Section 339:20 Marking.
Where there is no special agreement as to the amount of tare to be allowed on each bale, every bale of raw or unmanufactured cotton sold or offered for sale within this state shall have legibly marked upon it, or upon some tag securely fixed thereto, the gross weight of such bale and the aggregate weight of the bagging, rope and ties, or other materials in which the cotton is packed, together with the name of the weigher.
Source. 1870, 34:2. GL 122:28. PS 126:18. PL 162:20. RL 193:20.