Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21

nTHE BEEF. coNvENIIpN;
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Ssonbine Conference IransactSd on the
second pay what the Conference
Agreed Upons ME s. IS -
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bine legislative convention yesterday
morning the time WAS devoted to the pre-
sanitation and consideration OF various
bills and resolutions, but nothing definite
was accomplishing and recess was taken
until the afternoon.
The AFTERNOON session opened with the
report of the committee en- resolutions.
which was as follows:
Your committee would respectfully report
the resolutions referred to the committee back
with the recommendation that they lie on the
table, and beg leave to suggest. as the confer
encc was called in reference to tn. beef and
pork combine, or trust as designated in the
Kansas resolutions. is all that there II for the
convention TO consider, and in the opinion OF
your committee the only effective way to reach
1t Is by legislation, IL the same can be done
without encroachment upon the organic law OF
our land B. KELLEY Chairman.
The report was unanimously adopted.
The committee on needed legislation pre-
sented a substitute bill for all those intro
duced, defining trusts and combines
which was the Texas bill in full. Upon
vote being taken, the cow ention by q vote
of 66 3-5 for and 5 2-6 against, recon-
mended the bill to the various State Legis-
latures. The bill in full is as follows:
Section t.; Be i ensc t Sy the Legislature
bination OF capital, skill or acts by two or more
persons firms, corporations or associations of
: persons or OF either two or more or them, for
either any all Of the following purposes:
E'irst-To create or carry out restrictions in
trade.
Seoond-To limit reduce the production
or increase or reduce the price of merchandise,
products or commodities. =
: Third-To prevent tcompe titfon in Iuanufaot@
ure, making transportationss sale OF purchass Of
merchandise, produce or commodities.
sFourth--To fix at any standard or figure
whereby It's price to the public shall be in any
Or commodity of merchandise, produce or com
xnerce Intended for sale. use or consumption in
this State.
Fifth-To make. or enter into, or execute or
carry out any contract, obligation or agreement
OF any kind or description. by which they shall
bind or have bound themselves not to SELL dis
pose or or transport, any article. or commodity
or article of trade, use, merchandise, commerce
or consumption, below common standard
figure, by which they shall agree in any man.
ner, to keep the price of said article, commodity
or transportation, at q fixed or graduated figure.
or by which they SHALL in any manner,
establish or settle the price Of any
article or commodity or transportation
to preclude a free and unrestricted competition
among themselves or Others in the sale or
transportation of any such article or commodity,
by which they shall agree to pool, combine
or unite any interest they may have in connec-
tfou with the sale or transportation of any such
article or commodity, that its price might in
any manner be affected. ST. - a-s-ssI 4 =. 4, s
SEQ. g. That any corporation holding q char
ter under the laws Of the State of - which
shall violate any of the provisions Of this act
shall thereby forfeit its charter and franchise
and its corporate existence shall cease aud ter
inmate.
Sec. B. For violation of any of the provisions
OF this act by any corporation mentioned herein
1t shall be the duty OF the Attorney General or
district or county attorney, either OF them,
upon his own motion, and without leave or or
der of any court or Judge to institute suit or
quo warranto proceedings in - county at
State where snch corporation exists does bust
ness or may have domicile. for the forfeiture
OF its charter, rights and franchise, and the dis
solution of its corporate exis bence.I ~ 81
Sec. T.. Every foreign corporation violating
any OF the provisions OF this act IS hereby de-
med the right and prohibited from doing any
business within the State and it shall be- the
business Of the AttorneyGeneralt to enforce this
q I'M fn-the~ district court of -@ county in the
name of the State of -
Sec 8. Any violation of either or all the pro-
visions of this act shall be andi hereby de-
son who may be or may become engaged in any
such conspiracy or take part therein. aid or adj
wise in its commission, who. shall, as principal
manager, director agent, servant or employee,
or In any other capacity. knowingly carry out
any OF the stipulatiOns, purposes, prices rates
f0r. orders hereunder. or in pursuance there
OF shall be punished by fine Of not less than
$50 nor more than 5000, and by imprisonme MT
u the penitentfary not less than ono nor more
than ten years. or by either such fine i'm.
prisonment., Each day during u violation of
this provision shall constitute separate Of
ffonee.x Sc Gk 81
& Sec. D. In any INDICTMENT for any onense
named IA this act it is sufficient to state the
Aparposeo rAefect OF the trust or Combination,
and that the accused was member of, acted
with or in pursuance of 1t. without giving its
name or description, or how, when or where II
was created. - ..s,
e sec. 4. la prosecutions nuder this act sit
shall be sufficient to prove that,a trust or com.
bination as herein described existed. and that
the defendant belonged to it or acted for or IN
connection. with it without proving all the
members belonging to, or providing or pro
ducing any article Of agreement or any written
instrument on which it may have been based,
or that it was evidenced by any written instru-
ment at all. The character of the trust or COM
bipaton alleged shall be establish by proot
Of Its geperal reputation as such. iLs5tt4 q
Sec 8. Persons out OF the State may commit
and be liable to Indictment end conviction for
committing any OF the ofenses enumerated In
this act, which do not In this commission neces-
earffy require a personal presence in this State,
the object being to reach and punish all persons
onending against its provisions, whether within
or without the STATE II II X
Sec B. Each and every firm, person or cor.
poration or association OF persons who shall in
any manner violate any of the provisions of the
act shall Tor each and every day that such
violation becoInmitted or continued forfeit and
pay the sum OF $50 which may be recovered in
the name of the State of in any county
where, the onanse ID committed or where seithsr
OF the offenders reside or in - county, an d