Section 29
SEC. 29. Any person making a practice of buying or selling by weights or measures, who has in bis possession any scale or balance, weight or measure which has not been presented for sealing at the first official opportunity therefor, or who fails to exhibit all the scales or balances, weights or measures in bis possession at the demand of any authorized sealer or inspector of weights and measures, shall be fined not exceeding one thousand pesos; this fine to be additional to any penalty which may be imposed by the application of the section next preceding: Provided, hover, That the Secretary of Finance and Justice may, in his discretion grant a permit to a merchant or dealer who has scales, balances, weights, or measures in bis possession at the time of the passage of this Act for the purposes of sale only to retain in his balances, weights, or measures without so; be sold or otherwise disposed of for actual use.