Rhode Island General Laws 47-1-5. Inspection of mercantile weights and measures – Reports of inaccuracy
The director of the department of labor and training may, in the discharge of his or her duties, inspect the weights, measures, and balances of any person or persons, which are used for selling any goods, wares, merchandise, or other commodities, or for public weighing in any town or city in this state, and if he or she finds the weights, measures, or balances to be inaccurate, he or she shall forthwith inform the mayor of the city or the president of the town council, as the case may be, and the mayor or president shall at once call the attention of the town or city sealer thereto.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 167, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 47-1-5.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 47-1-5
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
- town council: include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9