The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-05-22

and manufacturing corporations and
limited partnerships from engaging in
carrying on stores known as company
stores or general supply stores. passed
the House a few days ago and is now in
the Senate.
Sec. |. That sixty days after the
passage of this act it shall not be lawful
for any mining or manufacturing COR
poration or limited partnership of this
Commonwealth, or the officers or stock
holders, shareholders, members, agents,
clerks or employees of any such corpo-
ration or limited partnership, to engage
in or carry on by direct or indirect
means any store known as company
store, general supply store, or store
where goods and merchandise other
than such as have been mined or manu-
featured by the mining or manufacture
ing corporation or limited partnership,
Of which said officers or stockholders
are members, are kept or offered for
sale, excepting such supplies as are
actually used by the employees in car
rying on the business OF mining or
manufacturing.
Sec. 2. That no mining or manufac-
turing corporation or limited partner
ship engaged in business under the laws
Of this commonwealth shall lease,
grant, bargain or sell to any officer or
stockh0lder of any such corporation or
limited partnership, nor to any other
person or persons whatsoever, the right
TO keep or maintain upon the property
OF any such corporation or limited part
nership any company, general, supply
or other store in which goods other
than those mined or manufactured by
the corporation or limited partnership
granting such right shall be kept or
exposed for sale whenever such lease,
grant, bargain or sale as aforesaid is in
tended to defeat the provisions of the
first section Of this act. Nor shall any
such mining or manufacturing corpora
tion or limited partnership through its
Officers, stockholders, shareholders or
members, or by any rule or regula-
tion of its business, make any contract
with the keepers or owners of any store
whereby the employees OF such corpora
tion or limited partnership shall be
obliged to trade with such keeper or
owner, and that any such contract made
in violation of this act shall be prima
facie evidence of the fact that such
store is under the control OF such MIN
ing or manufacturing corporation or
limited partnership and in violation of
this act. Nor shall any of the officers
or stockholders, shareholders or men,
bers of any such mining or manufacture
ing corporation or limited partnership
be in any way connected or related as
manager, clerk, employee or proprie-
tor of or with any supply store, general
merchandise store, or mercantile estab-
lishment OF any kind whatsoever To-
Gated in the same county where the
business OF said mining or manufacture
ing corporation or limited partnership
is carried on, nor shall any officer,
stockholder, shareholder, member,
agent or manager Of such mining or
manufacturing corporation or limited
partnership contract with any employee
of such corporation or limited partner
ship that he shall deal with or at any
particular person, place or store carry
ing on any mercantile business, nor
shall any agent, officer manager stock
holder, shareholder, member clerk or
employee of such corporation deduct
from the wages of its employees ex-
cept for taxes, any moneys, orders,
checks or assignment of the wages of
said employee to pay any bill or account
OF any person or at any store engaged
in the mercantile business, and any
bargain, contract, order, agreement,
check or assignment given by any en-
ployee of such corporation or limited
partnership or secured from him oper-
ating or intended to operate to convey
assign, transfer or set over any of his
wages to any person, store, company or
corporation engaged or doing a mercan-
tile business shall be entirely null and
void.
Sec. 3. That any mining or manufac-
turing corporation or limited partner
ship as aforesaid, or any officer, stock
holder, shareholder, member, agent,
clerk, or employee thereof violating
the provisions of this act shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction shall be sentenced to
pay q fine of not more than five hundred
dollars nor less than one hundred dol
lars
Sec. 4. That it shall be the
duty OF the Factory Inspectory
and his deputies to institute pros
ecutions against any mining or manu-
featuring corporation or limited part
nership. or any officer, stockholder,
shareholder, member, clerk or employee
thereof violating the provisions OF this
act upon complaint of any citizen of
this Commonwealth.
Sec. ). That all acts or parts of acts
inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
naaled