The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-10-16
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MODEL Label Law 4
Connecticut Statutes Rigidly Safe
guard Adopted Trade Marks
r of Labor Unions. @= =s:#
Amendments to Former Laws
Make Illegal Use Of Label Pun "
ishable by Prison Sentence.

AA1IhS OT1 labels CHOSEN Dy LABOR or.
CARNATIONS against their counterfeit
ing or unauthorized use is Of the
greatest Importance to- the unions
concerned and many states have
enacted laws to prevent such illegal
use or infringement. u. -
AS fair sample of the laws in
effect in different states the label
statutes Of the state of Connecticut,
enacted in June 1907, are given be-
low: -r ,,...... -
Chapter 151-An act concerning
labels of trademarks Of trade
unions. r.
Section 1. Section 4s07 Of the gem
eral statutes is hereby amended to
read as follows: Whenever any per-,
son. or any association or union Of
;workingmen,, has heretofore adopted
or used, or shall hereafter adopt or
use, any label, trademark, term, de-
Sign, device, or form OF advertise
ment for the purpose Of designating
making known, or distinguishing any
goods, wares, merchandise: or other
product Of labor as having been
made. manufactured, produced, pre-
pared, packed, worked upon, or put
on sale by such person or associa-
ton or union: Of workingmen, or by
a member >Or members Of such as,
soclation or union, and shall have
recorded such label, trademark,
term, design, device, or form Of ad-
advertisement as hereinafter provided
in section of this act, it shall be
unlawful for any person or corpora
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label, trademark, term, design, de.
vice, or form of advertisement, or. to
use, sell, offer for sale, or in any way
utter or circulate, any counterfeit or
imitation of such label, trademark,
term, design, device, or form of ad-
vertisement.> Every person willfully
and knowingly violating any provi-
sion of this section shall be fined not
less than 800 nor more than 5000,
or imprisoned not less than three
months nor more than one year, or
both.
Sec. 2. Section 49os of the general
statutes is hereby repealed.
Must File Copy of Label.
Sec. 8. Section 4909 of the general
statutes is hereby amended to read
as follows: Every such person, asso-
citation, or union that has adopted or
shall adopt a label, trademark, term,
| design. device, or form. of ADVERTISE
ment, as aforesaid, may file the same
for record In the office of the secre-
~tary of the state by leaving two cop
les, counterparts or facsimiles there
of, with the secretary of the state
Said secretary shall deliver to such
person, association, or union so filing
the same a duly attested certificate
of the record of the same. Such Ger
tificate of record, or duly certified
copy thereof, shall, in all suits and
prosecutions under Sections 4907,
1910, and 4911 as amended, and Sec
ton 1912, be sufficient proof of the
adoption of such label, trademark,
term, design, device, or form of adj
Vertisement, and of the right of said
person, association, or union to adopt
the same. No label shall be recorded
that would probably be mistaken for
a label already of record.
Sec. 4. All records or certificates
of the record of labels, trademarks.
terms, designs, devices, or forms Of
advertisement which may, prior to
the passage of this act, have been
made or delivered in compliance with
or in attempted compliance with,
Sections 1907 and 1909 Of the gen.
eral statutes, are hereby validated
and shall have the same force and
ERECT as If made or delivered under
and pursuant to the provisions of
this act. '.''..