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06/04/63 618.050 Establishment, Supervisor and Chief Inspector, Inspectors. There is created and established within the Division of Public Works and Building Regulation an office of Weights and Measures. Said office shall be headed by a Supervisor of Weights and Measures for St. Louis County who shall be appointed by the County Supervisor with the confirmation of the County Council. There shall be a Chief Inspector of Weights and Measures and County inspectors of Weights and Measures together with the necessary technical and clerical personnel who shall be appointed by the Supervisor of the Division with the approval of the County Supervisor. The Supervisor and all assistants shall be bonded as otherwise provided by the laws of the County. The Supervisor is authorized to employ such inspectors and other personnel and shall be allowed for salaries for himself, the Chief Inspector, the inspectors, any other personnel and for necessary equipment, supplies and ~penses such compensation and sums as may be provided by other ordinances of the County. 618.060 Duties and Qualifications of the Supervisor. The Supervisor of Weights and Measures shall be at least 30 years of age, a resident of St. Louis County, Missouri, and shall be familiar with the laws and regulations of the State of Missouri pertaining to weights and measures. The Supervisor shall carry proper credentials of his office and the Chief Inspector and all inspectors shall also carry credentials which shall be displayed in each and every case where an inspection is being made under the terms and l:n'ovisions of this Ordinance. Upon exhibition of said credentials, the Supervisor, Chief Inspector or inspectors shall have the right of entry during usual business hours to inspect all weights and measures and commodities in accordance with their duties as prescribed by this ordinance. The Supervisor of Weights and Measures shall have and be charged with the custody of all County standards of weights and measures and of the other standards and equipment provided for the office of weights and measures and shall keep accurate records of the same. The Supervisor, the Chief Inspector and inspectors shall enforce the provisions of this ordinance. The Supervisor shall have and keep a general supervision over the weights and measures offered for sale, sold or in use in the County. He shall annually make to the County CounciI, the County Supervisor and the Board of Public Works, a report on all the activities of his office. The Supervisor shall also be charged with all other duties aa may be provided by law. 618.070 Specifications, Tolerances and Regulations for Commercial Weighing and Measuring Devices. The specifications, tolerances and regulations for commercial weighing and measuring devices, together with amendments thereto, as recommended by the National Bureau of Standards, and published in the National Bureau of Standards Handbook 44 and supplements thereto, or in any publication revising or superseding the Handbook 44, shall be the specifications, tolerances and regulation for commercial weighing and measuring devices of the County., except insofar as specifically modified, amended or rejected by action of the County Council. For the purpose of this ordinance, apparatus shall be deemed to be "correct" when it conforms to all such applicable specifications, tolerances and regulations; other apparatus shall be deemed to be "incorrect". WTAO-3