Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-01
April 5, 1886.
AN ACT

To rrcvcnt and puEih hauduleni Transactions
in tares and weights and cthr ao'ises herein emu
Ineratod =,
Spc. i. Re i, enacted by tic u neral Assembly
of tine State OF Dl.i0, That any 'rson az Mt or
clerk, who shall put up. or shall order or p.oru7e
nny other perss To put rpor PACK sugar, ilce to-
becco soap. starch, candles, OF any goods or ar
ticles sold by weight, and not subject 10 insp'cnpn
by law, packed in k gs, barrels, uerces, cast
boxes ho2sheads, or any case whatever, shall, IA
every instance first wrigh the entire box or cask.
or whatever il may be, and plainly cut or mark
upon the head or most convenient part .hrreoi the
exact number and fractions OF pounds II w,lghs,
and when packed filed shall again ascfrtaln me
whole weight and pl lace the same lnialeGiaieiy
above The cut or marked tare weights, ana sub
trnct the one from the other, showing the NJ
weight of the contents. wlach calculation snail
not be oblitersIcd while The bulk remains uBbrohen
Sec 3 Anv brand, mark or stamp, put upon
any kee barrel box. cask, hog:iead or case t.y The
manufacturer, indicating the article, Its quail y,
ouantity or the manufacturers name, or eliher Oi
them shall be considered lhemanuiactnrer c. ril-
fed brard stamp or mark shall be put thereon IN
such manner as'to tse Identified by the manuiact-
urer or his authorized agent which shall be subject
to no erasure or obItraiion; neither shSl oox IDS,
kfg barrel. hogsheads, fierce or cask headS' b.
transferred fon one tu the other, ior the purpose
OF taking the advantage OF SAID brands, Stamps or
marks 10 sell an inferior arilcle or repackihg trkt
place putting an inferior article into a superior
branded Key barru cask, hogshead. box or. case.
10 accomplish the same design; or TO murk or re-
mark, any thing containing pound bulk so as to
hide from view the original manufacturers mark
stamp or brand.
Sec g. Any pcrson, directly or indirectly, trans
crossing any Of the provisions herr IN enumerated,
iall on conviction thereof. in all cases pay To the
party agori, we'd louJle the vaue OF the Gii ren e
between the actual quantIy Contained IN such key,
barrel, cisk uerce, box, hogshead, or In whatever
tho same may be containoi, and the net quantity
or weight for which the same may have been s,id
and for the first off Hac, be subject 10 hn' rot les
than twenty n ,r more than sixty dollars, or I'M
prisonm nt in ths couniy Jail not less than ihiiy
nor more than sixty days; ami for the second o.
tense he shall be subject 10 fine not less hsn hity
nor more than two hundred dollars, or lmpfiscn- |
rnent in the county lail less than thirty or more
than ninety days, or BOTH at tile dls;rt on OF Inc
COURT and for the third otfense he shall he suiIec!
to fine no, less than two hundred nor more thin
five hundred dollars, imprisonment IN the cum
ty ia not less than NINETY days nor mose than FIX
months. The offending parties, inevery instance,
to pay all expenses. prosecutions, ahd costs Of court
also q damages whatever sustained by me aggfi-
eyed parties, who shall prosecute tor The same
n. H. VAN FONHES, |
Speaker OF the House Oi Repre>e aIaIiv.s
TIOS. Ii. FORD,
Frrsilent OF the Senate.