Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-03-21
THE BEEF CONVENTION.


Louis-Two Important Bills Formulated
for the Purpose of Downing the Beef and
Pork Combine - Resolutions Adopted
Urging the States Represented TO Place
the Acts on Their Statute Books.
ST. LOUIS, March 1.-THE Anti-Beef and
Pork Combine convention, after two
days session, into which was crowded a
vast amount of earnest and intelligent
work, concluded it's labors last evening
and adjourned sine die.
The result Of the deliberations of the
convention is summed up in two bills
which were reported by the legislative
committee as embodying the ideas of the
convention as embraced in mass of res
olutions placed in the hands OF the COM
mittee:
The first is the measure submitted by
the Texas delegation, and reads as fol-
lows:
ANTI TRUST BILL.
BILL to be entitled an act to define trusts,
and to provide for penalties and punishment
of corporations. persons, firms and associa-
tons of persons connected with them, and to
promote free competition in the State OF -.
SECTION 1. Be- it enacted By ths Legislature Of
The !StGte of -, That q trust is q com binatioa
of capital. skill or acts by two or more persons,
firms. corporations or associations OF persons.
of either two more of them. for either, any
or all of the following purposes:
FIrst-To create, or carry out restrictions in
trade.
Second-To limit or reduce the production. or
increase or reduce the price OF merchandise or
commodities.
Third-To prevent competition in manufact-
ure. making, transportation. sale or purchase
OF merchandise, produce or commodities
Fourth-To fix at any standard or figure
whereby its price to the public shall be in any
manner controlled or established, any article or
commodity of merchandise, produce or COM
merce, intended for sale, use or consumption
in this State.
Fifth-To make or enter into. or execute or
carry out any contract, obligation or agree
ment of any kind or description. but which they
shall bind or have bound themselves not to sell,
dispose of or transport any article or commod-
lty article OF trade. use, merchandise. com
merce or consumption, below a common stand
ard figure, or by which they snail agree in any
manner, to keep the price of said article COM
modify or transportation at Il fixed or gr2du-
ated figure, or by which they shall in any man
ner establish or settle the price of any article
O. commodity or transportation between them
themselves and others, to preclude a free
and unrestricted competition among them
selves and others in the sale transportation
of any such article or commodity, or by which
they shall agree to pool combine or unite any
interest they may have in connection with the
sale or transportation of any such article or
commodity that Its price might IN any manner
be affected
ter under the laws of the State of - which
shall violate any of the provisions of this act
snail thereby forfeit its charter and franchises.
and its corporate existence shall cease and de-
terminate.
Sec. ). For a violation of any OF the provisions
of this act by any corporation mentioned here
in, it shall be the duty of the Attorney-General,
or district county attorney, either of them.
upon his own motion. and without leave or
order of any court or judge, to institute suit or
quo warranto proceedings at the county seat of
any county in the State where such corporation
exists does business or may have 4 domicile,
for the forfeiture OF its charter, rights and fran
chlse, and the dissolution OF its corporate ex-
istence.
Sec. 4. Every foreign corporation violating
any of the provisions OF this act is hereby de-
MED the right and prohibited from doing any
business within this State, and it shall be the
duty of the Acknowledgement to enforce this
provision by injunction or other proper pro-
ceedings in the Distr. ct Court of = County, in
the name of the State Of -.
SEC 6. ANY violation of either or all the pro-
visions of this act shall be and are hereby de-
clarcda conspiracy against trade, and any per
son who may be or may become engaged IN any
such conspiracy, or take part therein, or aid or
advise in its COMMISSION. who shall, as princi-
pal, manager, director. agent servant or en-
ploye, or in any other capacity, knowingly car
ry out any OF the stipulations purposes, prices,
rates or orders hereunder in pursuance there
OF. shall be punished by d fine not less than $50
nor more than 5000. and by Imprisonment in
the penitentiary not less than one nor more
than ten years, or by either such fac or i'm
prisonment: each day during u violation of
this provision shall constitute separate Of
Tense.
SEC T. In any Indictment for an onense
named in this act, it is sufficient to state the
purpose effect Of the trust combination,
and that the accused was a member of, acted
name or description, or how, when and where
it was created.
SEC. s. In prosecutions under this act it shall
be sufficient to prove that a trust combina-
ton, defined herein, existed, and that the
defendant belonged to 1t, or acted for or in
nection with it, without proving all the men,
berS belonging to 1t, or providing or producing
any article of agreement, or any written in 5tru-
nent, on which it may have been based, that
it was evidenced by any written instrument at
all. The character of the trust combination
alleged may be established by proof of its gen.
eral reputation as such.
SEC. 9. Persons out of the State may commit
and be liable to indictment and conviction for
committing any of the offenses enumerated in
this act, which do not in their commission
State, the object being to reach and punish all
persons offending against its provisions.
whether within or outside the State.
SEC. 10. Each and every firm, person. corpora
ton or association of persons who shall in any
manner violate any of the provisions of this act
shall for each and every day that such violation
shall be committed continued, forfeit and
pay the sum of $50, which may be recovered in
the name Of the State of =, in any county
where the offenSe Is committed, or where either
Of the offenders reside. or in - County. and 1t
shall be the duty OF the Attorney-General. or
the district or the county attorney to prosecute
for and recover the same.
SIC. II. That any contract agreement in
violation of the provisions of this act shall be
absolutely void and not enforciDle either in law
or equity.
SEC IT, That the provisions hereof shall be
held cumulative of each other, aud of all other
laws in any way affecting them now in force in
SEC ls The provisions of this act shall not
apply ID agricultural products or live stock
while in the hands of the producer or raiser.
SEC Ia This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
With the exception of q slight alteration
in the phraseology of section the bill
was adopted and the delegations pledged
to recommend the bill to their several
Legislatures.
The second bill was hoof- inspection
measure, which elected spirited discus
sion. The following is the text of the
bill:
LOCAL INSPECTION BILL.
A BILL for act entitled An act forthe pro-
lection of the public health by providing for
inspection before slaughter of cattle. sheep
and SWINE designed for slaughter for human
food"
the people it is important that they should be
provided with wholesome food, and inasmuch
as unsound meat is most liable to be put upon
the market at points where large quantities are
offered for sale. therefore be it enacted by the
Legislature of the State Of.
SECTION !. The sale OF fresh beef, mutton. |
lamb or pork in this State, except as herein
after provided, is hereby prohibited IN any
county in this State having therein an incor- |
porated city, town village containing two
t2,UO0l or more inhabitants.
SEC 2. 1t shall be the duty of the proper au-
thorities charged with the preservation of the
public health in the cities and counties of the
State to appoint one or more inspectors OF cat |
tie sheep and swine for said counties, who shall |
hold their offices for one year and until their |
successors are appointed and qualified, and |
whose authority and jurisdiction shall be ter |
pointing them. And said several boards shall |
the form of certificate to be issued by
such inspectors and the fees to be paid them by
the person applying for such inspection.
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