(a)  The director of the department of labor and training shall furnish a set of standards of weights, measures, and balances, at such a cost as the director may deem proper, to each city or town that in the director’s judgment shall not have a suitable set, the cost to be paid for by the state on the order of the state controller on the general treasurer, the set to consist as follows: one even balance of a capacity not less than one hundred pounds (100 lbs.); one brass yard gauge; five (5) iron dry measures, one each of the following capacities: one-half (½) bushel, one peck, one-half (½) peck, two (2) quarts, and one quart; six (6) iron wine measures, one each of the following capacities: one gallon, one-half (½) gallon, one quart, one pint, one-half (½) pint, and one gill; five (5) iron ring weights, avoirdupois standard, one each as follows: fifty pounds (50 lbs.), twenty-five pounds (25 lbs.), twenty pounds (20 lbs.), ten pounds (10 lbs.), and five pounds (5 lbs.); ten (10) brass weights, avoirdupois standard, one each as follows: four pounds (4 lbs.), two pounds (2 lbs.), one pound (1 lb.), eight ounces (8 oz.), four ounces (4 oz.), one ounce (1 oz.), one-half ounce (½ oz.), one-quarter ounce (¼ oz.), one-eighth ounce (? oz.), one-sixteenth ounce ( ¹ / ₁₆ oz.); together with a suitable case or cabinet to contain the set.

(b)  The director shall also furnish each town and city, at the expense of the town or city, a portable even balance scale, with a set of weights and measures, to be used by the town or city sealers in the discharge of their duties as hereinafter provided.