Penalty for fraud or extortion. Penalty for not measuring on application ces than is allowed by this ordinance, he shall forfeit II. And be it further ordained, That if any of the said Measurers, on application to measure any of the aforesaid articles, shall not comply with such application within one hour, (unless he may be elsewhere ongaged in the line of his duty as a Measurer, or can shew to the satisfaction of the Mayor why he could not give his regular attendance) he or they shall forfeit and pay for every such neglect, the sum of five dollars.-And the said Measurers shall be entitled to receive the Compensation following fees: For measuring Salt or Grain, twenty for measuring five cents for each hundred bushels; for measuring Coal, Charcoal and Lime, fifty cents for each hundred bushels, to be paid one half by the buyer and onc half by the seller. Coal and charcoal to be heaped. Salt how mea sured. Standard weight of grain. III. And be it further ordained, That it shall be the duty of the said Measurers, when attending to the measurement and delivery of all Salt, Grain, Lime, Coal and Charcoal, to see that the measure of Coal and Charcoal be well heaped, and that all Salt, Grain, and Lime be measured with an half bushel having a bar of iron at top,. secured by another passing through the centre at the bottom, of the standard measure of the Corporation, which shall be so filled in measuring, and being on a level, as to strike off not less than three pints, and shall be stricken with a straight striker rounded on the edges, of at least three quarters of an inch in thickness, and not less than four inches broad: And the standard weight of Grain bought and sold within the jurisdiction of this Corporation, shall be as follows, to wit: Every bushel of Wheat shall be computed to weigh sixty pounds;, every bushel of Indian Corn, fifty five pounds; every bushel of Rye, fifty six pounds; every bushel of Barley, forty seven pounds; and every bushel of Oats, thirty pounds to the bushel; and in all cases of sales of Wheat, Indian Corn, Rye, Barley or Oats, by the bushel, if the same shall exceed the standard weight, the buyer shall pay a proportionably greater price, and if the same shall be less than ard weight or the said standard, the buyer shall pay a proportionably falls short of it less price, provided, that this regulation shall not extend to any special contracts respecting sales of Wheat, Indian Corn, Rye, Barley or Oats, whatever may be the weight thereof: And further, that it shall be the Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats, Provision where grain exceeds stand Provise. duty of each of the said Measurers to keep a fair account of the quantity so measured and weighed, and make return thereof to the buyer and seller; and to have always on hand for measuring, as aforesaid, three or more half bushel measures, and at least two twobushel tubs, (in which alone Coal brought into the Corporation shall be measured and delivered,) their own property, to be made as aforesaid, and regulated every six months by the Sealer of the Corporation according to the standard, IV. And be it further ordained, That when Salt, Grain, Lime, Coal or Charcoal, are delivered to any person in any quantity less than fifty bushels, the buyer and seller, consenting thereto, may dispense with the attendance of a sworn Measurer. But if either of the persons require that one shall be called, then, and in that case, the expense of one cent per bushel shall be paid by the person requiring the same. And if any Inhabitant or seller of Salt, Grain, Coal, Lime or Charcoal, within its jurisdiction, shall receive or deliver the same (unless the quantity be less than fifty bushels) without the attendance of a sworn Measurer, for every such offence he shall forfeit and pay the sum of twenty dollars; provided, no seller of Charcoal or Lime brought to this Corporation by land or in casks, shall be compelled to cause the same to be measured by a sworn Measurer unless thereto required by the purchaser of the same. all V. And be it further ordained, That it shall be the duty of the said Measurers, when engaged in measuring any Corn or other Grain herein required to be measured, and a difference in the kind or quality of the said Corn or other Grain shall be perceived, to stop further measurement thereof, and give notice immediately of such difference to the purchaser or purchasers of such Corn or other Grain, and await their directions regarding the same; and this the Measurer shall in no wise omit, under the penalty of five dollars in every such case. VI. And be it further ordained, That it shall be the duty of the said Measurers, when engaged in measuring Corn or other Grain, to notice if any dirt, such as cobs, silk, gravel or any other matter, other than fine chaff, be mingled with the said Corn or other Grain, and in their returns to the buyer and seller of the same, they shall state what quantity of dirt, as aforesaid, was in their opinion passed in the measurement of the The same to be deducted as refuse. Penalty for omission. said corn or other grain, which said dirt or rubbish shall be allowed by the seller and deducted as passed refuse. And this the said Measurers shall in no wise neglect under the penalty provided in the foregoing section. VII. This Ordinance shall commence and be in force from and after the passing thereof. Mayor autho SCRIP. An Ordinance to authorise the issue of Scrip of the Corporation of the Borough of Norfolk, for the sum of Seven Thousand Dollars, for the purchase of a Lot of Land from Mr. Burwell B. Moseley, on the east side of the Court House Lot, and adjoining the same. (Passed June 4, 1818.) I. Be it ordained by the Common Council of the Borough of Norfolk, in Common Hall assembled, That the Mayor of the said Borough, shall be, and he is hereby rised to issue authorised and empowered to issue Scrip, for the sum of Seven Thousand Dollars, in favour of Burwell B. Moseley, to carry interest at the rate of six per centum per annum from the eighteenth day of May, 1818, payable in five years from that day, according to the form heretofore prescribed in such cases. Scrip. II. This Ordinance shall commence and be in force from and after the passing thereof. SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS (INSPECTION OF.) SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS (RETAILERS OF.) An Ordinance relative to persons licensed by the Hustings Court to retail Spirituous Liquors. (Passed July 31, 1818.) I. Be it ordained by the Common Council of the Borough of Norfolk, in Common Hall assembled, That every person or persons licensed by the Court of the said Corporation to keep a Tavern, Ordinary or Victualling House, to sell wine, brandy, rum, strong waters, cider, beer, ale or any other sort of strong liquors, by the retail, or small measure, shall within ten days thereafter, place up in front of his house, shop or store, a show board or sign, with his, her, or their name or names at full length, and also such appropriate word or words to denote that they are licensed to retail spirituous liquors, to be drunk in such house; and if any person or persons shall neglect so to do, he, she, or they, Penalty. shall forfeit and pay the sum of one dollar, for every week during which he, she, or they, shall neglect so to do. II. This Ordinance shall commence and be in force from and after the passing thereof. Retailers of Spirituous Liquors to put up a sign. SQUIBS AND CRACKERS. An Ordinance relative to Squibs and Crackers. (Passed Feb. 20, 1818.) I. Be it ordained by the Common Council of the Borough of Norfolk, in Common Hall assembled, That if any person shall cast, throw or fire any squib, cracker, rocket or other combustible fire works, within the Corporation, each and every such person for every such offence, shall forfeit and pay two dollars. II. And be it further ordained, That if any person or persons shall sell or expose for sale within the Corporation, any fire works, commonly called squibs or crackers, except in packages containing each at least one thousand, every such person shall forfeit and pay for every such offence five dollars. ୮ III, This Ordinance shall commence and be in force from and after the passing thereof. STREETS. See Paving and Surveyor. Surveyor an- Oath. No person to erect building bounded by any of the public streets, unless previonsly viewed and laid out by Surveyor. Penalty. Surveyor's compensation. SURVEYOR. An Ordinance for the appointment of a Surveyor and prescribing his duties. (Passed April 4, 1818.) I. Be it ordained by the Common Council of the Borough of Norfolk, in Common Hall assembled, That a Surveyor for this Corporation shall be annually appointed by the Common Council, whose duty it shall be to assist the said Common Council in the laying out and regulating all the streets, lanes, wharves, and slips of the Corporation; to survey and lay out all ground for the purpose of building on, and to advise and direct concerning the same. The said Surveyor, appointed as aforesaid, before he enters upon the execution of the said office, shall take an oath well and truly to execute the same, and file a certificate thereof in the Register's office. II. And be it further ordained, That no person or persons whatsoever shall erect any building bounded by any of the public streets or avenues on his, her, or their ground, unless the same be previously viewed and laid out by the said Surveyor, nor in any other manner than he, with the advice and consent of the Inspector of the Corporation, shall direct, under the penalty of twenty dollars for each offence; and the said Surveyor is hereby directed to observe, as far as practicable, regularity and uniformity in his proceedings herein. III. And be it further ordained, That for laying out each house lot, other than the corner of any street or avenue, and giving a certificate thereof, the said Surveyor shall have and receive from the owner or own |