Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1869 — Patent Rights. [ARTICLE]

Patent Rights.

The following law passed by the Tndtaia Legislature, may be of interest to some of our readers: “As Act to regulate the colt of Patent Right,, and to prevent fraud in connection therewith. -Bvcnox 1. Be it enacted by the General AsremiWy of the State of Indiana, That it ateilte aatairfal for any parson or persona to •ell or barter, or offer to sell or barter, any Poteat Bight, or any rfgh t which saM perron alkali allege to be a Patent Right, in any county in ibia State, withost flrot flling with the Clerk of the Court of each county, copies of tho letters patent, duly authenticated, and at the saute time swearing or affirming to an affidavit, before each Clerk, that such letters patent are genuine, and have not been revoked Ur annefled. and that he has foil authority to sell at barter tho right so patented, which affidavit shall also set forth bia name, age, occupation and ivaidence, and if an agent, the name, ocenplttioa and reaideaeo of hut principal. A copy of this affidavit shall be 'filed in the office of said Clerk, and said Clerk shall gfvo s copy es said affidavit to the applicant, | who shall exhibit the same to any person on “Fbctkjn 1. Any person who nay take any ! obligation la writing, for any patent right, or right claimed by him or her to bo a patent right, shell bom tho whole or any part of the consideration, before It is signed by tho mater ar makers, iamrt in the body of arid written obligation, above the signal ire of said maker or makers, in legible writing or print, the words, “Given for a patent right." “Sarnow X Any person who shall sell or barter, or agbr to sell or barter, with! a this Mate or shall take any oUi gatioa or promise la writing for a patent right or for what bo may call a patent right, without complying with the requirements es thia Aet, or obeli refuse to exhibit the cartiSeate when demandtd, shall be doomed guilty of a misdemeanor, sad on conviction thereof before any Court of competent jurisdiction, shall be flood in any enm not exceeding one thousand dollars, or bo imprtsisii in the jail of the proper county Mt move then rix month* at ibediserettaof the Court or jary trying the same, and shall be liable to the party injured, in a civil action for any damages sustained. "Bacriow A. Whereas, an emergency exist* for the immediate taking effect of thio Act, Mfo hereby declared to be in force tram and etter Ms

BQTConslderable activity is manifested in the wool trade this season.— Tire demand is large, the supply rather light, competition is lively, and those having flocks of sheep will be well paid, this year, farther products. For the past year or two this branch of husbandry has languished tn Jasper county. A feverish excitement was felt by nearly every farmer towards the close of the war, about sheep- raising, and they went into the business recklessly and without preparation.— Everyone who had a little money on hand invested it in sheep; others borrowed monev, paying heavy interest, and bought themselves flocks—everylx«dy had a few sheep arid some owned two and three thousand head. When winter came, flock-owners had not provided suitable shelter, and some were without enough, or proper food. The winters of this part of Indianaare too severe and the soil is too wet for sheep to be kept without shelter; and prairie hay is not nutricious enough io keep them without grain. The consequence of this combination of circumstances worked unfavorably. The war closed and prices went down, lufluenza and footrot and famine got in and destroyed whole flocks. People became alarmed and disposed of the remnants of their flocks for what they would bring in a dull, overcrowded market, and now there are but few sheep in the county. J f people can obtain fair prices for wool this branch of industry will revive aud a few years will find a great numtier of w ell cared for flocks among the farmers. With suitable preparation, wool-growing can be made to pay here, but without preparation and care it is a loosing business. “The first bolt of the democracy cost the State a great deal of money, but the last one has made it up in defying the Morgan Raid bill. We do toot think that another Legislature can be assembled reckless enough to vote nearly half a million dollars out of the public treasury far the payment of their claims.” ..»■< H> head is level. other dap we had occasion to visit tire Wagon shop of Mr. Norman Warner, and was surprised at tire stock of first class material kept there..J’Hed up uiitkr abetter, were felloes, spokes, hubs, singletrees, neckyokes, eie.. by the cord, besides any ■mount of lumber for axletrees, beds, tongues, and other portiens of a wagon; all of the very best quality. In connection with thia shop fa a plow factory, where breaking, shovel and double-shovel plows are made to older SgSSHiB only add that If we needed a wagon or plow we ahodM not semi our money out of the county for them so long as , we could do as well at Warner’s.