The standard weight of coal shall and is hereby established at two thousand (2,000) pounds to the ton, or two hundred (200) pounds to the box or barrel, and unless otherwise agreed upon, coal shall be sold by the ton of two thousand (2,000) pounds, or the box or barrel of two hundred (200) pounds.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 75 - Regulation of Trade, Commerce and Investments
Chapter 27 - Weights and Measures
Article 3 - Weights and Measures of Particular Commodities
§ 75-27-101. Schedule of weights and measures of particular commodities
§ 75-27-103. Penalty for using short weights or measures
§ 75-27-105. Underweight barrels of flour, meal, pork and beef forfeited
§ 75-27-109. Fixing the standard weight of coal sold by ton, box or barrel
§ 75-27-111. Measure of charcoal
§ 75-27-114. How natural gas motor fuels are measured when sold