The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-05-31
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1902.
MINERAL WATERS, ETC.
CHAPTER 245.

lions 2O1, 2O2, 203, 204, 205 and zoo
of Article 81 of the Code of Public
General Laws, title Grimes and
Punishments," subtitle Mineral
Waters, Porter and other Bever-
ages" as repealed and re-enacted
with amendments by Chapter 262 of
the Acts OF the General Assembly of
Maryland of 1892, and to add three
new Sections, to Immediately follow
Section 206, and to be known respec-
lively as Sections 2O6 A, zoo B and
200 C.
Section BE 1t enacted by the Cen
eraa Assembly OF Maryland, That Sec
lions Eel, 202, 203, 2O4, 200 and 206 OF
Article 27 of the Code of Public Gener-
al Laws, title Grimes and Punish
ments," subtitle Mineral Waters, Por-
ter and other Beverages" as repealed
and re-enacued with amendments by
Chapter 262 of the Acts of the General
Assembly OF Maryland of 1892, be and
the same are hereby repeated and re-
enacted with amendments, and with
three new Sections to be added to said
title and subtitle, to Immediately fol
low Section 200, and to be known re-
spectively as Section 2O6 A, Section
2O6 B, and Section zoo G, SO as to read
as follows:
201-Any and all persons, partner
ships or bodies corporate engaged in
manufacturing, bottIing, selling or
dealing in minerals, soda or aerated
waters, wines, beer, lager beer, weiss
beer, white beer or other beverages in
kegs, boxes, trays, Carriers, crates,
founts, bottles, syphons, jugs, tins, bar
rels, casks or any other vessels, with
his, her, its or their name or names or
other marks or devices printed, brand
ed, stamped, stenciled, engraved, etch-
ed, blown, impressed or otherwise pro-
duced upon such kegs, boxes, trays, car
riers, crates, founts, bottles, syphons,
jugs, tins, barrels, casks or any other
vessels, may file with the clerk OF the
Circuit Court Of the county in which his,
her, it's or their principal office or place
of business tor in the case of for
eign corporation its principal office or
place of business or agency is located
or with the clerk of the Superior
Court of Baltimore City, should such
principal Office or place of business
TOR agency as the case may be) be To-
Gated in the city of Baltimore, q de-
of devices, SO used by him. her. it or
them respectively, and cause such de-
scription to be printed twice week for
two successive weeks in some daily
newspaper published in Baltimore
city, If the said principal office or place
of business Tor agency as the case
may be- is located in said city, or If
the said principal office or place OF
business Tor agency as the case may
be) is located in any of the counties OF
this State, then in some newspaper
published in said county once week
for two successive weeks. The de-
scription of the name or names, marks
or devices before being filed as afore-
said, shall be signed by the person or
persons filing the same, or in case OF
partnership by one or more of the part
ners, or In case of a corporation, by
one of it's officers or one of its man
ayers, and shall be acknowledged by
the person or persons signing the same
as the act of said person or per-
sons, or If said person or persons
sign the same for partnership or cor
poration, as the act of said partner
ship or corporation before any person
or officer competent to take acknoWl-
edgment of deeds. The publication
hereby E0QulT0u A0Gu Ouly NC q UllOA
description, sufficient for the identii-
cation of such name, names, marks or
devices, and need not contain a certi-
fed copy of the acknowledgment. The
provisions of this Act shall apply to
all bottles, kegs, boxes, trays, carriers,
crates, founts, syphons, jugs, tins, bar
rels, casks or any other vessels upon
which said name or names, marks or
dnuinno chal1 aforesaid
whether or not any Of the same shall
be in existence at the time of said fl
ing and publications.
2O2-The said several clerks men
toned in the preceding Section shall
record in some book of record in their
custody, respectively, all such descrip-
tons filed with them, and also copies
of the said advertisement in the news
paper, certified to by the publishers of
said newspapers in which the same
have been published, and said respec-
tive clerks shall furnish copies there
of duly certified by them in the usual
manner to any person who may apply
therefor, and shan receive for such re-
cording and such copies the fees paid
with respect to bills of sale, and Q GER
titled copy of the said descriptions and
of the said advertisement, and the said
certificate of the said publishers OF the
said newspapers, when certified to un-
der the hand of the clerk with whom
the same are of record, with the seal
of his Office attached, SHAH be evidence
that the provisions of the preceding
Section have been complied with, and
shall be prima facie evidence of the
title of the person, persons, partner
ship or body corporate named therein
to the said kegs, boxes, trays, carriers,
crates. founts, bottles, syphons, jugs.
tins, barrels, casks, or any other yes
sells upon which the name or names.
marks or devices of such person, per-
sons, partnership or body corporate
may appear as described in said de-
scription.
203-After any person, persons, part
nership or body corporate shall have
filed and published his, her, its or their
description of such name or names,
marks or devices in accordance with
the preceding provisions of this Act,
it is hereby declared to be unlawful for
any or all other persons, partnerships
and bodies corporate to fill in any way