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 704 Trrmr xxxvu.-»COIN AGE, WEIGHTS, AND MEASURES. stances. The expenses incident to such transmission or distribution, and of recoinage, shall be charged against the account of silver profit and loss, and the net profits, 1f any. s all be paid, from time to time, into the Treasury. U,,,, of the metyic Sec. 3569. It shall be lawful throughout the United States of America systemautherized. to employ the weights and measures of the metric system; and no_con- "28_;,,|,,,1866’ c_ tract or dealing, or pleading in any court, shall be deemed invalid or 301, s. 1, v. 14, p. hable to objection because the weights or measures expressed or referred 339. to therein are weights or measures of the metric system. Authorized tables Sec. 3570. The tables in the schedule heretp annexed shall be_ recogof w¤¤zh¤¤ and nized in the construction of contracts, and in all legal proceedings. as 'B°”°'°S‘ establishing, in terms of the weights and measures now in use in the 28 July, 1866, c. United State, the equivalents of the weights and measures expressed xg-  V- 14- PP- therein in terms of the metric system; an the tables may law ully be 1 ‘ used for computing, determining, and expressing in customary weights and measures the weights and measures o the metric system. MEASURES OF LENGTH. Metric denominations and values. Equivalents in denominations in use. Myriameter .. 10,000 meters. 6.2137 miles. Kilometer 1,000 meters. 0.02137 miles, or 3,280 feet and 10 inches. Hectometer. . 100 meters. · 328 feet and 1 inch. Dekameter. .. 10 meters. 393.7 inches. Meter 1 meter. 39.37 inches. Decimeter .,.. of a meter. 3.937 inches. Centimeter ... I of a meter. 0.3937 inches. Millimeter ... U},-U of a meter. 0.0394 inches. MEASURES OF CAPACITY. Metric denominations and values. b Equivalents in denominations in use. Names {Num. of C b. Liquor or wine ., mem · u ic measure. Dry measure. mwsum —-——E——-`————-—————— —-——————$-——-——~—-— Kilpgiter, or 1,000 1 cubic meter ... 1.308 cub. yards. .. 264.17 gallons. s re. Hectoliter ..` 100 {U of a cubic meter. . . 2 buslégls and 3.35 H _ pec. 26.417 ns. lgetléalxter. . . 10 10 cupic decimeters. . . 9.08 quarts ... 2.6417g;alions. 1 r_ ... cu ic ecnmeter 0.908 quarts ... 1.0567 quarts. Deciliter 1 16 {5 of a_cubAecimeter. 6.1022 cub. inch... 0.845 ills. Cent1l1ter...; 1-is 1 cubic centimeters .. 0.6102 cub. inch-.. 0.338 guidounces. Milliuter .. -| nlm, 1 cubic centimeter. . . 0.061 cub. inch 0.27 fluid drums. MEASURES OF SURFACE. Metric denominations and values. Equivalents in denominations in use. ...,...-. ..-...-. . _ __ _ ___ __________1 n Hectare .. 10,000 square meters. 1 2.471 acres. Am ··-—-- 100 ¤q¤9·!'€ meters. 1 119.6 square yards, Centers ... 1 square meter. 1550 square inches.