Sec. 43-17. Pound, hundredweight, ton, barrel, gallon.
Sec. 43-17. Pound, hundredweight, ton, barrel, gallon. The avoirdupois pound
shall bear to the troy pound the relation of seven thousand to five thousand seven hundred
and 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 and thirty-one cubic inches.
(1949 Rev., S. 6757.)