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Weighing Shippers Commodities free o f charge over Public Scales. March 10, 1930. F ile 176. Mr. W. F. Lincoln: Referring to your le tt e r o f Maroh 1930, and mailgram o f March 7th, your f i l e B-10-51-6: As stated in my le tt e r to you of Hovember 16, 1929, I fe e l that i t would be a mistake fo r our company to attempt to comply with the state weighmaster’ s act, p articu larly on account of the necessity o f complying with the administrative provisions of the act. I fe e l that i f our scales are used exclusively fo r the purpose of weighing freigh t and the weight is used fo r assessing freigh t charges only, we do not become a public weigh-raaster under the terms of the act, even though we may issue a weight c e rtific a te or ticket therefor. In other words, the act contemplates the issuance of a weight c e rtific a te which sh all be accepted as the accurate weight upon which the purchase or sale of such commodity, produce or a r tic le is based. Obviously, i f the weight ascertained la used only fo r assessing freigh t charges, the public weigh-* m asters act is not applicable to the situation. It Is my recommendation that our company con­tinue to weigh,free of charge, a l l commodities, the weight of which is necessary in order to assess freigh t charges, and that i f the practice o f weighing merely fo r an accommodation has been followed in the past, it should be discontinued. I return herewith your f i l e . Enel. E. E. Bennett. HBE AOB