The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-07-13
and the General Welfare:
Laws of Ohio.
pUBL1sHEn BY AUrHORrrx
No. 1877 AN ACT
To prevent and pnniah fraud in the of false Stamps

No. 1877 AN ACT
To prevent and punish fraud the use of false samps
| Brands, Labels, Or Trade Marks.
Section BE it enacted by the General Assembly OF
the State of Ohio That person persons who shyl
knowingly and wully forge counterfeit or cause or
procure TO he forged any
likeness snilifnde imitation of the private samp
brand wrapper label trade mark uay >ed nv any
mechanic druggist, or radesaan
TO ann upon The goods wares, erclandize preparation
mixture of such mechanic ranufacturer. druggist
merchant radesman with intent pass off any work
goods, manufacture compound. preparation mix
to which such forged counterfited representation
likeness. simitnde copy imitation is affixed in
tended 10 be affixed as the work goods, manufacture
c"mponnd preparation or mixture of such mechanic.
~ nufacurer, drnqgf tradesman, shall convc
tiou thereof he Imprisoned in tile county jail for period
OF NOT less han three months nor more than twelve
months and fined not exceeding FIVE hundred dollars.
Sec That any person or persons who shall have in
his their session die dies pInte patf 3
brand OF brands engraving enavipgs printed Ia
hels, stamps, prnts wraprers trade marks. any
representation, likeness smiliinde copy imitation Of
the private stamp, imprint. brand. wrapper. nbel,
trade mark usually affixed by any mechanic manntactu-
rer druggist merchant or tradesman to articles
made. manufactured, prepared compounded by him
them for Il epnrpose of milking impressions selling
the same when made. using the upon any other
article made. manufactured, prepared compounded,
and passing the same off upon the community the
orig al goods manufactures prep rations compounds
of anr Other person or persons who shall in fact sell
or use the VIII shall ngfIlv and frnuGulen
iy use the genuine stamp brand, imprint wrapper. IN
he'll or trade mark with intent to pass off any goods
wares merci sndize, mixtures compounds other
tices not the manufacture of the or to
whom such stamp brand imprint. per, label or
trade mark properly belongs genuine and original
shall. conviction thereof be Imprisoned in the
conntv Jail not less than three months than
Twelve months and be fined not exceeding five hundred
dollars.
Sec That any person who shall vend or keep for
sale any goods merchandize. mixture prepa -aiion,
upon which forged counterfeit stamps brands i'm
prints wrappers aiels trade marks he placed
sfiixed and intended represent the said goods
ciandiza mixture preparation the rue and genuine
goods merchandise mixture preparation ofany oh II
person persons knowing the be counterfeit,
SHALL conviction thereof he punished by fine not
ceeding hundred dollars; in each offending,
the complainant entitled to half the amount
covered. z' o. -'N,
Sec. a. That it shall be lawful for any Justice of the
within this state affidavit heng made by any
merhanic manrfacturer, druggist, merchant trades
man, his their agent ATTORNEY. that be has good
reason to believe and does believe tht any dies, pa es
stamps brands in the possession of person
thin his county for the OF making false md
counter'e stamps. brands, imprin,s, lab"s trade
marks. to issue search warrant authorizing the
and all such Impressions from the same that can be
found aud satisfactory proof hene made that such
dies, tamps. brands pla he impressions ere-
from TO he used for the purposes OF deception and
fad such justice shall have II power to order all such
stamps dies. hrands and pares and the impressions
therefrom 10 he publicly DESTROYED
See 8. This shall in force from and after its
passage.
WILLIAM r. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
MARTIN wELKER.
President of the Senate.
March 29, 1859. ..r -. ....-