The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-06
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ged as provided for In case OF mar
ufactures of the same Id the Unite,
States. The labels, tags or, tabs re
quired by this act shall be affixed b,
the owners or importers while it is ii
the custody Of the custom house OF
ficers, and it shall be the duty of sucl
officers to inspect all such goods, fab
RIGS, or other articles and see tina
they are properly labeled before be
ing offered for sale or exchange, o.
exposed in his place of business, ant
such goods shall not pass out of thu
custody of such officers until sucl
labels OF tags have been SO afixed;
and every officer of customs who per
mits any mixed goods as defined in
this act to pass out of his custody OF
control without compliance by the
owners or importers thereof with the
provisions Of this act shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined
not less than $1,000 nor more than
SIS, 900 and imprisoned not less than
six months nor more than one year.
Sec. 3. That any manufacturer or
importer of mixed goods as defined
in this act who shall sell, offer to sell
CIR permit to be sold or removed from
the place of manufacture or the Gus
tody of the custom house officers any
goods, fabrics or articles Of any kind
whatsoever manufactured, or in the
process Of manufacture, without be-
ing properly marked or labeled as re-
CURED by this act shall be guilty Of a
misdemeanor, and shall be fined not
less than $50 and not more than $500
for each such ofense.
Sec. 10. That any clothier, tailor,
merchant or other person who know
ingly purchases from the manufac-
turer, importer or other person any
mixed goods as defined in this act
which are not labeled or marked ac-
cording to the provisions Of this act
shall be guilty of a misdeamor, and
shall be fined not less than $50 and not
more than $1,000 for each such Of
tense; and any such clothier, tailor,
merchant or other person So purchas-
ing such goods as aforesaid who shall
manufacture into clothing and sell
or offer to sell the same, or any such
person who shall sell or offer to sell
or expose for sale any such goods
or fabrics without being properly
labeled, shall be guilty Of a misde-
meanor, and shall be fined not less
than 500 and not more than $1,000
for each such offense.
Sec. IL. That any manufacturer,
merchant, dealer, agent, employee or
other person who shall knowingly sell,
trade, exchange any clothing, goods,
fabrics, Or other articles known as
mixed goods as defined in this act
which are not labeled, marked, CIR tab.
bed according to the provisions of
this act shall be guilty of a INSIDE
meanor and be fined not less than $500
and not more than $1,000.
Sec. IL. That any manufacturer,
importer, merchant or other person
who shall willfully, recklessly or care
lessly mark incorrectly any cloth,
goods, fabrics of any article manu-
featured or in the process of manu-
facture therefrom required by this
act to be labeled or marked, so as to
show a larger percentum of wool or a
smaller percentum of shoddy or other
cheaper fiber or material. or in any
manner that will or is calculated to
deceive and mislead the purchaser
thereof, shall be guilty of a INSIDE
meanor, and shall be fined not less
than $50 and not mere than $4,000 for
each such offense.
Sec. Ii. That, in addition to the
fines hereinbefore described for the
yioiatlon IF re several rrrv;sn AZ Of
this act, any importer or cwner Of
imported goods. and any me chant,
tailor. dealer OF other person found
guilty of the violation Of any Of the
provisions or This ac., tor the failure
to properly mark or label goods, fab
RIGS or any other article defined as
mixed goods, shall forfeit all such
goods, fabrics or other articles upon
which it shall be found he has failed
to afix the proper mark or label; pro-
vided, that for all goods, fabrics,
clothing or other articles manufacture
Cd or in process of manufacture there
from, required by this act to be label
ed, which were manufactured prior to
the pure-fiber decomposition which
had passed out Of the hands of the
manufacturer thereof, and the in
gradients or component parts Of which
are not known by the owner. merchant
Or custodian thereof. a label. mark or