The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-04-27

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AN ACT
To prevent and punish fraud IN the use OF false
Stamps, Brands, Labels or Trade Marks.
Sec. /. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly of the State of Ohio, That any person or
persons who shall knowingly and wiliully forge
or counterfeit or cause or procure to be forged
or counterfoited, any representation, likeness
similitude, copy or imitation of the private
stamp, brand, wrapper, label or trade mark, u
sualy affixed by any mechanic, manufacturer,
druggist, merchant or tradesman, 10 and upon
the goods, wares, merchandise. preparation or
mixture of such mechanic, manufacturer, drug
gist, merchant or tradeSman, with intent to pass
off any work, goods, manufacture, compound,
preparation or mixture to which such forged
or countereited representation, likeness, slnil-
tude copy or imitation is affixed or intended to
be affixed as the work, goods, manufacture, com
pound, D eparation or mixture Of such mechan-
ic, manufacturer, druggist or tradesman, shall
upon conviction thereof, be imprisoned in the
county Jail for period of not less than three
months nor more than twelve months, and Ii
ned not exceeding five hundred dollars.
Sec. 2. That # any person shall have in his
or their possession any die or dies, plate or
plates, brand or brands, engraving or engravings
or printed labels, stamps, imprint wrapper or
trade marks, or ahy representation, likeness,
smilitude, copy or imitation OF the private
stamp imprint, brand, wrapperlabel or trademark
usually affixed bv any mechanic; manufacturer,
druggist, merchant or tradeSman, TO or upon
articles made, manufactured, prepared or COM
pounded by him or theuI, for the purpose of ma
king impressions, or selling the same when
made, manufactured, prepared or compounded
rnd passing the same off upon the community
as the original goods manufactures, prepara-
! tion or compounds Of any other person or per-
sons, or who shall so in fact sell or use the
same, or who shall wronsfully and fraudul- ntly
use the genuine stamp, brand, imprint, wrapper
! label or trade mark, with intent to pass oil any
goods, wares, merchandise, mixtures compounds
or other aatcles not Of manufacture OF the per-
son or persons to whom such stamp, brand, lin
print wrapper, label or trade mark properly be-
longs, as genuine and original, shall upon con-
victon thereof be imprisoned in the county
Jail not less than three months nor more than
twelve mouths, and be fined not exceed ing five
hundred dollars. ."
Sec. 3. That any person who shall vend OF
keep for sale any goods, merchannize, mixture
or preparation, upon which any 'orged or coun-
tereit stamps, brands, imprints, wrappers, la
bells or trade marks may be placed or affixed
and intended to repre- sent the said goods, mer-
chandize, mixtures or preparation OF any other
person or persons, knowing the same to be coun,
terfeit shall on conviction thereof be punished
By fine not exceeding one hundred dollars; II
each case so often ny 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 be
ing made by any mechanic, manufacturer, drug
gist, merchant or tradesman or his or their a
gent attorney, that he has good reason to be-
lieve, and does believe, that any dies, plates
stamps, or brands are in the possession of any
person within his county for the purpose OF ma
king false and counterfeit stamps, brands, i'm
prints, labels or trade marks, to issue search
warrant, authorizing the search for and seizure
Of all such dies, stamps, brands or plates, ano
all such impressions from the same that can bt
found; and upon satisfactory proof being made
that such dies, stamps, brands or plates, or the
impressions therelrom, 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 ther
from to be publicly destroyed
4 Sec 5. This act shall be in force from ant
after its passage. - .-1-
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of House of Representatives
MARTIN WELKER,
President OF the Senate.
March 20, 1859.