The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-01-15
for Infants and Children.
MOuOpOlies and Combinations

EDITOR BAZOO In view OF the
fact that numerous bills will be intro
duced at this term of our legislature,
by the solons Of our commonwealth,
on the subject Of monopoIies and COM
biDations, l draw a few remarks on
this subject of common ini.rts; Ia ~.
As We have no Statute directly
bearing upon this question ana regc'
have had, it behooves Us L" iouk viii,
wary eye upon al! Legislation IN thi-
direction.
Application and every day Use 81 /
law frequently determines wbe,btr i.
shall. or sha Ii not stand j., ar IL no
beneficial to society.
Where We have the Oppnr uni,y to
adopt laws that our nei.hbnrs have
tried and have found I" be compete
and full remedy for all ecpGom' pm
litical disease with Wbica we ate a!s'
afflicted, it becomes US, as g,Dl ..ci;i-
zens, 10 adopt aud pass them. and not
hazard an experiment of making law
10 conform to the wild and theoretic
n ,tiors of some rabid "laDor reform
er" at the cost OF the lives and proper
ty of the good citizens of our stale.
In our ramifcations While investi.
eating this subject, We believe We
have found law that is peculiarly
fixed to the present condition of
thugs in Missouri one that has long
stood the test of experience a law
for the protection of both employers
and laborers, against unlawfui com.
binations and attempts at intimida-
ton.
The following is the act in full as
it.appesrs in SO and 35 Vic, C. 80,
Va:
BE it enacted, etc.
That any person who shall do any
one or more of the following acts,
that is to say:
l. Use violence to any person or
any property.
2. Threaten or intimidate any
person in such .as manner as would
justly justice of the peace, on COM
plant made TO bin, to bind over the
person so threatening or illuminating
to keep the peace.
3. Modest or ohstruct any person
in manner defined in this section,
with a view 10 coerce such person.
/. Being mast.r, to dismiss or
cease 10 employ auy workman, or,
being a workman, to quit any en-
plOyment, or return work before it lie
finished.
2. Being master, not to offer, or
being a workman, not to accept any
employment or work.
3. Being n master or workman, to
belong or not TO belong to ally tenn
persrY or permanent association or
combination.
4. Being master or workman, to
pay any fine or penalty imposed by
any temporary or rmanent assocls-
ton or combination.
5. Being a master, to alter the
mode or carrying On his business, or
the member or description of any per-
sons employed by him,
Shall be liable te Imprisonment,
with or without hard labor, for q
term not exceeding three months.
A person shall for the purposes of
this act, be deemed to modest or
obstruct another person in any of the
following cases, viz:
1. 1.-The persistantly follow such
person about from place to place
2. If hide any tools, clothes or
other property owned or used by such
person, or deprive or hinder him in
the use thereof.
3. 1t he watch or beset the house
or other place where such person re-
resides or works or carries on business.
or happens to be, or the approace to
such house or place or if with two
or more other persons, he follow such
person in a disorderly manner in or
through any street or road"
The above is the act in full, and
the only suggestion we could make
for a change would be to increase the
punishment.
Respectfully submitted,
Z.