1846
Falsifying weights and measures or having possession of fraudulent weights and measures,
Weights and measures for dealing in medicines or precious metals or precious stones
ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1885)
Unclaimed Balances.
No person shall buy or sell or otherwise deal by any measure of length or by any steelyard which is not made conformably to the regulations contained in the schedule of this Ordinance.
6. Any person who falsifies or wilfully injures any copies or models of standard weights or measures deposited with a Police Magistrate, or buys or sells or otherwise deals by, or upon whose business premises are found any weights or measures fraudulently stamped or marked or not according to and agreeing with the standard weights and measures of the Colony, or who obstructs any examiner of weights and measures in the discharge of his duty as such, shall be liable under this Ordinance on summary conviction before a Police Magistrate to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars for each offence, apart from and in addition to any other penalty or liability to which such person may be subject in respect of such offence. All weights and measures duly seized by an examiner of weights and measures under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be forfeited to the Crown.
7. Nothing in this Ordinance shall apply to the buying or selling or dealing in medicines or precious metals or precious stones nor to weights or measures employed in relation thereto.
not within this Ordinance.
Ordinance 22 of 1844 repealed.
8. Ordinance 22 of 1844 is hereby repealed, provided that such repeal shall not affect the past operation of such Ordinance or any liability or punishment incurred thereunder.
9. This Ordinance shall come into operation on the first day of April, 1885.
SCHEDULE.
CHINESE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Weights.
1 Fan (candareen) 0.133 oz. avoirdupois.
1 Tsin (mace) = 0.133 oz.
1 Leung (tael) = 1.33 oz.
1 Kan (catty) = 1 lb. 3 oz.
1 Tam (picul) = 133 lbs.
and the following weights, viz.: 2, 3, 4, 5, taels; 10, 17, 20, 30, 40, 50 taels; 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 700 taels.
1846
Falsifying weights and
measures or
having posses- sion of fraudulent weights and
measures,
Weights and
measures for dealing in
medicines or precious
metals or pre-
cious stones
ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1885)
Unclaimed Balances.
No person shall buy or sell or otherwise deal by any measure of length or by any steelyard which is not made. conformably to the regu- lations contained in the schedule of this Ordinance.
6. Any person who falsifies or wilfully injures any copies or mo- dels of standard weights or measures deposited with a Police Magistrate, or buys or sells or otherwise deals by, or upon whose business premises are found any weights or measures fraudulently stamped or marked or not according to and agreeing with the standard weights and measures of the Colony, or who obstructs any examiner of weights and measures in the discharge of his duty as such, shall be liable under this Ordinance on summary conviction before a Police Magistrate to a penalty not ex- ceeding two hundred dollars for each offence, apart from and in addition to any other penalty or liability to which such person may be subject in respect of such offence. All weights and measures duly seized by an examiner of weights and measures under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be forfeited to the Crown.
7. Nothing in this Ordinance shall apply to the buying or selling or dealing in medicines or precious metals or precious stones nor to weights or measures employed in relation thereto.
not within
this
Ordinance.
Ordinance 22
of 1844
repealed.
8. Ordinance 22 of 1844 is hereby repealed, provided that such re- peal shall not affect the past operation of such Ordinance or any liability or punishment incurred thereunder.
9. This Ordinance shall come into operation on the first day of April, 1885.
SCHEDULE.
CHINESE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Weights.
1 Fan (candareen) 0.133 oz. avoirdupois.
1 Tsin (mace) =0.133 79
1 Leung (tael)
1 Kan (catty).
1 Tam (picul)
199
"
13 Ibs.
19
133
""
92
and the following weights, viz.: 2, 3, 4, 5, taels; 10, 17, 20, 30, 40, 50; taels; 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 700, taels.
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