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the fees allowed him under IN, 49,.
bill wy general fee
Sec TO- Any contract or a,rs.-
ton OF the provisions Of this act sh.,, viola
solutely void and not enforceable si,lnn ve alb
equity. s''"er IN law
Sec. II. And in addition to the n...,.,
iorieitures herein provided for, every ns.s and
lating this act may further be punisbsa =. Wo
prisonment in the penitentary not IT, !, " I'M
nor more than ten years "-n one
Sec. H. In prosecutions for IN. u;.,...
any OF the provisions of this act e; .1y'4uon OF
any person has acted as the agent ~ Ivy mat
ton IN the transaction of its busincs Ns s,
state shall be received prima facie n.oat ,nls
his act in the name, behalf or inters.. 80 'uat
corporation OF which he was acting al n. y Nne
was the act of the corporation. S aSeni
Sec. 10. Upon the application Of ,bo
general or of any district or Court, a,'Oiny
made to any justice of the peace in 49, 'nrhey,
and stating that he has reason to belisvo 5saH
witness who is to be found in tho cos. a'
which such justice of the peace s ~ t OF
knows OF violation of any of the nro,;,, o'ieer.
this act it shall be the duty Of the in.,i. nets o.
the peace to whom such application is n,Ss ~
have summoned and to have examined ..sg
witness in relation to violations Of srv sa .t
provisions of this act said witness 10 he ~,
moncd provided for in criminal c,sas ' WI
said witness shall be duly sworn and ~. i lug
tice OF the peace shall cause the Statements -
the witness to be reduced to writing and y;.nsi
and sworn to before him, and such sworn 80.
mcnt shall be delivered to the attorney g.ns.s,
district or county attorney upon whose annie.
ton the witness was summoned Should the vii.
ness summoned aforesaid, fail to abnear a, !.
make statement of the facts within his knowlsdr.
under oath or to sign the same after il has h..
reduced TO writing he shall be guilty of cor.
tempt of court and may be fined not exceed;,,
$500, and may be attached and imprisoned /;
the county jail until he shall make fuu ,,.,s'
ment of all the facts within his knowledge viii
reference to the matter'Tnquired about Anv ,.r-
son so summoned and examined shall not be ia.
Bile to prosecution for any violation of the nro-
visions of this act about which he may testify
fully and without reserve.
Sec. Id. All actions authorized and bro,,L,
under this act shall have precedence on motion
of the prosecuting attorney or attorney general
of all other business, civil and criminal exc,nt
criminal where the defendants are in a;l
Sec. IS. That all laws and parts of laws in con-
flict with this act be and the same are hereby
repealed and that title CVIII of the Revised
Civil Statutes of the State of Texas Of 1905, and
articles 1919, 1914, 5315, 1916 53G7, s3Is s,io
$3.50, S3aI and s321a thereof, be and the same
are hereby expressly repealed and that articles
| 90, o77, o78, o79, $50, oSI, oS2, o93 oSA, oSs
! $50, o87 o88, o88a, o8Sb, o88c o88d of chapter
| 7, in title XVIII of the penal code OF the State
of Texas of 1906, be and the same are hereby
expressly repealed; and that an act entitled an
act to define trusts, provide for penalties and
punishment of corporations, persons, firms and
associations of persons connected with them and
promote free competition in the State of Texas,
and to repeal all laws and parts of laws in con-
tiict with this act approved April co. 1895, and
known and published chapter SO of the Cen
eral Laws Of the Twenty fourth legislature, be
and the same is hereby expressly repealed and
that act entitled IAN act to prohibit POOLS
trusts, monopolies and conspracies to control
business and prices of articles, to prevent the
formation operation OF pools, trusts
nopoies and combinations of the charters of cor
porations that violate the terms of this act and
! TO authorize the institution and prosecution Of
suits therefor" approved May 25 1890 and pub
/ lshed and known as chapter CXLVI OF the Cen
/ cral Laws Of the Twenty-sixth Legislature, be
and the hereby expressly repealed; and
! that act entitled AN act to amend article
1913, title 1903, of the Revised Civil Statutes Of
the State of Texas prescribing penalties against
trusts and conspiracies against trade approved
June s, 1899, and known as chapter CLXXll OF
the General Laws of the Twenty-sixth Legsa-
ture be and the same is hereby expressly re-
pealed provided, nothing in this act shall be
held construed to affect destroy any rights
! OF the State of Texas to recover penalties or
forfeit charters of domestic corporations or pro-
hibit foreign corporations from doing business IN
this State, for acts committed before this act
takes effect.
| Sec. 10 Emergency clause.