The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1899-05-13

of conspiracy, and punished therefor
as provided in the subsequent section
of this act.
Sec. 3916--It shall not be lawful for
any corporation to issue or to own,
have or sell any trust certificates or
stocks, or for any corporations agent,
officer or employee, agent Or director,
or any corporation to enter into,
either verbally or in writing, any
combinations, contracts, agreement
or understanding with any person or
persons, corporation or corporations,
or with any director, agent or officer
thereof, the purpose or effect of which
combination, contract, agreement or
understanding would be to place the
management, control or any part of
! the business of such combination or
association, or the manufactured pro-
duct thereof, in the hands, or under
the control, in whole or In part, of
trustee or trustees, or agents, or any
person whatever, with the intent, or
to have the effect to limit, fix, estab-
lish or change the price of production
or sale of any article of property or of
commerce, or to prevent, restrict or
in any way diminish the manufac-
ture or output of any such article or
property.
Sec. 3917--If any corporation. COM
pany, firm, partnership or person, or
association of persons, shall by court
of competent jurisdiction be found
guilty of any violation of any of the
provisions of this act, such guilty
party shall be punished by fine of
not less than five hundred dollars
and not more than five thousand
dollars.
Any president, manager, director
or other officer or agent, or receiver
of any corporation, company, firm,
partnership, or any corporation,
company, firm, or association,
or member of any corporation,
firm or other association, or any in
dividual found by court of coinpe-
tent jurisdiction guilty of any viola
ton of this act, skall be punished BY
a fine of not less than five hundred
dollars, nor more than five thousand
dollars, or may be imprisoned in the
county Jail not less than ten months,
nor more than twelve months, or
may be both so fined and imprisoned
at the discretion of the court or Jury
trying the case.
Sec. 39lS-Any contract or agree
ment, or understanding, in violation
of the preceding sections of this act,
shall be null and void.
And any purchasers of property or
articles, or of any commodity from
any individual, firm, company or
corporation shall not be liable for the /
price or payment of such article, or
and may plead and rely /
on this act as complete defense to
any suit for such price or payment.
Sec. 3919-If any corporation Gre
ated or organized under the laws of
this State, shall be indicted and con-
vieted for any violation Of any of the
provisions of this act, such Indictment,
trial and conviction shall have the
effect to forfeit the charter of said
without any further
proceedings on the subject of the for
fixture of its charter; but any corpor-
alton whose charter is so forfeited
shall have the right of appeal, as Is
provided in other cases, and the fl
ing OF bond as is required by law
shall suspend the judgment of for
feiture until the same Is passed upon
by the court to which the case Is APP
pealed.
Sec. 3920--It shall be the duty of
the circuit judges and other judges
)f similar Jurisdiction in this State,
TO give the provisions of this act in
charges to the grand .iuries at each
erm OF their courts.