The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-08

Texas, May THE following Is
ent condition Of the anti-trust bill
senate. As originally introduced
Iorted upon favorably by Judiciary
&c No. 2 on April is. it read as
In 1. Any corporation organized
HE laws of this or any other State
TRY and transacting or conducting
kd OF business in this State, or any
sbip. or individual, or other asso-
OF persons whatsoever, who shall
| enter into, become a member of.
krty to any pool, trust, agreement,
|ation, confederation or understand
In any other corporation, partner
Individual or any other person or
Aion Of persons, to regulate or fix
Ice of any article of manufacture.
kism, commodity, convenience. re-
my product of mining, or any ar
| r thing whatsoever, or the price
|nium to be paid for insuring prop
kainst loss or damage by fire. light
Il storm, or to maintain said price
10 regulated or fixed, or shall enter
jecome a member of, or Is party to
boil, agreement. combination. con-
association or confederation to fix
lii the amount or quantity of any
of manufacture, mechanism, mer-
be. commodity, convenience. repair.
toduct OF mining, or any article or
whatsoever, or the price or premium
paid for insuring property against
i damage by fire, lightning, storm.
lie, tornado or any other kind of
Issued by any corporation. partner
Individual, or association of persons
hid, shall be deemed and adjudged
Of conspiracy to defraud. and be
D to the penalties, as provided by
lot.
2. Any person, partnership. Arm
ISOLATION. or any representative or
thereof, or any corporation or COM
or any officer, representative or
thereof, violating any of the pro-
S OF this act shall forfeit not less
two hundred dollars nor more than
dollars for every such Of
and each day such person, corpora
or association shall con-
to do so, shall be separate offense.
snalty in such cases to be recovered
action in the name of the State at
citation of the attorney general or
istrlct or county attorney; the
rs thus collected to go into the State
Try and to become part of the gem
fund, except as hereinafter pro-
Ion 3. Any corporation created or
lied by or under the laws of this
which shall violate any of the pro-
s.oM the preceding sections of this
hall thereby forfeit It's corporate
and franchises; and its corporate
nee shall, upon proper proof being
thereof in any court of competent
lotion in the State, be by the court
red forfeited, void and of non-ef-
and shall thereupcn cease and deter
and any corporation created or orr
ed by or under the laws of any other
or country, which shall violate any
, provisions of the preceding sections
Is act, shall thereby forfeit its RICH,
rivilege thereafter to do any business
S State, and upon proper proof being
thereof in any court of competent
LECTION in this State, its right and
ege to do business in this State shall
clared forfeited; and in all proceed
to have such forfeiture declared
that any person who has been acting
e agent Of such foreign corporation
ansacting Its business in this State
cen, while acting as such agent, ant
Q name, behalf, or interest of sucf
IN corporation, violating any pro-
IS OF the preceding sections OF this
hall be received as prima facie proc
, act OF the corporation ITSELF and 4
be the duty OF the clerk of said cour'
rtify the decree thereof to the secre'
of state, and IL 1t be an insurance
any, to the commissioner of insur'
statistics and history of the State
shall take notice and be governed
by as to the corporate powers ant
5 OF said corporation.
4. II shall be the dut!
e secretary of state on or about thu
day of July or each year, to address
9 president. secretary or treasurer o
Incorporated company doing busi-
in this State. a letter of inquiry as Il
her the said corporation has all o
part OF it's business or interest II
It'll any trust, combination or associa
of persons or stockholders as named
e precedig provisions Of this act, am
quire am answer, under oath, of III
dent secretary or treasurer. or an.
tor of said company; a form Of aft
shall be inclosed In said letter o
ry, as follows:
AFFIDAVIT.
OF Texas, County of --.
: do solep,nly sweai
! am the --- president, sec