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Show ! OFFICIAL SEALER -WILL VSSIT YOU Weights and Measures of Merchants and Business Houses of Ogden Will Ee Inspected Next Wednesday Short Weights and Measures Will Cause Punishment to be Inflicted. fc-red with. He must inspect over piece of measure twice each year ami charge therefor. No charges will be made for more than two Inspections per year unless the measures arc found to be incorrect. Fees roust be collected when the sealer's services are completed. Fee will be charged as follows: Scales by which may be weighed not exceeding 2C0 pounds .25 Over 250 pounds and not exceeding ex-ceeding GOO pounds Over 600 and less than 1,200 I pounds 73 Oxer 1.200 pounds and not exceeding ex-ceeding 2,500 1.00 Over 2.500 pound 2 50 ; Wagon scales ........ 2.C0 Any yard stick or liquid measure 10 Two or more yard sticks on a counter rjj For nnr nftsf vr cot nf miuin - r. I Next Wednesday, June 15th, the of-' of-' flclal sealer of weights and measures ; of Ogden City will call upon ell the i merchants and business houses of Og-y Og-y den and inspect their scales and meas-j meas-j ures. LVvery pint, quart, one-half gal-I gal-I Ion and gallon measure will have to 1 exactly right to a drop. Every I ard stick or other measure will have J to give every 1-100 of an Inch that I la required to make up a full foot or I "yard. All this Is la accordance with j ; the new- law passed by the city of Ogden as required by the state laws I i of Utah. The sealer of weights and j I measures will place his official seal jr on every measure that he finds cor- ! Wcct. Tho use of any measure, after l he has discovered that the same Is not true. wlU cause the user to be t-pro8cu:uted and punished according to f Jaw. If theTe are any that have bun rising measures known not to be up j to the standard they had better cor-f-ject them, immediately. Not only will L.the eolr of weights aud measures . Inspect next Wednesday, but he will Kjlrop la ajiy old time and see if his I previous inspections have been Inter- W. L. RusselL the official sealer of weights and measures haa purchased 1 a small gatling gun to protect hirosefl iu case disputes arise over short j weights or 6hort measures which he i may discover. Under the law, he is entitled to protect himself, and In conjunction con-junction with the food inspector, re cently appointed, will ascertain If various groceries, provisions, dairy products, etc.. weigh Irt full ounces to a pound. According to the state food Inspector, Inspect-or, there have been many violallou? of the weight laws In Ogden and some interesting times may be eipected. |