OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
AUSTIN
Your request for au opinion
tion:
has beenrece
tes, defines a
in the hueineea
ire, or any per-
r meamre any ocw
icle, and issue
lflaate or weight
aooepted aa the aa-
tS-spm whioh the purchase or
aonmodlty,produoe or article
;Ubbe+nknownas a pub110 weigh-
The cases, Siippen VI MW.ray, 66 8.V. (edI
757; g@rsw v. 3ewell, 20 3.W. (ed) 235; Pa~~OhalVO
Irmn, 157 3.X. 1158, en& kartln v. Foy, 234 3.K. 089,
hold:
“Tfiut any o~tlzen poasesslng the pd
scribed qualffioationeof, and becoming bond-
cc? QY, ~~n~ciuctcd
;);lblic
iseigher,mny
:~iir.ix t!;ab;;iinc;;sof wof~Jlir~ for t!ie
;j;.$iiC, re,:i~rdle~sof wii:fti;er
or not
tkere is a ti:ily elected, qualified,and
bcti;:?: ~.-dblic
weigher in the precinct in
\::liCh ho nro~tosos to carry on the busi-
IleSS' mci*a.ny citizen possosslc~the pre-
scrilL2 q~a~iifi~t~ti.ons u;~onexocutit6 a
;)rL~>i>raniisstificient bond xid securing
its a;:provalby the Cox.2tzlcjsionerst Court
of the oounty in *tiMohhe proposes to aot
as publio wei&er is entitled to be ap-
pointed pub110 wel@er by said oourtg nnd
it is the duty of the oommlssioners~oourt
to hear proof of his qualifloationeand
of the suffioienoyand solvency of this
bond, und upon proper showing made;tg
approve his bond and appolut him pub110
weigher.*
The statute relating to'publio w&hers
doe8 xuk opwate to give auoh offioere a oomp&te rno-
nopoly of the business of pcblla weighing. It express-
ly prdvideethat ommrs are exempt fmmthe aeaeasitp
.of employing publlo weighers and are authorized to
weigh their own produots. Artiole !57O4,BerieedClvll
Statute&
You are respeotfullyadvised that the aom-
pany mentioned in your Inquiry hensa right to employ a
private weigher provided he oomplies with the ,lawas
is mentioned in the foregoing statutes and oases.
Trusting that the foreg~ing'answersyour in-
quiry, I remain
_ Yours very truly
ATTORNXY C7%WAI.,OF TEL'S
By-wk
Ay1':oj Aseit3tant
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