Illinois Compiled Statutes 815 ILCS 395 — Platinum Sales Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the Platinum Sales Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) The term "article" means any article of merchandise, and includes any portion of such article, whether a distinct part thereof or not (including every part thereof whether or not separable and also including material for manufacture). (2) The terms "platinum," "ir…

(a) When an article is composed of mechanism, works or movements and of a case or cover containing the mechanism, works or movements, a quality mark applied to the article shall be deemed not to be, nor to be intended to be, applied to the mechanism, works or movements. (b) The quality mark applied to the article shall…

If there is any quality mark printed, stamped, or branded on the article itself, there must also be printed, stamped, or branded on the said article itself the following mark, to-wit: A trade-mark duly applied for or registered under the laws of the United States of the manufacture of such article; except that if such…

(a) All quality marks applied to any article shall be equal in size and equally visible, legible, clear, and distinct and no quality mark which is false, deceptive or misleading shall be applied to any article or to any descriptive device therefor. No more than one quality mark shall be applied to any article and such…

There shall not be applied to any article any quality mark nor any colorable imitation thereof, nor any contraction thereof, nor any addition thereto, nor any words or letters, nor any mark purporting to be or resembling a quality mark, except as follows: (1) An article consisting of at least 985/1000ths parts of plati…

Whenever provided for in this Act, except as specifically excepted in paragraph 4 of section 5 hereof, the word "platinum" may be applied by spelling it out in full or by the abbreviation "Plat

Whenever provided for in this Act, except as specifically excepted in paragraph 4 of section 5 hereof, the word "platinum" may be applied by spelling it out in full or by the abbreviation "Plat."; the word "iridium" may be applied by spelling it out in full or by the abbreviation "Irid."; the word "palladium" may be ap…

Any person, partnership, corporation, or association, or any officer, director, employee, or agent thereof who shall sell or offer or expose for sale in the state any article to which is applied any quality mark which does not conform to all the provisions of this Act, or from which is omitted any mark required by the…

In any action relating to the enforcement of any provision of this Act a certificate duly issued by an assay office of the Treasury Department of the United States certifying the weight of any article, or any part thereof, or of the kind, weight, quality, fineness, or quantity of any ingredient thereof, shall be receiv…

In any action relating to the enforcement of any provision of this Act proof that an article has been marked in violation of the provisions of this Act shall be deemed to be prima facie proof that such article was manufactured after this Act became effective. (Source: Laws 1927, p. 783.)

This Act shall take effect January 1, 1928

This Act shall take effect January 1, 1928. (Source: Laws 1927, p. 783.)