viso; bunch vegetables; kale, spinach, etc.-That standard containers for the sale of fruits, vegetables, and other dry commodities in the District of Columbia shall be as follows:

(a) That standard barrel for fruits, vegetables, and other dry commodities other than cranberries, shall be of the following dimensions when measured without distention of its parts: Length of stave, twenty-eight and one-half inches; diameter of heads, seventeen and one-eighth inches; distance between heads, twenty-six inches; circumference of bulge, sixty-four inches, outside measurement; and the thickness of staves not greater than four-tenths of an inch: Provided, That any barrel of a different form having a capacity of seven thousand and fifty-six cubic inches shall be a standard barrel. The standard barrel for cranberries shall be of the following dimensions when measured without distention of its parts: Length of staves, twenty-eight and one-half inches; diameter of head, sixteen and one-fourth inches; distance between heads, twenty-five and onefourth inches; circumference of bulge, fifty-eight and one-half inches, outside measurement; and the thickness of staves not greater than four-tenths of an inch. It shall be unlawful to sell, offer, or expose for sale in the District of Columbia a barrel containing fruits or vegetables or any other dry commodity of less capacity than the standard barrels defined in this act, or subdivisions. thereof known as the third, half, and three-quarter barrel.

(b) Standards for Climax baskets for grapes and other fruits and vegetables shall be the two-quart basket, four-quart basket, and twelve-quart basket, respectively.

The standard two-quart Climax basket shall be of the following dimensions: Length of bottom piece, nine and one-half inches; width of bottom piece, three and one-half inches; thickness of bottom piece, three-eighths of an inch; height of basket, three and seveneighths inches, outside measurement; top of basket, length eleven inches and width five inches, outside measurement. Basket to have a cover five by eleven inches, when a cover is used.

The standard four-quart Climax basket shall be of the following dimensions: Length of bottom piece, twelve inches; width of bottom piece, four and one-half inches; thickness of bottom piece, threeeighths of an inch; height of basket, four and eleven-sixteenths inches, outside measurement; top of basket, length fourteen inches; width six and one-fourth inches, outside measurement. Basket to have cover six and one-fourth inches by fourteen inches, when cover is used.

The standard twelve-quart Climax basket shall be of the following dimensions: Length of bottom piece, sixteen inches; width of bottom piece, six and one-half inches; thickness of bottom piece, sevensixteenths of an inch; height of basket, seven and one-sixteenth inches, outside measurement; top of basket, length nineteen inches, width nine inches, outside measurement. Basket to have cover nine inches by nineteen inches, when cover is used.

(c) The six-basket carrier crate for fruits and vegetables shall contain six four-quart baskets, each basket having a capacity of two hundred and sixty-eight and eight-tenths cubic inches.

(d) The four-basket flat crate for fruits and vegetables shall contain four three-quart baskets, each basket having a capacity of two hundred and one and six-tenths cubic inches.

(e) The standard box, basket, or other container for berries, cherries, shelled peas, shelled beans, and other fruits and vegetables of similar size shall be of the following capacities standard dry measure: One-half pint, pint, and quart. The one-half pint shall contain sixteen and eight-tenths cubic inches; the pint shall contain thirtythree and six-tenths cubic inches; the quart shall contain sixty-seven and two-tenths cubic inches.

(f) Standard lug boxes for fruits and vegetables shall be the onehalf bushel box and the one-bushel box.

The one-half bushel lug box shall be of the following inside dimensions: Length, seventeen inches; width, ten and five-tenths inches; depth, six inches.

The one-bushel lug box shall be of the following inside dimensions: Length, twenty and three-fourths inches; width, thirteen inches; depth, eight inches; and no lug box of other than the foregoing dimensions shall be used in the District of Columbia.

(g) The standard hampers for fruits and vegetables shall be the one-peck hamper, one-half bushel hamper, one-bushel hamper, and one and one-half bushel hamper.

The one-peck hamper shall contain five hundred and thirty-seven and six-tenths cubic inches; the one-half-bushel hamper shall contain one thousand and seventy-five and twenty-one one-hundredths cubic inches. The one-bushel hamper shall contain two thousand one hundred and fifty and forty-two one-hundredths cubic inches, and the one and one-half bushel hamper shall contain three thousand two hundred and twenty-five and sixty-three one-hundredths cubic inches.

(h) The standard round-stave baskets for fruits and vegetables shall be the one-half bushel basket, one-bushel basket, one and onehalf bushel basket, and two-bushel basket.

The one-half-bushel basket shall contain one thousand and seventyfive and twenty-one one-hundredths cubic inches. The one-bushel basket shall contain two thousand one hundred and fifty and fortytwo one-hundredths cubic inches. The one-and-one-half-bushel basket shall contain three thousand two hundred and twenty-five and sixty-three one-hundredths cubic inches, and the two-bushel basket shall contain four thousand three hundred and eighty-four one-hundredths cubic inches.

(i) The standard apple box shall contain two thousand one hundred and seventy-three and five-tenths cubic inches and be of the following inside dimensions: Length, eighteen inches; width, eleven and one-half inches; depth, ten and one-half inches.

(j) The standard pear box shall be of the following inside dimensions: Length, eighteen inchese; width, eleven and one-half inches; depth, eight and one-half inches.

(k) The standard onion crate shall be of the following inside dimensions: Length, nineteen and five-eighths inches; width, eleven and three-sixteenths inches; depth, nine and thirteen-sixteenths inches.

(7) No person shall sell, offer, or expose for sale in the District of Columbia any fruits, vegetables, grain, or similar commodities in any manner except in the standard containers herein prescribed or by weight or numerical count; and no person shall sell, offer, or ex

pose for sale, except by weight or numerical count, in the District of Columbia any commodity in any container herein prescribed which does not contain, at the time of such offer, exposure, or sale, the full capacity of such commodity compactly filled: Provided, That fresh beets, onions, turnips, rhubarb, and other similar vegetables, usually and customarily sold by the bunch, may be sold by the bunch.

All kale, spinach, and other similar leaf vegetables shall be sold at retail by net weight.

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Sec. 16. Containers not permitted as substitutes for dry measure.That nothing in this act contained shall be construed as permitting dry measure or substituting for a dry measure any of the following containers: Barrels, boxes, lug boxes, crates, hampers, baskets, or climax baskets; and the use of any such container as a measure is hereby expressly prohibited, and the user shall be fined or imprisoned as herein provided for other violations of this act.

Sec. 1612. Package form food; marking required; tolerances permitted. That no person shall sell, offer, or expose for sale in the District of Columbia any food in package form unless the quantity of contents is plainly and conspicuously marked on the outside of each package in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count. The commissioners are authorized to establish and allow reasonable variations, tolerances, and exemptions as to small packages.

Sec. 17. Firewood.-That a cord of wood shall contain one hundred and twenty-eight cubic feet. Wood more than eight inches in length shall be sold by the cord or fractional part thereof, and when delivered shall contain one hundred and twenty-eight cubic feet per cord when evenly and compactly stacked. Split wood, eight inches or less in length, may be sold by such standard loads as shall be fixed by the commissioners.

Sec. 18. Liquid measures; standard contents; no other deemed legal.That the standard liquid gallon shall contain two hundred and thirty-one cubic inches; the half gallon, one hundred and fifteen and five-tenths cubic inches; the quart, fifty-seven and seventy-five hundredths cubic inches; the pint, twenty-eight and eight hundred and seventy-five thousands cubic inches; the half pint, fourteen and four hundred and thirty-seven thousandths cubic inches; the gill, seven and two hundred eighteen thousandths cubic inches; the fluid ounce, one and eight-tenths cubic inches; and no liquid measure of other than the foregoing capacities, except multiples of the gallon, shall be deemed legal liquid measure in the District of Columbia. Sec. 19. Oysters; fish.-That shucked oysters shall be sold only by liquid measure or numerical count, and whenever there is included in the sale by measure of shucked oysters more than 10 per centum of oyster liquid or other liquid substance, the vendor shall be deemed guilty of selling short measure.

All fish shall be sold by avoirdupois weight.

Sec. 20. Automatic measuring pumps; regulations governing use, etc.; inspection. That every user of an automatic measuring pump or similar device, shall, when the supply of the commodity which he is measuring for sale with such pump or similar device, is insufficient to deliver correct measure of such commodity by the usual or customary method of operating such pump or device or when, for any cause whatever, such pump or device does not, by the usual or customary method of operating same, deliver correct measure, place a

sign with the words, "Out of use" in a conspicuous place on such pump or device where it may readily be seen, and shall forthwith cease to use the same until his supply of such commodity is replenished or until such pump or device is repaired, adjusted, or otherwise put in condition to deliver correct measure. All automatic measuring pumps or other similar measuring devices in use shall be subject to inspection, and approval or condemnation, whether used for measuring or not.

Sec. 21. Stated prices; pro rata for smaller quantities.-That whenever any commodity is offered for sale at a stated price for a stated quantity, smaller quantity shall be sold at a pro rata price unless the purchaser is informed to the contrary at the time of sale.

Sec. 22. Right to inspect packages, etc., declared. That the superintendent, or under his direction, his assistants and inspectors, shall from time to time weigh or measure and inspect packages or amounts of commodities of whatever kind kept for sale, offered or exposed for sale, sold, or in the process of delivery, in order to determine whether or not the same are kept for sale, offered for sale, or sold in accordance with the provisions of this act, and no person shall refuse to permit such weighing, measuring, or inspection whenever demanded by the superintendent or any of his assistants or inspectors.

Sec. 23. Dealing in weights etc., by employees, unlawful.-That it shall be unlawful for the superintendent or any employee of his office to vend any weights, measures, weighing or measuring device, or to offer or expose the same for sale, or to be interested, directly or indirectly, in the sale of same.

Sec. 24. Police powers conferred; right to enter premises except private residences. That there is hereby conferred upon the superintendent, his assistants and inspectors, police power, and in the exercise of their duties they shall, upon demand, exhibit their badges to any person questioning their authority; and they are authorized and empowered to make arrests of any person violating any of the provisions of this act. The superintendent, his assistants, and inspectors may, for the purpose of carrying out and enforcing the provisions of this act and in the performance of their official duties, with or without formal warrant, enter or go into or upon any stand, place, building, or premises, except a private residence, and may stop any vendor, peddler, dealer, vehicle, or person in charge thereof for the purpose of making inspections or tests.

Sec. 25. Tolerances to be established; Federal statutes to govern.— That the commissioners are hereby authorized and empowered to establish tolerances and specifications for scales, weights, measures, weighing or measuring instruments or devices, and containers used in the District of Columbia. The commissioners shall prescribe and allow for barrels, containers, and packages, provided for in this act, the same specifications, variations, or tolerances that have been prescribed or established, or that may hereafter be prescribed or established for like barrels, containers, or packages by any officer of the United States in accordance with any requirement of an act of Congress.

Sec. 26. Public scales, regulations governing.-That the commissioners are authorized to appoint public weighmasters and grant licenses

for the location of public scales in the District of Columbia under such regulations as they may prescribe, and authorize such weighmasters to charge such fees as the commissioners may approve and fix in advance, and they may grant permits, revocable on thirty days' notice, for the location of such public scales on public space under their control. No person other than a duly appointed and qualified public weighmaster shall do public weighing or make any charge or accept any compensation therefor.

Sec. 27. Authority of inspectors. etc.-That the powers and duties granted to and imposed on the superintendent by this act are also hereby granted to and imposed on his assistants and inspectors when acting under his instructions.

Sec. 28. Supervision of public markets.-That the superintendent, under the direction of the commissioners, shall have supervision of all produce and other markets owned by the District of Columbia, shall enforce such regulations regarding the operation of the same as the commissioners may make, shall make such investigations regarding the sale, distribution, or prices of commodities in the District of Columbia as the commissioners may direct, and shall make reports and recommendations in connection therewith.

Sec. 29. Words construed, "commissioners," "superintendent."-That wherever the word "commissioners" is used in this act, it shall be construed to mean the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. Wherever the word "superintendent " is used in this act, it shall be construed to mean the superintendent of weights and measures, and markets.

Sec. 30. "Person," singular or plural, interchangeable. That the word "person," as used in this act, shall be construed to include copartnerships, companies, corporations, societies, and associations. Wherever any word in this act is used in the singular, it shall be construed to mean either singular or plural, and wherever any word in this act is used in the plural, it shall be construed to mean either plural or singular, as the circumstances demand.

Sec. 31. Each section and provision declared independent; invalidity of one not to affect others.-That each section of this act, and every provision of each section, is hereby declared to be an independent section or provision, and the holding of any section or provision of any section to be void, ineffective, or unconstitutional for any cause whatever shall not be deemed to affect any other section or provision thereof.

Sec. 32. Punishment for violations; jurisdiction of police court.-That any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500, or by both such fine and imprisonment not to exceed six months. All prosecutions under this act shall be instituted by the corporation counsel or one of his assistants in the police court of the District of Columbia.

Sec. 33. Operative in 90 days; former laws repealed; Vol. 28, p. 811; Vol. 29, p. 192. That this act shall become operative ninety days after its passage. The act entitled "An act for the appointment of a sealer and assistant sealer of weights and measures in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes," approved March 2, 1895, as amended, and the act entitled "An act defining the standard shape and size of dry measures in use in the District of Columbia, and for