The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-01-30

valuable goodwill and influence as thoy
may havo acquired in such territory by
carrying on tho said business.
IL. And further answering tho said
complaint this defendant shows and al
lcges
That tho Acts Of tho General Assembly
Of the State Of South Carolina referred
to in Article 10th of tho complaint here.
in, and based upon and to enforce tho
provisions Of which this action is
brought, arc null and void, and inOpcra.
tive under tho Constitution and laws Of
tho United States, in that
First. Tho said Acts undertake in
cOntravention Of Section 8. Article |, of
| tho Constitution Of tho United States.
| and tho Acts Of Congress in pursuance
| thereof, to prohibit and render invalid,
null and void all arrangements, con-
| tracts, or agreements whatsoever bo
tween persons, firms or corpOl ations,
which Intentionally or unintcntionmlly
tend to Lessen full and free competition
| in the importation or sale Of articles I'M
ported into tho State or in tho manufac.
turc or sale Of articles OF domestic
growth or Of domestic raw material
! Second. Tho said Acts undertake in
| contravcntion Of Section /. Of Article
XIV, an amendment OF the Constitution
|
render invalid, null and void all arrange
mcnts. contracts or agreements whntso'
over between persons, firms or corpora
tions, which, Intentionally or uniutcn
tionally, tend TO advance, reduce or con
troll the price or the cost to tho producer
or to the consumer Of any articles i'm
ported into the State or manufactured
or grown therein.
Third. The said Acts undertake in
Contravcntion Of Section 8, Article |, Ol
tho Constitution of tho United States
and the Acts of Congress in pursuance
thereof, and Of Section /, Article XIV
in amendment OF said Constitution, tC
prohibit and render invalid, null ant
void all arrangements and contracts be
tween persons. firms or corporations tha
may Intentionally or unintcntiOnall)
lessen or affect in any manner full ant
free competition in any tariffs, rates
tolls, premiums or prices in any branci
OF business, trade, Or commerce or may
seek to control the same.
10. And this defendant further shows
and alleges that in and by the public
laws and statutes Of the State Of Soutl
Carolina to wit, Chapter XIV, Sections
|, ,4G3 and Ill Of the Revised Statute:
of 1893, it WAS declared Iby the State O.
South Carolina that foreign corporations
duly incorporated under the laws Of any
State OF tho United States, would be per
mittcd to locate and carry on business
in the State Of South Carolina in lili,
mannc' as tho natural born citizens 0
the States Of the United States might dc
undor the law existing at the time, ant
that any such foreign corporation carry
ing on business and owning property il
the State Of South Carolina should en-
joy all the privileges and immunitics 0
owning property and carrying on bust
ness in like manner as Individuals, nat
ural born citizens Of such States Of tn,
United States and as domestic corpora
tiOns incorporated in the State Of Souti
Carolina might do. That in pursuanc,
Of such public laws and statutes this dc
fcndant entered the State Of South Caro-
lima and purchased and acquired prop
crty and carried on business therein, bu
| has only acquired and carried on tho
same as natural born citizens Of The
States of the United States might dc
and as domestic corporations OF thu
State Of South Carolina might do, ant
that such invitation and the rights there
IN given, when accepted and acted upol
by this defendant. constituted con
tract between the State Of South Caro-
lima and this defendant, which the sait
State Of South Carolina has by its sait
Acts referred to and set forth in th
tenth article Of said complaint sought L
imp ir and violate, against the provision
of Section 10, Article /, Of the Constitu
tion Of tho United States.
20 And this defendant further show
and alleges that in and by the said Act,
; referred to in Article 10 Of the said com
plant the property rights fthis defend
ant in the State Of South Carolina, &C
quircd in pursuance of tho invitation t.
and contract made with this defendant
by said public laws and statutes refer
red to in Article 10 of this answer, ar
made subject to impairment and dcstruc
ton at any time If this defendant shoul,
make any. arrangement contract 0
agreement which should unintcntionall
have the effect Of in any wise tending t.