The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-06-03
VOLUME, XIV.
LAWS OF OHIO.
J AN ACT
mo. 1877. AN ACT
10 prevent and punish fraud in the use
OF false Stamps, Brands, Labels or
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Section. l. Be it enacted By the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State Of Ohio, That
any person or persons who shall Know
ingly and willingly forge or counterfeit, 4,
or cause or procure tc be counterfeited
any representation, lik eness, ,similitude,
copy or imitation Of the private stamp,
brand, wrapper, label or trade mark,
usually affixed by any mechanic, man.
ufacturers druggist, merchant trades
man, to- and upon the goods, wares,
merchandise, preparation or mixture,
TO which such forged or counterfeited
representations, likeness, similtule,
copy or imitation is affixed or intended
to be affixed as the work, goods, manu-.
facturc, compound, preparation or mix
ture Of such mechanic, manufacturer
druggist or tradcsman, shall upon con-
viction thereof, be imprisoned in the
county Jail for period not less than
three months nor more than twelve
months, and fined not exceeding five
hundred dollars.
Sec. 2. That any porson or persons
who shall have in his or their possess
ion any die or dies, plate or plates, brand
or brands, engraving or ongrav ings, or
printed labels, stamps, imprints, wrap
per or trade marks, or any representa-
ton, likeness, simiitude, copy, or imi-
tation Of the private stamp, imprint, or
imitation of the private stamp, imprint,
brand, wrapper: label or trade marx
usually affixed by any mechanic, manu-
facturer, druggist, merchant or trades
man to or upon articles made, manufac.
tured, prepared or compounded by him
or them, for the purpose of making lm-
pressions, or selling the samo when
made, or using the same upon any othor
article made, manufactured, prepared,
or compounded by him or thom, for the
purpose Of making impressions, or sell
ling tho same when made, or using the
same upon any other article made man.
ufacturad, prepared Or compounded and
passing the same off upon tho commu-
nifty as the original goods, manufacs
lures, preparations or compounds Of
any other person or persons, or who
shall so in fact sell or use tho same, or
who shall wrongfulIy and fraudulently
use the genuine stamp, brand, imprint,
wrapper, label, or trade mark, with in.
tont to pass offany goods. wares, merA
chandize, mixtures, compounds, or 9th
cr article not tho manufacture of the
person or persons to whom such stamp
brand, imprint, wrapper, label, or trade
mark properly belongs, as genuine and
original, shall, upon conviction thereof,
be imprisoned in the county JUL not
less than thrco months nor more than
twelve months, and bo fined not exceed-
ing five hundred dollars.
Sec. 3. That any person who shall
vend or keep for sale any goods, mer-
chandizc, mixture, or preparation, up
on which any forged or counterfeit
stamps. brands, imprints, wrappers, la-
bells, or trade marks may be placed or
. affixed, and intended to represent the
said goods, merchandise, mixture or
preparation, as the true and genuine
goods, merchandize, mixture or prepa
ration Of any OTHER person or persons,
knowing the same to be counterfeit,
shall on conviction hereof, be punished
by fine not exeseding one hundred
dollars; in each case so offending, the
complainant entitled to ore half the a
mount SO recovered. ,w vnAmx
Soc. 4. That it shall be lawful for
any justice Of the peace within this
state, upon affidavit being made by any
mechanic, manufacturer, druggist, mer,
chant, or tradesman, or his or their a.
gent or attorney, that he has good rea-
son to believe, and does believe, that
any dies, plates, stamps, or brands are
in the possession Of any person within
his county for the purpose of making
false and counterfeit stamps, brands,
imprints, labels, or trade marks to is,
sue q search warrant, authorizing the
search for and seizeure of all dies,
stamps, brands. or plates, and all such
impressions from the same that can be
found and upon satisfactory proof boing
made that such dies, stamps, brands, or
plates, or the Impressions therefrom, ARE;
to be used for the purpose Of deception
and fraud, such justice shall have full
power to order all such stamps, dies,
brands and plates and the impressions
therefrom to be publicly destroyed.
Sec. 5. This act shall be in force
from and after Its passage.
oraa.g WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
MARTIN WELKER,
s'al-@--s. Va President of the Senate.
March 70, 1859. .syef r.... ~ oasa d
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