The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-06
To,,o- An4;- Trust Text Of the Bill introduced I. )
texas Ahtl- u0t' sentatiNes ConnalIy and W ksN

acts BY tive or more persoa, cfal Il
or ASSOCIATION Of persons I. ssr;sl
more OF them, for either, asy SHE 1.
lowing purposes; ''y o al
!. To create or carry a.,
or commerce or aids "a lstcss
or carry out restriction, IL ,s o..
suit Of any business autho,;.. Ssi
the laws Of this State O fsissl 4
2 To increase or redrs. 49,
disc, produce or eommodits, ~" y sss
). To prevent competi,;o.
making transportation, sal. :, n,rsaS
ehandise, produce or conme5i,is.'S 'sa's
competition in aids 70 eonmsys. . s,n
aration Of any product for m,,.e y a
tation by any service Or procs., q air
4 10 NIX any standard or ss,. s1'a'Ts
! price to the public shall be n NJ Fsssi
/ trolled or established any art.is nirrs
OF merchandise, produce or co~. par
| Tor safe, use or consumption in n, ~
S. 10 make or enter into A.
out any contract, obligation a, e
! kind or description by which H. Ssss1
have bound themselves not to III sl1 II
transport any article or commos,,, SsppE
trade use merchandise, commerce. NY
non oeiow common standard s,r,.
which they shall in any name, ~. .a',
settle the price Of any article d ,n 49,
! transportation between them or ,A,-..s
others to preclude free and unr,,..;.I,
petition among themselves and oh...
sale or transportation Of any such st,;,,.
modify, or by which they shall .v,.,
combine or unite any interest thew ~.
connection with the sale or tran,ns.t.a, y
such article or commodity tina, 4, 49,
any manner be affected, or aid or ,sy,.
creation or carrying out of anv sn.l
ton, or who shall as principal manage,
agent servant or employee, or in anv ~,
knowingly carry out any Of the stinn,,;..l
poses, prices, rates, directions. eonSa...
ders of such combinations shall be subi,,
pains and penalties Of this act, and N
punished as hereinafter provided h 4,
Sec. O. Any person, partnership. srr !. n
citation, or any representative OF ,g,,, 4.
or any corporation or company or M n
representative or agent thereof, yiol,tir, I.
the provisions OF this act shall iori,t !,
than 5000 nor more than $4,000 ior ~, b
otfense, and each day such person ,,,,,,.
partnership or association shall eontins
so shall be a separate offense, the pr,ss
such cases to be recovered BY an action h
name of the State, at the relation Of n. ~
general or the distr;c, or eour,y .,,. :.
under the written authority Of me ,ltsr,, n
eral the moneys thus collected 10 70 m
State treasury, and to become pan 4
general fund, except as hereinafter u,
And in addition TO the fines and iort,i,ua v
provided for, every person violating his ~ u
further be punished by imprisonaen, ii 4, y
> Tertiary not less than one or NOR. tHu
years
Sec. !. In any indictment for an oH.ne "a
3 in this act, it shall he sufficient to nj. I.
fects or purposes OF the trust, pool, r;,z
conspiracy or combination, as til. csm I'd
and that the accused is member OIL saa i
g or in pursuance OF il, and it shall not !. a
say to give its correct name, nor dtnla
scSption thereof nor how, nor when, nsf "
it was created And in all prosecutions y
this act it shall be sufficient to prom III
trust. monopoly, conspiracy or eOnbin,aa
= defined in this act, exists, and tina, th, dasa
belonged to IT, or acted for or IN eonHsu' 7
. it, and it shall not be necessary to prove "
members belonging 70 IT. nor 70 pf0s Y
duce any articles OF agreement or any v1a
> strument on which 1t may nave eeen eNs
: that 1t was evidenced by any written N'4.l
: at all.
Sec. 8. II shall be the duty Of ii. sass'
i, general and the prosecuting ATTORNEY isa'
trict or county respectively to entoTt. y I
4 visions OF this act. The attorney general y
{ district or county attorney acting unir
=, written direction OF the attorney gtaai.
institute and conduct all suits pending p
district court. and upon appeal the aFeFiE
ersl shall prosecute said SUIT in the ei:a
:, civil appeals and in the supreme tSgF
prosecuting attorney shall receive Tor y
= pensation 20 per cent Of the penalty ~
= nrovidcd the fees allowed the prosstaa
torney representing the State, prouda u
. this section, shall be over and above y.
\ allowed him by the general fee bill nov l
Sec. O. All actions authorized and hlsas
der this act shall have precedence o. az.
A the prosecuting attorney or the auelas 7, ],
Of all other business, civil and criminal
!, criminal cases where the defendant: az 7
u - . .a,o ., more p,noa, +
pee, TO- ~ any W. 1,osd n buying d !
= ,'. 80, 80. .o,,,,erte n,,nufaeturs @ttl'
a,y I,,r1it con,nodity convenience fy'
ne l.a''I':S ,;.i,- ~ ,nv article Of tAi'i
- Pto 80. sh.ii i' .ntsr into any popl irsi
u soeVer' sndii 80 .o.f.5.ration asictir'
y ment combination, to ai ~ iirit Ii. trad.
:, s,,.h srt;cis =, fling or to limit earfs,a
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