The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

/ of the statute of July 2. 1880, chapter
/ 647, entitled An act to protect trade
and commerce against unlawful re-
straints and monoDolies," shall in no
wise be held to be limited restrained or
repealed by the act.
Sec. 2 That the attorney general is
authorized to employ any professional
+ or other assistance which may be deem
ed necessary or desirable to prosecute
! offenses under this act. or under the
+ acts hereinbefOre mentioned to which
this is an addition. or to make 1nVest1-
cation into the same: and for that DUR
pose the sum of 100000, or so much
/ thereof as may be necessary. is hereby
/ appropriated out Of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 3. That from and after June 80.
1 1904, no corporation, joint stock COM
pany or other association whose stock
holders are not personally liable for
/ their debts, created by any state or ter
ritory, shall engage in commerce with
/ states or continue to carry on sucn
/ commerce unless it shall comply with
the following conditions:
It shall file a statement in the Office
of the interstate commerce commission,
/ signed and sworn to by its president, It's
/ treasurer, its general manager and a
majority of its directors, or by the per-
sons exercising the powers usually eX-
/ ercised by such officers and directors of
| sucn corpora tons joint stock companies.
and other association, on or before Sep
TENDER Is 1904, and shall on or before
September IS, in each year thereafter,
file like statement for the-y year ending
with June 30 in said years, respectively,
showing
The amount of its capital stock.
The market value of the same.
! How much of the same has been paid
in full in cash: or if the same has not
been paid in full in cash what has been
received by said corporation, joint stock
/ company or other association. in lieu
thereof and the value Of whatever shall
have been so received by it.
I The names Of all the officers and di-
rectOrs of said corporation, Joint stock
/ company or other association. ard all
agents trusted with the management OF
it's affairs.
The amount 1t has paid in dividends
during said period, the rate of percent
age of such dividends, and times Of pay
ing the same.
A statement of all the stock owned by
it of any other corporation, joint stock
company or other association. specify
ing the corporation. joint stock company
or other association. and the number
and value of shares in each: the amount
OF its own stock held by other corpora
tons, joint stock companies or other as
sOciatiOns held in trust for it, or III
which it has any interest. directly or in
directly, absolute or conditional. legal
or equitable, specifying the corporations
joint stock companies or other associa-
tons
An undertaking signed by said Off
GERS, general managers and directors
that they will comply with the provi-
sions of this and all other laws of the
United States in the management of the
affairs of said corporations joint stock
companies or other associations, and
that they accept the provisions and la
bilties of this act and the obligations
imposed by it, so long as they shall hold
or hold said officers authority.
: This statement shall be in addition tt
, %1av. "a
quired by the interstate commerce com
= mission, or by any other public authority
The attorney general Of the United
States may at any time require of any
corporation, joint stock company o.
/ other company so engaged, any state.
: ment he may think fit in regard to tn,
conduct of its business, and he may es
} pecially require such corporation, Join
) stock company or other association t.
give 2 list Of all contracts or transac
tions entered into within the twelve
months preceding such requisition, II
which 1t has sold any article or prOduc
$ or carried any article or product at
rate less than the ordinary marke
price, if such article or product had beef
f sold or carried by other persons than tn
party to such transaction. And he may
further require the reasons for such dis
tinctlon and the circumstances attend
ing the same.
Sec. 4--That every person, corpora
ton, Joint stock company or other as
ISOLATION engaged in commerce witt
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foreign nations or among the SeVera
states who shall enter into any con
tract, combination or conspiracy, O.
: who shall give any direction or au
: thority to do any act, for the purpos
! of driving out of business any othe
, person engaged therein, or who 70
such purpose shall in the course o
such commerce sell any article or pro
duct at less than its fair market value
; or at less price than it is accustomed
= to demand or receive therefor in an.
= other place under like conditions; o
who shall sell any article upon a con
j., dltlOn, contract or undertaking tina
: it shall not be sold again by the pur
chaser or restrain such sale by tn
= purchaser shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor, and, Oh conviction there
b Of shall be punished by a fine not ex
9 ceeding $4,000 or by imprisonment no
to exceed one year, or by both sal
punishments in the discretion of tn
. / court.
e Sec. 5.-That no corporation. join
y stock company OF other associatio
\ shall engage in commerce with foreig
= nations, or among the several states
= a majority of whose stock is owned b
I or controlled or held in trust. for an
! manufacturing or other corporation
: which in the course of it's manufactur
= or production, conducts its business O
: any part thereof in a manner whic
n would be prohibited by this act if
. were so conducted in the course c
= such commerce with foreign nation
:, r among the several states.
Sec. 6.-That all the books of recor
,, and papers of every such corpora tiof
n ton, engaged in commerce with for
Q SMALL MONEY.