SEC. 8. The metric system shall be used in all official documents. No weights or measures except those of the metric system shall be employed in any contract, deed, or other document, publicly and officially attested: Provided always. That in ordering commodities or articles from other countries the standards of weights and measures commonly used in such countries in selling such commodities or articles may be employed.
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CitationAct No. 1519 Section 8 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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