Section 172: Barrel and hogshead
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Section 172. The barrel shall contain thirty-one and one half gallons and the hogshead two barrels, except that barrels containing malt beverages shall contain thirty-one gallons and that with respect to such barrels and fractional parts thereof a variation or tolerance of three per cent over and under the standard capacity shall be permitted.