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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinances Book 9, Page 1323, No Ordinance Number:.'T -:SG TO d"EIGHTS, :. SASt'RES 4ND :AL. CSS �r/6-19i3 PBUVIDI_SG iOR 'r::.. A2?O11Tf EHT Or All IPS':CTOR,, OF l9_If;HTS A:!D 9l9 �;.I TI SDUTIES AND CCSNLi?SATIOii, Ail P:iU7IL'allG 0:.::j 0 cG:..:I lo:;_: s 01' •r:e_: C11', e: SEC-YIO_: 1. �j6_,yv3 5i6 standards of vreiChts, measures and b alances prescribed I' u and established by the Government of the United States shall be and constitute the Standards of weights, measures and balances in the ,:Ity of Paducah. The City :.:ana.,er is hereby authorized and empowered to provide and furnish all Imgliments, devices, measurements, balances and other equipment necessary to enable the Inspector of 1.7'ei3lits and measures to test all scales, me-surinZ equipment and devices and other eoi"hln�; equipment and devices in ord:r to determine whether the same comply with the requirements of this ordinance and the standards herein established; and all weiShts, measures and balancels of every kind w'thin and without any place of business within the 7ity of Paducah which are in use or attempted to be used in wei;hina aeasurin or determininC amount or quantity of any merchandise, prolluce i or co:viodity,offered for sale or to be offered for sale, or that Is; being purchased, sold or ofrered for sale by weight or measure shah be subject to the provlsions of this Act, and shall at all ti -n a bel i open to inspecti6a and examination by s aid Inspector of said y assures and b alances. I SECTION 2. Por the purpose of carryin; into effect this ordinance, there s hereby created the Position of Inspector of weights, measures and alances. Said Inspector of htn, measuran and balances shall be i r,'rcr:yed with the duty of enforeln; the provisions of this ordinance and or all ether or,1lna,Laes relat.1n;; to the subject to weL=hta, ,^ennureo and balances In the City of Paducah. ( There s':wll be apaointod zr30n nual.ifle•1 to test woi;;hts, measures and balaaccs, and who :.hall 'ncn v0 for 'all ^^r:'.., an such Inspector the sum of `—Qm 25.00 11 ..be _nald at the same te anti mall be classified of ontorin;; pr.ariaoz and In aflectin•; vel ;htu and r.oasuroa, ' to a:Tanta de por:ons found ., ... .,..:!. i,.. ,7.nu.'f!a1 as b a Ion ;irr ,art .^,nt or r' a :.1hnl l h,ve pollee of tq'; p2'e':'13lOSls .._ .. ,, ,. ... ... , ..... :.... :r Qr.-.. .. .. ...... . . .... to lei '"t3, nansures and balances in the City of Paducah. 3efore entering upon his duties, said 'Inspector of wel lits, measures and balances shall execute a bond in the penal sum of ,`1,000.00 for the faith Cul performance of his duties, and which bond shall be preserved as other bonds of employees of the City of Paducah.• SECTION 3. It shall be the duty of the Inspector herein provided f r to test, at l ast once each year, all wei_hts, measures and balances of every kind employed in any business in the City of Paducah, andl n:iich may be used in connoction with the purchase, sale, oxchango or transfer or storage of any articles of commerce v&ich are sold, tr ns £erred or conveyed by vrei.�-,ht, measure or balance. Said Inspector shall also test all pu:lic scales in like manner and for like purpose :,nen any scale, measure or balanco is tested by said Inspector and found to be correct, said Inspector shall affix thereon, in a con- spicuous place a stamp or seal bearin;, the date of said inspection and indlcatin;, that sal 1 vtei;hinZ or measuring device is found to be correct, and is approved by the Inspector. Any scale, deviic or measurin3 device of any kind found not to be correct shall be illmme corrected or taken out of use and service immediately, and said Inspector shall affic thereto a stamp or seal, in a conspicuous place thereon, .;ivinZ the date of inspection and statin; that said scaled,, el�hin; or measuring device is disapproved or condemned; until sues condemned or dist-,proved measurinZ or wei hin. mgchine or device ha corrected that the same can be approved b;, the Inspector the sem: shall not a.;ain be used or permitted to be in use by the o,.,ner or oocrator tiereof; and any such measurin,- or wei„h.ing _actrumentallties found to be inaccurate shall be removod from the i co o, tu,iness ,.1icro the same Is found, and shall not agaln be :._:rifted to be exposed or exhibited in such place of business until have been corrected so that upon Inspection and test the sa=9 Rill +c fount to I)- accurate and corroct as to monsuroments ori tely been n7 _ ... , , f{ra or r. .r _ ., :Sn;l,r usin; and a*nployln i.o b:" uc connoction with tho :rei 7hInp ar:• _. _ 1,- , bartrr or oxc?tru e, and a to± 3io,1c,nnor awl uaon th:a :'1v (; .JOj allays' .. .:. ...°.Cc{. ., :1 �,!' .. , ...•fa:3uV03 'JI` balances ^.9 ,r :•a.i.. - ar meseurin„ M corn:::odities•as herein provided shall be doomed to be zuIlty of s misdomeanov, and upon conviction shall be fined not le.s than Five ;S.00) .iollars nor more than Fifty (W50.00) Dollars. Any person, firm of corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance, not specifically embraced in any other penal provision thereof, 3 1wll be :teemed uilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not I less than Five (p5%00) Dollars nor more than Fifty (:;,50.00) Dollars', and each time any inaccurate or condemned viei;hin.- or measuring levies is used, and each time the ri ht or privile-e to inspect or exa=mine any re13hing or measuring machine or device is refused shaliI seemed a separate offence and punishable as such. III At any time when the Inspector or weights, measures and balances iesires to inspect or examine any weighing or measuring machine or device, he shall have the right and privlle3e to onter the premises) of the owner, operator or user thereof and make such inspection freie i from any interference or hinderence on the part of the ovmer, operaior or user thereof; and any person who shall interfere with, prevent o attempt to prevent such inspections hall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less thnn Five (`5.00) Dollars nor more than Fifty (;50.00) Dollars. SECTIO14 5. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are to the extent of such conflict hereb- repealed, and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its i adoption. Pay11 or 4�0- !'assea iiy the .oard of Comni,,s:toner a, Au ust, 3, 1938 :accorded by nudy Stewart, City Cleric, tu,ust, 4th, 1938.