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An Act to amend the act, entitled, an act to prevent the burning of the woods 1834 46 (1834)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0472 and id is 1 raw text is: 46 Branding Tobacco.-Firing Woods, Fences, Straw, .4c. markets, so that the tobacco branded Richmond, commands a more ready sale than any other whatever; that other manuficturers of tobacco in various parts of the state, availing thenselves of the high reputation of the Richmond brand in floreign markets, are in the habit of branding their tobacco of inferior quality with tile Richmond brand, and placing their own appropriate brand on the best qualities only manufaIctured by them, and that by this prae- tice, for tile prevention of which there exists no provision under the present law, a fraud is perpetrated oil the foreign purchaser, and great injury inllicted on the manufacturers in Jticlmond and its vicinity, by the depreciation of the character of their manufacture In remedy vhereof, What brand at- 1. Be it enacted, That no manufacturer of tobacco within this Iowed on mann- commonwealth shall use or permit to be used oil any cask, keg or factored tobacco. box of tobacco, manufactured by him, any brand or mark indica- ting the city, town or place at which such tobacco is manufactured, other than the nane of the city, town or place at, or in the vicinity Penalty for using of which such tobacco was actually manufactured. Every person false brand. violating time provisions of this act, shall, for each several offence, llownecoverabln. forfeit not less than five nor more than tell dollars, to be recovered by warrant befbre any justice of the peace having jurisdiction, or by indictment or information, one half lbr the benefit of the informer and the other fbr the commonwealth for the use of tile literary fund : Proviso. Providel, That nothing in this act contained shall be so construed as to prohibit the manufacturers of tobacco in the town of Man- chester from usinr the Itichmond brand or miark. Commencement. 2. This act shall be in force from and afier its passage. CHAP. 65.-An ACT to amnend tile act, entitled, an act to prevent the burn- ing of the woods, passed January sixteenth, eighteen hundred and two. (l'a,,ed Mlarch 6, 1 ,:5.) Punishment for 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That every free person w rlfi d burning wood,. i,.,, who shall, at any titme, either in thi night or the day, unlawfully, vil- atiaor gr,, fully and maliciously burn, or set fire to, any woods, fence, field of s~traw, &a. byv free persons. grass, field of straw, field of hay, or any other such thing capable And accessarics. of taking and spreading fire on lands, or shall aid and abet, assist, counsel, hire or command any person or persons to commit any of the said offences, and either of them shall actually be committed, being thereof lawfully convicted, shall be deemed guilty of a mis- demeanor, shall be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars, and sentenced to imprisonment, in the common jail of tie county, for a Liable to civil ac- term not less than two nor more than twelve months; every such tions. person shall moreover be liable to the action of the party injured by such offence, in which action fiuil costs and damages shall be re- Pnishmenton covered. If any slave shall conmmit any of the said offences, and slaven. be thereof lawfully convicted, lie shall be deemed guilty of felony, but shall have the benefit of clergy. aemnily ror on. 2. Be it /'urlhcr enacted, That every free person who shall un- awod, bunng laflyadmeignoanlbr wdlance,&c. lawfully and negligently, though not wilfully and maliciously, burn or setfire to any woods, fence, field of grass, of straw or of hay, or any other like thing capable of taking and spreading fire on lands, and shall thereby do injury to another, or shall willingly or by gross negligence, suffer fire to escape from his own lands or otherwise, and to do injury to another, shall be liable to the action of time party aggrieved for all the damages he may sustain, and for full costs. If

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