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<br /> SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS OF SPECIAL UNITS OF MEASURE. The term "barrel,`'
<br /> when used in connection with fermented liquor, shall mean a unit of 31 gallons. The
<br /> term "ton" shall mean a unit of 2,000 pounds avoirdupois weight. The term "cord'`,
<br /> when used in connection with wood intended for fuel purposes, shall mean the amount
<br /> of wood that is contained in a space of 128 cubic feet when the wood is ranked
<br /> and well stowed.
<br /> SECTION 4. FIELD STANDARDS AND EQUIPMENT. There shall be supplied by
<br /> the City such "field standards" and such equipment as may be found necessary to
<br /> carry out the provisions of this Ordinance. The field standards shall be verified
<br /> by the State Weights and Measures Office upon their initial receipt and at least
<br /> once each 2 years thereafter.
<br /> SECTION 5. CITY SEALER AND DEPUTY CITY SEALERS. There shall be a City
<br /> Sealer of weights and measures and necessary Deputy Sealers and technical and
<br /> clerical personnel, who shall be appointed by the Commbsioner of Public Works
<br /> from eligible lists prepared by the Civil Service Board and under the rules of
<br /> said Board, and who shall collectively comprise the City Division of Weights and
<br /> Measures, of which the City Sealer shall be the Chief. The Sealer shall be
<br /> allowed for salaries for himself, the Deputy Sealers, and the necessary technical
<br /> and clerical employees, for necessary equipment and supplies, and for traveling
<br /> and contingent expenses, such sums as shall be appropriated by the City Council.
<br /> SECTION 6. BONDS. A bond, with sureties, to be approved by the City
<br /> Treasurer, and conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties and the
<br /> safe-keeping of any standards or equipment entrusted to his care, shall forthwith,
<br /> upon his appointment, be given by the Sealer in the penal sum of $5,000.00, and
<br /> by each Deputy Sealer in the penal sum of $1,000.00; the premiums on such bonds shall
<br /> be paid by the City.
<br /> SECTION 7. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF SEALER. The Sealer shall have
<br /> the custody of the City standards of weight and measure and of the other
<br /> standards and equipment provided for by this Ordinance, and shall keep accurate
<br /> records of the same. The Sealer shall enforce the provisions of this Ordinance
<br /> and of the State of Washington Weights and Measures Act (RCW 19.93; c.291, L '`59) .
<br /> He shall have and keep a general supervision over the weights and measures offered
<br /> for sale, sold, or in use in the City. He shall annually, in the month of January,
<br /> make to the Commissioner of Public Works a report on all of the activities of his
<br /> office.
<br /> SECTION 8. SPECIFIC POWERS AND DUTIES OF SEALER; TESTING AT CITY-
<br /> SUPPORTED INSTITUTIONS. The Sealer shall from time to time test all weights and
<br /> measures used in checking the receipt or disbursement of supplies in every in-
<br /> stitution for the maintenance of which monies are appropriated by the City
<br /> Council, reporting his findings, in writing, to the executive officer of the
<br /> institution concerned.
<br /> SECTION 9. SAME: GENERAL TESTING AND FIXING INSPECTION FEES. When not
<br /> otherwise provided by law, the Sealer shall have the power to inspect and test,
<br /> to ascertain if they are correct, all weights and measures kept, offered, or
<br /> exposed for sale. It shall be the duty of the Sealer, within a 12-month period,
<br /> or less frequently if in accordance with a schedule issued by him, and as much
<br /> oftener as he may deem necessary, to inspect and test, to ascertain if they are
<br /> correct, all weights and measures commercially used (1) in determining the
<br /> weight, measurement, or count of commodities or things sold, or offered or ex-
<br /> posed for sale, on the basis of weight, measure, or of count, or (2) in comput-
<br /> ing the basic charge or payment for services rendered on the basis of weight,
<br /> measure, or of count: Provided, that with respect to single-service devices--
<br /> that is, devices designed to be used commercially only once and to be then
<br /> discarded-- and with respect to devices uniformly mass-produced, as by means
<br /> of a mold or die, and not susceptible of individual adjustment, tests may be
<br /> made on representative samples of such devices; and the lots of which such samples
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