The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-30
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ity, quality and strength for all prod
ucts and classes of products In which
the North Dakota trade mark may be
used; and the said trade mark shall
be used upon no other products than
those for which standards have been
established and proclaimed as official
by the food commissioner.
Section 3.-Rules and Regulations:
The food commissioner shall make
such rules and regulations as may be
necessary within the provisions Of
this act that the same may be put in
force, and do such other matters rel
alive to the successful execution OF
the provisions Of this act as he shall
deem proper.
Section 4.-License-How Procured:
Any person, firm, corporation or or
ganization desiring to use the North
Dakota trade mark on any article,
grown, manufactured, or produced in
North Dakota, shall make application
to the food commissioner. on blanks
properly prepared, setting forth the
nature of the article on which the
said trade mark is to be used, apd
after investigation the food commits
sioner shall issue an order on the sec
rotary of the state for a license for
one year for the use Of said trade
mark on an article conforming with
the standards established for the
said article or product.
Section 6.-License-When Forfeit
ed: Any person, firm, corporation or
organization who uses the said license
in any way without due authority OF
law on products which do not conform
with the standards as established, or
who fails to insert the license num-
Der. or falsely inserts any number not
assigned thereto, shall have his Ii
cense revoked by the food commits
sioner.
Section 6.-Duties of the Secretary
of State: All applications for IL
censes, when approved by the food
commissioner shall be transmitted to
the secretary of state, who, on the au-
thority of the food commissioner. shall
issue the said license and a license
number for the product on which the
trade mark is to be used, and shall
keep at all times. of easy access to
the public, a record showing the
names Of all persons, firms, corpora
tons or organizations who have au-
thority to use the trade mark, togeth-
er with their address. When a license
has been issued by the secretary Of
state he shall SO notify the food COM
missioner, furnishing, also, the num-
Der assigned.
Section fees: The fees for reg
North Dakota trade mark shall be
$500 and $1.00 annually for renewals,
the same to be paid to the food COM
missioner on making application for
a license.
Section S.-Who Shall Furnish
Trade Mark: The trade mark in var
ious sizes as needed shall be furnished
by the food commissioner on payment
of cost of producing the same to all
xwy1rr& ID fokr
ton and to whom a license has been
issued during the life Of said liAAnse.
Section PENALTIES: Any person,
firm, corporation or organization US
ing the said North Dakota trade mark,
as herein provided for, without COM
plying with the provisions OF the law,
or without first having registered
their product, or who fails to include
in the trade mark. as provided for,
his license number, or who uses a
license number not assigned to him,
or who uses the trade mark upon an
article not conforming with the stand
ards as provided for, is guilty of a
misdemeanor and shall be fined for
the first offense from $1,000 to $4,000,
together with all costs; for the Sec
ond offense the fine shall not be less
than $4,000 nor more than 100000,
together with all costs; or sixty (60)
days in jail. or both, at the discretion
OF the court.
Section ADMINISTRATIONS It shall
be the duty OF the food commissioner
or his authorized deputies to make in
to determine the char
acter OF the products offered for sale
in the state or which are shipped from
the state under the North Dakota
trade mark, and the information so
gathered shall be published from time
to time as bulletins. and the said food
commissioner shall make an annual
report accounting for all funds for
each fiscal year and give a list of all
products licensed, together with the
name, address and license number as
signed.
Section Standing Appropria-
ton: All moneys which shall come
in to the food commissioner on ac-
count OF the trade mark law and the
licenses Hereunder for North Dakta,
or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary, are hereby annually appropria-
ted for the payment of the salaries.
fees and expenses provided for in
this article to be disbursed on the or
der Of the food commissioner; and ali
such moneys so received shall be paid
at the end Of each month by the food
commissioners into the hands OF the
treasurer OF the agricultural college.
Any unused portion ct the end Of the