§ 229-i. Marking articles made of gold. (1) Any person, firm,
corporation or association who or which makes or sells or offers to sell
or dispose of, has in his or its possession with intent to sell or
dispose of, any article of merchandise, except watch cases and flatware,
made in whole or in part of gold or of any alloy of gold and having
stamped, branded, engraved or imprinted thereon, or upon any tag, card
or label attached thereto, or upon any box, package, cover or wrapper in
which the article is encased or enclosed, any mark indicating or
designed or intended to indicate that the gold or alloy of gold in such
article (a) is of a greater degree or karat of fineness by more than
one-half of one karat than the actual quality or fineness of such gold
or alloy, which actual quality or fineness shall be determined by test,
analysis or assay from which there shall be excluded all solder or alloy
of inferior fineness used for brazing or uniting the parts of said
article, or (b) is of a greater degree or karat of fineness by more than
one karat than the actual quality or fineness of such gold or alloy
which actual quality or fineness shall be determined by test, analysis
or assay in which there shall be included all solder or alloy of
inferior fineness used for brazing or uniting the parts of said article,
is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(2) Any person, firm, corporation or association who or which makes or
sells or offers to sell or dispose of, or has in his or its possession
with intent to sell or dispose of any watch case or article of flatware
made in whole or in part of gold or any alloy of gold and having
stamped, branded, engraved or imprinted thereon, or upon any tag, card
or label attached thereto, or upon any box, package, cover or wrapper in
which the article is encased or enclosed, any mark indicating or
designed or intended to indicate that the gold or the alloy of gold in
such article (a) is of a greater degree or karat of fineness by more
than three one-thousandths parts than the actual quality of fineness of
such watch case or article of flatware, which actual quality or fineness
shall be determined by test, analysis or assay from which there shall be
excluded all solder or alloy of inferior fineness used for brazing or
uniting the parts of said article, or (b) is of a greater degree or
karat of fineness by more than one karat than the actual quality or
fineness of such gold or alloy which actual quality or fineness shall be
determined by test, analysis or assay in which there shall be included
all solder or alloy of inferior fineness used for brazing or uniting the
parts of said article, is guilty of a misdemeanor.