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15 U.S.C. § 231 — Standard barrel for apples; steel barrels
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The standard barrel for apples shall be of the following dimensions when measured without distention of its parts: Length of stave, twenty-eight and one-half inches; diameter of head, seventeen and one-eighth inches; distance between heads, twenty-six inches; circumference of bulge, sixty-four inches outside measurement, representing as nearly as possible seven thousand and fifty-six cubic inches: Provided, That steel barrels containing the interior dimensions provided for in this section shall be construed as a compliance therewith.
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The standard barrel for apples shall be of the following dimensions when measured without distention of its parts: Length of stave, twenty-eight and one-half inches; diameter of head, seventeen and one-eighth inches; distance between heads, twenty-six inches; circumference of bulge, sixty-four inches outside measurement, representing as nearly as possible seven thousand and fifty-six cubic inches: Provided, That steel barrels containing the interior dimensions provided for in this section shall be construed as a compliance therewith.
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All barrels packed with apples shall be deemed to be below standard if the barrel bears any statement, design, or device indicating that the barrel is a standard barrel of apples, as defined in [section 231 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section231&num=0&edition=prelim), and the capacity of the barrel is less than the capacity prescribed by said section, unless the barrel shall be plainly marked on end and side with words or figures showing the fractional relation which the actual capacity of the barrel bears to the capacity prescribed by said section. The marking required by this section shall be in block letters of size not less than seventy-two point (one-inch) gothic.
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 233
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘established’’.
Number
of gauge
Approximate
thickness in
fractions of
an inch
Approximate
thickness in
decimal parts
of an inch
Approximate
thickness in
millimeters
Weight per
square foot in
ounces avoir-
dupois
Weight per
square foot in
pounds avoir-
dupois
Weight per
square foot
in kilo-
grams
Weight per
square
meter in
kilograms
Weight per
square meter
in pounds
avoirdupois
34
11/1280
.00859375
.21828125
51⁄2
.34375
.1559
1.678
3.70
35
5/640
.0078125
.1984375
5
.3125
.1417
1.526
3.36
36
9/1280
.00703125
.17859375
41⁄2
.28125
.1276
1.373
3.03
37
17/2560
.006640625
.168671875
41⁄4
.265625
.1205
1.297
2.87
38
1/160
.00625
.15875
4
.25
.1134
1.221
2.69
The same and no other shall be used in deter-
mining duties and taxes levied by the United
States of America on sheet and plate iron and
steel. But this subchapter shall not be construed
to increase duties upon any articles which may
be imported.
(Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 221, § 1, 27 Stat. 746.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the origi-
nal ‘‘this act’’, meaning act Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 221, 27
Stat. 746, which is classified to sections 206 to 208 of
this title.
§ 207. Preparation of standards by Secretary of
Commerce
The Secretary of Commerce is authorized and
required to prepare suitable standards in accord-
ance with section 206 of this title.
(Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 221, § 2, 27 Stat. 746; Feb. 14,
1903, ch. 552, § 10, 32 Stat. 829; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141,
§ 1, 37 Stat. 736.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
CHANGE OF NAME
Act Mar. 4, 1913, created Department of Labor, and re-
named Department of Commerce and La
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