Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-05-31
ANTITRUST LAW.


Section 1. ANY corporation organized un.
der the laws of this cir any other state or
country. and transactlng or conducting any
kind of business in this state, or any part
nershlp, or individual, or other association
of persons whatsoever, who shall create
enter into, become n party of or party
to any pool, trust, agreement combination
confederation or understanding with any
other corporation. partnership. individual
or any other PERSON or association Of per-
sons, to regulate or iiX the price of any
article of manufacture, mechanism, NOR
chnndise commodity. convenience, repair,
| any product of mining or any article or
| thlng whatsoever or the price of premium
10 be paid for lnsurlng property against
loss or damage by fire, lightning or storm
| or TO maintain said price when so regu-
| lated or fixed, or shall enter into. become
| member of or party TO any pool, agree
| ment combination, contract, association or
| confederation to fix or limit the amount or
| quality of any article of manufacture, me-
| chanism, merchandise. commodity, conve-
| itience repair any product of mining or any
article or thing whatsoever, or the price or
| premium to be paid for nsurlng property
| against loss or damage by fire, lightning,
| Storm cyclone. tornado or any other kind
of policy Issued by any corporation, part
nershlp. II ividual or association of per.
sons Aforesaid, shall he deemed and nd'
| Judged guilty Il a conspiracy to defraud
and to be subject to the penalties as pro-
vided by this act,
Sec q A monopoly" is any union or
combination or consolidation of utilization of
capital credit, property. assets, trade Gus
tom. skill or acts. or OF any other valuable
thing or possession by or between persons,
firms or corporations or associations of per
sons firms or corporations, whereby any one
of the objects or purposes mentioned In this
act Is accomplished or sought to be accom-
plished, or whereby any one or more of
said purposes are promoted or attempted
TO be executed or carried out, or whereby
the several results described herein are
reasonably calculated to be produced; and
monopoly" ms thus defined and contem-
plated, includes not merely such combina-
lions by and between tVo or more persons,
firms or corporations acting for themselves.
but is especially defined and intended to In
clude all aggregatlons amagamations, afiil-
ations, consultations or interpretations of
capital, Skill credit, assets. property, Gus
tom, trade or other valuable thing or pos
session, whether effected by the ordinary
methods of partnership of by actual union
under the legal form of a corporation or
an Incorporated body resulting from the
union of one or more distinct firms or CO..
poratlons or by the purchase, acquisition or
control Of shares or certificates of stock or
bonds or other corporate property or fran
chiscs and all corporations or partnerships
that have been or may he created by the
consolidation or amalgamation of the sepa-
rate capital, stock bonds, assets, credit,
properties, custom, trade or corporate or
firm belongings Of two or more firms Or
! corporations or companies are especially de-
clared to constitute monopoes within the
meaning Of this act, II SO created or ell
tered Into FOR any one or more of the pur-
poses named In this act; ahd monopoly"
as defined In this section is hereby de-
clared to be unlawful and against public
policy and any and all persons, firms, cor
poratons or associations of persons en-
gagged therein shall he deemed and adjudg-
ed guilty of conspiracy to defraud, and
shall be subject TO the penalties prescribed
in this act.
Sec. g. If any person, persons. company,
| partnership, association or corporation, en-
gagged in the manufacture of any article of
commerce or consumption from the raw ma
teral produced or mined in this state, shall
with the Intent or purpose of driving ont
| competition. or for the purpose of fnan-
clally njurlng competitors, sell at less than
the cost of manufacture, or give away their
manufactured products, for the purpose of
| driving out competition or financially in
| iurlng competitors engaged In the manu-
facture and refining of raw material in this
state, said person, persons, company, part
nership, association or corporation resortng
to this method of securing n monopoly in
the manufacture refining and sale of the
finished product produced or mined in this
state, shall be deemed guilty of con-
spliNcy to form or secure trust or monop-
oily In restraint of trade. and on conviction
shall be subject to the penalties of this act.
3. See 4. If any person, persons, com.
pany, partnership, association, corporation
or agent engaged in the manufacture or
sale of any article of commerce or consump-
ton produced, manufactured or mined in
this state or elsewhere, shall with the In
tent or purpose of financially lnjuring COM
petition sell in this state at less than cost
of manufacture or production, or sell in
such n way, or give away within this state
their products for the purpose of driving
out competition or financially injuring com.
petitOrs engaged In similar business, said
person, persons. company. partnership asso.
citation, corporation or agent resortlng to
this method of securing monopoly within
this state In such business shall be deemed
guilty of n conspiracy to form or secure a
trust or monopoly in restraint Of trade, and
IN conviction thereof shall be subject to
the penalties of this act,
Sec D. Any person, partnership, firm OF