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 FOB’1?Y—THIRlD OONGBESS. Sess. I. Ch. 480. 1874.279 such feet passing through them at the first-nauied rate, and within Wim ¤¤<·¤>r¤ ¤¤¤l\ three per centum at the second and third rates, and no others shall be "°‘f“tfu°“°(‘{°°“‘“" deemed accurate and be stamped by the inspector. The inspector shall °‘° ° P ’ keep at the laboratory a correct record of a l-meters inspected by him, _ Rwvrd of 1¤¤*>¤¤ `with them proof at the time of inspection, which record shall be open at “‘“¥’°°*°"· all times to the public for any reasonable examination by any company, person, 'or persons having any interest therein. · _ · ‘ · _ Sec. 8. That any gas-meters now in use shall. be proved and tested, T¤¤*°*`¤¤¤*°¤`¤ ¤°W on the written request of the consumer of gas on whose premises ibm ““° °“ ’°q“°‘° °f may be, and in his presence,. if he requires, upon the payment in ad·°°°°um°r . vance to the inspector or assistant inspector of fifty cents for each and 'Fees. every meter inspected, proved, and sealed, and if any such meter, on .` `being tested, shall be iound toregister inaccurately to the injury of the · ‘ consumer to an extent exceeding two per centum, the fee of fifty cents I shall be returned to the person applying for said inspection and be paid, 4 to the inspector by the company, person, or persons supplying the gas; when to be paid and every such meter shal ‘be considered correct, and sealed accord- byz¤¤<><>¤¤1>¤¤y. &¤· ingly, which shall register quantitiesvarying from the true standard _ measure of gasof not more than two per centum, and a record shall be Mmm Mmm, kept of the same and of all fees so 'collected,'. And all meters hereafter ,,,,,,1 to be Hm, iuused by any gas-company, person, or persons shall be first inspected, spected,proved,and proved, and sealed at the laboratory provided for by this act; and for ¤¤¤1¢d¤¤ ¤b<>¤¤¢<>¤Y· such inspection, proving, and sealing the company, in the first instance, and thereafter the company, person, or persons applying to have the Fees; by whom meter inspected,‘shall pay fifty centsibr each meter, a record of which :>¤-y¤N¤- · shall be kept and of the tees so collected; and all fees shall be applied To be applied to to the payment of the expenses for maintaining and keeping in good 1¤¤Jv¤¤+>¤ ¤= of ¤>¤ · order and repair the laboratory and apparatus; · - P"““°‘·&°· . `SEO. 9. That each company, person, or persons manufacturing illu- 0¤¤¤p=~¤i~=9 to r¤· minnting gas in the District of Oolumbia,shn1l, when required,_iu writ- :J‘:;',;_B ,‘{)‘;‘t“;“°“"“ ing, by the inspector of gus and meters, bring to the laboratory any ' meter that may have been required to be inspected, proved, and sealed, and to return the sunie to its proper place after suchinspection · and it _ shall not beuluwiul lor any other party or person to removeand return _ meters. · ‘— Sec. 10. That the inspector and assistant inspector of gas and meters _ Bond ivd wh cf shall each give bonds to the extent of double his annual salary, and ;‘;§}’°°*°' “”d °“*“”‘ shall each take an oath or atllrmation, before some officer legally quali- _` tied to administer the same, that he will faithfully, diligently, and impartially discharge the duties of his office.. 2 · Sec. 11. That the Washington Gus-Light Company shall be author- rms for gas. ized on and after the passage of this act, to charge and receive for illuminating gas furnished to and paid for by the Government of the United States at the rate of two dollars and fifty cents per one thousand cubic lzeet; und when furnished and paid for by other parties, or by the inhabitants of the city of Washington, at the rate of · two dollars and seventy-ilve cents per one thousand cubic feet: Provided, _ That if the party or inhabitants so furnished shall pay monthly any bill D * if ° “ ¤ *·t*°°' within seven days after the same shall have been presented, said party P'°‘“P P"’“‘°'*" shall be entitled to a discount upon the amount of such bill at the rate _ _ of twentylive cents per one thousand cubic feet.· And all laws author- NLEYB =?¤*:¤°¤¤*;§ ining any higher rates are hereby repealed: Provided, That when_the p;§,,fd_ ’ “* ° “ price of gas coals delivered at the works of the Washington Gas-Light Gompany shall advance to eight dollars and fifty cents per ton the _Adv¤.nceor rodue price of gas to consumers may be advanced ten cents per thousand cubic El°¤;f 1*5*9: :;*::3 feet and an additional ten cents per thousand feet for each additional 8 P ° ‘ dollar per ton that gas coals may advance in price and in like manner a reduction of ten cents per thousand feet shall be made for each and every dollar per ton that gas coals may tall in price below seven dollars per ton. And for that purpose the Washington Gas·Light Company shall in the month of May in each year furnish the Secretary of the Interior with a statement of all their coal contracts or purchases lbr the ensuing your