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ORDINANCE NO, 1, 1913
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR AND REGULATING PUBLIC SCALES, AND FOR
THE OFFICE OF CITY WEIGHER.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS,
Section 1. That upon the passage and adoption of this
ordinance, there shall be established, provided and installed in
the City of FortCollins public scales, and there is hereby
created the office of City Weigher, who shall have supervision
of and be in charge of the said scales. The said city weigher
shall be appointed by the City Council of the said City to serve
at the pleasure of the City Council , and shall receive such sal-
ary for his services as the Council shall fix and determine.
Section 2. . The City Weigher shall execute a good and
sufficient bond unto the City of Fort Collins in the sum of $500,
with sureties to be approved by the Mayor, conditioned for the
full and faithful discharge and performance of the duties imposed
upon him by the ordinances of the city.
Section 3. Amended by Ordinance No. 2, 1914.
Section 4, The City weigher shall be provided with a
register and the said city weigher shall keep a record therein
of the weights taken on said public scales by entering therein
the amount of each load, part of a load or article weighed, the
name of each person for whom, and the date when the same was
weighed and when the vehicle and load, part of a load or other
articles shall be weighed, together with the city weighers cer-
tificate, which shall state the gross weight thereof, and upon
the delivery or return of a wagon with part of load or other ve-
hicle, the vehicle shall again be weighed without charge by the
city weigher, who weighed the original load, part of a load or
other article, and the amount thereof shall be shown upon said
certificate by which the net weight may be ascertained and shall
be entered thereon by said weigher.
Section 5. In no case shall the city weigher state in
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his said certificate the weight of any vehicle which may have
been weighed with any load until he has ascertained the weight
of said vehicle be actually, personally weighing the same on
said public scales, nor shall he issue any certificate of the
weight of any such vehicle if the same was weighed upon other
scales than the public scales when loaded or containing any ar-
ticle or articles, whereby it is sought to obtain the net weight
of the load or article or articles formerly in said vehicle, nor
shall he place the weight o44ny vehicle upon any certificate
other than the certificate upon which he has already designated
the gross weight of said vehicle and the load, part of a load,
or article or articles that it contained nor shall he deliver
any certificate to any person, persons, corporation or firm using
the said public scales, unless the certificate has been fully
made out and completed by himself as to gross weight, tare and
net weight.
When a loaded or partly loaded vehicle is presented at
the said public scales to be weighed, the said city weigher shall
weigh the same, noting the gross weight of the vehicle and load
or part of a load as aforesaid on his said certificate, and shall
retain the said certificate until the empty vehicle or the vehicle
with any remaining portion of the load shall be presented to be
weighed at said scales, which weight when ascertained shall be
placed upon the said certificate, which shall be the tare weight
and the said certificate shall be completed by the said city
weigher and the net weight be thereupon designated, and all re-
quirements of this ordinance applying to the weighing of the emp-
ty or partially loaded vehicle first, and then the loaded vehicle
or additionally loaded vehicle next in order, shall be applicable
to the latter method adopted as hereinabove set forth
Section 69 The City Weigher shall turn over and deliver
unto the City Co ncil of the said city all moneys received by him
on Saturday of each week during the term of his office.
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Section 7. That the said public scales shall be in-
spected at the expense of the said city at such times as shall
be deemed necessary for maintaining and providing for and main-
taining accurate weights.
Section 8. It shall be unlawful for any persons, per-
sons, corporation or firma or any officers or members, agent or
employees thereof, to fail or refuse when requested so to do by
the purchase of any coal, hay and like articles of merchandise,
of which any such person, persons, corporation or firm is or are
the venders thereof, to refuse or fail to weigh such articles
upon the said public scales of the City of Fort Collins before
delivering the same to their customer, purchaser or venders
thereof, and upon conviction therefore, they shall be fined in
the sum of not less than $25.00 for each offence.
Section 9. It shall be unlawful for any person, to al-
ter any certificate of the said weigher, or use or attempt to
use the same for any other load, part of a load or article than
the one for which the same was given, and it shall be unlawful
for any person after the sale and before the delivery of any
load, part of a load or other article to diminish the quantity
thereof, and upon conviction of any such offences, such person
shall be fined in the sum of not less than $100,00 nor more than
$300.00 for the offence.
Section 10, Ordinances No. 13, of the Series of 1893,
Amending Ordinance No. 2, of the Series of 1890 entitled "Re-
lating to City d-eighers" , and all ordinances and parts of ordin-
ances of said City in conflict herewith
are hereby expressly repealed.
Passed and adopted, signed and approved this 12th day
of April , A. D 1913.
(Signed) JESSE HARRIS
Mayor.
ATTEST.
(Signed) RAY BARTER
City CClerk.
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