ORDINANCE No. 22 OF 1844.
Weights and Measures.
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and entered into before the said first day of February, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five; but that all goods, wares, merchandise, and other thing so contracted and bargained for, as last aforesaid, shall and may be sold and delivered according to the ratio and proportion which the weights or measures in use in the Colony at the time such contracts or bargains shall have been made shall bear to the standard weights and measures established by this Ordinance.
10. And be it further enacted, that in every sale, barter, and exchange of any goods, or things which are not commonly or which shall not be contracted or agreed to be delivered by heaped measure, the measure shall not be heaped, but shall be stricken with a round stick or roller straight and of the same diameter from end to end.
11. And be it enacted, that all fines and penalties provided by this Ordinance shall (except when it is otherwise specially provided) be recovered, levied, and distributed, on the offender being convicted in a summary way before any Magistrate of Police, or before any two Justices of the Peace, in the manner provided by Ordinance No. 10 of 1844.
12. And be it further enacted, that nothing in this Ordinance contained shall be deemed or taken to extend or apply to the sale of medicines or precious metals, or precious stones, nor to the weights or measures bona fide used for the sale thereof.
13. And be it further enacted, that this Ordinance shall commence and take effect from and after the first day of February, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five.
111
For stricken measures.
Fines &c. to be levied and distributed in manner provided by Ordinance No. 10 of 1844.
Not to apply to the sale of medicines or precious metals or stones.
Commencement of Ordinance.
SCHEDULES TO WHICH THIS ORDINANCE REFERS.
A.
WEIGHTS.
10 Candareen or 分 Fun, make one Tseen, (Mace.)
10 Mace Tseen, " Leang, (Tael.)
16 Taels " Fy Leang, " Kin, (Catty.)
100 Catties >> F Kin, Tam, (Picul.)
1 Picul 担 Tom, Shik, (Stone.)
MEASURES OF LENGTH.
10 Fun, 分 make one 寸 Tsun.
10 Tsun, Chih, (or Covid.)
10 Chih. 文 Chang.
10 Chang, ✈ Xin.
ORDINANCE No. 22 OF 1844.
Weights and Measures.
***
and entered into before the said first day of February, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five; but that all goods, wares, merchandise, and other thing so contracted and bargained for, as last aforesaid, shall and may be sold and delivered according to the ratio and proportion which the weights or measures in use in the Colony at the time such contracts or bargains shall have been made shall bear to the standard weights and measures established by this Ordinance.
10. And be it further enacted, that in every sale, barter, and exchange of any. goods, or things which are not commonly or which shall not be contracted or agreed to be delivered by heaped measure, the measure shall not be heaped, but shall be stricken. with a round stick or roller straight and of the same diameter from end to end.
11. And be it enacted, that all fines and penalties provided by this Ordinance shall (except when it is otherwise specially provided) be recovered, levied, and distri- buted, on the offender being convicted in a summary way before any Magistrate of Police, or before any two Justices of the Peace, in the manner provided by Ordinance
No. 10 of 1844.
12. And be it further enacted, that nothing in this Ordinance contained shall be deemed or taken to extend or apply to the sale of medicines or precious metals, or precious stones, nor to the weights or measures bona fide used for the sale thereof.
13. And be it further enacted, that this Ordinance shall commence and take effect from and after the first day of February, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five.
111
For stricken measures.
Fines &c. to be levied and distributed in manner provided by Ordinance No. 10 of 1844.
Not to apply to the sale of medicines or precious metals or stones.
Commencement
of Ordinance.
SCHEDULES TO WHICH THIS ORDINANCE REFERS.
A.
WEIGHTS.
10 Candareen or 分 Fun, make one
Tseen, (Mace.)
10 Mace
وو
Tseen,
"
Leang, (Tael.)
16 Taels
"
Fy Leang,
""
Kin, (Catty.)
100 Catties
>>
F Kin,
Tam, (Picul.)
1 Picul
担 Tom,
Shik, (Stone.)
MEASURES OF LENGTH.
10 Fun,
分 make one
寸 Tsun.
10 Tsun,
Chih,
Chih. (or Covid.)
文Chang.
10 Chang, ✈
Xin.
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