The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-06-17

No. 1877. AN ACT
| 10 prevent and punish fraud in the use o
false Stamps, Brands, Labels, or Trad
| Marks.
SECTION /. Be 1t enacted BY The Genera
assembly Of The State Of Ohio, That an.
person Or persons who shall knowingly ant
wilfully forge or counterfeit, or cause or pro
cure to DO forged or countcrfeiteG any rep
resentaIiou, likeness, simil;udo. copy Ol
| imitation of the private stamp, brand
wrapper, label or trade mark, usually affixed
by any mechanic, manufacturer, druggist
merchant or tradcsman, to and upon the
goods, wares, merchandise. preparation OF
mixture of such mechanic, manufacturer
druggist, merchant or tradesmun, with
intent to pass oil any work, goods, manutac,
cure, compound, preparation or mixture, to
which such forged or counterfoited repre-
scntatlon, likeness, similitude, copy or imi.
tatlou IS affixed or intended TO DO affixed as
tho work, goods, manufacture, compound.
preparation or mixture of such mechanic,
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 tiued not exceeding five hundred
dollars.
Soc. J. That any person or persons who
! shall have i'll bis or their possession any die
or dies, plate or plates, brand or brands
| engraving Or. engraviugs or printed labels
stamps, Imprints, wrapper or trade marks
or any representation, likeness, similitude
| copy, or imitation of the private stamp, i'm
print, brand, wrapper, label. or trado mark
| usually affixed by any mechanic, manufac
turer, druggist, merchant or tradesman to
or upon articles made, manufactured, pre-
pared or compounded by aim or them, for
tho purpose of making impressions. or sell
ing tho same whom made, or using tho same
upon any other article made, manu- ufacturod,
prepared or compounded, and passing the
same of upon tho community as the original
goods, manufactures, preparations or COM
pounds of any other person or persons, or
who shall SO in fact sell or use the same, or
who shall ~rOngfuly and frauJulontly use
the genuine stamp. brand, imprint, wrapper,
label, or trade mark, with intent to pass of
any goods, wares, merchandise, mixtures,
compounds, or other articles not tho manu-
tacIure OF tho person or persons 10 whom
such stamp, brand, imprint, wrapper, label
or trade mark properly belongs, as genuine
aud original, shall, upon convictiOn thereof,
bo imprisoned in the county Jail not less
than lhree months nor more than twelve
months, and be fnod not exceeding five
hundred dollars.
Sec 3. That any person who shal! vend
or keep for sale any goods, merchandise,
mixture or preparation, upon which any
forged or counterfeit stamps, brands, I'M
prints, Wrappers, Labels or trade marks may
DO placed or affixed, and intended to ropro'
sent the said goods, merchandise. mixture,
or preparation as the truo and genuine
merchandise, mixture or preparation oi
any othor person or persons, knowing tho
samo to be counterfeit, shall oh CONVICTION
thereof, DO punished by fine not exceeding
ono hundred dollars; in zach case of of.
offending, :ho complainant entitled to one
halt the amount so recovered.
Soc. That it shall DO lawful for any
Justice of tho peace within this state. upon
affidavit being made by any mechanic, man
ufacturor, druggist, merchant.Or tradcsman,
or his or lheir agent or attorney, that be
has good reason to believe, and docs bolieve,
that any dies, plates, stamps, or brands are
in the possession of any person within his
county for the purpose OF making false aud
counterfeit stamps, brands, imprints, labels,
or trade marks. TO issue search warrant,
authorizing the search for and seizure of all
such dies, stamps, brands or plates, and all
such impressions from the same that can be
found and upon satisfactory proof being