The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-09-28

lists, and this act shall take effect am DC
in force from and after lis passage.
Approved May 9, 1889.
PROCEEDINGS UNDER II LAW.
The following letter and affidavit sent
10 over 800 corporations III Missouri
under the above law, explains itself:
STATE OF Observation-Disclosures OF
STATE.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo Sept. "a, 81.
DEAR SR:-Iu obedience to the re-
quirementS of an act of the thirty-nlth
general assembly, entitled can act for
the punishment of pools, trusts ana
c~onspiraCies, and aR to evidence III Such
cases." approved MAY S,lSS9, | hereby
request information as to whether your
corporation has, since the date OF APP
prOval of said act, merged all or any
part of its business or Interest III or
with any trust, combination or assocla-
ton of persons or stockholders, as
named and described in the provisions
OF said act. An answer is required,
under oath, of the president, secretary,
treasurer, or any director of said COM
pany,an to that end a form of affidavit,
prescribed, as the law direCts, by the
secretary of state, accompanies this
letter.
Refusal to make oath, in answer to
| this inquiry, will work immediate
revocation of your charter, in case your
association is incorporated under the
laws of this state; and, in the event
your association is incorporated or
organized under the laws of any other
state or country, refusal TO make oath
will subject You to prosecution under
the provisions of section 8 Of said act.
A copy of the law prescribing my
duties in the premises and governing
your procedure, is herewith enclosed
Yours Respectfully,
A. A. LESUEUR,
Secretary of State.
If your company or corporation has
ceased to do business or abandoned its
corporate name, please SO certify to this
department.
AFFIDAVIT.
STATE OF MISSOURI IS.
-. do solemnly swear that an
the - president, secretary, treas
urer or directory of the corporation
known and styled - duly incOr-
porated under the laws of -, on the
-, dav of -, 1S-. and now trans
acting or conducting business in the
state of Missouri, and that ! am duly
authorized to represent said corpora
ton in the making of this affidavit
And | do further sOIemnly swear that
the said -, known and styled as
aforesaid, has not, since the 18th day
of May, 1889, created, entered into OF
become a member OF or a party to, and
was not, on the 18th day of May, 1889,
nor at any day since that date, and is
not nova member OF or a party tO,any
pool, trnst. agreement, combination.
confederation or understanding with
any other corporation, partnership,
individual or any other person OF as
ISOLATION of persons, to regulate or fix
the price of any article of merchandise
or commodity; and that it has not EN-
tered into or become a member OF or q
party to any pool, trust, agreement,
contract, combination or confederation
to fix or limit the amount or quantity
of any article commodity oil merchan-
disc TO be manufactured, mined pro.
duced or sold in this state; aud that il
has not issued and does not own any
III y tillShiCS IL " hpy P'i"
ton, agent, officer, or employe, or fol
the directors or stockholders of any
corporation, has not entered into amc
is not now engaged in any cOlDbina-
ton, contract or agreement with any
person or persons, corporation or cor
~porations, or with any stakeholder o.
director thereof, the purpose and effec'
OF which said combination, contract o.
agreement would be TO place the man
agenent or control of such comblna'
ton or combinations, or the manu-
featured product thereof, in the hands
of any trustee OIL trustees, with the in
tent to limit or fix the price or lesser
the production and sale of any article
, of commerce., use or consumption, o.
to present, restrict or diminish tn
manufacture or output of any sucl
article. --,
president. Secretary, Treasurer o
Directory
Subscribed and sworn to before me
- within and for thu
county Of. his - Qa