Rhode Island § 47-1-3 § 47-1-3. Sets of standards furnished to cities and towns.

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§ 47-1-3 — § 47-1-3. Sets of standards furnished to cities and towns.

Rhode Island § 47-1-3

Title 47Weights and measures

Ch. 47-1Duties of Director of Labor and Training

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 47-1-3 (2026).

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§ 47-1-3. Sets of standards furnished to cities and towns.
(a) The director of the department of labor and training shall furnish a set of standards
            of weights, measures, and balances, at such a cost as the director may deem proper,
            to each city or town that in the director's judgment shall not have a suitable set,
            the cost to be paid for by the state on the order of the state controller on the general
            treasurer, the set to consist as follows: one even balance of a capacity not less
            than one hundred pounds (100 lbs.); one brass yard gauge; five (5) iron dry measures,
            one each of the following capacities: one-half (Â½) bushel, one peck, one-ha

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§ 47-1-3. Sets of standards furnished to cities and towns.

(a) The director of the department of labor and training shall furnish a set of standards of weights, measures, and balances, at such a cost as the director may deem proper, to each city or town that in the director's judgment shall not have a suitable set, the cost to be paid for by the state on the order of the state controller on the general treasurer, the set to consist as follows: one even balance of a capacity not less than one hundred pounds (100 lbs.); one brass yard gauge; five (5) iron dry measures, one each of the following capacities: one-half (Â½) bushel, one peck, one-half (Â½) peck, two (2) quarts, and one quart; six (6) iron wine measures, one each of the following capacities: one gallon, one-half (Â½) gallon, one quart, one pint, one-half (Â½) pint, and one gill; five (5) iron ring weights, avoirdupois standard, one each as follows: fifty pounds (50 lbs.), twenty-five pounds (25 lbs.), twenty pounds (20 lbs.), ten pounds (10 lbs.), and five pounds (5 lbs.); ten (10) brass weights, avoirdupois standard, one each as follows: four pounds (4 lbs.), two pounds (2 lbs.), one pound (1 lb.), eight ounces (8 oz.), four ounces (4 oz.), one ounce (1 oz.), one-half ounce (Â½ oz.), one-quarter ounce (Â¼ oz.), one-eighth ounce (â…› oz.), one-sixteenth ounce (¹/₁₆ oz.); together with a suitable case or cabinet to contain the set.

(b) The director shall also furnish each town and city, at the expense of the town or city, a portable even balance scale, with a set of weights and measures, to be used by the town or city sealers in the discharge of their duties as hereinafter provided.

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 167, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; impl. am. P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 47-1-3.