HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1926 ORDINANCE NO. 'V`A
A REVISED AND DIGESTED WEIGHTS AND MEASURES OR-
DINANCE REVISING AND DIGESTING ORDINANCE NUMBER
1464 AS PROVIDED BY SECTION 2, CHAPTER 26 OF
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH; REVISING
AND DIGESTING ORDINANCES RELATING TO THE CREA-
TION OF THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF WEIGHTS AND
MEASURES IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH; DESCRIBING
HIS DUTIES; A STANDARD OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
FOR THE CITY OF FORT WORTH; REGULATING THE
TESTING AND USE OF WEIGHING AND MEASURING DE-
VICES; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES
OF ACCURACY OF 7MIGHING OR MEASURING DEVICES;
PROHIBITING THE GIVING OF SHORT WEIGHTS OR
MEASURES; REGULATING THE MANUFACTURE AND SALE
OF CERTAIN COMMODITIES WITH RESPECT TO WEIGHT,
MEASURE AND NUMERICAL COUNT; CONTAINING SPECI-
FICATIONS AND TOLERANCES; SPECIFYING THE WEIGHT
PER BUSHEL OR BARREL OR DIVISIBLE MERCHANTABLE
QUANTITIES OF A BUSHEL OR BARREL OF CERTAIN
COMMODITIES; DEFINING CERTAIN TERMS; PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE;
CONTAINING A SAVING CIAUSE; REPEALING ALL
FORMER ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT MIERLTITH; PRO-
VIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE
OF ALL LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND ENACTING
THE NECESSARY PROVISIONS INCIDENT TO THE OBJECT
AND PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY AND THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT 'NORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION I.
There is hereby created the office of Inspector of !Heights
and Measures of the City of Fort Worth, which officer shall be
appointed by the Director of Public Health and Welfare, subject
to the approval of the City Manager; said officer shall be under
the control and supervision of the Director of Public Health and
Welfare. There shall be appointed from time to time by the Di-
rector of Public Health and Welfare, subject to the approval of
the City Manager, such deputies and assistants to the Inspector
of Weights and Measures as shall be deemed necessary.
SECTION II.
Sealer to Purchase Weights and Measures: Standard of
Weights and Measures; Custodian. The Sealer of Weights and
Measures of the City of Fort Worth shall procure through the Pur-
chasing Agent a complete set of accurate weights and measures and
shall cause the same to be tried, proven, sealed and, certified
by the official custodian of Weights and Measures of the State of
Texas. Thereafter such weights and measures shall be the standard
of weights and measures for the City of Fort Worth, and for all
vendors therein.
The Standard of Weights and Measures adopted and used by
the Government of the United States and by the State of Texas is
hereby declared the only legal Standard of Weights and Measures
within the limits of the City of Fort Worth, and the Specifica-
tions and Tolerances as recommended by the government of the United
States and the State of Texas for the various weighing and measur-
ing devices, except liquid measuring devices of the retail type,
are hereby declared to be the specifications and tolerances for
weighing and measuring devices to be used within the limits of
the City of Fort Worth; provided, however, that in case the Stand-
ard of Weights and Measures and Specifications and Tolerances
prescribed by the Government of the United States and by the State
of Texas do not fully embrace all of the requirements of this or-
dinance with reference to weights and measures, then in such event
the Standard herein prescribed shall control.
The Sealer of Weights and Measures shall be the custodian
of such standard set of weights and measures and the same shall
at all times conform to the standard of weights and measures es-
tablished and prescribed by law.
SECTION III,
Whenever the Inspector of Weights and Measures shall find
any weighing or measuring device to be incorrect and not suscepti-
ble of satisfactory repair, he shall condemn and seize and may
destroy same; but such weighing and measuring devices as are in-
correct and yet may be repaired shall be marked or tagged "out
of order."
Whoever removes or defaces any tag or device placed by
the Inspector of Weights and Measures upon any weighing or measur-
ing device, except the Director of Public Health and Welfare or
any person acting for him, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and shall be punished as hereinafter provided in this ordinance.
Whoever shall use or allow to be used or who shall dis-
pose of any weighing or measuring device which has been declared
out of order, except as herein provided, shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as hereinafter provided in
this ordinance.
Weighing and measuring devices which have been tagged or
marked "out of order" may be removed for the purpose of trading
same in as part of the price of a new device, but notice of such
disposition with such descriptive information as may be required
by the Inspector of Weights and Measures shall be furnished to the
Inspector of Weights and Measures in writing, within three days
from the time of such removal.
Any person buying, receiving or taking in any weighing
or measuring device which has been tagged "out of order" shall
notify the Inspector of Weights and Measures in writing within
three days, giving such descriptive information as may be required
by the Inspector of Weights and Measures, and stating the disposi-
tion of such weighing and measuring device.
No person shall change, remove or deface the serial num-
ber or identification number on any weighing or measuring devicep
All scales shall be placed on the counter in such posi-
tion that the reading on the customer's or operator's side of the
scale shall be in plain view of the customer and operator. No
posters or anything shall be posted or hung on the scale so as to
obstruct the view of any weight or amount of reading at any timed
Scales shall not be placed under a fan of any kind or in 'such po-
sition that a fan of any kind affects the true reading of the
scales.
SECTION IV.
If any person, either by himself or his employee or
agent, or as the employee or agent of another, shall use any
weighing or measuring device in the purchase or sale of any com-
modity before such device is tested and sealed as provided in the
foregoing sections of this ordinance, or shall use any such de-
vice that is incorrect according to the Standard prescribed in this
ordinance, or shall alter or permit to be altered any such de-
vies which has been sealed as set out in the above section of
this ordinance, such person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and shall be punished as hereinafter provided in this ordinance•
Possession of any incorrect weighing or measuring device or any
weighing or measuring device which has been altered after being
sealed by the Inspector of Weights and Measures shall constitute
prima facie evidence of knowledge of the incorrectness of same or
the alteration of same.
SECTION V,
The Inspector of Weights and Measures shall have the
power to arrest any violator of this ordinance and to seize for
use as evidence any false or incorrect weighing or measuring de-
vice and any weighing or measuring device that has been tampered
with after being sealed by the Inspector of Weights and Measures
found in the possession of any person•
SECTION VT,
It shall be unlawful for any person, either by himself
or his employee or agent, or as the employee or agent of another,
to fail or refuse to exhibit to the Inspector of Weights and Meas-
urea any weighing or measuring device for the purpose of having
same inspected and tested as required by this ordinance.
SECTION VII.
It shall be unlawful for any person either by himself or
his employee or agent, or as the employee or agent of another,
to sell, offer, or expose for sale any commodity in bulk or in
package form in less weight, measure or numerical count than
that represented by such person or represented on such package
to the purchaser of said commodity.
The offense defined in this section shall be a misde-
meanor and shall be punishable as hereinafter provided in this
ordinance.
SECTION VIII.
SALE NOT FOR IMMEDIATE CONSUMPTION: It shall be unlawful
to sell, except for immediate consumption on the premises, liquid
commodities in any other manner than by weight or liquid measure,
or commodities not liquid in any other manner than by measure of
length, by weight, or by numerical count, provided, however, that
nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the sale
of fruits, vegetables, and other dry commodities in the standard
barrel, or of berries and small fruits in boxes as provided for
by State Law, or of vegetables or fruits usually sold by the head
or bunch in this manner.
For the purpose of this section, the term "commodities
not liquid" shall be construed to include goods, wares and mer-
chandise which are not in liquid form, and which have heretofore
been sold by measure of length, by weight, by measure of capacity,
or by numerical count, or which are susceptible of sale in any of
these ways.
SECTION IX.
SALE BY NET WEIGHT: Whenever any commodity is sold on a
basis of weight, it shall be unlawful to employ any other weight
in such sale than the net weight of the commodity, and all con-
tracts concerning goods sold on a basis of weight shall be under-
stood and construed accordingly. Whenever the weight of a com-
modity is mentioned in this ordinance, it shall be understood
and construed to mean the net weight of the commodity.
SECTION X.
RIGID FOUNDATION: It shall be unlawful for any person to
use, or retain in his possession for use, any weighing or measur-
ing device unless the same is installed on a suitable and rigid
foundation or support.
SECTION XI.
BREAD: It shall be unlawful for any person, either by
himself or his employee or agent, or as the employee or agent of
another, to manufacture for sale, sell, offer, or expose for sale
any bread otherwise than in the following units of weight: one
pound net, one and one-half pounds net, or multiples of one pound
net. All bread offered or exposed for sale in the City of Fort
Worth shall be wrapped, and such wrappers shall bear the true net
weight and the name and address or permit number of the manufac-
turers of said bread in a plain and conspicuous position; if
permit number is used, the manufacturer shall make application to
the Director of Public Health and Welfare upon forms prescribed
and furnished by the Director of Public Health and Welfare, and
upon satisfactory information the Director of Public Health and
Welfare shall assign to said applicant, free of charge, a permit
number which shall be attached to each package as heretofore pro-
vided. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section
of this ordinance shall be punished as hereinafter provided in
this ordinance.
SECTION XII.
BREAD: The weight specified in the preceding section
shall mean net weight not more than twenty-four hours after bak-
ing. All bread offered or exposed for sale in the City of Fort
Worth shall for the purpose of this section be deemed prima facie
to have been baked within twenty-four hours, unless such bread
is marked, designated, or segregated as "stale bread."
The variation and tolerance in the weight of bread al-
lowed shall not exceed one ounce (1) per pound in excess or de-
ficiency within the required twenty-four hours. The weights set
out in this section shall not apply to crackers, pretzels, bis-
cuits, buns, rolls, or loaves of fancy bread weighing less than
one-fourth (1/4) pound avoirdupois.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this sec-
tion of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and shall be fined not less than $25.00 nor more than p200,00,
All bakery products wrapped prior to sale shall have the
net weight or numerical count plainly and conspicuously marked
on the outside of each package.
SECTION XIII.
WOOD: It shall be unlawful for any person, either by
himself or his employee or agent, or as the employee or agent of
another, to sell, offer or expose for sale any wood other than by
the following measurements: All wood shall be sold by the "cord"
or faction thereof; in all contracts for the sale of wood the
term "cord" shall mean 128 cubic feet of wood. Any person vio-
lating any of the provisions of this section of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as
hereinafter provided in this ordinance.
SECTION XIV.
SAND, GRAVEL, CRUSBW STONE, ETC. : It shall be unlawful
for any person, either by himself or his employee or agent, or
as the employee or agent of another, to sell, offer or expose
for sale sand, gravel, crushed stone or any similar commodity
other than by the following specifications: one (1) cubic yard;
one and one-quarter (1-1/4) cubic yards; one and one-half (1-1/2)
cubic yards; one and three-quarters (1-5/4) cubic yards; two (2)
cubic yards; and three (5) cubic yards; except that where any of
the above commodities are sold by written contract, the term of
this paragraph or this ordinance shall not apply.
All vehicles equipped with truck boxes or wagon boxes
for the purpose of hauling sand, gravel, crushed stone or any
similar commodity shall have the capacity of the box plainly and
conspicuously marked on the outside of the boa in cubic feet or
cubic yards in figures not less than two and one-half (2-1/2)
inches in height and one and one-half (1-1/2) inches in width.
No person delivering sand, gravel, crushed stone or any
similar commodity shall deliver or cause to be delivered any
quantity of said commodity without tendering and delivering a
ticket and a duplicate ticket thereof to the person, firm or cor-
poration to whom said delivery is made at the time of making such
delivery, and on each of saia delivery tickets and duplicates
thereof shall be marked in ink or other indelible substance khe
number of cubic feet or cubic yards of said commodity delivered,
together with the name of the purchaser thereof and the name
of the dealer from whom purchased. One of said delivery tickets
shall be delivered to the purchaser specified thereon or his agent
and the other said delivery ticket shall be retained by the seller•
Any person violating the terms of this section of this
ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be
punished as hereinafter provided in this ordinance.
SECTION XV.
BUTTER: It shall be unlawful for any person, by himself
or by his employee or agent, or as the employee or agent of
another, to manufacture for sale, sell, offer or expose for sale
any butter or renovated or processed butter or oleomargarine,
otherwise than in the following units of weight: one-quarter
(1/4) pound net, one-half (1/2) pound net, one (1) pound net,
one and one-half (1-1/2) pounds net, or multiples of one (1)
pound net weight. Each print, brick, roll, crock, tub or con-
tainer of butter or renovated or processed butter or oleomargar-
ine shall bear in a conspicuous position a plain statement of
its net weight with the name and address or permit number of the
manufacturer thereof upon the wrapper of each print, brick, or
roll, or upon the creek, tub or container. If a permit number
be used, the manufacturer shall make application in writing to
the Public Health and Welfare Director of the City of Fort Worth
upon forms prescrIt" and furnished by the Director of Public
Health and Welfare and setting forth such information as the
Director of Public Health and Welfare may designate, and upon
satisfactory information the Director shall assign to said appli-
cant, free of charge, a permit number which shall be attached
to each package as heretofore provided. It shall be unlawful
for any person whatsoever to have in his possession to sell, of-
fer or expose for sale any butter or renovated or processed but-
ter or oleomargarine which does not comply with the provision
of this ordinance. Any person violating any of the terms of this
section of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and shall be punished as hereinafter provided in this ordinance.
The variation and tolerance in the weight of butter,
renovated or processed butter, or oleomargarine allowed under
this ordinance shall not exceed one-eighth (1/8) of an ounce per
pound in excess or in deficiency on the individual print, brick
or roll. The variation and tolerance allowed on the weight of
butter packed in crocks, tubs or any container more than two (2)
pounds shall be not more than one (1%) per cent of the net weight
of butter contained in such crock, tub or container.
SECTION XVI.
BRICK CHILI: It shall be unlawful for any person, either
by himself or his employee or agent, or as the employee or agent
of another, to manufacture for sale, sell, offer, or expose or
have in his possession for sale any "chili" otherwise than in
the following units of weight: one-quarter (1/4) pound net, one-
half (1/2) pound net, one (1) pound net, one and one-half (1-1/2)
pound net, or the multiples of one pound net.
Each brick, print or roll must be wrapped in wax or cele-
phane paper, with the name and address of the manufacturer or
permit number and the true net weight on the outside of the wrap-
per in a plain and conspicuous position.
Any person violating the terms of this section of this
ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be
punished as hereinafter provided in this ordinance.
PERMIT: If a "chili" permit number is used, the manufac-
turer shall make application in writing to the Director of Public
health and Welfare of this city upon forms prescribed and fur-
nished by his office.
The variation and tolerance in the weight of "chili" al-
lowed under this ordinance shall not exceed one-fourth (1/4) of
an ounce per pound in excess or in deficiency on the individual
brick, print or roll.
SECTION XVII.
ICE: It shall be unlawful for any person, either by him-
self or his agent or employee, or as the employee or agent of
another, to sell ice otherwise than by net avoirdupois weight and
such net avoirdupois weight shall be the actual net avoirdupois
weight at the time and place of delivery. Every vender of ice
in the City of Fort Worth shall, if requested, at the time of
actual delivery of any ice sold, weigh the quantity of ice de-
livered. Each and every set of tongs used in the delivery of ice
within said city shall have prominently and conspicuously stamped
thereon the exact and true avoirdupois weight of said tongs.
It shall be unlawful for any person, either by himself or his em-
ployee or agent, or as the employee or agent of another, in de-
livering on a regularly established or habitual route to fail,
omit or refuse to stop on his regular and daily route at any resi-
dence or place where any person resides who has made any com-
plaint concerning the short weight of ice or has requested that
ice delivered to such person be weighed or at any place where
the person delivering ice has theretofore been accustomed to
stop, and it shall be unlawful for any such person to refuse to
sell ice to any purchaser because such purchaser has made com-
plaint as above set out; and it shall be unlawful for any such
person to refuse to sell or deliver any quantity of ice requested
by qny regular customer. Any person violating the terms of this
section of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
gnd shall be punished as hereinafter provided in this ordinance.
SECTION XVIII.
MILK: It shall be unlawful for any person, either by him-
self or his employee or agent, or as the employee or agent of
another, to sell, offer or expose for sale milk or cream in bot-
tles or similar containers other than of the following sizes:
Bottles or similar containers used for the sale of milk or cream
in the City of Fort Worth shall be of the capacity of standards
for the sale of milk in this city and their capacity shall be in
the following sizes, to wit: The Standard U. S. Mallon of 231
cubic inches, the one-half (1/2) gallon, the quart, the pint,
the one-half (1/2) pint, and the gill. Any person violating any
of the terms of this section of this ordinance shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as hereinafter pro-
vided in this ordinance.
SECTION XIX.
The following variations and tolerances and errors in
excess and deficiency may be allowed on individual milk bottles
and on the average content of milk bottles as noted in the col-
umn headings:
Capacity Tolerance on Tolerance on
InZividual lee Average o-n ants
1/2 gallon 6 drams 1.4 cu. in. 1.5 drams 0.35 cu. in.
1 quart 4 drams .9 cu. in. 1.0 drams .23 cu. in.
1 pint 5 drams .7 cu. in. .75 drams .17 cu. in.
1/2 pint 2 drams .5 cu. in. .15 drams .12 cu. in.
1 gill 2 drams .5 cu. in. .15 drams .12 cu. in.
The last column of figures set out above shall be de-
termined by finding the error on each of not less than twenty-
five (25) milk bottles selected at random from at least four (4)
times the number of milk bottles tested, and taking the average
of these errors.
SECTION XX.
METHOD OF SALE OF CERTAIN COMMODITIES, MEAT AND CHEESE,
OTHER COMMODITIES: It shall be unlawful for any person, either
by himself or his employee or agent, or as the employee or agent
of another, to sell, offer or expose for sale any meat or meat
food products otherwise than by standard net avoirdupois weight
at time of sale and delivery.
For the purpose of this section the following shall be
]mown as meat and meat food products: all fresh, cured or salt
meats, fish, sausage, chili, head cheese, souse meat, loaf meat,
boneless meat, shredded meat, hamburger meat, or any other manu-
factured or processed meat or meat food products. Any person
violating any of the terms of this section of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished
as hereinafter provided in this ordinance.
SECTION XXI,
METHOD OF SALE OF POULTRY; It shall be unlawful for any
person, either by himself or his employee or agent, or as the
employee or agent of another, to sell, offer or expose for sale
in the City of Fort Worth any poultry otherwise than by standard
net weight at time of sale. This section shall be construed to
require that all poultry sold by live weight must be weighed
alive at time of sale, and any poultry dressed or killed prior
to time of sale must be sold by net weight at time of sale and
not by live weight. Any person violating; this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as here-
inafter provided in this ordinance.
SECTION XXII.
NET CONTAINER: No person shall sell, offer or expose for
sale any commodity in packages or containers unless the name and
address or permit number of the packer or manufacturer and the
quantity of the contents of said package or container be plainly
and conspicuously marked on the outside of said package or con-
tainer, by giving the name and address or permit number of the
packer or manufacturer, weight, measure or numerical count there-
of; and said weight, measure or numerical count shall not include
the weight of the package or container; provided, however, that
the terms of this section of this ordinance shall not apply to
drugs.
If permit number is used the manufacturer shall make ap-
plication to the Director of Public Health and Welfare upon forms
prescribed and furnished by the Director of Public Health and
Welfare, and upon satisfactory information the Director of Public
Health and Welfare shall assign, free of charge, to said appli-
cant a permit number which shall be attached to each package as
heretofore provided.
Statements of weight shall be in terms of avoirdupois,
pounds and ounces; statements of liquid measures shall be in
terms of the United States "llon of 231 cubic inches and its
customary subdivisions and multiples, to wit: gallon, quart,
pint or fluid ounce. Statements of dry measure shall be in
terms of the United States Bushel of 2,150.42 cubic inches and
its customary subdivisions or multiples, to wit: bushel, half-
bushel, peck, quart, pint, or half-pint. The quantity of solids
shall be stated in terms of weight, and of liquids in terms of
measure. The quantities of viscous or semi-solid foods or mix-
tures of solids and liquids may be stated either by weight or
measure, but the statement shall be defined and shall indicate
whether the quantities expressed are in terms of weight or of
measure, as for example: (1) weight, 12 ounces; (2) 12 ounces,
avoirdupois; (3) volume, 12 ounces; or (4) 12 fluid ounces. The
quantities of the contents may be stated in terms of minimum
weight, minimum measure or minimum numerical count, for example:
(1) minimum weight, 16 ounces; (2) minimum volume, one (1) gal-
lon; or (3) not less than .four (4) ounces; but in such case the
statement must approximate the actual quantity and there shall
be no tolerance below the stated minimum.
The following tolerances and variations from the quan-
tities for the contents marked on the package shall be allowed,
except where such package or container is marked with the minimum
weight, minimum measure or minimum numerical count, as provided
for in the preceding paragraph of this section.
Discrepancies in weight or measure due exclusively to
the differences in atmospheric condition in various places and
which unavoidably result from the ordinary exposure of the pack-
ages to evaporation or the absorption of water; and the reason-
ableness of such discrepancies Will be determined by the facts
in each case.
Whoever violates any of the provisions or terms of this
section of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall be punished as hereinafter provided in this ordinance.
SECTION XXIII.
GASOLINE - LIQUIDS IN GENERAL: The following specifica-
tions and tolerances for liquid measuring devices shall hereafter
be in force in the City of Fort Worth.
SPECIFICATIONS:
(1) Definition: A mechanically operated liquid measuring
device, hereinafter referred to as a liquid measuring device,
is a mechanism or machine adapted to measure and deliver liquid
by volume. These specifications shall be construed to apply
only to liquid measuring devices of the retail type; that is,
devices which on account of the character of their primary in-
dicating elements are obviously designed for unit deliveries of
less than fifty (50) gallons; provided, that these specifications
shall not be construed to apply to water meters of any size, or
grease measuring devices.
(2) Permanence: All liquid measuring devices shall be of
such design, construction and materials that they may reasonably
be expected to withstand ordinary usage without impairment of
the accuracy of their measurements, or the correct functioning
of their operating or indicating parts.
(3) Plumb and Level Conditions: All liquid measuring de-
vices shall be so designed and constructed that they will be in
normal operating position when they are level; all liquid measur-
ing devices shall be installed plumb and level; and their in-
stallation shall be of such strength and rigidity as to maintain
this condition.
(4) Mean to Determine Level: Liquid measuring devices,
the indications or deliveries of which are changed by an amount
greater than one-half the tolerances allowed, when set in any
position on a surface making an angle of five per cent, or ap-
proximately three (3) degrees with the horizontal, shall be
equipped with suitable means by which the level can be determined
and established, such as a two way or circular level, a plumb
bob, leveling lugs, etc.
(5) Units of Delivery: Liquid measuring devices shall
have the following discharge capacities per stroke or per cycle
of the primary indicating elements, and these only: a multiple
of the gallon, or a binary submaltiple of the gallon, that is,
the quantity obtained by dividing the gallon by the number two,
or a power of the number two; provided, however, that a device
may be constructed to deliver other amounts than the above cor-
responding to predetermined money value at a definite price per
gallon, but in such cases the device shall be so constructed that
the price per gallon at which it is set at any time will be clear-
ly indicated to the customer by automatic means. Fractional
parts of a gallon may be indicated in the terms of decimal or
binary-submultiple subdivision.
(6) Device to Indicate when System is Properly Filled:
All liquid measuring devices other than those of the visible
type shall be equipped with a device which will clearly and dis-
tinctly indicate whether or not the system is properly filled
before a delivery is begun. This specification shall not be
construed to prohibit a manual operated valve in the standpipe,
but shall prohibit a check valve in the discharge line in such
a position that the partial emptying of the system would not
be disclosed; provided, however, that a check valve in the dis-
charge line shall be permitted when an efficient air eliminator
or other means is provided to prevent inaccuracies of measurement
due to air or vapor in the liquid. Said device shall not be
used unless device is full at time of use or delivery is com-
me nc ed.
(7) Indications of Delivery Required: All liquid measur-
ing devices shall be so designed and constructed that the ini-
tial zero condition and the amount delivered shall be clearly
and definitely indicated by automatic means, and the indication
of any delivery shall take place only when the full discharge
has in fact occurred; provided, however, that the requirements
that the full discharge shall have been completed before regis-
tration shall not apply to the dribble flow caused by the place-
ment of 4 piston to its initial position, when a clear statement
conspicuous to the customer and adjacent to the indicating means
is placed on the liquid measuring device to the effect that the
full amount cannot be delivered until the piston or the pointer
or indicator has been returned to its initial position.
(8) Sensitiveness: All liquid measuring devices shall be
so designed and constructed that they can readily be operated to
deliver each quantity for which a graduation, stop, overflow pipe,
or other indicating means is provided, within the tolerance on
such amount hereinafter provided.
This specification shall be construed to require that in
the case of all devices which have a graduated scale or dial or
similar indicating means which at some point or points, or at
all points, constitutes the sole or most sensitive means of de-
termining the amount of liquid discharged, the length of such
scale or dial equivalent to the tolerance at any graduation must
be readily appreciable when the character of the indication
element and its normal distance from any position in reference
to the observer's eye are taken into consideration. The gross
inside cross-sectional area of the measuring chamber shall in
no case be less than 75 square inches nor more than 118 square
inches, and, if cylindrical, the inside diameter of the measur-
ing chamber shall in no case be less than 9.75 inches nor more
than 12.25 inches.
(9) Constancy of Delivery: The amounts delivered by any
liquid measuring device shall not vary from the standard by more
than the tolerances hereinafter provided: (1) irrespective of
the speed at which the device is operated; and (2) irrespective
of the time elapsing between operations, subject to the condi-
tions of the special elapsed-time test described below.
"k special elapsed-time test shall be made to determine
whether the device is satisfactory with respect to condition (2)
above. In order to comply with this test the condition of the
device shall be such that the error due solely to the non-use of
the device does not exceed 2 cubic inches per hour. Provided,
however, that in the case of a new device the permissible errors
shall be one-half the values given above."
(10) Indicating and Registering Parts: Counters, gradu-
ated scales and dials and reading faces used on liquid measuring
devices to tally sales and deliveries to individual purchasers,
or to indicate the amount delivered when any portion of the cycle
or stroke has been completed or the unit price or the total price
thereof shall be of such size and style and shall be so located
and exposed that they are clearly visible to and readable by the
customer from any position which he may reasonably be expected
to assume; this position shall be construed to mean any position
within a field of 120 degrees, defined by two vertical planes
each at an angle of 30 degrees with the counter graduated scale
or dial or reading face, and passing through the center thereof.
The graduations shall be of such character and arrangement that
the major ones are more prominent than and are clearly dis-
tinguishable from the minor ones. In all types of liquid meas-
uring devices which have a graduate scale which at some point
or points or at all points constitute the sole or most sensitive
means of determining the amount of liquid discharged, the width
of the graduation marks shall not exceed 0,04 inch. Visible
type liquid measuring devices equipped with protecting screen
shall have the screen removed from the front of indicators by
at least one (1) inch in excess of their width.
(11) Interlocking of Registering Elements: A liquid meas-
uring device in which is incorporated (1) a computing mechanism
which indicates the total price of the amount of commodity de-
livered, for one of a series of unit prices for which the mechan-
ism is set, must include (2) a unit price mechanism by means of
which one of the various unit prices is displayed on the device,
and shall be so designed and constructed that these two mechan-
isms are mechanically interlocked so that when the computing
mechanism is set for a certain unit price, this unit price and
no other shall be displayed on each face of the device.
This specification shall not apply to devices installed
prior to the adoption of this ordinance so long as they are used
in original location and maintained in suitable condition.
(12) Pointers and Indicators: All pointers and indicators
which when used in conjunction with a graduated scale or dial
indicate the amount of liquid discharged or the money value of
the delivery at a predetermined price per unit of volume shall
be so shaped that a correct and accurate reading is given.
Pointers and indicators are required to be symmetrical about the
graduation line at which they may stand; provided, however, that
in the case of pointers and indicators used in connection with
straight scales having non-parallel graduation lines and in respect
to the non-horizontal lines on such scales, this requirement shall
be waived if the pointers and indicators are so designed and con-
structed that, as the pointer or indicator approaches the correct
indicating position in respect to any graduation line, only such
portion of such graduation line as has not yet been reached by
the index of the pointer or indicator by a horizontal line ex-
tended forward from the end thereof shall be exposed to view,
and pointer or indicator shall be automatically obscured. Pointers
and indicators, which, when used in conjunction with a gradu-
ated scale or dial, constitute at some point or points, or at
all points the sole or most sensitive means of determining the
amount of liquid discharge, or the money value of the delivery
at a predetermined price per unit of volume, shall reach to the
finest graduation mahY, and the width of the pointer, or of the
end thereof, shall not be greater than the width of such marks.
(13) Parallax: All liquid measuring devices in which the
accuracy of the readings of any indicating mechanism is affected
by parallax shall be so designed and constructed as to reduce
to a minimum the errors due to this cause. This specification
shall be construed to require that in the case of all devices
which are equipped with a glass measuring chamber, and in which
the quantities delivered are determined by bringing the liquid
surface into coincidence with indicators, pointers or graduations
which at some point or points or at all points constitute the
sole or most sensitive means of determining the amount of liquid
discharge, such pointers, indicators or graduations shall be
located inside the glass measuring chamber, and not more than
1/16 inch from the surface thereof.
(14) Graduated Scales to be Secured: When a liquid measur-
ing device is provided with a graduated scale or dial, this shall
be riveted to its supports or otherwise permanently fixed in
position; provided, however, that in the case of liquid measur-
ing devices of the gauge glass type, a sliding scale will be per-
mitted when the displacement of such scale is by suitable means
automatically prevented at all times when liquid is being dis-
charged from the delivery outlet.
(15) Numbering of Graduations: Figures defining the value
of graduation shall be uniformly placed in reference to the grad-
uation marks, and shall be as close thereto as practicable, but
shall not be placed so as to interfere with the accuracy of
reading. Such figures shall be in regular sequence, as 0-1-2-3-
4-6 in the 5 gallon visible pump, and 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 in
the 10 gallon visible pump, and all numerals and graduations shall
read from the top of glass container down to full capacity line
or numeral which is to be not less than 3/4 inch above the bottom
of the glass measuring chamber to be in plain view of the opera-
tor and customer.
(16) Capacity of Measuring Devices: Liquid measuring de-
vices of the visible type shall be of a five (5) gallon capacity,
or some multiple thereof.
(17) Scales in Opposite Directions Prohibited: The use on
a liquid measuring device of two graduated scales reading in op-
posite directions and referable to the same indicating means shill
not be permitted.
(18). Lettering and Graduation: All marking, instructions,
figures and graduations required under these specifications shall
be of such size, design, material and location and shall be so
applied or affixed that they will net tend easily to become ob-
literated or illegible, and must be symmetrical and uniform*
(19) Returning of Indicating Element to 'Zero: Liquid measur-
ing devices shall be so designed and constructed so that the in-
dicating elements used to tally sales and deliveries to individual
purchasers or to indicate the amount delivered when any portion
of the cycle or stroke has been completed, or the total price
thereof, shall be returnable readily to a definite and clear
zero indication before the next delivery is begun. Means shall
be provided to prevent the indicating element from being returned
beyond the zero graduation. "Provided, however, that the device
may be cleared by advancing and indicating elements to zero but
only when the means employed automatically results either in a
movement that cannot be interrupted or in an obscuring of the
registration, until the zero position is reached."
All visible type liquid measuring devices shall be
equipped with a stationary overflow pipe so that the liquid will
automatically come to proper zero indication when measuring chamber
is filled and said chamber shall be filled to proper zero indi-
cation before each individual delivery is begun.
(20) Stops to be Positive: When the stops or other stroke
limiting devices on a liquid measuring device are subject to
direct pressure, or impact in the operation of the device, such
stops shall be of such construction that the permanence and se-
curity of their positions is provided for by a positive, non-
frictional engagement of the parts whose relative motions are to
be prevented. Such stops shall be so designed and constructed
that adjustment within the prescribed tolerances can be made.
(21) Stop Mechanism to be Definitely Positioned: All
liquid measuring devices designed to deliver two or more different
predetermined amounts by bringing into operation different stops
or other means of defining the delivery shall be so designed and
constructed that the position for the proper setting of each stop
is definitely and accurately defined, inadvertent displacement
from this position is obstructed, and the delivery for which the
device is set at any time is clearly and conspicuously indicated.
(22) Provision for Sealing: All devices adapted to be
altered for adjusting or correcting the delivery of a liquid
measuring device, or for changing the maximam delivery rate of
a meter when this change tends to affect the accuracy of the de-
liveries, shall be of such construction that they can be sealed,
either separately or together, in such a manner that the posi-
tion of none of them can be changed without destroying the seal
or seals; provided, however, that this shall not apply to such
devices as alter the deliveries to conform to different prices
per gallon on such a liquid measuring device as is described in
the proviso of Specification No. b.
(23) Use of Adjustments: No adjustment of the delivery
of a defined stroke liquid measuring device shall be permitted ex-
cept that intended to produce a piston displacement of cycle of
231 cubic inches per indicated gallon of delivery. Adjustments
of piston displacement to correct for leaks, slippage, excessive
length of pipe line or other defeats of the installation shall
not be permitted.
V (24) Assurance of Complete Delivery: All liquid measuring
devices shall be so designed and constructed as to furnish assur-
ance that all measured liquid which is apparently being delivered
from that delivery outlet which is being employed in any par-
ticular operation of the liquid measuring device is actually be-
ing delivered as long as there is any liquid passing through the
delivery outlet. This specification is to be construed to re-
quire that all valves in the supply line intended to prevent the
reversal of flow of the liquid shall be of such design and con-
struction that their closure is automatically affected in the
use of the device, and that no device shall be used which has
more than one delivery outlet. It is further to be construed
that there shall be no means provided by which any of the measured
liquid can be diverted from the measuring chamber of the discharge
line to the supply tank or elsewhere during the period that
liquid is flowing from the delivery outlet. In the case of
liquid measuring devices of the visible type, they shall all be
so constructed that the measuring chamber is filled from a point
at least one-half (1/2) inch above the level of the overflow
pipe, and there shall be no means by which liquid can be drawn
from the measuring chamber except through the delivery outlet.
(25) Auxiliary Visible Indicating Devices: Whenever a
liquid measuring device of the visible type is so designed and
constructed that measured liquid continues to pass through the
discharge valve for an appreciable time (5 seconds or more) after
the liquid has disappeared from sight in the glass measuring cham-
ber, then the device shall be equipped with an auxiliary visible
indicating device, adjacent to the discharge valve, and so con-
structed that it will indicate when any portion of the measured
liquid has not been discharged through such valve at the time of
closing thereof; provided, however, that in the case of any nomi-
nal delivery which is such that it does not cause the liquid to
disappear from the chamber, the time interval mentioned above
shall be measured from the time that the liquid apparently ceases
to fall in such chamber. Such auxiliary visible indicating de-
vice shall be so designed and constructed and so located and dis-
posed that its indication is conspicuous and that during the
operation of the liquid measuring device it is clearly visible
to and readable by the customer. Whenever an auxiliary visible
indicating device designed to indicate drainage of liquid or com-
pleteness of delivery shall be employed, whether or not it is
required by the terms of this specification, it shall comply with
all the above requirements.
(26) Time Allowed for Completion of Delivery: All liquid
measuring devices shall be so designed and constructed, or so
calibrated, that they will deliver into the discharge line on the
delivery side of the discharge valve, within the tolerance here-
inafter provided, any nominal quantity which they are designed
to deliver, within a period of ten seconds after the main flow
of liquid has ceased. The main flow shall be construed to cease,
in the case of a device of visible type, at the time of the dis-
appearance of the liquid in the glass measuring chamber; provided,
however, that in the case of any nominal delivery which is such
that it does not cause the liquid to disappear from the chamber
the time that the liquid apparently ceases to fall in such chamber
shall be used in lieu of the time of the disappearance of the
liquid. And provided, further, that in the case of any liquid
measuring device equipped with an auxiliary visible indicating de-
vice such as is described in Specification No. 25, any conspicu-
ous change of indication in this device, such as a sudden drop
in the level of the liquid, occurring after the major portion of
the delivery has been completed, shall be used in lieu of either
of the indications mentioned above, that is, the delivery valve
shall be closed, or the operation of the liquid measuring device
otherwise discontinued at the termination of the period of time
mentioned above, and the amount which shall then have been de-
livered shall be taken as the full delivery of the device for the
nominal quantity being delivered.
(27) Valves in Discharge Line: No liquid measuring device
shall be equipped with a discharge valve at the extremity of
the hose or elsewhere in the hose line unless the device is so
designed and constructed either that it must be operated with the
hose full of liquid at all times, or that the fact that the hose
is drained will automatically become an immediately obvious one
to anyone observing the operation of the device. In case the
discharge valve is so positioned there shall be no other valve
in any portion of the discharge line leading to this outlet.
This specification is not to be construed as allowing a dis-
charge valve in the hose in the case of devices in which, with-
out the tact being obvious to the observer, the hose or any part
thereof can be drained of liquid after the actual mechanical
operation of the mechanism of the liquid measuring device is
discontinued, in any way except as follows: (1) By means of
the mechanically operated valve, or (2) by delivering from the
measuring device more than the full measuring capacity thereof
during the actual mechanical operation of the mechanism thereof.
(28) Drainage of Discharge Line: All liquid measuring
devices shall be so constructed and installed that they will
provide for the complete and rapid drainage, to a definite and
uniform level, of the liquid contained in the hose or outlet
pipe, and will not permit a siphoning or a continuous trickle of
liquid from the discharge outlet after the operation of the mech-
anism is discontinued. This specification shall be construed
to require that if hose is used its inlet end shall be at least
five (5) feet above the normal level upon which the receiving
vehicle or vessel stands, and the liquid measuring device shall
be equipped with an automatic vacuum breaker, or equivalent means,
to insure the complete and rapid drainage of the hose, that is
required by the above. The hose shall be properly reinforced
and shall be of such length and stiffness that no movable portion
thereof will be readily disposed in such a way as to tend to
retain liquid after the operation of the device is completed;
provided, however, that this specification shall not be construed
to apply to devices which, under the terms of Specification No.
27, may be equipped with a shut-off valve or cock, and are to be
operated with the hose full of liquid at all times. No hose
longer than twelve (12) feet shall be used on any type of device.
(29) Use Limite& to Certain Liquids: Liquid measuring
devices which will not give correct results except when used
with liquids having particular properties, as for example, high
viscosity, shall be conspicuously, clearly and permanently marked
to indicate this limitation. Such working may take the form,
"Not suitable for gasoline or light oils," "Used only for molasses
or heavy oils," or "For viscous liquids only."
(30) .fir Release Unit, Vapor or Air in Supply Line: Any
installation of a defined stroke, piston type, liquid measuring
device shall be such that the total suction head will not be suf-
ficient to cause vaporisation of the liquid for which the device
is used under the highest temperature and lowest barometer pres-
sure likely to occur. Any installation of a meter type liquid
measuring device shall include an effective automatic air release
unit as close as practicable to the measuring element.
(31) Computing Charts: When liquid measuring devices are
equipped with money value computing charts, these shall be made
In accordance with one of the following principles: (a) If the
device is so designed and constructed that it purports to compute
for one or for a series of unit prices the total price for every
delivery within the range of the device, then the device shall
be equipped with a value pointer or indicator and value gradua-
tion marks and figures; and in any position which the indicator
or pointer and the valve graduation marks and figures may assume,
the total price of the amount delivered shall be clearly, defi-
nitely, and correctly indicated. The value graduation shall not
exceed one cent at all prices per gallon up to and including
thirty (30) cents. At any price higher per gallon the valve
graduations shall not exceed two (2) cents; provided, however,
that nothing in the above shall be construed to prevent the plac-
ing of a special graduation to represent each five (3) cent in-
terval. These special graduations may take the form of dots,
staggered graduations, or similar forms, and they shall be so
placed that their meaning and value may be clearly understood,
but they shall not be placed in the space between the regular
graduations. (b) If the device is so designed and constructed
that it purports automatically to compute only for deliveries
corresponding to a definite series of quantity graduations,
then one of the following alternatives shall be complied with:
(1) There shall be a value computation for each quantity gradu-
ation throughout the range of the device; or (2) no value in-
dications may be exposed to view except at such time that the
device registers a quantity indication for which a correct value
indication is provided; or (3) each value graduation or each col-
umn or row of such graduations shall be clearly and conspicuously
marked with a character and limitations of the computations made.
All money values corresponding to definite quantity graduations
must be mathematically correct except as follows: If the mathe-
matically correct amount includes a fractional part of a cent,
the fraction shall be dropped if it is less than one-half, but
if the fraction is one-half or more, the next higher cent may be
shown.
(32) Fraudulent Construction Prohibited: All liquid meas-
uring devices and all devices designed to be attached thereto and
used in connection therewith shall be of such design and construc-
tion that they do not facilitate the perpetration of fraud.
(33) Metric System: No specifications contained in the
preceding pages shall be understood or construed to prohibit the
sale or use of liquid measuring devices constructed or graduated
in units of the metric system. The tolerances to be allowed on
any liquid measuring device constructed or graduated in units of
the metric system shall be the same as those specified on similar
apparatus of any equivalent size, or at any equivalent capacity
in the customary system.
(34) Method of Operation: A liquid measuring device shall
be operated in accordance with the method of which is obviously
indicated by its construction or which is indicated by the manu-
facturer through the medium of instruction contained on the device
itself; but if the device is operated in any other manner, then
the commercial use of the said device shall be prohibited and
it shall be subject to condemnation.
TOLERANCES
Except in special tests described above, the tolerances
to be allowed in excess or deficiency on all liquid measuring
devices shall be the values shown in the following tables; pro-
vided, however, that the manufacturers tolerances or the toler-
ances on all new liquid measuring devices shall be one-half of
the values given; and provided, further, that these latter tol-
erances shall also be applied to all devices which are being re-
tested after having been found incorrect and subsequently ad-
justed or repaired.
Delivery Gallons Tolerance Cu. Inches
1/2 or less • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2
1 • • • • 3
2 4
4 6
7 . . . 9
8 . 10
9 11
10 13
For deliveries of over 10 gallons add 1 cu. inch per in-
dicated gallon•
SECTION XXTV.
Whenever any of the following articles shall be con-
tracted for sale, sold or delivered, the weight per bushel or
barrel or divisible merchantable quantities of a bushel or barrel
shall be as follows:
Alfalfa seed, per bushel, 60 pounds
Apples, green, per bushel, 50 pounds
Apples, dried, per bushel, 28 pounds
Barley, per bushel, 48 pounds
Beans, green or string, per bushel, 24 pounds
Beans, wax, per bushel, 24 pounds
Beans, white, per bushel, 60 pounds
Beans, castor, per bushel, 46 pounds
Beets, per bushel, 60 pounds
Blue grass seed, per bushel, 14 pounds
Bran, per bushel, 20 pounds, by the 100 pounds in
100 pound bags
Buckwheat, per bushel, 52 pounds
Carrots, per bushel, 50 pounds
Charcoal, per bushel, 22 pounds
Clover seed, per bushel, 60 pounds
Coal, anthracite, per bushel, 80 pounds
Coke, per bushel, 40 pounds
Broomcorn seed, per bushel, 48 pounds
Cornmeal, unbolted, per bushel, 48 pounds
Corn, in the ear, per bushel, 70 pounds, after December
Corn, in the ear, new crop, before December 1st,
72 pounds
Corn, shelled, per bushel, 56 pounds
Corn, Kaffir, per bushel, 50 pounds
Cottonseed, per bushel, 32 pounds; by the ton 2000 lbs.
Cranberries, per bushel, 33 pounds
Cucumbers, per bushel, 48 pounds
Flaxseed, per bushel, 56 pounds
Gooseberries, per bushel, 40 pounds
Hair, plastering, unwashed, per bushel, 8 pounds
Hair, plastering, washed, per bushel, 4 pounds
Hemp seed, per bushel, 44 pounds
Hickory nuts, per bushel, 50 pounds
Hungarian grass seed, per bushel, 48 pounds
Indian corn or maize, per bushel, 56 pounds
Lime, unslacked, per barrel, 180 pounds net
Lime, hydrated, per sack, 100 pounds net
Lime, hydrated, per bag, 40 pounds net
Lime, agricultural, per sack, 100 pounds, net
Milo maize, per bushel, 50 pounds
Millett, per bushel, 50 pounds
Millett, Japanese barnyard, per bushel, 35 pounds
Oats, per bushel, 32 pounds
Onions, per bushel, 57 pounds
Onion sets, tip, per bushel, 30 pounds
Onion sets, bottom, per bushel, 32 pounds
Orchard grass seed, per bushel, 14 pounds
Parsnips, per bushel, 50 pounds
Peaches, per bushel, 50 pounds
Peaches, dried, per bushel, 28 pounds
Peanut, green, per bushel, 22 pounds
Peanuts, Georgia or Virginia Spanish, per bushel,
24 pounds
Peanuts, roasted, per bushel, 20 pounds
Pears, per bushel, 58 pounds
Peas, dried, per bushel, 60 pounds
Peas, green, in pod, per bushel, 32 pounds
Popcorn, in ear, per bushel, 70 pounds
Popcorn, shelled, per bushel, 56 pounds
Potatoes, Irish, per bushel, 60 pounds
Potatoes, Sweet, per bushel, 50 pounds
Quinces:, per bushel, 48 pounds
Rape seed, per bushel, 50 pounds
Red top seed, per bushel, 14 pounds
Rice, bran, per sack, 143 pounds
Rice, polished, per sack, 200 pounds
Rough Rice, per bushel, 45 pounds
Rutabagas, per bushel, 50 pounds
Rye meal, per bushel, 50 pounds
Rye, per bushel, 56 pounds
Salt, coarse, per bushel, 55 pounds
Salt, fine, per bushel, 50 pounds
Shorts, per bushel, 20 pounds; by 100 pounds, in
100 pound bags
Sorghum seed, per bushel, 50 pounds
Sudan grass seed, No. 1, per bushel, 32 pounds
Sudan grass, seed, No. 2, per bushel, 30 pounds
Sudan grass, seed, No. 3, per bushel, 28 pounds
Spinach, per bushel, 12 pounds
Sweet clover seed, unhulled, per bushel, 23 pounds
Timbthy seed, per bushel, 45 pounds
Tomatoes, per bushel, 56 pounds
Turnips, per bushel, 55 pounds
Walnuts, per bushel, 50 pounds
Wheat, per bushel, 60 pounds
Whenever any commodity is sold by the cord it shall mean
128 cubic feet, or the contents of a space eight feet long, four
feet wide, and four feet high. Whenever anything is sold by
the ton, it shall mean two thousand pounds avoirdupois. When-
ever any of the following articles are sold by the cubic yard,
and the same are weighed, the following weights shall govern:
Torpedo sand or gravel, 5000 pounds equal one cubic yard, and
2500 pounds of bank sand equals one cubic yard. (Acts 1907,
p. 244; Acts 1919, p. 233.)
SECTION XXV.
The word "person" as used in this ordinance shall be
construed to impart the plural and singular as the case demands
and shall include corporations, companies, societies and asso-
ciations. The words "weighing or measuring devices" as used in
this ordinance shall be construed to include all weights, scales,
beams, measures of every kind, instruments and mechanical de-
vices for weighing or measuring and any appliances and acces-
sories connected with any or all such instruments. The word
"sell" and "sale" as used in this ordinance shall be construed
to include barter and exchange.
SECTION XXVI.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordi-
nance shall be deemed guilty of a misde msanor and shall, upon
conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not less than ten dollars
($10.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00).
SECTION XXVII.
Every section of this ordinance and every provision of
each section is hereby declared to be an individual section or
provision, and the holding of any section or provision of any
section to be void, ineffective or unconstitutional for any cause
whatever shall not be deemed to affect any other section or pro-
vision thereof.
SECTION XXVIII.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here-
with shall be and they are hereby repealed.
SECTION XXIX.
This ordinance constitutes a digest and revision of
other ordinances governing the office of Inspector of Weights
and Measures as provided by Section 2, Chapter XXVI, of the
Charter of the said City of Fort Worth, and it is ordained that
this ordinance shall be published in pamphlet form by the De-
partment of Public Health and Welfare as soon as possible after
the date of its passage, and shall become effective and be in
full force and effect from and after the date so published.
SECTION XXX.
Whereas, an emergency is apparent for the im►sediate
preservation of order, good government and public safety that
requires this ordinance to become effective at once; therefore,
upon the passage of this ordinance it shall become effective
and be in full force and effect from and after the date published
as herein provided.
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