The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-11-02
FIRMS MUST GIVE NAMES
Now Law II Effect Witch van Affect
Many Business Houses

About thirty per cent of The business
concern OF the city are directly affect
"a by the recently enactel law which
forbids persons 70 conduct business
under an assumed name or'names. The
law requires that person or persons
c lnducing a business under any de-
signation other than their real name o.
names shall file with the county clerk
a certificate giving their full names
AMI addresses
II is pointed out that grocery hTm
composed or John smith and Frank
Smith could not do business under the
name OF Smith Bros. according to the
law unless the certificate required were
fled with the county clerk. Similarly
John Brown aud John Jones could not
conduct business under the names OF
Brown and Jones without filing the
certificate
The now law became effective
September e. last but an those who
are affected by it are given thirty DAYS
within which 70 comply with the re-
4 quirements Failure 10 comply with
the Jaw is misdemeanor and. is
punishable by a fine Of from SO to 500
Tor by Imprisonment IN the county Jail
or by both fine and imprisonment To
comply with the law. an firms affected
by it must have filed their certificates
not later. than Monday, as the thirty
day period expired sunday
Attorneys who have been studying
the law have been busy notifying those
of their clients who are affected by it
that the certificates must be fled
The act does not apply to cor.
lporations partnership associations Of
limited or special partnerships organi
zed under state laws. The cost Of fling
the certificates is.a fee Of twenty-five
cent TO be paid 20 the county clerk.
Following is the text Of the law
Section / No person o. persons
shall hereafter carry on or conduct or
transact business under any assumed
name, or under any designation, name
or style corporate or otherwise other
than the real name or names Of the in
diyidual or individuals owning, con
Quoting or transacting such business,
unless such person or persons shall file
in the Office of the county or counties
in which such person or persons own,
conduct, or transact, or intend to own,
conduct, or transact such business, or
maintain an Office or place Of business,
certificate setting forth the name
under which such business owned il,
or is to be- conducted or transacted,
and the true or real full name or names
OF the person or persons owning, con
Quoting or transacting the same with
the home and postoftice address or adj
dresses Of said person or persons. Said
certificate shall be executed and duly
acknowledged by the person or persons
so owning, conducting, or intending to
conduct such business Provided, that
the selling Of goods 10y sample OF
through travelling agents or travelling
statesmen or by means of orders for
warded by the purchaser through the
mails, shall not be construed for the
purpose Of this act as conducting or
transacting business SO as TO require
the filing of said certificates
Section 2 Persons now owing or
conducting such business under an as
sumed name or under any such de-
signation referred 10 ia section one.
shall file such certificate as hereinbe-
fore prescribed within thirty DAYS
after this act shalt take effect. and
persons hereafter owning, conducting
or transacting business rs aforesaid
shall, before commencing said business.
file sSch certificate in the manner here
inbefore prescribed
Section 3 The several county clerks
az this state shall keep an Alphabetical
index Of all persons filing certificates.
provided Tor herein and for the index
ing and fling OF such certificates, they
shall receive tee of twenty five cents
A copy of such cert;e ate daily certified
to by the county clerk ia whose Office
the same shall be flied. shall be pre-
sumptive evidence in all courts of law
Of the facts therein contained.
Section { This act shall in no way
affect or apply to any corporation
partnership association, limited or
special partnership duly organized
under the laws Of this state, or to any
corporation organized under the laws
Of any other state and lawfully doing
busnes, in this state.
Section 5 Any person or persons
owning, carrying on o. conducting or
transacting business as aforesaid. who
shall fail to comply with the provisions
Of this act, shsll be guilty Of mis-
demeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by 6ne OF not less
than te5 nor more than 500 or by i'm
priscnment in the county Jail for
term not exceeding thirty days or by
both such fine and Imprisonment in
the DISCRETION OF the court and each
day any person or persons shall violate