§ 5-4-6. Sale by weight — Standards for ton.
All coal or coke sold or offered for sale by any licensee shall be sold by weight. Two thousand pounds (2,000 lbs.) avoirdupois shall be the standard of weight for the net ton, and two thousand two hundred forty pounds (2,240 lbs.) avoirdupois shall be the standard weight for the gross ton.
History of Section.P.L. 1923, ch. 483, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 367, §§ 1, 6; P.L. 1939, ch. 733, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-4-6.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 5 - Businesses and Professions
Chapter 5-4 - Coal and Coke Dealers
Section 5-4-1. - License required.
Section 5-4-2. - Coal and coke license.
Section 5-4-3. - Issuance date and duration of licenses.
Section 5-4-4. - Disposition of licensing fees.
Section 5-4-5. - Records of licenses.
Section 5-4-6. - Sale by weight — Standards for ton.
Section 5-4-7. - Sale in units of less than 100 pounds.
Section 5-4-8. - Statement accompanying deliveries of more than 100 pounds.
Section 5-4-9. - Marking of vehicles — Display of license.
Section 5-4-10. - Director’s power to check weight of deliveries.
Section 5-4-11 - — 5-4-17. [Repealed.]
Section 5-4-18. - Suspension or revocation of license.
Section 5-4-19. - Judicial review of decisions.
Section 5-4-20. - Penalty for violations — Prosecution.
Section 5-4-21. - Fuels to which chapter applicable.