Nothing in this subchapter contained shall be construed as permitting the use as a dry measure or substituting for a dry measure any of the following containers: barrels, boxes, lug boxes, crates, hampers, baskets, or climax baskets; and the use of any such container as a measure is hereby expressly prohibited, and the user shall be fined or imprisoned as herein provided for other violations of this subchapter.
D.C. Code § 37-201.16
Substitutes for dry measure prohibited
Mar. 3, 1921, 41 Stat. 1223, ch. 118, § 16
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