The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-04-17
The Senate Antitrust R,11

The Senate Antl-Trust Bill.
The following are the provisions of the Anti.
Trust Bill, as reported on the I'd from the Senate
Committee on Judiciary:
Section1. Every contract, or combination 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
declared to be Illegal. Every person who shaft
combination or conspiracy anal be ''1 deemed
guilty of miSdemeAnOr, and on conviction
$4,000, OF BY Imprisonment not exceeding one
year. or by both said punishments in the discre
ton of the court.
combine or conspire with any other person or
persons to monopolize any part Of the trade or
foreign nations, shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor. and, on conviction thereof, shall be
dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding one
year, or by both said punishmentS in the diScre-
tiOn OF the court.
form of Trust or otherwise, OF conspiracy, in re-
straint of trade or commerce in any Territory
bia, or in restraint of trade or commerce be-
tween any such Territory and another, OF be
any State or States or the District of Column
bia, or with foreign nations, or between the
District Of Columbia and any State or States or
foreign nations, is hereby declared Illegal. Ev-
cry person who shall make any such contract OF
engage in any such combination or conspiracy
shall be deemed guilty of miSdemeanOr, and,
on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine
not exceeding 5000, OF by Imprisonment not
tsa e BY Soh said
Sec. 4. The several Circuit Courts of the Uni
ted States are hereby Invested with jurisdiction
and it shall be the duty ~ the several District
Attorneys OF the United States in their respec
ney-G General, to institute proceedings in equity
to prevent and restrain such violations. Such
proceedings may be by way of petition setting
forth the case, and praying that such violations
Of this act shall be enJoined or otherwise pro
hibited. When the parties complained of shall
have been duly notified of such petition, the court
shall proceed, as soon as may be. to the hearing
and determination of the case; and, pending
such decision and before final decree, the court
may at any time make such temporary re-
straining order OF prohibition as shall be deemed
just in the premises.
before which any proceedings under sec. of
this act may be pending that the ends of Justice
require that other parties should be brought be-
fore the court, the court may cause them to be
summoned. whether they reside in the district
in which the court Is held or not; and Subpoenas
to that end may be served in any district by the
marshal thereof.
Sec. 6. Any property owned under any con
any conspiracy (and being the subject thereof,
mentioned in section Of this act, and being in
the course Of transportation from one State to
another or to foreign country, shall be for
feited to the United States, or may be seized and
condemnei in like proceedings as those pre-
vided bv law for the forfeiture, seizure and con-
demna i'm of property imported into the United
States contrary to law.
hsness "a VINO sa oe asured IN ms
pOration by reason of anything forbidden or de-
clared to be unlawful by this act, may sue thert
for in any Circuit Court of the United States in
the district in which defendant resides or is
20 md, without respect to the amount in contro=
versy and shall recover threefol the DANA ges
by him sustained, and the costs of suit including
a reasonable attorneys fee,
Sec. g. That the word person. or persons, -
wherever used in this act shall be deemed to in
Guide corporations and associations, existing
under or authorized by the laws of either the
United States, the laws of any State or the laws
of any foreign country.