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title: "15 U.S.C. § 208"
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title_number: 15
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# 15 U.S.C. § 208 - Variations

## Text

In the practical use and application of the standard gauge esablished 11 So in original. Probably should be “established”. in section 206 of this title a variation of 2½ percent, either way may be allowed.

(Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 221, § 3, 27 Stat. 746.)