290
Penalty on sale of false weight, measure, etc.
*
Forfeiture of weights and measures.
+
Saving as to weights or measures.
No. 2 of 1885.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
machine, the person committing such fraud, and every person party to the fraud, shall, on summary conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 200 dollars for each offence, and further, the weight, measure, scale, balance, steelyard, weighing-yard, or weighing-machine shall be liable to be forfeited.
8. If any person shall wilfully or knowingly make or sell, or cause to be made or sold, any false or unjust weight, measure, scale, balance, steelyard, weighing-yard, or weighing-machine, he shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding 200 dollars, or, in the case of a second or any subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding 500 dollars.
9. All weights and measures duly seized by an examiner of weights and measures shall be forfeited to the Crown.
10. Nothing in this Ordinance shall apply to the buying or selling or dealing in medicines, or precious metals, or precious stones, or to weights or measures employed in relation thereto.
dealing in medicines, etc.
1
UN
SCHEDULE.
Weights.
Avoirdupois.
Troy.
4 Ounces.
To Onnee.
8 do
2 do.
TABLE OF ENGLISH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
[s. 2.]
Measures of Length.
1 Yard, divided into feet and inches.
Measures of Capacity.
1 Pound.
3 do.
1 Half Gill.
1 Half Gallon.
2 Pounds.
6 do.
1 Gill.
1 Gallon.
TO
4 do.
do.
1 Half Pint.
1 Peck.
7 do.
2 Ounces.
1 Pint.
1 Half Bushel.
14 do.
1 Quart.
28 do.
56 do.
1 Bushel.
The contents of each measure to be not heaped, but flat and level with the rim of the vessel.
TABLE OF CHINESE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
(candareen) = 0.0133 ounce avoirdupois.
Weights.
1 Fan
1 Tsin (mace) = 0.133 do.
1 Leung (tael)
1 Kan (catty) = 1 pounds
1 Tam (picul) = 133 do.
and the following: 2, 3, 4, 5, taels; 10, 17, 20, 30, 40, 50, taels; 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 700, taels.
* As amended by No. 30 of 1911, No. 62 of 1911, No. 68 of 1911 and No. 21 of 1912.
† As amended by No. 62 of 1911.
§ As amended by No. 51 of 1911, No. 63 of 1911 and No. 43 of 1912 Supp. Sched.
290
Penalty on sale of false weight, measure, etc.
*
Forfeiture of weights and
measures.
+
Saving as
to weights or
No. 2 of 1885.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
machine, the person committing such fraud, and every person party to the fraud, shall, on summary conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 200 dollars for each offence, and further, the weight, measure, scale, balance, steelyard, weighing-yard, or weighing-machine shall be liable to be forfeited.
8. If any person shall wilfully or knowingly make or sell, or cause to be made or sold, any false or unjust weight, measure, scale, balance, steelyard, weighing-yard, or weighing-machine, he shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding 200 dollars, or, in the case of a second or any subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding 500 dollars.
9. All weights and measures duly seized by an examiner of weights and measures shall be forfeited to the Crown.
10. Nothing in this Ordinance shall apply to the buying or sell- measures for ing or dealing in medicines, or precious metals, or precious stones,
or to weights or measures employed in relation thereto.
dealing in
medicines,
etc.
1
Un
SCHEDULE.
Weights.
Avoirdupois.
Troy.
4 Ounces.
To Onnee.
8
do
2
do.
TABLE OF ENGLISH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
[s. 2.]
Measures of Length.
1 Yard, divided into feet and inches.
Measures of Capacity.
1 Pound.
3
do.
1 Half Gill.
1 Half Gallon.
2 Pounds.
6
do.
1 Gill.
1 Gallon.
ΤΟ
4
do.
do.
1 Half Pint.
1 Peck.
7
do.
2 Ounces.
1 Pint.
1 Half Bushel.
14
do.
1 Quart.
28
do.
56
do.
1 Bushel.
The contents of each measure to be
not heaped, but flat and level with the rim of the vessel.
TABLE OF CHINESE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
(candareeu)00133 ounce avoirdupois.
Weights.
1 Fan
1 Tsin
(muce) =0·133 do.
do.
1 Leuug
(tael)
14 do.
do.
1 Kan
(catty)
1 pounds
do.
1 Tam
(picul)
133 do.
do.
and the following: 2, 3, 4, 5, taels; 10, 17, 20, 30, 40, 50, taels; 100,
200, 300, 400, 500, 700, taels.
* As amended by No. 30 of 1911, No. 62 of 1911, No. 68 of 1911
and No. 21 of 1912.
As amended by No. 62 of 1911.
§ As amended by No. 51 of 1911, No. 63 of 1911 and No. 43 of 1912
Supp. Sched.
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