Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-04-22
BILL No. 2o4.
introduced by Senator Drum.
AN ACT

10 declare unlawful and void all arrange
ments, contracts, agreements, trusts or COM
bnations made with view to lessen, or
which tend to lessen, free competition in
the Importation or sale of articles imported
into this state, or in the manufacture or
sale OF articles of domestic growth or ofdo-
mestic raw material; to declare unlawful
anu void all arrangements contracts, agree
ments, trusts or combinations between per-
sons or corporations designed, or which
tend to advance, reduce or control the price
OF such product or article to producer or
consumer of any such product or article:
to provide for forfeiture of the charter and
franchise of any corporation organized un-
der the laws of this state, violating any of
the provisions of this act; to prohibit every
toreign corporation, violating any of the
provisions Of this act, from doing business
in this state; to require the attorney-gener-
al OF this state to institute legal proceed
ings against any such corporations violat-
ing the provisions Of this act, and to en-
force the penalties prescribed; to prescribe
penalties for any violation of this act; to
authorize any person or corporation, dam
aged by any such trust, agreement or com
binatlon, to sue for the recovery of such
damage, and for other purposes.
SECTION I. Be it enacted by the general
assembly Of the state of Missouri, and is here
by enacted by the authority of the same, that
from and after the passage of this act all ar
rangements, contracts, agreements, trusts or
combinations between persons or corpora
tions made with view to lessen, or which
tend to lessen, full and free competition in
the importation or sale of articles imported
into this state, or in the manufacture or sale
OF articles of domestic growth or of domestic
raw material, and all arrangements, con-
tracts, agreements, trusts Or combinations be,
tween persons or corporations designed. or
which tend to advance, reduce or control the
price OF the cost to the producer or to the
consumer of any such product or article. are
hereby declared to be atainst public policy,
unlawful and void.
SEC q Be it further enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid, that any corporation, char
tered under the laws of this state, which shall
violate any of the provisions of this act shall
thereby forfeit its charter and its franchise,
and its corporate existence shall thereupon
cease and determine. Every foreign corpor-
alton, which shall violate any OF the proyis-
ions Of this act, is hereby denied tile right to
do, and is prohibited from doing business in
this State. tits hereby made the duty Of the
attorney general of the state to enforce this
provision by due process of law.
SEC. 3. Be il further enacted by the au.
thority aforesaid, that any violation of the
provisions Of this act shall be deemed. and is
hereby declared to be destructive of full and
free competition and conspiracy against
trade, and any person or persons who may
engage in any such conspiracy, or who shall.
as principal, manage, director or agent, or in
any other capacity, knowingly carry out any
OF the stipulations, purposes, prices. rates or
orders made in furtheranee Of such conspira
cy, shall, on conviction, be punished by fine
OF not less than one hundred dollars or more
than hive thousand dollars and by imprison-
ment in the penitentiary not less than one
year nor more than ten years; o., in the iude
ment of the court, by either such fine. or such
SEc4. Be it further enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid. that the provisions of this
act shall not apply to agricultural products Or
livestock while in the possession Of the pro-
ducer or raiser.
SEC 5, Be it further enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid, that any person or persons,
or corporations that may be injured OF dam
aged by any such arrangement, contract,
agreement, trust or combination, described
IN section one Of this act, may sue for add re-
cover, in any court Of competent jurisdiction
n this state, ofany person, persons or Coz
poration operating such trust Or combination. |
the iull consideration or sum paid BY him ID !
Ihem fo1 any goods, wares, merchandise Or
articles, ths sale of which is controlled by
such Continuation OF trust
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