The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-06

and prohibit trusts, pools ana WoHoPUHN''
ard conspir1cies 70 control business ana 4Elsss
Of articles 70 prevent the formation OF op.
Grafton Of trusts pools inonopohss and
combinations by persons, FIRMS corpora
.iors and associations OF persons, and TO pro
vide fer the institution and prosecution OF
suits for the enforcement Of this act ana TO
FIX penalties and punishment for VIOLATIONS
thereof by persons. firms, corporations ana
5ssoci,tions OF persons and 10 promote free
connection in the State Of Texas, ana 10
rcpeal all laws or parts OF laws IN eonhlct
with this act
RE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF THE STATE OF TEXAS
Section l. That trust is combination of
espital skill or acts, by two or more persons
firms corporations or associations Of persons, or
either two or more Of them, for either, any or
all OF the following purposes
To create or carry out restrictions in trade
or commerce or aids to commerce or TO create
or carry out restrictions in the tull ana ffee
pursuit Of any business authorized or permitted
by the laws OF this State.
p To increase or reduce the price OF merehan-
disc produce or commodities.
g. To prevent competition in manufacture
making, transportation, sale or purchase OF mer-
chandise, produce or commodities, or to prevent
competition in aids to commerce.
d. To fix az any standard or figure whereby
lis price to the public shall be in any manner
controlled or established any article or com
modify or merchandise produce or commerce
intended for sale use or consumption IN TINS
State,
3 To make or enter into or execute or carry
out any contract obligation or agreement OF
any kind or description by which they shall
bind or have hound themselves not to sell, dis
pose Of or transport any article or commodity, or
article OF trade, use, merchandise. commerce or
I'd Ecf 1r
by which they shall agree IN any manner to
keep the price OF such article commodity or
transportation az a fixed or graded figure, or by
which they shall in any manner establish or set
tie the price OF any article or commodity or
TRANSFORMATION between them or themselves and
others to preclude free and unrestricted com
petition among themselves or others in the sale
or transportation OF any such article or com
modify or by which they shall agree to pool
combine or unite any interest they may have in
connection with the sale or transportation Of any
such article OF commodity that its price might in
any manner be affected.
Sec. = Any corporation organized under the
laws of this or any other State or county, and
trarsacting or conducting any kind OF business
in this State or any partnership, or individual
or other association Of persons whatsoever, who
shall create, enter into become member OF or q
party TO any pool trust, agreement, combination
confederation or understanding with any othe1
corporatiou partnership, individual or any other
person or association Of persons, to regulate OF
fx the price of any article of manufacture
mechanism, merchandise, commodity, convent
erce, repair any product of mining or any othe
article or thing Whatsoever or the price or pre-
MUM 10 be paid for insurng property agains
loss by damage by fire, lightning storm, or t
maintain said price when so regulated or fixed
| or shall enter into, become member OF or
! party to any pool, agreement, combination con
tract association confederation to fix or limi
/ the amount or quantity OF any article of manu-
, facture. mechanism, merchandise, commodity
. convenience, repair, any product OF mining, o
any article or thing whatsoever or the price o
premium to be paid for nsurug property agains
loss or damage by FIRE lightning, storm cyclone
tornado. or any other kind OF policy issued by an
corporation, partnership, individual or associa
ton Of persons aforesaid, shall be deemed an
| adudged guilty Of a conspiracy to defraud, AM
| to be subject TO the penalties provided b
this act
See. A monopoly is any union or com
bination or consolidation or utilization OF capita
credit, property, assets, trade custom skill o
acts. or Of any other valuable thing or possession
by or between persons, firms or corporations o
association Of persons. firms or corporation
whereby any one Of the purposes or objects men
toned in this act is accomplished or sought to b
accomplished, or whereby any one or more o. sal
purposes are prompted or attempted to be exc
tuted or carried out, or whereby the several re
suits described herein are reasonably calculate
to be produced; and monopoly" as thus de
fined and contemplated, includes not merely sue
combinations by and between two Or more PEI
sons, hrms or corporations, acting for themselve
but is especially DEEMED and intended to includ
all asgregations, analssmations affiliations cor
solidauons or Interpretations OF capital skill
credit assets property, custom, trade, or oths
valuable thing or possession, whether effected b
the ordinary methods Of partnership or bv actu,
union under the legal form OF corporation or A
incorporated body resulting from the union OF on
or more distinct firms or corporations or bv III
purchase, acquisition or control Of shares or ee-
rheates OF stock or bonds or other corporat
property or franchise, and all corporations Z
partnerships that have been or NAV be create
hy the consolidation or Inauguration OF the ser
aEaie capital, stock, bonds assets credit nror
critics custom trade or corporate or frm b
loneinss OF two or more firms or corporatious
companies are especially declared to eonstitu
monopoies within the meaning Of this act II
created or entered into by any one or more Of II
purposes named in this act and "monopol,,
as denned in this section, is hereby declared
De unlawful and against public policy, and ar
and all persons, corporations or assoeiation
persons engaged therein shall he deemed and a,
luaged guilty OF a conspiracy to defraud ar
this act,
sec 4 II any person, persons, company. par
hership association or corporation. engaged
the manufacture or sale Of any article Of cor
meTee or consumption from the raw material Or
ulcsq' manufactured or mined in this State
elsewhere, shall with the intent or n,,rnoss
aF'Wns out competition or for the burmese
j. financially iniuring competitors, sell al less tn,
'hs tost Of manufacture, or sell in such a wa
IS o. give away their manufactured products
pdiofm any service in connection with the nr4
e aEauoa OF any product for market, Tor the on