New Jersey Statutes 51:1-65. County and municipal superintendents; custodians of standards; annual inspections of weights and measures
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 51:1-65
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- weights and measures: means a device, apparatus, or instrument designed or used to weigh, measure, count or time any physical property or determine value, and any auxiliary apparatus and accessories that indicate quantity or value, or records representative thereof. See New Jersey Statutes 51:1-2
Each county or municipal superintendent shall procure, at the expense of said county or municipality, a set of legal standards, properly certified by the state superintendent, and the necessary testing and sealing apparatus. He shall take charge of said standards and of all copies thereof and of all testing and sealing apparatus and shall take all precautions necessary for their safe-keeping and for their maintenance in good order. He shall cause an inspection of the weights and measures used in trade within his jurisdiction to be made at least once in each year. The state superintendent and his assistant superintendents shall direct and assist the county and municipal superintendents in making inspections.