The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14

,eR co., NEW yoak.
THE SHERMAN NANTi-TRUsTLAW
An Act to protect trade and COM
merce against unlawful restrains and
monopolies. Be it enacted by the Sen.
ate and House Of Representatives of the
Unite,l States Of America in Congress
assembled. Sec. l. Every contract,
combination in the form Of trust or
otherwise, or conspiracy in restraint Of
trade or commerce among the several
States. or with foreign nations. is here.
by declared to be illegal. Every person
who shall make any such contract or
engage in any such combination or con.
spiracy, shall be deemed guilty of mis-.
demeanor, and, on conviction thereof,
shall be punished by q fine not exceed.
ing live Thousand dollars, or. by impris-
onment not exceeding one year, or by
both said punishments, in the discretion
OF the court. Sec. Q. Every person
who shall monopOlize, or attempt to
monopolizea or combine, or eonspire with
any other person. or persons to monop-
olize part OF the trade or commerce
among the several States, or with for.
elgn nations, shall be deemed guilty Of
mlsdemeanor, and, on conviction
thereof. shall be punished by fine not
exceeding five Thousand dollars, or by
imprisonment not exceeding one year,
or by both said punishments in the dis
cretlon OF the court. See. 3. Livery
contract, combination in form of trust
or otherwise, or conspiracy in restraint
OF trade or commerce in any Territory
VI the United states or of the District Of
Columbia, or IN restraint of trade or
commerce between any such Territory
ana another, or between any such Ter
ritory or Territories and any State or
States or the District of Columbia, or
with foreign nations, or between tht.
District Of Columbia and any State or
States or foreign nations, is hereby de-
clared Illegal. Every person who; shall
make any, such contract or engage in
any such combination or conspiracy,
shall be deemed guilty Of a misd emean-
or, and, on conviction thereof, shall be
punished by fine not exceeding five
thousand dollars, or by imprisonment
not exceeding one year, or by both said
punishments. in the discretion of the
court. Sec. 4. The several Circuit
Courts of the United States are hereby
invested with jurisdiction to prevent
and restrain violations of this act; aud
it shall be the duty of the several dis,
trict attorneys Of the United States in
their respective districts, under the di-
rection of the Attorney General, to in.
stitute, proceedings in equity to prevent
and restrain such violations. Such pro
ceedings may be by way Of petition set.
ting forth the case and praying that
such violation shall be enioined or other.
wise prohibited. When the parties
complained of shall have been duly no
cited Of such petition the court shall
proceed, as soon as may be. to the hear
ing and determination of the case; and
pending such petition and before fna
decree, the court may at any time make
such temporary restraining order OF
prohibition as shall be deemed just ir
the premises. Sec. 5. Whenever II
shall appear to the court before which
any proceeding under Sec. 4 of this Ac
may be pending, that the ends of jus
tice require that other parties should b,
brought before the court, the court may
cause them to be summoned, whethe
they reside in the district in which tn,
court is held or not; and subpoenas Il
that end may be served in any distrit
by the marshal thereof. Sec. s. An,
property owned under any contract 8
by any combination, or pursuant to an,
conspiracy land being the subject there
of mentioned in Sec. Of this Act, an,
being in the course of transportation
from one State to another, or to q fol
eign country, shall be forfeited to tn
United States, and may be seized an
condemned by like proceedings as thos
provided by Law for the forfeiture, gel
zure and condemnation of property i'm
ported into the United States contrar
to law. Sec. z. Any person who sha
be injured in his business or propert
by any other person or corporation b
reason of anything forbidden or declal
ed to be unlawful by this Act, may su
therefor in any Circuit Court Of th
United States in the district in whic
the defendant resides or is found, Will
cut respect to the amount in contr,
yersy, and shall recover threefold til
damages by him SUSTAINED, and tt
costs of suit, including a reasonable q
torney's fee. Sec. s. That the VOL
"person" or "persons," wherever use
lin this Act, shall be deemed to includ
corporations and associations existir
lunder or authorized by the laws of eth,
the United States, the laws Of any
the Territories, the laws Of any State
the laws of any foreign country. Al
proved July 2, 1890.
Above is next years issue. There
the law-the Law against the piracy
the Trusts. 1t is as much the law as Il
statutes against Murder, Arson. Ro
berry, Larceny, Perjury, Piracy or Trea
on. There's no more Of reason for e
forcing one than the other. There
the law that makes every Trust an ou
+ law. No Court has rejected it, no Co
gress repealed it. That. Law is in fore