The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-02

son. Arm. epinorstion. association or busi-
ness concern .. any description TO hanule,
transport, s,ll. keep. offer for gale. solicit
orders for. or IN any manner De conneesed
with or engaged In transactng '.u5iuesS
for the disp ,sition or delivery Of adj 81
the articles or commodities mentorei In
section | of iris act whenever tue same
are In any maEDer or TO any extent, direct
iy or indirectly, owned. handled. ilaue,
manufactured. transported or paced en-
the market BY any trust or monopoly as
the same Ii Goired in the preceding stc-
lions of this act; and any persou. Inn,
corporation. association or business con-
Germ or establishment that shall so iNncle,
transport. se'. keep. offer for sale. ooncit
orders for. ~ in any manner be conls sttef
with or engaged in transacting business
for the d; ,o ition or delivery OF such
articles or commodities for trust q
monopoly as the same is herein defined
and contemplated, shall forfeit any and
all license, permit, authority or character
OF incorporation to DO business OF any kind
In Texas. which forfeiture shall be de-
clared and enforced as provided for in the
preceding sections of this act, ana shall
be subject to a penalty of not less than
$50 nor m,re than $4,000 for Zach ard
every day in which 1t shall be snow1 that
such violation OF this section was col-
mitted. All contracts, obligations ami in
debtedness of every description male, er-
tered into or contracted in the handling,
sale, transportation, keeping, soliciting,
disposition and delivery of such prohibited
articles or commodities. shall be abs5in:e-
ly void and not enforceable in the Jom.g
of this State either at law or In equity.
| Sec. Q. Before any charter or articles
OF incorporation are granted to any cor
poration under the laws of this State,
| and before any license, permit or authority
| to do or to solicit business in this State
is issued to any foreign or nonresident
| corporation. firm or association of per-
sons. and regularly every six months
thereafter It shall be the duty OF every
such firm, corporation, or association of
persons seeking or holding such permit
or charter, to file with the secretary Of
state an affidavit in writing. duly sworn
to by some person authorized and en-
powered so to do by the firm corporation
or association interested. substantially as
follows:
State of Texas,
County of - IS:
!, -, do soemnly swear that am
the (president, secretary, treasurer or di-
rector or duly authorized agent. as the
care may bel of the firm corporation or
association known and called -->tor IL
1t be an application for the charter of a
corporation under the laws of this State,
give the name and purposes of same, with
names of incorporators, directors and
domlcie of same; II an application foT a
foreign corporation for permit to do bust
ness in this State. give name, purpose,
location. etc. which has this day filed it's
application for charter under the laws
of the State of Texas Tor If it be a foreign
corporation, state has this day filed appli-
cation for permit with copy of its charter
! or IL 1t be affidavit subsequent to original
charter or permit. state that Che same Is
now doing or transacting business in Texas
, under charter or permit. as the case may
4 hal nnh hnA AL.
represent the same in the making of this
! affidavit; and do further solemnly swear
that the said ----, known and styled as
= aforesaid or, If new corporation in this
e State, give its intended corporate name)
is not now and has not been since tdate
] Of taking effect OF this act; or If it be a
new domestic or foreign corporation ia
. Texas state is not now and will not be-
come at any time) in any manner, by any
device moi to any extent, directly or indi-
: reotly, engaged In, connected with, con-
!, trolled by, confederated, affiliated, -consol-
idated or in any manner smalgamated with
any species or method OF trust or monop-
i, oily as the same are more particularly de-
u fined and prohibited by the statutes of the
/, State of Texas. which statutes have care
fully read and examined and make this
oath with full understanding Of the same
. and of all the prohibited matters and
things therein set forth in connection with
: trusts, monopolies and conspiracies against
I trade and to defrapd, and make oath to
{ this denial with reference to said statutes
i as fully and specifically as IL the several
provisions therein were here repeated and
! severally sworn to by me; aud further
soemnly swear that said --- has not
y in any way agreed or contracted in any
2 manner or to any extent to transact It's
business subject TO any of the methods
I or for any OF the purposes declared by the
!. laws of the State of Texas to constitute
II tt,,g md txfn M gD
: at any time or in any manner during the
o period it shall seek or offer to transact or
i to solicit business in this State.
i GIVE capacity of affant, as an officer.
n agent, etc.)
?, Sworn and subscribed to before me,
;, a ---, within and for the county of -,
II SIata Of Teyas This = daY of 60.