Rhode Island General Laws 47-8-3. Use of sealed measure after seal on measuring device broken
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Whenever it becomes necessary in the repairing of any gasoline measuring device to break the seal of the gasoline measuring device, it shall be the duty of every person, firm, or corporation selling or vending gasoline at a gasoline station or garage to use a five (5) gallon measure which has been properly tested and sealed, until such time as the gasoline measuring device shall have been repaired and properly tested and sealed by the sealer of weights, measures, and balances of the town or city in which the gasoline station or garage is located.
History of Section.
G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 30; P.L. 1922, ch. 2185, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 30; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 27; G.L. 1956, § 47-8-3.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 47-8-3
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- seal: shall be construed to include an impression of the seal made with or without the use of wax or wafer on the paper. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-15
- town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9