Title 5
Businesses and Professions

Chapter 4
Coal and Coke Dealers

R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-4-6

§ 5-4-6. Sale by weight — Standards for ton.

All coal or coke sold or offered for sale by any licensee shall be sold by weight. Two thousand pounds (2,000 lbs.) avoirdupois shall be the standard of weight for the net ton, and two thousand two hundred forty pounds (2,240 lbs.) avoirdupois shall be the standard weight for the gross ton.

History of Section.
P.L. 1923, ch. 483, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 367, §§ 1, 6; P.L. 1939, ch. 733, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-4-6.