Loading...
Public weighmasters or deputy weighmasters shall by virtue of their licenses, be entitled to weigh only over the scale designated in any such license. Every public weighmaster acquiring a new scale after the issuance of his public weighmaster's license and desiring to weigh over such scale shall notify the Village Clerk of the location of such additional scale and thereupon such new location shall be entered by the Village Clerk on the original application for public weighmaster, and the Inspector of Weights and Measures shall be notified by the Village Clerk of such additional scale. If any public weighmaster changes the location of any scale, he shall immediately notify the Inspector of Weights and Measures and secure a transfer of such license for such new location, which transfer shall be issued for the regular transfer fee and without further bond or license fee; provided, however, that any public weighmaster shall have the right, at any time after the appointment of a deputy weighmaster by him, to assign such deputy to weigh over any scale owned by him, the location of which is set forth in his license application or his supplementary license application.
Public weighmasters owning scales suitable for weighing commodities loaded in wagons, trucks or other vehicles shall weigh any commodity, produce or articles of merchandise loaded in any wagon, truck or other vehicle when requested to do so by the person bringing the same to the scale of such weighmaster; public weighmasters owning scales suitable for weighing commodities in amounts or quantities less than load lots when not contained in any wagon, truck or other vehicle, shall weigh any such, commodity when requested to do so by any person bringing the same to the scale of such weighmaster.
Each public weighmaster shall be present at his scale, either in person or by deputy, at all reasonable times during each day, except Sundays and public holidays; provided, however, that if requested to do so upon any day preceding any such Sunday or public holiday, the public weighmaster shall be present or cause a deputy weighmaster to be present at such scale on the succeeding Sunday or public holiday; provided further, that the person requesting such weighmaster to be present at his scales on any Sunday or legal holiday shall be required to deposit with such public weighmaster the sum of ten dollars ($10.00), which sum shall be the minimum reimbursement to such weighmaster for his services in weighing commodities on his scale on any Sunday or public holiday.
Public weighmasters, when not the owners or sellers of the articles, commodities or produce weighed by them, shall be entitled to charge and receive a sum not in excess of twenty five cents ($.25) for each and every load or part of a load (or lesser quantity when not contained in any wagon, truck or other vehicle), of any commodity, produce or articles of merchandise weighed by them over the scales of the public weighmasters.
Each public and deputy weighmaster shall procure a seal, at his own expense, which seal shall be round in form not to exceed one and one-quarter inch (11/4") in diameter of a type similar to a notary public's seal. The seal of a public weighmaster shall show his name around the upper half (1/2) of the dies and his title around the lower half (1/2) of the dies. The seal of a deputy public weighmaster shall have the name of the weighmaster who appointed him around the upper half (1/2) of the dies, with his own name across the center of the dies and his title around the lower half (1/2) of the dies. Such seal shall be stamped over the weights set forth therein upon each certificate issued by such public or deputy weighmaster. No deputy weighmaster shall use his seal on any weight certificate other than the one of the public weighmaster by whom he has been appointed.
No deputy weighmaster shall be authorized to weigh or issue certificates for any weighing done on any scale other than those the location of which appear on the license of the public weighmaster appointing him or such additional ones as may be installed after the application has been made, as provided for in this Article; provided, however, that in a case of an emergency caused by the breaking down or getting out of order of the scale of the public weighmaster, he shall, pending the repairing and resealing of such scale be authorized to weigh on another different scale upon the public weighmaster appointing him assuming responsibility for the accuracy of the scale so used.
Each public weighmaster shall issue a weight certificate, signed by him or his deputy, under his official seal, which certificate shall state thereon the following: The commodity, produce or articles weighed; the date; the name of the weighmaster or deputy weighmaster who did the weighing; the name and address of the person for whom the weighing was done; the name of the driver of the vehicle bringing such commodity, produce or articles to the scales, or if the same is not contained in a vehicle, the name and address of the person bringing the same to the scales; where contained in a vehicle, the kind of vehicle and the name and address of the purchaser or consignee of the commodity weighed; when the commodity is loaded in a vehicle, the total or gross weight of the commodity weighed and the conveyance in which it is loaded, together with the driver and any other person who may be on the vehicle when weighed, the tare weight or the weight of the vehicle, including the driver and any other person who may have been on the vehicle when weighed while loading; the net weight of the commodity, produce or article contained in such vehicle, or the net weight of the commodity, produce or article when not contained in a vehicle at the time of weighing. In no case shall any public weighmaster state in his certificate the tare weight of any vehicle until after he shall have weighed the vehicle in such a manner as to secure the weight as specified herein; provided, however, that in the case of a divided load, by which is meant a load containing more than one order for the same or different purchasers or consignees, no penalty shall be imposed under this Article by reason of the fact that the tare weight shown on the weight certificates is only the original tare weight of the vehicle and equipment before loading if in such case each order has been weighed separately and the net weight of each separate order or delivery is correctly shown on the weight certificate and such correct net weight is delivered.
Each public weighmaster shall keep and preserve a carbon copy of each weight certificate issued which collectively shall be an accurate record of all weighing performed by him or his deputies. Such weight certificates shall be numbered and all certificates must be accounted for, and the records shall be retained and preserved by such public weighmaster for a period of at least two (2) years after the weighing is performed. Such records shall be open to inspection by the Inspector of Weights and Measures and any deputies and to members of the Police Department.
A certificate of weight for each load of any commodity, produce or articles of merchandise issued by such public weighmaster, shall be delivered by the driver or person in charge of the wagon, truck or other vehicle used in the delivery, to the purchaser or consignee of such load, or to his agent, at the time of the delivery, and before any of the commodity, produce or other article of merchandise is removed from the vehicle, or such certificates shall be delivered to the Inspector of Weights and Measures, or any deputies upon demand. When delivery is made, in case no person is present to receive such commodity, produce or article of merchandise, and if the purchaser or consignee, or his agent, cannot be located, then the memorandum or certificate of weight hereinbefore provided for shall be posted conspicuously at the place of delivery, before any of the commodity, produce or article of merchandise is removed from the vehicle.
Loading...