The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-05-25

Section /. Be 1t enacted by the General as
semJiy Of the State If Ohio, That any person
or persons who shall knowingly and wilfully
forge or counterfeit, or cause or procure to
be forged OF coun terfeited any representation,
likeness, similitude, copy or limitation OF the
private stamp, brand wrapper, liable, or trade
mark, usually affixed by any mechanic, manu-
faeturer, druggist, merchant or tradesman, to
and upon the goods, wares, merchandise, per-
baration or mixture of such mechanic, manu-
facturer, druggist merchant or t~radesman, with
intent to pass off any work, goods, manuiac-
ture, compound, preparation or mixture, to
which such forged or counterfeited represeh-
tation, likeness, similitude, copy or imitation
is affixed or intended to be affixed as the work.
goods, Manufacture, compound, preparation
or mixture OF such mechanic, inanufac turer,
druggist or t~radesman, shall upon cohvictioh
thereof, be imprisoned in the county jail for a
period not less than three months nor more
than twelve months, and fined not exceeding
five hundred dollars.
Sec. 2. That any person or persons who
shall have in his or their possession any die or
dies, plate or plates, brand Or brands, engrav-
ing or engrayings, or printed labels, stamps,
imprints wrapper or trade marks, or any repre-
sentation, likeness, smilitude, copy, or imita-
ton ofthe private stamp. brand, wrapper, label,
or trade mark usually affixed by any mechanic.
manufacturer, druggist, merchant or tradesman
sto-or upon articles made, manufactured, pre-
pared or compounded by him or them, for
the purpose of making impressions, or selling
the same when made, or using the same upon
any other article made, manufactured, prepar-
ed or compounded, and passing the same off
upon the community as the original goods,
manufactures, preparations or compounds of
any othor persons, or who shall so in fact sell
or use the same, or who shall wrongfully and
fraudulently use the genuine stamp, brand,
imprint, wrapper, label, or trade mark, with
intent to pass off any goods, wares, merchan-
die, mixtures; compounds, or other article
not the manufacture of the person or persons
to whom such stamp, brand, imprint, wrapper,
label or trade mark properly belongs, as genu-
inc and original, shall, upon conviction thereof,
be imprisoned in the county Jail not less than
three months nor more than twelve months,
and be fined not exceeding FIVE hundred dol
lars.
Sec. 3. That any person who shall vend or
keep for sale any goods, merchandise, mixture
or preparation, upon which any forged or
counterfeit stamps, brands. imprints, wrappers,
labels or trade marks may be placed or affixed,
and intended to represent the said goods, mer-
chandize, mixture or preparation, as the true
and genuine goods, merchandise, mixture or
preparation Of any other person or persons,
knowing the same to be counterfeit, shall on
conviction thereof. be punished by a fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars; in each case so
offending, the complainant entitled to one half
the amount so recovered.
Sec. 4 That it shall be lawful for any Justice
of the peace within this state, upon affidavit
being made by any machine, manufacturer,
druggist, merchant, or brakeman, or his or
their agent or attorney, that he has good reason
to believe, and does. Believe, that any dies,
plates, stamps, or brands are in the possession
of any person within his county for the pur-
pose Of making false and counterfeit stamps
imprints, labels, or trade marks, to
issue a search warrant, authorizing the search
for and seizur Of all such dies, stamps, brands
or plates, and all such impressions from the
same that can be found; and upon satisfactory
proof being made that such dies, stamps
or plates, or the impressions therefrom,
are to be used for the purposes of deception
and fraud, such justice shall have full power
to order all such stamps, dies, brands and
and the impressions therefrom to be
destroyed.
Sec. 5. This act shall be in force from and
litter its passage
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker ofhe House Of Representatives..
MARTIN WELKER,
President Of the Senate.
March 90 1880 /