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06/04/63 being weighed while empty is older than one week. It shall be the duty of every weigher to weigh such empty vehicles and to issue to the driver of such empty vehicle a certificate of weighing, crossing out the spaces for Gross and Net weights, which certificates shall be signed by bonded weigher and signed by the driver of the empt3' vehicle acknowledging the correctness of such empty weight. Such certificates when issued by duly licensed weighers of the City of St. Louis will be acceptable in lieu of such a certificate issued by a weigher licensed by St. Louis County, provided same was issued within the preceding seven (7) days. The weight certificate so issued shall during the remainder of the following week be kept in the possession of the driver of the vehicle for which issued and shall be subject to calla t any time by the Supervisor of Weights and Measures of his assistants and by variation over the tolerance hereinafter established in the actual weight of the empty vehicle and the tare weight shown on such certificate shall be considered prima faeie evidence that such tare weight was altered or changed by the owner or driver of such vehicle. It shall be the duty of the owner or driver of any vehicle, on which repairs or alterations have been made that might change the are weight of the vehicle, to immediately after such work to have the vehicle reweighed and a certificate issued establishing the new tare weight. It shall be the duty of the owner or driver of all vehicles in hauling any other commodity, sold by weight, to have their respective empty vehicles weighed every day when in use. 618.550 Loaded Vehicles to Be Weighed Only on Scales on Which Vehicle While Empty Was Weighed. Vehicles, when used in hauling solid fuel, shall be weighed only on scales on which the vehicle while empty shall have been weighed within one week prior thereto and no bonded weigher shall issue his certificate of weighing unless the vehicle used in the hauling shall have been weighed while empty on the scale operated by him within one week prior thereto. 618.560 Solid Fuel Sold in Baskets. In all cases where solid fuel is sold in baskets or other similar receptacles, such solid fuel shall be sold b net weight only. All such baskets or other receptacles, whenever containing solid fuel for sale or delivery, shall be marked or labeled as to plainly show the net weight of the contents thereof. No person to whom this Section applies shall sell or offer for sale, or have in his possession for the purpose of sale, solid fuel in baskets or other like receptacles which are not so marked as to plainly show the correct net weight of the contents thereof. (a) Method of sale of fuel wood. All wood for fuel purposes shall be sold or offered for sale by the cord or fractional part thereof, with the exception of kindling. When such fuel wood is sold, it shall be accompanied by a bill of sale bearing the name and address of the seller, the name and address of the purchaser, and the quantity of wood contained in the delivery in terms of cords or fractional parts thereof. At the time of&livery, such bills of sale, signed by the seller, shall be given to the purchaser specified thereon. 618.570 Tolerances. On the re-weighing of any load of solid fuel or any empty vehicle used in the delivery of such fuel, the following tolerances shall be permiRed to cover variations in the tare weights of the vehicles used and the natural variations between vehicle scales. Under no circumstances are the WTAO-16