Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-04-30
March 30, 1850,
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AN ACT

[No.1S71 AN ACT
To prevent and punish fraud in the use Of false
stamps, brands, lqbele, or trade marks.
Section 1. De u enacted by the General Assen-
bly, Of Ghe State Of Ohio, That any person or per-
sors who shall knowingly and wilfully forge or
counterfeit, OF cause or procure TO be forged or
counterfeited any representation, Likeness simili-
tude, copy or imitation of the private stamp,
band, wrapper, label, or trade mark, usually afixs
cd by any mechanic. manufacturer, druggist, mer-
chant or tradesman, to and upon the goods, wares,
merchandise, preparation or mixture Of such me
chanic, manufacturer, druggist, merchant or
tradesman, with intent to pass of any work, goods,
manufacture. compound, preparation or mixture,
TO which such forged or counterieited represents
tion, lik eness similtude, copy Or imitation Is af
Fixed OF intended 10 be All xed ~ the work, goods,
manufacture, compound, preparation or mixture
Of such mechanic, manufacturer, drugglst or
tradesman, shall upon conviction thereof, be i'm
prisoned 10 the county Jail for period Of not less
than three months nor more than twelve months,
and aned not cxceedinf ave hundred dollars.
See. 2 That any person or persons who shall
have In his or their possession any die or dies,
plate or plates, brand or brands, engraving or en-
cravings, or printed labels, stampE, imprints,
wrapper or trade marks, or any representa- on,
likeness, similtudo, copy, or imitation Of the pri
vRte stamp, imprint, band, wrapper, label or trade
mark usually xed by any mechanic, mana fa0tn-
rer, druggist merchant or tradesman to or upon
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, prepared or compounded, and pas
sing the same oil upon the ec mmuDity as the ori-
ginal goods, manufactures, preparations or com
I pounds of any other person or persons, or who
shall in fact sell or use the same, or who shall
wronRfully and fraudulently use the genuine
stamp, brand, imprint, wrapper, label, or trade
mark with intent 10 pass of any goods, wares,
merchandise, mixtures, compounds, or other arti-
clio not the manufacture Of tho person persons TO
whom such stamp, brand, Imprint wrapper, label
or trade mark properly belongs, as genuine and
original shall, upon conviction thereof, DO impris-
oned In the county Jail not less than three months
nor more than twelve months, and be fined not OK
ceeding Ave hundred dollars.
4 See. 3. That any person who shall vend OF
keep for sale any goods, merchandise, mixture or
preparation, upon which any forged or counterfeit
stamps, brands, imprlns, wrappers, labels trade
marks may DO placed or affixed, and intended "a
represent the said goods, merchandise, mixture OF
preparation, as tue true aad genuine goods, mer-
ohandize, mixture or preparation Of any other per
son or persons, knowing the same TO be counter
felt, shall conviction thereof, be punished by
fine not exceeding one hundred dollars; in each
case so offending the complainant entitled to one
half the amount so recovered.
See. 4. That II shall DO lawful for any justc,
Of the peace within this state upon affidavit being
made ny any mechanic manufacturer, druggist
merchant, or tradesman, or his or their agent OF
attorney, that he has good reason to believe, and
does believe, that any dies, plates, stamps, ol
brands are In the possession of any person within
his county for the purposo Of making falso and
counterfeit stamps, brands, imprints, labels, OF
trade marks, TO issue search warrant, authori-
ziHg the search for aud seizure Of all such dies
stamps, brands plAtes, aud all inpres,ions from
the same that eau bo foundi aud upon satisfactory
proof being made that such dies, stamps, bFandl
or plates, or the impressions therofTom, are TO bS
used for the purposes Of deception aud fraud such
jnstics shall have full power to order all such
siOns therofrom 10 be publicly destroyed.
Sec 5. This act shall DO In force from ant
after Its passage.
WILLIAM d. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House Of Representative.
MARTIN WELKER,
President Of the Senate.
Mnrnk Il.n