Standard of weight of coal

Act 284 of 1850, § 1, under UNIFORM STANDARD FOR MEASURING BITUMINOUS COAL.

Act 284 of 1850, § 1

Section 1. Standard of weight of coal

Where disagreements arise between the seller and buyer of bituminous coal, in the county of Allegheny, as to the measure of good merchantable coal, put into the wagon, car or cart, at the mouth of the pit, or at any of the wharves in the county of Allegheny, a standard of weight shall be established, of seventy-six pounds avoirdupois to the bushel of merchantable coal. 1850, April 6, P.L. 387, Sec. 1.