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ORDINANCE No. 22 OF 1844 . 109


Weights and Measures.


2. And be it further enacted, that it shall be lawful for the Governor of the said Copies of such
standards to be
Colony to cause copies and models of the several weights and measures so deposited in made by order
of the Governor,
and having been
the Colonial Treasury in Victoria as aforesaid to be carefully made, and upon every verified and
marked, to be
such weight or measure being verified before such Governor, and approved of by him, deposited with
the Magistrate
to cause a mark or stamp to be legibly impressed or engraven thereon, to shew that of Police and
others.
the same hath been so verified and approved : and such mark or stamp shall consist of
such letters and figures as are commonly used to signify Her Majesty's name or
mark, together with S. W. or S. M. signifying standard weight or standard measure as
the case may be, and the number of pounds or other denomination of such weight or
measure ; and such copies or models, after being so verified, approved, and marked,
shall be deposited with all Magistrates of Police, and such other proper persons as
may be appointed, and shall be by them respectively, safely and securely kept for the
purpose of reference as hereinafter directed ; and if any such person shall falsify or Penalty if
Magistrate or
otherwise wilfully injure such copies or models so deposited with him as aforesaid, he other person
shall falsify or
shall, on conviction thereof in a summary manner, forfeit and pay for every such wilfully injure
such copies.
offence the sum of one hundred dollars.

3. And be it further enacted, that in case any of the said standard weights or In case of
standards or
measures, or the copies or models thereof, shall be lost, destroyed, defaced, or other copies being
lost, others to be
supplied.
wise injured, another weight or measure shall be provided with the approbation of the
Governor for the time being, of the same size and weight or measure as the weight or
measure so lost, destroyed, defaced, or otherwise injured, and the same shall thereupon
be deemed to be a true and genuine weight or measure to all such and the like intents
and purposes as the weight or measure which shall have been lost, destroyed, defaced,
or otherwise injured.
4. And be it further enacted, that all persons who may be desirous of comparing Persons to have
access to such
and adjusting any weights and measures, shall have access to all such copies and copies at all
reasonable times.
models of the standards so deposited as aforesaid at all reasonable times ; and it shall
be the duty of the respective Magistrates of Police, and such other persons as aforesaid, Magistrates and
others to
compare and
to compare every such weight and measure as shall be brought before them respectively stamp such
weights and
with such copies or models as aforesaid, and to stamp them accordingly with such measures as
shall be brought
marks as are herein aforesaid , without taking any fee or reward therein . before them for
that purpose.
5. And if any such Magistrate or other person shall fail, neglect, or refuse to Penalty ifthey
shall neglect or
compare or stamp any such weights and measures at all such reasonable times as he or refuse.

they shall be thereunto required, he shall on conviction forfeit and pay the sum of
fifty dollars, to be recovered in a summary manner in manner aforesaid .
6. And be it further enacted , that as soon as conveniently may be after the taking Persons to be
appointed to
effect of this Ordinance, the * Chief Magistrate of Police in Hongkong shall be, and he examine
balances,
weights, and
is hereby directed to appoint one or more person or persons, who shall have power to measures.
[ * See Ord. No. 6
examine the balances , weights, and measures in Hongkong, and shall be duly sworn of 1862.]
well and faithfully to execute the office in him or them reposed by virtue of such
appointment and of this Ordinance, which oath the said Chief Magistrate of Police is
hereby directed and empowered to administer.