Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-10-30
WEEKLY REFLECTOR, ABILENE. KANSAS, OCTOBER 80 1890
The Republican ANTITRUST Law.


Those who forget what congress did
from day to day should recall at this
time it's action regarding trusts. Can
any legislative tribunal pass better
antitrust law than that adopted by a
republican senate and republican house
and signed by.a republican presidentT
This act to protect trade and COM
MERGE against unlawful restraints and
monopolies declares every contract,
combination in the form of trust or
otherwise, or conspiracy, restraint OF
trade or commerce among the several
states or with foreign nations, TO be
illegal. Every person who shall make
any such contract or engage in any
such combination or conspiracy is to
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and, on conviction, to punished by
fine not exceeding $1,000, or by i'm
prisoDment not exceeding one year, or
by both in the discretion of the court.
Every person who shall mOnopolize or
attempt to mOnopolize or combine or
conspire with any other person or per-
sons to monopolize any part of the
trade or commerce among the several
states, or with foreign nations, is also
to be deemed guilty of misdemeanOr
and subject to the same penalty.
Every contract, combination in form
of trust, or otherwise, or conspiracy in
restraint of trade or commerce in any
territory, or of the District of Colum-
bia, or between any such territory and
another, or such territory and any
state or states, or with foreign nations,
is declared illegal, the penalty being
the same.
The circuit courts of the United
States are invested with jurisdiction to
prevent and restrain violation of the
act, and it is made the duty of the fed
eral district attorneys, under the direc
ton of the attorney general, to inSti-
tute proceedings in equity to prevent
and restrain such violations. These
proceedings may be by way of petition,
setting forth the case and praying that
such violations shall be enjoined or
otherwise prohibited. When the par
ties complained of have been duly
notified of the petition the court shall
proceed to the hearing and determine
ton of the case. Pending such petit
tion and before final decree the court
may at any time make such temporary
order or prohibition as shall
be deemed just i'll the premises.
Whenever it shall appear to the court
before which such proceeding may be
pending that the ends of justice require
that other parties should be brought
before the court, the court may cause
them to be summoned, and subpGnas
may be served in any district by the
thereof.
Any property owned under any con-
tract or by any combination or pursu-
ant to any conspiracy set forth at the
outset of the act, and being in course of
from one state to an
other or to foreign country, shall be
forfeited to the United States and may
be seized and condemned by like pro-
as those provided by law the
seizure, and condemnation
of property imported into the United
States contrary to law. Any person
who shall be injured in his business or
by any other person or cOrpo-
ration by reason of anything forbidden
or declared unlawful by the act, may
sue therefore in any circuit court of
the United States in district in which
the defendant resides or is found,
respect to the amount in con-
troversy, and shall recover three-SOld
the damages by him sustained and the
costs of the suit, including reason
able attorneys fee. The word ''per-
son or persons" wherever used in the
act includes corporations and associa-
tiOns existing under or authorized 10y
the laws of the United States, the laws
of any of the territories, the laws of
any state, or the laws OF any foreign
country