"Blind Tigers"-Wages of Deceased Employees. the amount of said excess of value of improvements over the mesne profits, or else to recover the said value of the land itself, together with the amount of any excess of the value of the mesne profits over and above the value of said improvements; and in case the plaintiff elects to recover the said value of the land itself, together with the amount of the excess of value of mesne profits over the value of said improvements, then the fi. fa. issued upon the verdict and judgment therein entered shall be levied upon the said land and improvements, and the same shall be sold by the sheriff after due advertisement under the law governing sheriff's sales. The purchaser of said premises, whether the same shall be sold by a commissioner appointed by the court or by the sheriff under fi. fa. as herein provided, shall acquire all the right, title and interest in said land and improvements owned and possessed by the plaintiff or defendant. In all such cases the court shall mould a decree to fully carry out and effectuate the provisions of the verdict. "BLIND TIGERS." 73. $6654. "Blind tiger," a nuisance.-Any place commonly known ▲. 1899, p. as a "blind tiger," where spirituous, malt or intoxicating liquors are sold, in violation of law, shall be deemed a nuisance, and the same inay be abated or enjoined as such, as now provided by law, on the application of any citizen or citizens of the county where the same may be located. 73. $6655. Service of abatement or injunction proceedings. If the A. 1899, p. party or parties carrying on said "nuisance" shall be unknown or concealed, it shall be sufficient service in the abatement or injunction. proceedings under this Act to leave the writ or other papers to be served, at the place where such liquor or liquors may be sold, and the case or cases may proceed against "parties unknown," as defendants. $6656. Break open, authority to.-The court shall have authority A. 1899, p. under this Act to order the officers to break open such "blind tiger" and arrest the inmates thereof, and seize their stock in trade, and bring them before him to be dealt with as the law directs. WAGES OF DECEASED EMPLOYEES. 73. 91. $6657. Deceased employees, wages of payable to widows.-It shall A. 1898, p. be lawful upon the death of any person employed by any railroad company, express, street railroads, steamboats or navigation companies, compress companies, factories, machine shops or other corporations or persons, who may have wages due him by said company or companies, factory or machine shops or other corporations or persons, for said company or companies to pay over to the widow or widows, minors or guardians of said employee or employees, whatever wages there may be due the deceased, to the amount due, not to exceed one hundred dollars, without any administration upon his estate for this purpose. 12-Ga Code PART II. PUBLIC LAWS OF A CRIMINAL NATURE. TITLE I. PENAL CODE. Chapter I. Crimes against Habitation or Property. Chapter III. Crimes against Public Justice and Official Duty. Chapter V. Prison Commission. A. 1897, p. 99. A. 1897, p. 99. A. 1897, p. 99. CHAPTER I. CRIMES AGAINST HABITATION OR PROPERTY. § 6658. Destruction of house by explosives.--It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to wilfully and maliciously destroy, injure or attempt to destroy or injure any dwelling house, storehouse, barn, depot or other house or place of business or lodging of any person or being, with or by the use of dynamite, powder, nitroglycerin or any other explosive substance or compound. The offender of all act of vandalism named in this section causing death, shall be punished with death, but the punishment may be commuted in conformity with section 63 of the Penal Code. $6659. Destruction of house in city.--The wilful and malicious destroying or injuring any dwelling house, storehouse, barn, depot or other house or place of business or lodging of any person within the limits of any city or town within this State with or by the use of dynamite, powder, nitroglycerin or other explosive substance or compound, shall be punished with death, but the punishment may commuted in conformity with section 63 of the Penal Code. be § 6660. Destruction of house not in city.-The wilful and malicious destroying or injuring any dwelling house, storehouse, barn, depot or other place of business or lodging place of any person, wherein any person shall lodge or reside, or so nearly connected there with as to endanger the life of any person being or so dwelling therein not within the limits of any city or town, with or by the use of dynamite, powder, nitroglycerin or any other explosive substance or compound, shall be punished with death, but the punishment may be commuted [in conformity] with section 63 of the Penal Code. (178) Crimes against Habitation or Property. 99. § 6661. Destruction of house not a lodging.-The wilful and ma- a. 1897, p. licious destroying or injuring any dwelling house, storehouse, depot, barn or other house or place of business of any person, wherein no person shall lodge or reside, and not so closely connected with any such dwelling house, storehouse, barn, depot or other house, wherein any person shall reside, lodge or be, so as to endanger life, or the wilful and malicious attempting to destroy or injure any dwelling house storehouse, barn, depot or other house or place of business of any person, with or by the use of dynamite, powder, nitroglycerin or other explosive substance, shall be punished by confinement and hard labor in the penitentiary of this State for not less than one year, nor longer than twenty years. [NOTE. The confusion which appears in the foregoing four sections appears in the original Act.] 116. § 6662. Tramps; stealing rides on trains.-It shall be unlawful A. 1897, p. for any person to ride or to attempt to ride on a railroad train of any character who conceals himself from the conductor or train authorities, by hiding under the train, or upon the top of the train, or in box cars, on tenders, or elsewhere, for the purpose of avoiding the payment of fare or of stealing a ride thereon. 116. § 6663. Penalty.-Any person found guilty of violating the first A. 1897, p. section of this Act shall be punished as for a misdemeanor in any county in which such offense is committed. 69. $6664. Electrical companies protected against injuries to prop- A. 1897, p. erty. Whoever unlawfully and intentionally injures or destroys, or permits to be injured or destroyed, any meter, pipe, conduit, wire, line, post, lamp or other apparatus belonging to a company engaged in the manufacture or sale of electricity for lighting or power purposes, or unlawfully and intentionally prevents an electric meter · from duly registering the quantity of electricity supplied, or in any way interferes with its proper action or just registration, or, without the consent of such company, unlawfully and intentionally diverts any electric current from any wire of such company, or otherwise unlawfully and intentionally uses or causes to be used, without the consent of such company, any electricity manufactured or distributed by such company, shall for every such offense be punished as provided in section 1039 of the Penal Code. 66. $6665. Purchasers of native gold, bullion, etc., duty of.-Every A. 1899, p persor purchasing within this State, native gold, gold bullion, gold dust, gold nuggets or gold amalgam shall keep a register in a book of the date of purchase, amount purchased, name of seller of the lands from which it was obtained; and every such purchaser shall file on or by the first day of January, April, July and October of each year, with the ordinary of the county of his residence, a copy of the register kept as aforesaid for the previous quarter; and that each ordinary with whom such report has been filed, shall make an annual report of the same, by certified copy, on or by the fifteenth of Janu Forgery and Counterfeiting. A. 1899, p. 66. A. 1897, p. 100. A. 1897, p. 100. A. 1897, p. 100. A. 1899, p. 59. A. 1899, p. 59. ary of each year, to the State Geologist, who shall keep a record thereof, open for public inspection. § 6666. Penalty.-Any person who purchases gold within this State without complying with this provision of the foregoing section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. § 6667. Public Koads; injuring prohibited. It shall be unlawful to excavate, tear up or otherwise injure or destroy the paved or macadamized roads of this State, except with the consent of the county commissioners or ordinary when the county affairs are in the hands of the ordinary. § 6668. Injuries by excavations or otherwise.-It shall be unlawful to make any manner of excavation or otherwise injure the public roads of this State, except in the ordinary use thereof, or for the purpose of working or repairing the same by the proper authorities, without first obtaining the consent of the county commissioners or the ordinary if the affairs of the county are in the hands of the ordinary. § 6669. Penalty.-All violations of the two foregoing sections shall be punished as provided in Penal Code, section 1039. § 6670. Timber, protection of. -It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, or any company, firm or corporation to enter, or cut or remove from any uninclosed lands in this state, any timber or tan bark on such lands, unless such person or persons, firm, company or corporation shall before so doing have on record in the county where such land lies, a deed of conveyance to the same, prima-facie showing title to such lands, or shall have a written contract, from some person or persons, company or corporation, who have on record in the county where such land lies, deeds of conveyance, prima-facie showing title in the person or persons, company or corporation entering into said contract. (a) Penalty for violating.--Any person or persons, company, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this Act shall be punished as provided in section 1039 of the Criminal Code of this State. A. 1899, p. 79. A. 1899, p. 79. CHAPTER II. FORGERY AND COUNTERFEITING. § 6671. Counterfeiting cards, receipts, etc.—Any person who shall make, alter, forge or counterfeit any card or receipt of dues purporting to be given or issued by any association of railway employees, or by any of its officers, to its members, with intent to injure, deceive or defraud, shall be punished as hereinafter provided. § 6672. Letters or certificates given to employees.-Any person who shall falsely make, alter, forge or counterfeit any letter or certificate purporting to be given by any corporation or person, or officer Trademarks, Protection of. or agent of such corporation or person to an employee of such corporatior or person at the time of such employee's leaving the service of such corporation or person, showing the capacity or capacities in which such employee was employed by such corporation or person, the date of leaving the service or the reason or cause of such leaving, with the intent to injure, deceive or defraud, shall be punished as hereinafter provided. 79. § 6673. Using counterfeits as true.-Any person who shall wil- A. 1899, p. fully and knowingly utter, publish, pass or tender as true, or who shall have in his possession with intent to utter, publish, pass or tender as true, any false, altered, forged or counterfeited letter, certificate, card or receipt, the forging, altering or counterfeiting whereof is prohibited by either of the preceding sections of this Act, with intent to injure, deceive or defraud, knowing the same to be forged, shall be punished as hereinafter provided; provided, that nothing in this Act shall be construed to repeal, change or modify any of the existing laws in this State against the crime of forgery. 79. § 6674. Penalty.-Any person violating any of the provisions of a. 1899, p. foregoing three sections shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as provided in section 1039, vol. III. of the Penal Code of 1895. 69. $6675. Counterfeiting School-teacher's license.-Whoever, with A. 1900, p. intent to defraud the State or any county, town or city or any person, shall falsely and fraudulently make, forge, alter or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be falsely and fraudulently made, forged, altered or counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in falsely and fraudulently making, forging, altering or counterfeiting any certificate or license issued by any county school commissioner of this State or the executive officer of any local school board to a teacher, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction therefor shall be punished as prescribed by section 233 of the Penal Code. TRADE-MARKS, PROTECTION OF. 108. § 6676. Trade-marks protected.--Whenever any person, firm, cor- A. 1898, p. poration or association shall adopt and use in their business, for their protection, any label, trade-mark, trade-name, or form of advertisement, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association to counterfeit or imitate such label, trade-mark, trade-name or form of advertisement, with intent to use the same for the purpose of deceiving the public in the sale of goods. Every person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished therefor. § 6677. Counterfeiting trade-marks a crime.-Every person, firm, A. 1898, p. corporation, or association, who shall use any counterfeit or imitation of any label, trade-mark, trade-name, or form of advertisement of any person, firm, corporation or association, knowing the same to be counterfeit or imitation, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished therefor. 108. |