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06/04/63 (6) The term "Inspector" shall be construed to mean a St. Louis County Inspector of Weights and Measmes. (7) The word "commodity" shall be construed to mean any raw material, manufactured products, food stuffs, live stock or any other substance either solid or liquid. (8) The words "solid fuel" shall be construed to import any anthracite, semianthracite or lignite coal, briquettes, boulets, code, pe~xoleum coke, carbonized coal petroleum carbon on any other mined, manufactured, processed or patented fuel not sold by liquid or metered measure. (9) The word "vehicle" shall be construed to import any wagon, cart, track, machine, tractor, trailer, semitrailer or automobile. 618.020 Systems of Weights and Measures. The system of weights and measures in customary use in the United States and the metric system of weights are jointly recognized, and one or the other of these systems shall be used for all commercial purposes in the County. The deftrations of basic units of weights and measures, the tables of weights and measures, and weights and measures equivalents, as published by the National Bureau of Standards and recognized by the State of Missouri, are recognized and shall govern weighing and mea.mafing equipment and transactions in the County. 618.030 Definitions of Special Units of Measure. The term "barrel" when used in connection with fermented liquor, shall mean a unit of 31 gallons. The term "ton" shall mean a unit of 2,000 pounds avoirdupois weight. The term "cord", when used in connection with wood intended for fuel purposes, shall mean the amount of wood that is contained in a space of 128 cubic feet, when the wood is ranked and well stowed and one-half the kerr of the wood is included. 618.040 Standards of Weight and Measure and Equipment. There shall be supplied by the County such equipment as may be found necessary to carry out the provision of this chapter including sets of"field standards" to be used by the Supervisor, the Chief Inspector and the inspectors in carrying out and performing their duties. Such field standards which consist of weights and measures shall be in conformity with the Standards of the United States and the Standards of the State of Missouri and shall when the same shall have been certified as such by the State of Missouri, be considered as the official standards of weights and measures of St. Louis County, Missouri. Field standards shall be verified upon their initial receipt and at least once each year thereafter by direct comparison with the standards of the State of Missouri. WTAO-2