The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-18
SCHOOL SUPPLY BILL
Lydick's Measure Providing
Heavy Penalties Impor 4
tant to the People.

Following IS house bin 7e. by Lydiek
now a law:
An act to regulate the sale Of
school books. school supplies. and 70
provide penalties for the violat.on q
same. Be It enacted by the Legis
.latve assembly CT the Territory Of
okiahoma
Section l. II any individual firm
partnership. corporation. or any as
eoc,ation Of person whatsoever Of /
any nature or character shall create, /
enter into or become a member of |
any pool. trust, agreement confedera-
ticn. combination or understanding
permanent or tempoliry. with any
ether Individual firm, partnership,
corporation or association of persons
whatsoever Of any character Of nature
whatsoever to regulate Of fix the
price of OF prevent Of restrict compe-
tition in the sale or offering for sale
or i'm any Of the branches Of the busi-
ness Of ceiling or furnishing school
books. desks. seats, chairs, school
furniture. fxtdes. apparatus or sup
plies he or they shall be deemed
! guilty Of misdemeanor and upon
e conviction thereof shall be fined in
y a sum not less than three hundred
a dollars and not more than one thous-
and dollars.
Section 2. Each and every firm, as
+. sociat,on. partnership or corporation
# selling. Offering for sale or soliciting
trade and business for any such
school supplies. school books furni-
ture. fixtures. or apparatus shall. be-
fore soliciting such trade or business,
y selling or Offering for sale, delivering
or Offering 10 deliver any of the arti-
II cles herein mentioned. cause to be
g filed in the Office Of the superintend-
ent of public institution Of the Terri
tory Of Oklahoma and in the office
IN cf the clerk of the district court Of
)n ehch county of said Territory the affi
dav.t cf two OF its principal Officers
ger or bookkeeper fully stating it'
nature and character az such firm
ne partnership. association or corpora
o- tion and affirmatively showing there
he in by statements Of facts that its ex
la istence and business relations violates
~ II no way any Of the provisions Of thi
he act.
,s- Section g. Every individual engag
lie ed in the sale Of articles mentyned il
this act and every agent or solicito
engaged in such business whethe
upon his own account or in repres
entatiye capacity shall file an ami
davit in his own proper person will
MS the same officers and stating the sam
facts required of the persons describes
= in Section Two Of this act.
~, Section A. The affidavit required b.
ID, the terms OF this act shall contain
20 full description os the persons. ind
vduals, firm. corporation, partner
ship or association engaged in sue
business, including the names Of tn
Officers. stockholders, business ao
" dress. business location, and citl
- county and state where located an
'he what names. titles and aliases, if an!
aW such corporation. firm, association
the partnership. or Individual has transac
ks. ed business within the two years ne'
Dol preceding the fling OF such affiday
For and such affIdavits shall be renewe
from time 60 time on or before the fir
day Of January in each odd acmbere
the year
and Section o. Soliciting trade or bus
srs nors selling. offering ior sale or d
noh nverirg any Of the articles mentionC
I'm this act directly or indirectly
any person. firm, corporation. associ
ton, individual, school board, scho
district. board Of education or 9TH
person or agency without first havr
in complied with the requirments of Oh
act and fled the anidavits here
required and the renewals there
the herein provided for shall be a mi
sem demeanor and upon conviction ther
ted cf any person SO Offering shall be a
,ols judged 70 pay a fine Of not less th'
day one hundred dollars and not more thl
$40 fve hundred dollars.
sem Section g. False statements ca
aral tanned IN any anldavit filed pursua
'om to the requirements Of this act shi
.mg be deemed puriury and any pera
and committing such perjury shall be 81
lree ject to indictment and prosecution
Jail any court where such false afida'
ont is filed and upon conviction there
dol shall be punished as provided unt
iced the third subdivision Of the pen
ven ties 3f perjury in the perjury secti
ton, Of the crimes act of the Territory
stsd Oklahoma and the illng Of each a
a 10 davit for the purpose Of prosecute
! at conv ction and Judgment OF gui
shall be deemed a separate and
CON tinct act Of perjury for each cou