The avoirdupois pound shall bear to the troy pound the relation of seven thousand to five thousand seven hundred sixty. The hundredweight shall contain one hundred avoirdupois pounds; and the ton, twenty hundredweight. The barrel for liquids shall contain thirty-one and one-half gallons, except the barrel for beer, ale and porter which shall contain thirty-one gallons; and the hogshead, two barrels. The liquid gallon shall contain two hundred thirty-one cubic inches.
(1949 Rev., S. 6757; P.A. 10-32, S. 127.)
History: P.A. 10-32 made technical changes, effective May 10, 2010.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 43 - Weights and Measures
Chapter 752 - Weight and Measurement of Specific Articles
Section 43-17. - Pound, hundredweight, ton, barrel, gallon.
Section 43-18. - Bushel. Charcoal, flour, potatoes.
Section 43-19. - Weight of bushel in various articles. Penalty.
Section 43-19a. - Sale and advertising of poultry to be by weight.
Section 43-20. - Bulk grains, feeds and feedstuffs to be sold by weight.
Section 43-21. - Seals on containers or vehicles.
Section 43-23. - Manufacture, sale and use of milk bottles.
Section 43-24. - Testing machines used in weighing milk or cream.
Section 43-25. - Weight of sand and gravel.
Section 43-28. - Sale of coal and coke by weight.
Section 43-29. - Location of scales. Fee for testing scales outside the state.
Section 43-30. - Not to apply to foreign or interstate commerce.
Section 43-31. - Sale of preheated petroleum products to be by weight.
Section 43-32. - Delivery tickets, requirements.
Section 43-33. - Public weighers to secure tare weight.
Section 43-36. - “Liquefied petroleum gas” defined.
Section 43-37. - Sale of liquefied petroleum gas in containers.
Section 43-38. - Sale in package form.
Section 43-39. - Delivery tickets. Units of sale.
Section 43-40. - Sealing of meters.