1903_public laws_272_8
CHAPTER 271 AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR REGISTRATION OF LABBLS, TRADE-MARKS AND DESIGNS. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
Whenever any person or corporation has heretofore adopted and filed for record or registry, or shall hereafter adopt and file for registry, any label, trade-mark, term or design, as herein provided, it shall be unlawful for any other person or corporation to make any use, sale, offer for sale or display of the genuine label, trade-mark, term or design of any sveh person or corporation filing the same, or to have any such genuine label, trade-mark, term or design in possession with intent that the same shall be used, sold, offered for sale, or displayed, or that the same shall be applied, attached or displayed in any manner whatever to or on any goods, wares or merchandise, or to sell, offer to sell, or dispose of, or have in possession with intent that the same shall be sold or disposed of, any goods, wares or merchandise in any box, case, can or package, to or which any such genuine label, trade-mark, term or design of any such person or corporation is attached, affixed, or displayed, or to make any use whatever of any such genuine label, trade-mark, term or design, without first obtaining in every such case the license, consent or authority of the person or corporation adopting, filing and registering the same, or causing the same to be adopted, filed and registered; and any such license, consent or authority may be revoked and terminated at any time upon notice, and thereafter any use thereof shall be a violation of this act, and subject those violating the same to all the liabilities and penalties herein provided against any violation thereof.