The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-03

question, in any civil suit or proceeding
which said corporation, joint stock COM
pany, or other association shall have
been a party who shall thereafter VIC
late this or either of said acts shall no
longer be allowed to engage in COM
merce with foreign nations or among the
several states;
Provided that such prohibition shall
only be enforced after such corporation
joint stock company or other associa-
ton, shall have been enjoined against
further engaging in such business, on
an information or suit brought in a
United States court of competent juris-
dictton by the attorney general in be-
half of the government. 1t shall be the
duty of the attorney general in any
case, unless he shall be satisfied that
such corporation, joint stock company
or other associatio has desisted and
abstained and will in future desist and
abstain from such violation, to enforce
the provision by proceeding either by
information or by Indictment as he may
in his discretion think best.
Any corporation, joint stock company
or other association which shall be
charged with violating this act, and any
president, director, treasurer, officer or
agent thereof may be Joined as party
in any proceeding, civil or criminal, to
enforce this act. "2
If, in the judgment of the attorney
general, such corporation, joint stock
company or other association against
which any civil proceeding may be in
| stituted be one on which the public is
so depending that the interruption of
| its business will cause serious public
/ loss or inconvenience, he may, in his
discretion. refrain from proceeding to
obtain a decree which will absolutely
! prevent the continuance Of such bust
ness, and may apply for a. limited or
conditional decree, or one to take effect
! at some future day, as the public inter-
ests shall seem to require. And If, in
the judgment of the court before whom
such proceeding may be pending, the
interruption of the business of the de-
PENDANT corporation, joint stock COM
pany or other association will cause
such serious public loss or inconven-
fence, the court may decline to enter
any absolute decree enjoining it against
proceeding with it's business, and may
enter modified or conditional decree,
or such decree to take effect at a flu
ture time. as justice shall require. The
court may also, in its discretion. enjUin
such officers or agents, or servants of
such corporation, joint stock company
or other association from continuing in
its service, and enjoin any such cor
poration, joint stock company or asso-
citation from continuing their employ
ment therein, as the case shall seem to
require.
Section 10--That any corporation,
joint stock company or other associa-
ton, and any president. director treas
urer, officer, cOrporator, co-partner, as
ISOLATION or agent thereof who shall in
its behalf, after the thirtieth day OF
June, in the year nineteen hundred and
four, engage in such business in viola
ton of this act, shall for each offense
: in addition to such penalty for con-
tempt as the court in case of disobedi-
ence to its lawful order may impose, be
punished by fine not exceeding five
thousand dollars or by Imprisonment
: not exceeding one year, or both sale
: punishments, in the discretion of the
: court.
Section 11-That every president
treasurer, general manager, agent Of
other person usually exercising thu
- powers of such offices of any corpora
- ton, joint stock company or other as
v sociation, who has himself, in it's be
= half, violated, united to violate or voted
l for or consented to the violation of an!
of the provisions Of this act, shall
| thereafter be personally liable for al
Q the debts and obligations of any sucl
= corporation, joint stock company o
r other association, created while sucl
v person holds such Office or agency
8 whether under the same or subsequen
elections or appointments.