The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-09-05
ANOTHER PROMISE KEPT.

The Republican party promised, Il
restored to power, to pass a law tc
protect the people against trusts and
combines. The following Is the full
text of the law which has been passed
in fulfilment of that promise:
Be 70 enacted By the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
Stdtes Of ABtertcG IN Congress as
sens6led,
SEC. 1. Every contract, combina-
ton in the form of trust or otherwise,
or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or
commerce among the several States,
or with foreign nations, is hereby de-
clared to be illegal. Every person
who shall make any such contract or
engage in any such combination or
conspiracy, shall be deemed guilty OF
a misdemeanor, and, on conviction
thereof, shall be punished by fine not
exceeding five thousand dollars, or
by imprisonment not exceeding one
year, or by both said punishments, in
the discretion of the court.
SEC. 2. Every person who shall
monopolize, or attempt to mOnopolIze,
or combine or conspire with any other
person or persons, to monopolize any
part of the trade or commerce among
the several States or with foreign
nations, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and, on conviction
thereof, shall be punished by fine not
exceeding five thousand dollars, or
by imprisonment not exceeding q
year, or by both said punishments, in
the discretion of the court.
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ton in form of trust or otherwise, or
conspiracy, in restraint of trade or
commerce in any Territory of the
United States or of the District of
Columbia, or ia restraint of trade or
commerce between any such Territory
and another, or between any such
Territory or Territories and any State
or States or the District of Columbia,
or with foreign nations, Is hereby de-
clared illegal. Every person who shall
make any such contract or engage in
any such combination or conspiracy,
shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanOr, and, on conviction thereof,
shall be punished by fine not exceed
ing five thousand dollars, or by inn
prisonment not exceeding one year, or
by both said punishments, in the dis
erection of the court.
SEC. 4. The several circuit courts
of the United States are hereby invest
ed with jurisdiction to prevent and
restrain violations of this act; and it
shall be the duty of the several dis
trict attorneys of the United States,
in their respective districts, under the
direction of the attorney general, to
institute proceedings in equity to pre-
vent and restrain such violations.
Such proceedings may be by way of
petition setting forth the case and
praying that such violation may be
enjoined or otherwise prohibited.
When the parties complained of shall
have been duly notified of such petit
ton the court shall proceed, as soon as
may be, to the hearing and determine
ton of the case; and pending such pc
tition and before final decree, the court
may at any time make such Temporary
restraining order or prohibition as
shall be deemed just i'm the premises.
SEC. ). Whenever il shall appear
to the court before which any pro-
ceeding under section four of this act
may be pending, that the ends of JUS
tiee require that other parties should
be brought before the court, the court
may cause them TO be summoned,
whether they reside i'm the district in
which the court is held or not; and
subp9nas to that end may be served
in any district by the marshal thereof.
SEC. 6. Any property owned under
any contract or by any combination,
or pursuant to any conspiracy land
being the subject thereo0 mentioned
in section one of this act, and being
in the course of transportation from
one State to another, or to foreign
country, shall be forfeited to the Unit
ed States, and may be seized and con-
demned by like proceedings as those
provided by law for the forfeiture,
seizure and condemnation of property
imported into the United States con-
trary to law.
Sec Any person who shall be
injured in his business or property by
any other person or CORPORATION by
reason of anything forbidden or declar-
ed to be unlawful by this act, may sue
therefor in any circuit court of the
United States in the district i'm which
the defendant resides or is found,
without respect to the amount in con-
troversy, and shall recover three fold
the damages by him sustained, and
the costs of suit, including reasonable
attorneys fee.
SEC. 8. That the word "person" or
persons, wherever used i'm this act.
shall be deemed to include CORPORA.
tons and associations existing under
or authorized by the laws of either the
United States, the laws of any of the
Territories, the laws of any State, or
any foreign country.
Approved, July 2. 1890.