The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-23

United States, and upon conviction there- of by court of competent jurisdiction shall be punished by fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5000
 Sec. 5. That any person. carrier lessee, trustee, receiver, officer agent or representative of a carrier subject to the act to regulate commerce, who or which shall offer, grant, give, solicit, accept or receive any rebate, concession, facilities or service in respect to the transporta- tion of any property in interstate or for eign commerce by any common carrier subject to said act whereby any such property shall by any device whatever be transported at a less rate than that named in the tariffs published and filed by such carrier or shall receive any ad- vantages by way of facilities or service shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be subject to fine of not less than Sl000.
 Sec. 6. That no corporation engaged in the production, manufacture or sale of any article of commerce violating any of the provisions of section or this act or attempting to monopollze or control the production, manufacture or sale thereof in any particular locality by dis crimination in prices or by giving special privileges or rebates or otherwise, in or der to destroy competition therein in such locality. or shall use either directly or
  strumentalities or interstate commerce or in any way engage in interstate com merce for the purpose of aiding or facil- itating either directly or indirectly, such production, manufacture or sale with such intent nor shall any other person or corporation use any of the facilities or instrumentalities of interstate com merce, or in any way engage in inter state commerce for the purpose of aid ing or facilitating, either directly or in- directly, such production, manufacture or sale with such intent, nor shall any other person or corporation use any or the facilities or instrumentalities of in- ter-state commerce, or In any way engage in interstate commerce in buying, selling or disposing of any such article of com merce for the purpose of enabling such first mentioned corporation to continue or to continue to engage in such produc- tion manufacture. sale, or control with such interest. Every corporation or per son violating the provisions of this sec- tion shall be punished on conviction by a fine of not less than $500 and not exceed ing $50OO.
 Section Against Railroads.
 "Sec T. That any common carrier, lessee, trustee receiver or transportation com pany engaged in interstate commerce, now subject to the provisions of said act to regulate commerce, knowingly trans porting any property produced, manurac- tured or sold in violation of the provi- sions of this act or in violation of the provisions of any act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies shall be subject to a penalty of not less than 5000.
 "Sec. B. That in all prosecutions, hear ings and proceedings under the provisions of this act and under the provisions of 1A n4R6 Cafs aV against unlawful restraints and monopo- lies approved July g. 1890, whether civil or criminal, no person shall be excused from attending and testifying or from producing books, papers, contracts, agree ments and documents before the courts of the United States or the commissioners thereof, or the interstate commerce com mission, or in obedience to the subpoena of the same, on the ground or for the reason that the testimony or evidence. documentary or otherwise. required of him may tend to criminate him or sub feet him to a penalty or forfeiture; but no person shall be prosecuted or sub tected to any penalty Or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction matter or thing concerning which he may testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, before said courts, commission CTS or commission or in obedience to the subpoenae of either of them, in any such case or proceeding.
 "Testlmony of witnesses under the pro- visions of the act to regulate interstate commerce and amendments thereof, and of this act before said commission or any member thereof. shall be on oath, and either of the members of said commission may administer oaths and affirmatIons and sign subpoenaes
 Circuit Courts Have Jurisdiction.
 "Sec. 9. That the several Circuit courts of the United States are hereby invested with jurisdiction to prevent and restrain the violation of any of the plans of this act. It shall be the duty of the several district attorneys of the United States in their respective districts, under the direction of the attorney general to in- stitute proceedings in equity to prevent and restrain the several acts herein for bdden. Such proceedings may be by way of petition setting forth the case and praying that the acts hereby made unlaw- | full, shall be duly enjoined or otherwise prohibited. When the partles complained of shall be duly notified of such petition. | the court shall proceed as soon as may I be to the hearing and determination of | the case, and upon such petition and be- | fore final decree the court may at any | time make such temporary restraining order or prohibit as shall be deemed just.