Inspectors of weights and measures.
Section 282
SEC. 282. Inspectors of weights and measures. — Internal revenue agents shall inspect and test balances or scales, weights and pleasures, and report upon the condition thereof in the territory assigned to them. It shall be their duty to secure evidence of infringements of the law or of fraud in the use of weights and measures or of neglect of duty on the part of any officer engaged in sealing weights and measures. Evidence so secured by them shall be presented forthwith to the Collector of Internal Revenue and also to the proper prosecuting officer.