Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-22


Va Coz nissie a etsat -pccsh IN ett lava
i'an ard adsn.ar, 1T the uiea.ure.
Nn set to define trusts and c,ulldns-.
iu pro,id' fer the .ufpfr-. ION thereof and
10 preserve 90 tlr ltupi, uf ihi. state the
hrneh's arising tom competition an bu-i
me-.
section I. r. u enacted rs the tr.i-it
iure OF the state II Mississippi. That a
trust aud combine = a combination. con
Tract. understanding ut arr,vm.ni. -
pies or implied, between two or more per
Sous. corporations ar Trims OF s-.o iiiion.
OF rersouss. or between one or mots ol
either With one of more OF the othst..
lal- In re-raint of trade.
tb To limit. incrca-e or reduce the
price Of commodity.
irl-To imit. inctrsr, OF r. lace tho
prudu, tion or oupui oi a commodiiV.
cd Intended to hinder competition IN
the production. importation. manufacture.
transportation, ,alc or purchasc oi cum
modify;
lel--fo cnsro-- OF torc-,all commod
uyi
dl-To issue. own. or hoid the certiR
Gates Of stock OF any Trust OF combine.
igl-To place the control to any ~
tent. Of business or oi the pro'luct. and
earnings thereof. in the power OF tru.tee-.
by whatever name called;
thl-By which any othsr pcf.on than
Themselves. their proper oftcsr.. agent.
and employees shall or shsil have the pow
- to. dictate OF control the management
oi hu-inc--. or
nl ]" unite OF pool intetc-i, ia the
importation, manufacture. production.
ttanr rpottaiiuu, or pii'e "i q commo iIty
ind /. iriui,ll 10 the puh,i welfare
unlawful AMI criminal conspiracy.
See. >. Any eorpoiat domestic OF
foreign. whirh hall nstrain or attempt
to restrain the freedom. Of trade OF pru-
iuction: OF which shall monopollTe % at
tempt To monopoli1e the production. con
troll or sale OF amy cominodity, or the pro-.
ecution. management OF control ot any
kind, class or description Of business. OF
which shall engto.~ or forc>u'll or at
tempt t. cngro-- OF furrstali any COM
uo,lity. or which shsll destroy OF attempt
to destroy competition IN the manuia ture
90 -alr Oi commodity, by Offering the
same for ,alc at pri,c be'oN the tesu-
lar market price abd al-o below the nor
nal cost OF pro,luction. -hall he dcemed
aud held a trust and combine within the
u'esning and purpose Of this act, shall b"
liable To all the pans. penalties, iine~.
ioTieituTes, Judgu cnt~ and fcroveTic-
herein denounced against trusts and com-
bines. aud shall he ptoce.ded against ia
manner and form provided IN til, at N
ease OF other trusts and combine.
See , Every contract or agreement Ia
enter into or pursue any trust aud eom-
hine. and every contract or agreement
nsde BY another with any trust AMI com
lime. or with any member of Trust AMI
combine. for any purIo-e relative to the
businss, Of such Trust and combine. l.
void. and cannot he enforced IN any court.
Sec. 1. E,ety corporation which shall te
a trust and combine. or enter into, he c"u-
cerncd in. OF share the profit 81 lu-~ OF any
tlust and combine. hail forfeit - charter
and franchise. and. ii a foreign corporation,
-hall forle,t its right To do business in this
State. Il l. hereby made the duty ot the
Attorney General Of this State to en-.
force this prosi-i by a proceeding in the
nature of q writ of quo waTranto. OF any
other appropriate remedy. upon the rcia-
tion Of any person whose rights are IN.
yadcd ~ interests threatened by any trust
or combine Any person or persons Who
hall form. constitute or promote. ur at
tempt to form. constitute uT promote. any
trust or combine within tie meaning OF
thi. act. a. principal. director. manager.
agent. or in any other capacity. shall upon
conl iction thereof. IN addition to other
penalties herein prescribed. he punished
by fine of not les than one hundred nor
more than FIVE thousand dollar, OF by i'm
prisonment in the county Jail not hes
than three nor more than twelve months,
or hy both such fine an1 imprisonment.
II hail be the duty of the several circuit
iudres oi the state to >peciiliy call the
attention of the grand jurA ot their Tc.
-pscti,e districts to this provision
Ssc. ;. No corporation shall directly or
indirectly purchase OF own the capital
stock. OF any part thcreof. of any other
rcrf grafton. nor dire tiy or indirectly pur
,ha-e or IN any manner acquire the fran
rhi.e, plant of equipments OF any other
corporation. il such other corporation he
c.,es~.,l in tn. -anle kind of business and
l.. a competitor therein ANY corporation
offending against this provision shall for
sei, IT, charter. II domestic corporation.
and II foreign corporation. -hail forfeit IT.
right to do hu-inc~- N this state, and
.haII he proesedesi against by the A,ior,
usv General in manasI and form provided
in Section Of this act
see. q. No corporation. domestic or for
eign .haIi engage in any business no, ex-
pf.--ly authorized hy its charter. nor fair
IL and reasonably incidental TO the bu~i
ness therein authorized. ANY corporation
offending against this provision shall. II
a domestic corporation. forfeit it, charter,
aud. il foreign corporation. shall forfeit
its right 10 do business in this state, and
shall BE- proccedsd against by the attor-
pey General In manner and form provided
I by section of this act.
SEQ :. ANY person injured or damaged
nv a trust and combine. as herein defined,
- ~ effect. direct or indirect. may, In
each instance of such injury OF damage,
rscovsr the sum Of live hundred dollars.
and all actual damage; and he may
maintain his action therefor against one
or more of the parties TO the trust and
combine, their attorneys. officers anu
agents. and that whether or not all the
parties TO the trust and combine be
| known. or whether OF not the trust and
combine were made or shall exist In this
state. And in any suit under this section,
proof BY any party plaintiff, that he has
beep compelled to pay more for any com
modify. or TO accept lees for any com
modify. or to pay more for any service
by any corporation exercising a public
| franchise, hv reason of the unlawful act
or agreement of the defendant trust, ITS
officers. agents or attorneys than he would
have been compelled to give or accept, oat
for such unlawful act or agreement SHAH
he conclusive evidence of damage, and in
every such case proof OF an unlawful prr.
nose or agreement TO raise or lower priee
or cost shall be conclusive evidence that
sueh price or cost was raised or lowered
by reason of such purpose or agreement.
See. s. ii any person, association, hrm
or corporation shall combine with any
other person. association, frm OF corpora
ton, or il either Of them combine with one
cr more Of the Others, to prevent, by pool
~, any or either of said persons, asso-