Section 28
SEC. 28. Any person who, uses in the purchase or sale of anything any scale or balance, weight or measure that has not been officially sealed within twelve months, or who fails to exhibit his license on the demand of any authorized sealer or inspector of weights and measures, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred pesos or by imprisonment in the discretion of the court: Provided however, That if the judge shall ascertain that the person using such unsealed scale or balance, weight or measure or failing to exhibit a license as above provided has lived in such remote regions that it has been impracticable for him to procure the official sealing or to obtain the license required, no penalty shall be imposed.