Chapter 432. To punish the impersonation of weighmasters in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes
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CHAP. 432.— An Act To punish the impersonation of weighmasters in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. March 3, 1899. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * District of Columbia.Impersonating weighmasters forbidden. That it shall be unlawful for any person to falsely represent himself or herself as being a weighmaster of hay, straw, fodder, or corn, or to make, give, or issue any certificate of the quantity of hay, straw, fodder, or corn weighed in the District of Columbia.
Sec. 2. Corn on cob, etc.What quantity to constitute a barrel.*Proviso.*Sale of, not prohibited. That hereafter in the District of Columbia three hundred and fifty pounds of corn on the cob shall constitute a barrel and two hundred and eighty pounds of shelled corn shall constitute a barrel: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be held to prohibit the sale of corn on the cob by the barrel. Sec. 3. Penalty. That any person violating any of the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof in the police court of the District aforesaid shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars or imprisonment in the jail of the District of Columbia not exceeding six months, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Approved, March 3, 1899.