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Lord Mayor, &c. empowered to examine Weights and Measures.
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XCIV. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the Lord Mayor, or his Assistant or Deputy, to enter, at all seasonable Hours, any Shop, Yard, or Store, and any Ship or other Vessel, or any Place within his Jurisdiction, where Goods, Provisions, or Merchandize shall be kept for Sale, weighed, or measured, or shall be kept for Conveyance or Carriage, and there to examine all Weights and Measures, and to compare the same with Copies of the Imperial Standard Weights and Measures in the Custody of the Lord Mayor; and if upon such Examination it shall appear that any of the said Weights and Measures are incorrect or unjust, the same shall be seized, and, on being condemned by the Lord Mayor, forfeited and broken up, and on Sale thereof the Proceeds thereof shall be placed to the Credit of the Borough Fund, and the Owner thereof shall be liable to a Penalty not exceeding Five Pounds.
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