The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-23


Amy corporation failing to make such
| return, or whose treasurer or other Off
! Ger shall fail to make til" answers
aforesaid, may be restrained, on the
suit of the United States, from engag-
| ing in interstate commerce until such
return is made. Suit may be brought
| in any district Of the United States at
| the election of the attorney general
| Section 2-That whoever knowingly
swears to return that is false in any
material particular, or knowingly
sWears to an answer to any such in
quiry that is false in any material par
/ ticular. shall be deemed guilty of per-
! jury and punished as provided in sec
! ton 1892 of the revised statutes Of the
| United States. Whoever shall know
! ingly prepare. or cause to be prepared,
! a return or answer that is false, as
aforesaid. shall be- deemed guilty of
subornation of perjury and punished as
aforesaid.
Section 3-That it shall be the duty
of said commission to cause to be pre-
pared and published on or before the
| first day of June in each year Il list
of all corporations making returns,
with an abstract of such return, for
free distribution in such number as said
| commission may deem necessary to
meet any reasonable and proper de-
mand therefor to be distributed under
the direction of the commission.
! Section 4-That said commission
/ shall have the same authority to in
quire into the management Of the bust
Docc of sold onrpora +iOrc ralatiDo 10 in
| terstate and foreign commerce in the
same manner and to the same extent,
with the same power to compel the at
tendance and giving of testimony by
witnesses and the production of books,
papers, contracts and agreements, as
! is provided in an act to regulate COM
merce,' approved February 4th, 1887
and all amendments thereof Said
| commission may employ such agents
and clerks as in its Judgment may be
necessary for properly executing the
provisions of this act. Said commits
sion shall make an annual report to the
/ president containing, among other
! things, such specific recommendations
| for additional legislation as 1t may
deem necessary.
ANY person who shall neglect or re-
| fuse to make returns, attend and tes-
| tify, or answer any lawful inquiry
hereinbefore provided for, or produce
books, papers, contracts, agreements
and documents, if in his custody, con-
| troll, or power to do so, in obedience to
| the subpoena, or lawful requirements
of the commission, shall be deemed
guilty of an offense against the United
States, and upon conviction thereof by
a court of competent jurisdiction shall
be punished by a fine Of not less than
five hundred dollars, nor more than five
thousand dollars.
| Section 5-That any person, carrier,
lessee, trustee, receiver. officer. agent,
or representative of a carrier subject
to the act 10 regulate commerce who
or which shall offer, grant, give, So
licit, accept, or receive any rebate, con-
cession, facilities, or service in respect
to the transportation Of any property
in interstate or foreign commerce by
any common carrier subject to said act
whereby any such property shall by
any device whatever be transported at
less rate than that named in the
tariffs published and filed by such car
rier as is required by said act to regu-
late commerce, or shall receive any adj
vantage by way of facilities or service,
shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor, and shall upon conviction
thereof be subject to a fine of not less
| than one thousand dollars.
| Section 6-That no corporation en-
gagged in the production manufacture
or sale Of any article of commerce viO-
| lating any Of the provisions of section
of this act, or attempting to monopo-
| lie or control the production, manu-
| facture or sale thereof in any particu-
| lar locality by discrimination in prices,
or by giving special privileges or re-
| bates or otherwise. in order to destroy
competition therein in such locality,
shall use, either directly or indirectly,
any of the facilities or instrumental
ties of interstate commerce or in any
way engage in interstate commerce for
the purpose of aiding or facilitating,
either directly or indirectly, such pro-
duction, manufacture or sale with such
intent: nor shall any other person or
corporation use any Of the facilities or
Observation-Disclosures Of interstate COM
merce, or in any way engage in inter-
state commerce, in buying, selling. or
disposing of any such article of COM
merce for the purpose of enabling such
first mentioned corporation to engage
or to continue to engage in such pro-
duction, manufacture, or sale or con-
troll with such intent. Every corpora
ton or person violating the provisions
of this section shall be punished, on
conviction. by a fine of not less than
$500 and not exceeding $1,000.
Section THAT any common carrier,
lessee, trustee, receiver, or transporta
ton company engaged in interstate
commerce onw subject to the provisions
of said act to regulate commerce know
ingly transporting any property pro-
duced manufactured or sold in viola
ton of the provisions of this act, or
in violation of the provisions of AN act
to protect trade and commerce against
unlawful restraint and monopolies,
approved July g 1890, in interstate
commerce, shall be subject to u penalty
of not less than $1,000 to be recovered
by the United States having jurisdic-
ton thereof, which suit may be
brought in any district in which such
common carrier, lessee, trustee or re-
ceiver, or transportation company has
an Office or conducts it.
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