Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09

Approved June s, 1911. Copy Law.
No. 873. Al Published June 10, 1911.
CHAPTER SIC, LAWS OF 1911.
| AN ACT to create sections ASP to
! 44S2-S, inclusive, of the statutes, re-
lating to fraudulent manufacturing
and stamping of sold and silver ar
! ticles.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
| do enact as follows:
| Section /. There are added to the
| statutes eight new sections to read:
! Section ASP. 1. Any person, firm
| corporation or association, who or
| which makes for sale, or sells, or Of
| fers to sell or dispose of, or has in his,
| or dispose of, any article of merchan-
| disc made in whole or in part of gold
| or any, alloy of gold, and having
stamped, branded, engraved or inn
printed thereon, or upon any tag, card
! or label attached thereto, or upon any
| box, package, cover or wrapper in
which said article is encased or en-
closed any mark, indicating or designed
or intended to indicate, that the gold
or alloy of gold, in such article is of a
greater degree of fineneSs than the
or alloy, unless the actual fineness of
such gold or alloy, in the case Of fat
ware and watch cases, be not less by
more than three one thousandths parts,
and in the case of all other articles be
not less by more than one-half karat
than the -ftnenessy Indicated by the
tached thereto, or upon any boX, pack
age cover or wrapper in which such
article is encased or enclosed, accord
ing to the standards and SUBJECT 70 the
qualifications hereinafter set forth, is
guilty of miSdemeanor.
q In any test for the ascertainment
Of the finenesS of the gold or It's alloy
in any such article, according to the
foregoing standards, the part OF the
gold or of it's alloy taken for the test,
analysis or assay shall be Such part OF
!
! tached thereto any solder or alloy OF
| inferior fineness used for brazing or
uniting the parts OF sala artcie. +os+.
! 8. In addition to the foregoing tests
! and standards, that the actual flneness
| of the entire quantity or goId ana OF It's
| alloys contained in any article men
| toned in this section Except watch
! cases and fiat WaTe), including all
solder or alloy of inferior metal used
| for brazing or uniting the parts OF the
article (all such gold, alloys ana Soldef
! being assayed as one plece) SnalI not
| be less by more than one karat than
! the fineness indicated by the marx
stamped, branded, engraved or imprint
! ed upon such article, or upon any tag,
card or label attached thereto, or upon
any box, package, cover or wrapper IN
which said article is encased or en-
Section 4482-2. /. Any person, firm,
| corporation or association, VINO or
| which makes for sale, or sells, or Of
1 fers to sell or dispose of, or has in his,
! her or its possession with intent to sell
| or dispose of, any article OF merchan-
! disc made in whole or in part OF silver
or of any alloy Of silver and having
! marked, stamped, branded, engraved or
! imprinted thereon, or upon any tag,
| card or label attached thereto or upon
any box, package, cover or wrapper III
which said article is encased or en-
closed the words sterling silver OF
sterling" or any colorado imitation
thereof unless nine hundred twenty
five one-thousandthS of the component
parts of the metal appearing or pur-
porting to be silver, of which such ar
ticle is manufactured are pure SILVER
subject to the qualifications hereinafter
set forth, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
g. In the case of all such articles
ffneness of four one-t housandths parts
from the foregoing standards.
Section 4432-3. 1. Any person, firm
corporation or association, who OF
which makes for sale, or sells, or offers
to sell or dispose Of, or has in his, hel
or its possession with intent to sell OF
dispose of, any article Of merchandise
made in whole or in part of silver or O
any alloy of silver and having marked
stamped branded, engraved or I'M.
! printed thereon, or upon any tag, care
Or label attached thereto, or upon any
! box package, cover or wrapper II
which such article Is encased or en-
| closed the words "cOtn" or com Sill
: Yer, or any colorado imitation there
. | Of unless nine hundred one-thou
: sandths of the component parts OF tn
metal appearing OF pa r+yoIe eii Is "a mn,
i featured are pure silver, subject TO tn
: nualifcations hereinafter set forth, Il
guilty of a misdemeanor.
In the case of all such articles
there shall be allowed divergence Il
fineness of four neutrality-suspicious. part
! from the foregoing standards.
section ASP Any person, firm
oornoraffon or association, who o
which makes for sale, or sells, or offer
! 10 sell or dispose of, or has in his, he
! or ifs possession with intent to sell o
dispose of, any article Of merchandis
+ made in whole or in part of silver 0
Of any alloy Of silver, and havini
: stamped, branded, engraved or imprint
| ed thereon, or upon any tag, card o
: label attached thereto, or upon an
hoy package, cover or wrapper i
which said article is encased or en-
+ closed. any mark or word (other tina
y fine word "ster1ing" or the word coin
+ Indicating, or designed or intended t
: indicate, that the silver or alloy of sill
! yer in said article, is Of a greater de
. ! gree of fineness than the actual fine
: | ness or quality of such silver or alloy
unless the actual fineness Of the silve
. or alloy of silver of which said articl
: IS composed be not less by more tina
f four one tn ousandths parts than IL
: actual fneness indicated by the sal
Q mark or word (other than the Wor
. | ssssferling" or "coin") stamped, brande'
o1oraved or imprinted upon any pal