The General Business Law 



SECTIONS 5-a, 7, 9, 16, 16-a, 16-b, 17, 17-a, 17-b, 17-c, 18, 18-a, 253, 

 254, 255, 391 AND 392 OF THE GENERAL BUSI- 

 NESS LAW RELATING TO WEIGHTS 

 AND MEASURES : 



C'liajjter 25 of the Laws of !!)()!) being cliapter 20 of the Consolidated Laws 

 as amended by the Laws of 1913. 



§ 5-a. Bottles or jars for milk and cream. Bottles used for the 

 sale of milk and cream shall be of the capacity of half gallon, three 

 pints, one quart, one pint, half pint and one gill, filled full to the 

 bottom of the cap ring or stopple. The following variations on 

 individual l)ottles or jars may be allowed: six drams above and 

 six drams below on the half gallon ; five drams above and five drams 

 below on the three pint ; four drams al)Ove and four drams below 

 on the quart ; three drams above and three drams below on the 

 pint ; two drams above and two drams below on the half pint, and 

 two drams above and two drams below on the gill. Bottles or jars 

 used for the sale of milk shall have clearly blown, or otherwise per- 

 manently marked, in the sides or bottom of the bottle the name, 

 initials or trademark of the manufacturer and a designating num- 

 ber, which designating number shall be different for each manufac- 

 turer and may be used in identifying the bottles. The designating 

 number shall be furnished by the state superintendent of weights 

 and measures upon application by the manufacturer, and a record 

 of the designating numbers and to whom furnished shall be kept 

 in the office of the superintendent of weights and measures. 



§ 7. Measure for bran. The standard measure of capacity for 

 bran and shorts shall bo forty quarts to the bushel. The measure 

 used for measuring such commodities shall be round, with a plain 

 or even bottom, and it shall be thirteen and one-half inches in 

 diameter in the clear at the top, and fifteen inches and one-half in 

 diameter in the clear at the bottom, and of sufficient depth to con- 

 tain such numl)er of quarts, when stricken with a round, straight 

 stick or roller of uniform diameter. 



§ 9. Barrels of apples, quinces, pears and potatoes. A barrel of 

 pears, quinces or potatoes shall represent a quantity equal to one 



