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Oak Park, IL Code of Ordinances
THE CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK, ILLINOIS
PREFACE TO OAK PARK CODE
PREAMBLE
ORDINANCES PENDING REVIEW FOR CODIFICATION
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 3 ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR DEALERS
CHAPTER 4 AMBULANCES
CHAPTER 5 ANIMALS
CHAPTER 6 AUCTIONS
CHAPTER 7 BUILDINGS
CHAPTER 8 BUSINESS LICENSING
CHAPTER 9 FIRE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 10 RESERVED
CHAPTER 11 GAMBLING
CHAPTER 12 HOUSING
CHAPTER 13 HUMAN RIGHTS
CHAPTER 14 LIBRARY
CHAPTER 15 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 15A NEWSPAPERS AND NEWSPAPER STANDS
CHAPTER 16 NUISANCES
CHAPTER 17 OFFENSES
CHAPTER 18 PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
CHAPTER 19 POLICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 20 PUBLIC HEALTH
CHAPTER 21 SMOKE ABATEMENT AND AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
CHAPTER 22 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
CHAPTER 23 SUBDIVISIONS
CHAPTER 23A TAXES
CHAPTER 24 TAXICABS
CHAPTER 25 TREES, SHRUBS AND OTHER PLANTS
CHAPTER 26 WATER
CHAPTER 27 WEAPONS
CHAPTER 28 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
CHAPTER 29 ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION
CHAPTER 30 SPECIAL EVENTS
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28-3-21: REWEIGHING; OBSTRUCTING PROHIBITED:
Any person selling and delivering or attempting to deliver any load lot of any commodity, produce or articles of merchandise that has been reweighed on the scale of the public weighmaster on which it was originally weighed at his request, who shall refuse or fail to allow such load to be delivered to the destination it was originally billed or sent to, or who shall fail or refuse to have the load removed from the vehicle used in the delivery thereof, or who shall hinder or obstruct the Inspector of Weights and Measures, or any deputies, from obtaining and ascertaining the net weight of the commodity, produce or articles of merchandise delivered or attempted to be delivered shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided in Section 1-1-5 of this Code.
28-3-22: MEANING OF NET WEIGHT:
When any commodity, produce or articles is or are sold subject to public weighmaster's weights, the net weight shown in the weight certificate issued by such public weighmaster shall be taken to be the true net weight of the same, subject to the right of reweighing as herein provided. Net weight, within the meaning of this Article, shall be the actual weight of the commodity, produce or articles excluding the weight of the vehicle, if any, in which it is loaded, and excluding the weight of the driver of such vehicle, if such driver be weighed as part of the tare weight.
28-3-23: WEIGHING AFTER LICENSE HAS EXPIRED:
No public weighmaster whose license shall have expired shall weigh any commodity for fee or reward, or shall issue any weight certificate, until he shall have secured a new license.
28-3-24: EVERY LOAD OF MERCHANDISE TO BE WEIGHED:
Every load of any commodity, produce or other articles of merchandise sold in load lots by weight, delivered by wagon, truck or other vehicle within the Village shall be weighed by a public weighmaster.
28-3-25: WEIGHING BY OTHERS PROHIBITED:
No person shall use or keep any scale within the Village for weighing any commodity, produce or articles of merchandise of any kind whatsoever for fee or reward, except public weighmasters who shall have complied with the provisions of this Article.
28-3-26: STREET SCALES:
No person shall use or keep any scale in any public place, street or alley within the Village unless duly authorized to do so by the Board of Trustees.
28-3-27: ICE EXCLUDED:
Ice sold in load lots by weight is exempted from all the provisions of this Article.
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