The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1859-04-29
No. 1871 ANACT.

! No, 1877 AN ACT.
| To prevent and punish fraud ntho use Of false
Stamps, Brands, Labels, or Trade Marks.
see, p a. iiaaaetedb by the General Assem-
bly, ofthe State of Ohio, TnnU my f..ass, az, nor.
sons who shall knowingly and willhlly forge or
counterfeit, or cause or procure TO be forged or
counterieited any representation, likeness, simi-
itude, copy or imitation Of tho private stamp,
brand, wrapper, label, or trade mark, usually af.
fixed by any mechanic, manufacturer, druggist,
merchant, or tradesman, to and upon the goods,
wares, merchandise, preparation or mixture Of
such mechanic, manufacturer, druggist, merchant
or tHdcsman, with intent to pass of any work,
goods, manufacture, compound, preparation or
mixture, TO which such forged or countorieitod
representation, likeness, similitude, copy or i'm
itaton Is affixed or intended 10 be affixed as the
work, goods, manufacture, compound, prepara-
tion or mixture of such mechanic manufacturer,
druggist tor tradesman shall upon conviction there
Of, be imprisoned IN the county Jail for a period
Ofnot 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 ortheirpossesson any die or dies plate
or plates, brand or brands, engraving or cngra,
wings, or printed labels, stamps, imprnss, wrap
per, or trade marks, or any representation, like
ness, similitude, copy Or imitation ofthe private
stamp, imprint, brand, wrapper, label, or trade
mark usually affixed by any mechanic, mnnutae-
turer, druggist, merchant or tradesman to or up-
on articles made, manufactured, prepared or com
pounded by him or them, for the purpose Of max
ing impressions, or selling the same when made,
or using the same upon any other article made,
manufactured, paeparod or compounded and pas
sing the same OF upon the community as the or.
gnal goods, manufactures, preparations or com.
pounds Of any other person or persons, or who
shall so In fact sell or use the same OF who shall
as.I ffuIn H.
stamp, brand, imprint, wrapper, label. or trado
mark, with intent to pass ohany goods wares,
merchandise, mixtures, compounds, or other aTti-
Gle not the manufacture Of the person or persons
to whom such stamp, brand imprint, wrapper,
label or uade mark properly belongs, as genuine
and original, shall, upon conviction thereof, bo
imprisoned in the county Jail not less than three
pionths nor more than twelve months and be fin.
ed not exceeding five hundred dollars.
Sec. 3. That any person who shall vend or
keep for sale any goods, merchandise, mixture or
preparation, upon which any forged or counter
felt stamps, brands, imprnts, wrappers, labels or
tIalc marks may be placed or affixed, and intend
ed to represent the said goods, merchandise, mix
ture or preparatOn as the true and genuine goods,
merchandise, mixture or preparation Of any 9TH
en- person or perso s, knowing the same 10 be
counterfeit, shall on conviction thereof, be pun
ished by fine not exceeding one hundred dof-
larsi in each case so offending, the complainant
entitled to one hall 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 mechanic, manufacturer, druggist,
merchant, or tradesman or his or their agent or
attorney, that he has good reason to believe, and
docs 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, imprlnts, labels, or
trade marks, TO issue search warrant, authorizing
ihe search for and seizure ofnll auch dies, stamps
brands or plates, and an such impressions from the
same that can be found; aud upon satisfactory
proof being made that such dies, stamps, brands
or plates, or the impressions thcrefrom, are to be
used for the purposes Of deception and fraud, such
justice shall have full power TO order an such
stamps, dies, brands and plates and the impress
sions thefeirom TO be publicly destroyed.
Sec. 5. This act shall bo la force from and
after rs passage,