CHAPTER 2. RETENTION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES BY COUNTIES
IC 24-6-2
Chapter 2. Retention of Weights and Measures By Counties
IC 24-6-2-1
Procurement of weights and measures
Sec. 1. The several boards of county commissioners within this
state be, and they are hereby authorized and required to procure for
their respective counties, and at the expense of the same, a set of the
following measures and weights for the use of their county: that is;
one (1) measure of one (1) foot or twelve (12) inches, English
measure, so-called; also one (1) measure of three (3) feet, or
thirty-six (36) inches, as aforesaid; also, one half (1/2) bushel
measure for dry measure, which shall contain one thousand and
seveny-five and one-fifth (1,075 1/5) solid inches; also one gallon
measure, which shall contain two hundred and thirty-one (231) solid
inches; which measures are to be of wood or of any metal the court
may think proper; also, one (1) set of weights commonly called
avoirdupois weights; and sealed with the name or initial letters of the
county inscribed thereon; and shall be kept by the county auditor of
each and every county in this state, for the purpose of trying and
sealing the weights and measures used in their counties.
(Formerly: Acts 1852, 1RS, c.117, s.1.)