The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-03


spiracy, or who shall give any direction or
authority 70 do any act for the purpose Of
driving out OF business any other person
engaged therein. or who for such purpose
shall. in the course OF such commerce, sell
any article or product at less than its cul'
mattes value or nt less price than Il Is
accustomed 70 demand or receive therefor
in any other place under liAe condition; &c
who shall sell any article upon a condition,
contract or undertaking that Il shall not be
sold again by the purchaser or restrain such
sale by the purchaser. shall be deemed
guilty OF misdemcanor. and on conviction
thereof. shalt be punished by fine not ex.
GeediDg 5000 or by Imprisonment not 20 ex-
coed one year, or by both said punishments
Ia the discretion Of the court
Sec. 5. That no corporation, joint stock
company or other association shall engaga
In commerce with foreign nations or among
the several States, a majority Of whose
stock Is owned by or controlled or acid In
trust for any manufacturing or any othcr
corporation which, IN the course OF It's
manufacture or production conducts its
business or any part thereof In a msnncr
which would he prohibited by this act IL Il
were SO conducted In the course OF such
the several states.
sec. Q. That all the books OF record and
papers 81 every such corporation, joint
stock company or other association engaged
in commerce with foreign nations or among
the several States, shall be subject to In
srcctlon by the attorney general Of the
United States or by any sgent he may des
lgnate or any such corporation, joint stock
company or any other association shall, as
az times prescribed make returns verified
as aforesaid as shall be by him prescribed,
either by general regulation or by special
direction.
sec Z That any president, director,
treasurer. officer, corporStor. copartner, as
s,.ciate or agent Of such corporation, joint
stock company or other association who
shall support, vote for, aid or abet, or take
part IN doing such action by said corpora
tion. Joint stock company OF other asso-
clatlon or any instrumentality thereof, shall
he liable to the penalties by this act pro
vded
Sec. s. That no corporation. Joint stock
company or other association after the Both
day Of June, 1904, shall manufacture or
produce any article which, in the course OF
business is habitualy sold and delivered.
nNyNuu IuV CNtlt III WhlNh ~ - Ah"1N'''N
tured: whether by said corporation, Joint
stock company or other association, or by
subsequent purchasers thereof, and which
shall In the course OF Its own domestic
/ business do any other acts or things pro-
hlbited to be done by this act. shall
gage in commerce with foreign nations or
among the several states.
( PENALTY FOR SECOND VIOLATION.
sec. o. That any corporation. Joint
/ stock company or other association that
shall have been twice !adiudgcd to have
violated the provisions Of the act or either
I OF the acts mentioned in section / hereof,
I by the final Judgment Of any court having
/ Jurisdiction OF the question, In any civil
suit or proceeding which said corporation,
( joint stock company or other association
| shall have been a party, who shah there
! after violate this or other said acts, shall
no longer be allowed TO engage In commerce
with foreign nations or among the several
states.
provided, that such prohibition shall
only be enforced after such corporation,
joint stock company or other association
( shall have been enjoined against further
engaging IN such business or an information
OF suit brought IN a United States court
" competent jurisdiction by the attorney
general in behalf Of tho government Il
( shall be- the duty OF the attorney general
/ In any case unless be shall he satisfied
that such corporation Joint stock company
! or other association has abstained and will
in future dcsist and abstain from such yio-
lation TO enforce the provision by proceed
! ing, either by Information or by Indictment,
as he may In his discretion think best.
ANY corporaton joint stock company or
] ~ trbI, 5hnn 10, Oh,
with violating this act, and any president,
director, treasurer. officer or agent thereof
may be Joined as a party in any proceeding,
civil or criminal TO enforce this act.
'lf, in the judgment OF the attorney gen.
eral such corporation. Joint stock company
or other association against which civil
proceedings may be Instituted be one on
/ which the public is so dependent that the
interruption of It's business will cause Sc
rious public loss or Inconvenience, he may
4 in his discretion refrain from proceeding
| to obtain decree which Will absolutely
/ prevent the continuance Of such business,
/ and may apply for limited or conditional
Z decree or one to take effect at some future
day as the public Interests shall seem to
require. And IT, in the Judgment of the
court before whom such proceeding may he
I pending, the interruption Of the business Of
the defendant corporation Joint stock com
pany or other association viii cause such
serious public loss or Inconvenience, the
court may decline to enter an absolute no.
! cree enjolnng It against proceeding Wits
/ It's business. and may enter a modiltI ~
conditional decree or such decree TO take
effect at future time as justice shan re-
I quire.
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