measuring of gasoline and lubricating oils shall be inspec- ted. and testedcat least once every month for which the following fees shall be charged; for all such devices having a capacity of less than five gallons the fee shall be fifteen cents for each such inspection of each such device, and for .those having a capacity of over five gallons the fee shall be twenty five cents for each such inspection of each such device. SECTION VI. That whenever weighing or measuring devices are found by the Inspector or his assistants to correspond with the stan- dards such weighing or measuring devises shall be so marked that the pub],io y know that such devices have been tested and found accurate, and:' all me wring and weighing devices , which upon inspection are found not to co- or to the standards, shall be condemned by the Inspector or , 'his assistants,-, and their use while inaccurate shall be prohibited. ta SECTION VII.That any person, firm or corporation having in his possession or using any false scales , weight or measure or measuring device in the buying or selling of any commodity or who shall remove any tag, stamp or other identification mark placed on any such scales , weight , measure or measuring device by the inspector or his assistants et, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars. Passed and approved on this day of February g. D. 1922. v� Mayor ATTEST:- City Clerk c i