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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 47

agency as the case may be), be located in the city of Balti-
more, a description of the name or names, marks or devices,
so used by him, her, its or them, respectively, and cause
such description to be printed twice a week, for two succes-
sive weeks, in some daily newspaper published in Baltimore
city, if the said principal office or place of business (or
agency as the place may be) is located in said city, or if the
said principal office or place of business (or agency as the
case may be), is located in any of the counties of this State,
then in some newspaper published in said county once a
week, for two successive weeks. The description of the
name or names, marks or devices, before being filed as afore-
said, shall be signed by the person or persons filing the
same, or in case of a partnership, by one or more of the
partners, or in case of a corporation, by one of its officers or
one of its managers, and shall be acknowledged by the
person or persons signing the same as the Act of said
person or persons, or if said person or persons sign the same
for a partnership or corporation, as the Act of said partner-
ship or corporation, before any person or officer competent
to take acknowledgment of deeds. The publication hereby
required need only be a brief discription, sufficient for the
identification of such name, names, marks or devices, and
need not contain a certified copy of the acknowledgment. The
provisions of Sections 306 to 314 shall apply to all bottles,
kegs, boxes, trays, carries, crates, founts, syphons, jugs, tins,
barrels, casks or any other vessels upon which said name or
names, marks or devices, shall appear as aforesaid, whether
or not any of the same shall be in existence at the time of
said filing and publications.

308. After any person, persons, partnership or body cor-

Unlawful to
use any keg,
box, tray,
etc., with
private
mark, with-
out written
consent.

porate, shall have filed and published his, her, its or their
description of such name or names, marks or devices in
accordance with the provisions of Sections 306 to 314, it is
hereby declared to be unlawful for any or all other persons,
partnerships and bodies corporate to fill in any way any
kegs, boxes, trays, carriers, crates, founts, bottles, syphons,
jugs, tins, barrels, casks or any other vessels upon which
such name or names, or other marks or devices shall be
printed, branded, stamped, stenciled, engraved, etched,
blown, impressed or otherwise produced, with mineral, soda
or aerated waters, wine, beer, porter, ale, cider, ginger ale,