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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 10, Page 1372, No Ordinance Numberf 1372 / AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE INSPECTION OF WEIGHTS AND • MEASURES USED IN -ALL PLACES OF BUSINESS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIM215 OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, AND THE PAYIZ2;T OF FEES TO THE CITY OF PADUCAH FOR THE INSPECTION OF l7EIGHTS AND I+'.EASURES, AND FIXING A PENALTY FOR ANY VIOLATION HEREOF BE IT ORDAINED BY TEE BOARD OF COi.jyISSIOIdERS OF ?11E: CITY Or PADUCAH, KENTUCKY S EC TI OTI 1. All scales and containers used for the weighing and measuring of food, produce or a commodity of any kind which is sold in the City of Paducah, Kentucky, shall be regulated and designed in accordance with the standard of weights and measurements, and it shall be unlawful for any person to sell any commodity for which the price is determined by the use of scales or a container unless said scales or containers have been in- spected within a period of six (6) months prior to the date of such sale. The inspection shall be made by a member of the Police department who shall be designated by the City Mana`er to serve as Inspector of Weights and Measures. An inspection of all scales and containers used for measurement of commodities sold within the City of Paducah shall be made once each six months, and for each inspection made the owner of said scales or containers shall pay to the City of Paducah a fee in the sum of 25�. For each scale or container which complies with the Standard of Weights and Measures as determined by the Inspector, a sticker showing his certificate of approval shall be issued, said certificate bearing the date of the inspection and the name of the official by whom the inspection was made. SECTION 2. Any person violating or failing to comply with any of Provisions of this ordinance, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not less than „5.00, and not more than $100.00, or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not exceeding fifty (50) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 13 �S 1373 SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption. Introduced, April 16th, 1946 Passed by the Board of Commissioners, April 23rd, 1946 Recorded by Rudy Stewart, City Clerk, April 23rd, 1946.