Section 347:10 Staves, etc.
I. All white oak butt staves shall be at least 5 feet in length, 5 inches wide, and 1 1/4 inches thick on the heart or thinnest edge and every part thereof.
II. All white oak hogshead staves shall be at least 42 inches long, 4 inches broad in the narrowest part and not less than one inch thick on the heart or thinnest edge.
III. All white oak hogshead staves shall be at least 42 inches long and not less than 3/4 of an inch thick on the heart or thinnest edge.
IV. All white oak barrel staves for foreign market shall be 32 inches long, and for home use shall be 30 inches long, and all shall be 1/2 inch thick on the heart or thinnest edge.
V. All white oak hogshead and barrel staves shall be, one with another, 4 inches in breadth, and none less than 3 inches in breadth in the narrowest part, and those of the last breadth shall be clear of sap.
VI. All red oak hogshead and barrel staves shall be of the same length, width and thickness with the white oak hogshead and barrel staves aforesaid.
VII. All staves shall be well and proportionably split.
VIII. All shooks shall be 40 inches long, and not less than 2 1/2 inches wide at the ends, and a full 1/2 inch thick when dressed.
IX. All white oak hogshead heading shall be one inch thick, 30 inches long and not more than 5 pieces to one head.
X. All hogshead hoops shall be made of white oak, brown ash or walnut, of good and sufficient substance, well shaved and either 10, 12 or 14 feet in length; the oak and ash hoops shall not be less than one inch broad, and the walnut hoops not less than 3/4 inch broad; all hoops of 10, 12 and 14 feet respectively shall be made up in distinct bundles by themselves, containing 25 hoops each; and each bundle intended for exportation shall be branded on the band thereof with the brand of the town whence exported.
XI. All hoops and staves shall hereafter be counted and sold by the decimal hundred.
Source. RS 106:9. CS 109:9. GS 120:10. GL 131:10. PS 128:10. PL 167:10. RL 201:10.