New Jersey Statutes 51:1-77. Certificate of weight and measure; contents; prima facie evidence
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 51:1-77
- Commodity: means any article of food, drink, trade or commerce, or any service or amusement, goods, wares, merchandise, or fuel measured by any weighing and measuring or counting system, but shall not include any article of food, drink, trade, commerce, goods, wares, merchandise, or fuel which is not sold or intended for sale to an entity distinct from the seller. See New Jersey Statutes 51:1-2
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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
The state superintendent of weights and measures shall prescribe the sole form of certificate of weight and measure to be used by public weighmasters. It shall state the kind of commodity, produce or article, the number of units thereof, the date of receipt, the name of the owner, agent or consignee, the accurate weight of the commodity, produce or article, the vessel, railroad, team, truck or other means by which it was received, any trade or other mark thereon, and such other information as may be necessary to distinguish or identify the commodity, produce or article from others of like kind. Such certificate, when so made and properly signed and sealed, shall be prima facie evidence of such weights.