at the ell ought to contain
one yard and one quarter, according to the yard mentioned in the third
resolution of the former committee upon the subject of weights and
measures; that the pole, or perch, should contain in length five such
yards and a half; the furlong two hundred and twenty; and the mile one
thousand seven hundred and sixty: that the superficial perch should
contain thirty square yards and a quarter; the rood one thousand two
hundred and ten; and the acre four thousand eight hundred and forty:
that according to the fourth, fifth, and sixth resolutions of the former
committee, upon the subject of weights and measures, agreed to by the
house on the second day of June in the preceding year, the quart ought
to contain seventy cubical inches and one half; the pint thirty-five and
one quarter; the peck five hundred and sixty-four; and the bushel two
thousand two hundred and fifty-six. That the several parts of the pound,
mentioned in the eighth resolution of the former committee, examined
and adjusted in presence of this committee,--viz. the half pound or six
ounces, quarter of a pound or three ounces, two ounces, one ounce,
two half ounces, the five-penny weight, three-penny weight, two-penny
weight, and one-penny weight, the twelve grains, six grains, three
grains, two grains, and two of one grain each,--ought to be the models
of the several parts of the said pound, and to be used for sizing or
adjusting weights for the future. That all weights exceeding a pound
should be of brass, copper, bell-metal, or cast-iron; and all those
of cast-iron should be made in the form, and with a handle of hammered
iron, such as the pattern herewith produced, having the mark of the
weight cast in the iron; and all the weights of a pound, or under,
should be of gold, silver, brass, copper, or bell-metal. That all
weights of cast-iron should have the initial letters of the name of the
maker upon the upper bar of the handle; and all other weights should
have the same, together with the mark of the weight, according to this
standard, upon some convenient part thereof. That the yard, mentioned
in the second resolution of the former committee upon the subject of
weights and measures, agreed to by the house in the last session,
being the standard of length, and the pound mentioned in the eighth
resolution, being the standard of weight, ought to be deposited in the
court of the receipt of the exchequer, and the chief baron, and the seal