Pennsylvania Act 1895-272 — SCALES, WEIGHTS, MEASURES - TESTING BY STATE INSPECTOR

Act text

AN ACT

To provide for the appointment of inspectors by the Governor for the cities of the first and second class of this Commonwealth to inspect scales, weights and measures and providing for their compensation.

Section 5. Tests and adjustment or removal and destruction of new scales, weights and measures

Any person or persons purchasing new scales, weights or measures that do not contain the stamp of the inspector shall, before using them, notify the inspector of the district and have them tested, and all scales, weights or measures that cannot be adjusted by the inspector shall be removed and destroyed. 1895, June 26, P.L. 386, Sec. 5.

Section 6. Refusal to allow inspection

Any person, upon arrest and conviction before a magistrate or justice of the peace for refusing to allow his scales, weights and measures to be inspected, shall be fined ten dollars and costs of court, or be sentenced to imprisonment for a period of not more than ten days.

Any person who shall, after his scales, weights and measures have been inspected in accordance with the provisions of the fifth section of this act, alter or cause to be altered his said inspected scales, weights and measures so that they be decreased in size or amount, or who shall substitute for said inspected weights and measures any other weights and measures of smaller size or amount, shall, upon arrest and conviction before a magistrate or justice of the peace, be fined not more than twenty dollars and cost of court, and in default of the payment of such fine and costs shall be imprisoned for a period of not more than ten days. 1895, June 26, P.L. 386, Sec. 6.

Compiler's Note: Section 28 of Act 207 of 2004 provided that any and all references in any other law to a "district justice" or "justice of the peace" shall be deemed to be references to a magisterial district judge.