Rhode Island General Laws 47-1-1. Standards received from United States as standards for towns
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The weights, measures, and balances received from the United States, and now in the custody of the director of the department of labor and training, and such new weights, measures, and balances as shall be received from the United States as standard weights, measures, and balances in addition thereto or in renewal thereof, shall be the authorized standards by which all town standards of weights and measures shall be tried, proved, and sealed.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 167, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 47-1-1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 47-1-1
- town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
- United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8