Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-04
THE STATE.
AN ANTITRUST BILL.
Provisions of the Law as Passed by
Both Houses.
Legislative Notes.

Legislative Notes.
The principal points of the antitrust bill
as passed are as follows
That all contracts, agreements, under
standings and combinations made, entered
into, or knowingly assented to, by and be-
tween any parties capable of making con
tract OF agreement which would be valid
at law or in equity, the purpose, or object,
or intent OF which shall be TO limit, control
or in any manner 10 restrict or regulate no
amount of production or the quantity OF
any article or commodity TO be raised or
produced by mining manufacture, agricul-
ture or amy other branch of business or la
Dor, or TO enhance, control or regulate the
market price thereof. or in any manner TO
prevegt or restrict free competition in the
production or sale of any such article or
commodity, shall DO utterly illegal and
void and every such contract, agreement,
understanding and combination shall con-
stitute u criminal conspiracy. And every
person who, for himself personally, or as u
member or in the name OF partnership,
or as n member, agent or otficer OF the cor
poration or of any association for business
purposes of any kind, who shall enter
into or knowingly consent to any such void
and illegal contract, agreement under
standing or combination, shall DO deemed
party to such conspiracy, And all parties
30 offending shall, on cOnvic ion thereon, be
fined not less than $50, nor more than $500,
or Imprisonment for six months. The act
does not apply 10 what is known as 'good
will in any trade or business, but does
apply TO contracts or combinations made in
other states or countries OF the character
above alluded to and intended TO
apply TO business in Michigan, 1t does not
apply TO agricultural products and 1.-Two
stock, while in the hands of the producer or
raiser, or TO the services of labOrers or ar
tisans, who are formed into societies or or
CARNATIONS for the benefit and protection
of their members.
Both houses have passed the libel bill in
an amended form. The bill as passed is as
follows:
Section |. In actions for libel, if there is
no proof of express malice, or the court or
Jury shall find there was no such malice,
then no exemplary or punitive damages
shall be awarded, but such malice may be
inferred from the nature and tone CT the
statements claimed TO be libelous.
Section .. No exemplary or punitive
damages shall be recovered unless the
plaintiff shall, before bringing suit, give
notice, by mail or otherwise, TO the defend
ant TO publish retract!On OF the libel, and
allow the defendant reasonable time in
which TO publish a retraction, and make
St;cn amends as are reasonable and possible
under the circumstance OF the case; proof
of the publication of any such retraction
shall be admissible in evidence under the
faith of the defendant, and in mitigation
and reduction of damages Provided, that
the re,raction shall be published in the
same type and in the same editions OF the
paper as the original libel and so far as is
practicable in the same POSITION.
The bill now goes TO the governor for his
approval.
Nearly all the prominent railroad men in
the state have asked Gov Luce to grant
them hearing before he approves the
Chapman railroad bill.
The bill consolidating the two Saginaws
has passed the house by "A vote of 20 TO T.
The senate also passed the bill by unani
nous vote. The act is 10 take effect so
days after the close of the session.
Gov. Luce has appointed Judge F.. II.
Chambers assistant recorder of Detroit
An attempt was made to reconsider the
graded railroad passenger bill in the house
by vote of "a to "a.
The house has passed the bin giving
watchmen at expositions and fairs police
powers.
The bill regulating the employment of
women and children in factories has pass
cd the house.
The house has agrcee TO the senate reso-
luton fixing the day of final adjournment
at July 3.
The bill to consolidate Oscoda and Au
Sable was lost in the senate.
Both houses have passed Holbrool1' anti
Just bill declaring all trusts and combines
70 be criminal conspiracies.
The house has twice voted down a bill
authorizing the supreme court reporter 10
Fmploy additional clerks for the purpose
ii bringing his reports down to date. The
reports are now two and half years in
arrears, but the house has an impression
that the reporter is devoting moro Of his
time to outside business than is desir-
able.
Both horses have passed a law modifying
the car heating act. The bill provides that
by November the railroad companies
must make some effective provision against
the burning of passenger cars, either by
heating the cars from the locomotive or by
the use of heaters so constructed that 1t
will be impossible for the fire to escape in
case of accident, or pro ,ided with some au-
tomato provision for ext.uguishing flames.
The Damon high license bill has gone
makes "A uniform beer aud whisky license,
: 90; wholesale tax, 5000; brewers tax, SIS.
Yearly sworn statements must be made by
druggists that the law has not been violat.
cd.
The two houses have agreed on the deer
shooting bill. The season is fixed at No
vember to December | in the lower pen
insula and Sept. IS To Nov. 10 in the upper
peninsula.
Both houses have passed the bill au-
Lhorizing the supreme court TO employ
additional clerks for their reporter
during the next year and bring the re-
ports, now over two years in arrears down
TO date.
The bill Increasing the salaries of the
deputy state officers has been adversely re-
ported in the senate and tabled.
Both houses have passed Murtaghs bill
revising the child Labor laws. The act
docs not apply 10 institutions employing
less than 10 persons. No child under Il is
to be allowed to clean machinery while it
is in motion.
Murdered Near Greenville.
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