The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-27
GEORGIA ANTI TRUST LAW.

Georgia has a law for the control Of
trusts that works. 1t is ali right. We
present it in full, as follows:
IAN act to declare unlawful and void
all arrangements, contracts, agree.
ments, trusts, or combinations made
with a view to lessen, or which tend
to lessen, free competition in the i'm
portation or sale of articles imported
into this State or the manufacture or
sale of articles Of domestic growth or
OF domestic raw material; to declare
unlawful aud void all arrangements,
c0ntrsC q, agreements, trusts n COM
binations between persons or corpora
tions, designed or which tend to Rd-
vance, reduce or control the price OF
such product or article to producer or
consumer Of any such product or artl
Gle; to provide for forfeiture OF the
charter and franchise of any corpora
ton organized under the laws of this
State, violating any Of the provisions
Of this act; to prohibit every foreign
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visions of this acS from doing business
in this State; to require the attorney
general of this State 10 institute legal
proceedings against any such corpo-
rRtions violating the provisions of this
act, and to enforce the penalties pre-
scribed; to prescribe penalties for any
violation OF this act; to authorize any
person or corporation damaged by any
such trust, agreement or combination,
to u for the recovery Of such dam
age, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the gen
eral assembly of Georgia, and it is
hereby enacted by the authority of the
same, that, from and after the passage
Of this act, all arrangements, contracts,
agreements, trusts or combinations be
tween persons or corporations made
with a 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, contracts, agreements,
trusts or combinations between persons
OF corporations designed, or which
tend to advance, reduce or control the
price or the cost the producer or to the
consumer Of any euch product or arti-
Gle, are hereby declared to be against
public policy, unlawful and void.
Section 2 Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That any cor
poration chartered under the laws of
this State, which shall violate any of
the provisions of this act shall thereby
forfeit its charter and it's franchise,
and It's corporate existence shall there
upon cease and determine. Every
foreign corporation, which shall VIC
late any Of the provisions of this act,
is hereby denied to do, and is prohib
tied from doing, business in this State.
1t is hereby made the duty of the at
torney general of the State to enforce
this provision by due process OF law.
Section 3. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid; that any VIC
latIon of the provisions of this act
shall be deemed, and is hereby de-
structive of full and free competition
and a conspiracy against trade rade,
and any person or persons who may
engage in any such conspiracy, or who
shall, as manager, director or agent, or
in ~ otbor oonooitu kpOUTn0IU ooprv
out any Of the sTipulations, purposes,
prices, rates or orders made in further
ance Of such conspiracy, shall, on con-
vlctiOn, be FURNISHED by a fine of not
less than one hundred dollars or more
than FIVE thousand dollars and by i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary not less
than one year nor more than ten years,
or, in the judgment of the court, by
either such fine or such imprisonment
Section 4. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, that the pro
visions of this act shall not apply to
agricultural products or live stock
while IN the possession of the producer
or raiser.
Section 8. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, that any per-
son or persons, or corporations that
may be injured or damaged by any
such arrangement, contract, agree
ment, trust or combination, described
In Section 1 of this act, may sue for
and recover, in any court Of compe
tent jurisdiction in this State, of any
person, persons or corporation operat
ing such trust or combination, the
full consideration or sum paid by him