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2019 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 43 - Weights and Measures
Chapter 752 - Weight and Measurement of Specific Articles
Section 43-17 - Pound, hundredweight, ton, barrel, gallon.
Universal Citation: CT Gen Stat § 43-17 (2019)
The avoirdupois pound shall bear to the troy pound the relation of seven thousand to five thousand seven hundred 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 thirty-one cubic inches.
(1949 Rev., S. 6757; P.A. 10-32, S. 127.)
History: P.A. 10-32 made technical changes, effective May 10, 2010.
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