R.I. Gen. Laws § 47-12-10: Seizure of nonstandard baskets by town sealer — Prosecution of violations.

The town or city sealers of the several cities and towns, and such persons as the town councils of the several towns may appoint, shall seize and secure all baskets used for measuring coal, short wood, or kindling wood, that shall not be sealed, or shall not be of the dimensions provided by law, and prosecute every person who shall be guilty of any violation of the provisions of the laws defining the size of the baskets.