The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-15
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thereafter for said corporation to engage
IN business either as a corporation or as
part OF any combination, trust or mono
Sec. Z. That before any corporation or
gained under the laws of any state. ter
ritory or country, shall locate within this
sale OF any article therein, it shall file
with the secretary of state, under the
omc1al seal Of the corporation, certifl-
care eee duly certified by the oath of the pres
ldent, secretary and resident manager or
agent OF the corporation, stating that the
business of such corporation Is not In any
manner under the control of any corpor-
alton or individual other than the officers
and stockholders of the corporation filing
such certificate, and that 1t Is not con-
nected IN any manner with any trust.
dividual for the purpose of limiting or
destroying competition in the manufac-
ture and sale of any article or modify
or or for the purpose of limiting. or. control
ling the production Of any article or COM
mod1ty, or for the purpose of controlling
or i1xlng the price or market value of any
article or commodity, or the price or mar
ket value OF the material entering into
the production of any article or COM
modify, or for the purpose of controlling
or monopolizing in any manner the trade
state or country. All such foreign cor
porations now located and doing business
In this state shall, within three months
from sro and after the passage Of this act,
ME with the secretary of state the certif1-
cate mentioned in and required by this
section. In case of the failure on the part
OF any foreign corporation to file such
certifcate or In case of the filing of a
false certificate, or If after filing said
certifcate the corporation named therein
unltes with any other corporation or in
act, it shall be unlawful in either case
Tor such corporation to engage in bust
ness In this state, and 1t shall be denied
the right to enforce in the courts Of the
state contract yy-ha
cover upon the same.
Any officer, manager or agent of any
foreign corporation violating the pro-
visions of this section shall be deemed
guilty OF felony and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by fine of not
less than five thousand ($5,0OO dollars, or
year nor more than five % years.
Sec. 3. Any corporation or other or
ganfzation that monopolizes, or attempts
to monopolize or control the trade or
commerce., or any part thereof, of this
state, or of the several states, or monopo-
lies, or attempts to monopolize or con-
trol the production, sale or market value
Of any article of trade or commerce in
the production and sale of which any
otEer persons or corporation may law
fully engage, whether such. corporation
is united or not with any other corpora
ton or individual. shall be prohibited
nom locating in this state for any pur-
pose whatever If, in violation Of the
poration or organization locates in this
state, 1t shall be denied the right to en-
force in the courts Of the state any con-
same
Sec. 4. If. in an action brought against
a corporation for the forfeiture of its
charter, as herein authorized and pro-
vided, or if in an action brought by or
for the benefit of any corporation to en-
force or recover upon any contract, ex-
such &C corporation has united in any man
ner or for any purpose whatsoever with
any otner corporation or individual, or
controls in any manner the property or
business of any other corporation or in
diridual, the. state, In an action for the
TORI eiture OF the charter of such cor
brought by or for the benefit of the cor
poration as. aforesaid. shall prevail: I'M
| less It Is shown that such union, com
effect thereof Is not in violation of any
| of the provisions Of this act.
Sec. 5. That, for the purpose Of carry
citizen of the state may and it Is f1ereb ,y
declared to be the duty of the ATTORNEY
general to institute in the name of the
state, proceedings in any court of COM
potent Jurisdiction against any corpora
ton charged with the commission of any
OF the acts specified In the preceding
ss efa9t,, Tor the purpose Of having. the
ehise or such corporation duly declared
PROVIDED, that when such proceedings
are instituted by any one other than the
|
IN any manenr liable for the costs or for
| any OF the expenses of such proceedings
AND provided, further. that when the
attorney general deems it necessary, he
| may; and he is hereby authorized to
employ counse! to assist in the prosecu-
tlon OF any action brought under the pro-
| Sec 6. This act shall take effect and
its passage 'o u
| Mr.. Jacobson agreed with Mr.. Dwinnell
that the bill which the senate passed
was no good. 1t had no enforcement
clause and was nothing more or less than
declaration Of principles He wanted
no legislation which was but an emntv
law and would allow the trusts to es-
cape.
Mr.. Fosnes objected to the passage OF
! the bill until 1t was printed and couId he
read and considered by the members. It
was not like the printed bill and should
| be laid over. The bill was ordered
printed and the special order continued
| to this morning at 1890 o'clock. S
OIL INSPECTORS FEES,
! The bill reducing tho fees Of the oil