The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-02-26

dav such pegson, curgorat!on> partner
ship. or association shall c0nr-nIe 70
do 50. shall be Il separate offence, The
penalties in such cases TO be recovered
by az action Of the State. at the felG-
ton 0t tie attorney general II tile
solicitor OF the Judicial circuit within
which the Offence was committed: tie
moneys thus Collected t. 60 into tie
State treasury, and 20 become 4 part
of the general fund except as herein
after provided. The amount ot the
forfeit to be fixed by the Judge before
whom the case is tried in each case.
within the aforesaid limits: t;le c7i!ec,
ton of which penalty shall hc enforced
as the collections Of fines against de-
PENDANTS upon conviction ut a miaae'
meanOr.
Sec. 6. Ii any Two or more persons
( or CORPORATIONS. who are engaged IN
/ buying or selling any article OF COM
merce. manufacture, mechanism. mer-
chandisc. commodity. convenience. re-
pair. any product Of mining Or any
article or thing whatsoever, Shall en-
ter into any pool. trust. agreement.
combination. confederation. aSSocla-
tion or understanding to control OF
/ limit the trade in any such article or
thing: or to limit competition in Sucn
trade by refusing to buy from or sell
to any other person rcOrporatl0n any
such article or thing aforesaid. for the
reason that such other person or cor
poration is not a member Of or a par
tv t. such pool. trust. agreement,
combination; association or under
standing: or shall boycott OF threaten
any person or corporation. Tor ouylng
from or selling to any other person or
corporation who is not 6, member OF or
a party to such pool, trust. agreement,
combination. confederation, assocla-
tion, or understanding. any such
article or thing aforesaid, it shall be q
violation of this act: and any person.
firm. or corporation or association OF
persons committing such violation
shall be deemed and adjudged guilty Of
a conspiracy to defraud, and shall be
subject to the penalties prescribed in
this act.
Sec. :. Any corporation created or
organized by or under the laws OF this
State which shall violate any Of the
provisions Of the preceding sections of
this act shall thereby forfeit its corpo-
rate rights and franchises: and its cor
porate existence shall, upon the proper
proof being made thereof in any court
of competent jurisdiction in this State.
be by the court declared forfeited
void and Of none effect, and Shall
thereupon cease and determine: and
any corporation created or organized
by or under the laws Of any State or
country, which shall violate any Of the
provisions OF the preceding sections Of
this act, shall thereby forfeit its right
and privilege thereafter to do any bus
mess in this State: and upon proper
proof being made thereof in any court
Of competent jurisdiction in this State,
it's right and privilege to do business
in this State shall be declared forfeit
ed: and in all proceedings to have such
forfeiture declared, proof that any
person who has been acting as agent
of such foreign corporation in trans
acting it's business in this State has
been, while acting as such agent and
in the name, behalf or interest OF such
foreign corporation, violating any pro-
vision of the preceding section OF this
act. shall be received as prima facie
proof of the act of the corporation it
self: and it shall be the duty OF the
clerk of said court to certify the de-
cree thereof to the secretary Of state.
and if it be an insurance company to
the comptroller general Of the State,
who shall take notice and be governed
thereby as to the corporate powers and
rights of said corporation.
Sec. S. 1t shall be the duty Of the
secretary of state, on or about the
first of July of each year and at such
other times as he may deem necessary.
to address to the president, secretary
or treasurer Of each incorporated COM
pany doing business in this State,
letter Of inquiry as to whether the
said corporation has all or any part OF
it's business or interest in or with any
trust combination or association OF
persons or stockholders. as named in
the preceding provisions Of this act,
and to require an answer under oath
of the president. secretary or treasur-
er, or any director Of said company.
4 form Of affidavit shall be enclosed
in said letter Of inquiry. as follows:
AFFIDAVIT.
State of South Carolina.
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