Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-07-06
CHAPTER 1867.
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Passed May 10, 1922
AN ACT to protect the the owners of bottles
and other vessels used In the sale of bever.
ages, medicines, and other articles.
II is enacted by the General Assembly as fol.
lows:
Section l. Any manufacturer or bother of, OF
dealer In. soda or mineral waters, beer, ale,
porter. cider, wine, milk, or other beverages,
LIQUIDS, medicines, medical preparations, COM
pounds, or mixtures, who may use bottles,
siphons, jugs, barrels, kegs, casks, boxes, tins
or other vessels upon which shall appear the
name, brand, mark, trademark or other desig.
nation Of ownership, stamped, impressed, en-
graved, etched, blown, or otherwise affixed
thereon may file In the Office of the secretary
of state description Of the name, brand,
mark, or other designation of ownership 80
used by him, and cause the same TO be pub
lished once a week for six successive weeks In
some newspaper published in the county In
this State wherein his said business is princi-
pally located.
Sec. @ II shall be unlawful for any per.
son. other than the manufacturer, bother, or
dealer whose name, brand, mark, or other
designation of ownership Is upon such bottle
or other vessel designated in the foregoing Sec
ton, and which has been filed and published
as aforesaid, to buy, sell, or traffic in any such
bottle or other vessel, without the written con.
sent of said manufacturer, bother, or dealer
respectively, or without such written consent
10 wilfully break, destroy, or otherwise injure
any such bottle or other vessel, or without such
written consent to wilfully mar or erase, cover
MP, conceal or remove any such name, brand
mark, or other designation of ownership SO
appearing upon such bottle or other vessel, or
without such written consent and for the pur-
pose of trade or gain to fill any such bottle or
other vessel with any beverage, liquid, med
icine. compound, or substance whatsoever.
Sec. 3. Every person who shall violate any Of
the provisions Of section of this act shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and be pun
ished by imprisonment not exceeding three
months, or by fine OF one dollar for each and
every such bottle or other vessel hereinbefore
designated, by him so filled, used, sold, bought,
or traficked In, or 30 marred, broken, de-
stroycd, erased removed, concealed, or other
wise injured or defaced; and the principal Of
any employee or agent violating the provi-
sions Of section 2 Of this act, while engaged In
the business Of his employer or principal, shall
be liable as aforesaid for any such violation.
Sec. L. The using by any person, other than
the manufacturer, bother, or dealer whose
name. brand, mark or other designation OF
ownership appears upon such bottle or other
vessel hereinbefore designated, and Is filed
and published as aforesaid, of any such bottle
or other vessel for the sale therein OF any bev-
erAge, LIQUID or other substance without the
written consent of such manufacturer, bother,
or dealer, or the buying, selling or trafhckina
in any such bottle or other vessel without such
written consent, or the having by any junk
dealer or dealer In second hand articles pos
session of any such bottle OF other vessel with
out such written consent. shall be prima facie
evidence that such using, buying, selling, traf-
acking or possession Is In violation OF the pro-
visions Of this act
Sec. g. Whenever any manufacturer bot.
tier, or dealer shall, In person or by his agent
make complaint In writing under cath before
any district court that he has reason TO believe
and does believe that either or any OF his bot
tlcs or other vessels hereinbefore designated
of which the name, brand. mark. or Other
designation of ownership has been filed and
published as provided In section Of this act
IL or are being used, filled, bought. sold, traf
licked In by any person contrary to the provi'
eions Of thu act, or that any junk dealer. deal
er In bottles or second hand articles, has In hi,
possession or has secreted In any place any
such bottle OF other vessel. the said court shall
thereupon issue search warrant to discover
| and obtain the same, and cause 10 be brought
before Il the person In whose possession sucl
bottle or othek vessel may be found. and shal
| then inquire Into the circumstances Of such
| possession, asd II said court finds that sucl
person has been guilty Of a violation Of section
| 3 OF this oct Il shall impose the punishment
| therein prescribed, and II shall also award
| possession OF the property taken upon srci
| warrant TO the owner thereof such com
| plant and warrant shall describe. as nearly q
i may be, the place TO be searched and tn
i things TO be seized. and shall state the name o
the persou having possession thereof. IL know