The Arizona copper camp., 1919-06-14

present or falsy advertise for the pur-
pose of selling or disposing of any
merchandise, real or personal property.
or services, professional or otherwise.
and prescribing a penalty therefor
and repeating all acts in conflict here
with.
Be it cnnacted by the Legislature of
the State OF Arizona:
Section l. Any person, firm, corpora
lion Or association, or any employee
thereof, who with intent to sell, fur
ism, perform, or in any way dispose of
real or personal property, chooses in
action, merchandise, service, profes-
sional or otherwise, or anything of any
nature whatsoever offered by sucn
person, firm, corporation or associa
ton, or any employee thereof, directly
or indirectly, to the public for sale or
distribution, or to induce the public in
manner to enter into any obligation
relating therto, or to acquire title there
to or any interest therein, shall make:
publiGh, disseminate, circulate, OF
cause to be made, publish, dissmin-
ated, or circulated or in any manner,
place, or cause to be placed, before
the public in the State of Arizona, in
any newspaper, magazine or book.
pamphlet, circular, letter. notice, hand
bill, poster or other publication, OF
any billboard, sign, card, letter or
other window sign, show case or win
dow. or by any other advertising de-
vice, or by public outcry or proclama-
tion, or in any other means whatever,
an advertisement CT any sort regarding
such real or personal property, chooses
in action, merchandise, service or any
thing so offered to the public, which
advertisement shall contain any state
ment. representation or assertion con-
corning such real or personal property.
chooses in action, merchandise, service
or anything so offered to the public.
or concern any circumstance, or mat
ter of fact, connected in any way, oil
rectly. or indirectly with the proposed
sale, performance, or distribution
thereof, which statement, representa-
ticn or assertion is false or untrue III
any respect, or which is deceptive or
misleading. and which is known to be
false or untrue, deceptive or mlslead
ing. by the person, firm, corporation or
association making, publishing, dissem-
mating, circulating or placing before
the public such advertisement shall
he guilty of a misdemeanor; provided
however. that this act shall not apply
to any publisher of a newspaper, maya
zine or other publication, who publish
es said advertisement in good talth,
without knowledge of its false, decep-
tive or misleading character.
Section 2. Any person, firm or cor
poration doing business in this state
as a merchant, who advertlses or dls-
nlavs any brand of goods known to the
general public and quotes prices In
connection Herewith as an induce
ment to attract purchasers 20 the place
of business so advertised, who shall
make verbal OF show printed or writ
ten false statements, regarding quality
or merits of the goods advertised, is
guilty of misdemeanor
Section 8. Any person, firm, corpora
tion or association, or any employee
or agent therefor, who in newspaper
circular. or form letter or other publl-
cation, publishes or circulated IN any
language in this state, makes or DIS
ceminates any statement or assertion
Of fact, concerning the extent loca-
ton, ownership, title or other charac,
teristic. quality OF attribute OF any
real estate located in this state or
elsewhere. which is known 10 him to
bo untrue and which IS made or dis
seminated with the intention OF mis-
leading, is guilty of misdemeanor;
nrovided. however, that nothing III
this section shall be construed to hold
the publisher Of any newspaper, or
any lob printer, liable for any publica-
ton herein referred unless such pub
Usher or printer has an interest as
owner or agent in any such real es
tate so advertised.
Section 4. Any person found guilty