The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-08
AFTERCOMBINES
LYDICK'S BILL PUNISHES
COMBINATIONS
Regulates Contracts 70 I
School Books and School
Supplies.

House mn No IS. by Mr. Lydick /
was passed Yesterday by he house to
regulate school contracts for school
hooks and school supplies ana penal
ties therefor;
Section L. 81 any individunl. hria
na tnership corporation, or any asso-
citation of persons whatsoever of auy
nature az character shall create. ente'
mo or become d member Of any pool
trust agreement. confederation. com
nination C. understanding permanent
or temporary. with any ether individ-
ual. firm. partnership, corporation or
association OF persons whatsoever of
any characte~ or nature whatsoever
10 iegulete or hx the price of or pre-
vent or restrict competition in the
ea'e or offering for sale or in amy Of
the branches of The business of selling
and furnishing any school books
desks. seats. charts. school furniture,
hxtr es. apparatus OF supplies, he or
thcy shall be !eemed guilty Of mis-
demeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined in sum not less han
three hundred dollars and net more
Than one thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. Each and every firm assc-
citation. partnership or corporation
seling. offering for sale or soliciting
trade and business fer any such school
supplies. school books furniture, FIX
lures or apparatus shall, before solic-
iting such trade or business. selling
or Offering for sale delivering or Of
fering to deliver any Of the articles
herein mentioned. caused TO lie filed
IN the office Of the superintendent Of
public instruction Of the territory Of
Nfahoma and in the Office Of tha
cerk Of he district court of each cour
ty Of said territory the affidavit Of two
Of its principal officers and an aftl-
davi. Of its business manager or book
keeper fully stating it's nature and
character as such firm, partnership,
association or corporation and affirma
lively showing therein by statements
Of facts tha; it's existence and sbusi-
ness relation violates in no way euy
of the provisions of this act
Must File Affidavit.
Sec. 3. Every individual engaged
in the sale cf rrticles mentioned in
this act and every agent or solicit5.
engaged IN such business either upon
his 1wn account e. in n representative
capacty shall Hle an ahidovl' in H.
own proper person with The same OF
hcers and s;ciing the same facts re
quirel OF ,he persons described in sec
tion two of this act.
Sec. A. The a6idavits required h'
the terms Of this act shall contain q
fun description Of the persons indi
1idual. frn.. corporation, partnership
or association engaged IN such bust
ness including The names Of the OF
icers stockholders bushes addres 8
business location ard city, county an
state where located and what names
titles and aliases. If any, such corpora
tion. firm association partnership ~
individual has transacted business
within the two Years mex. precc in.
the filing Of such aff'davit and sal
anidavits shall shall be renewed from
time 20 time on or before the first da'
Of January Of each odd numbers
year.
Soliciting Forbidden.
Sec. 8. Soliciting trade business
selling offering for sale or deliverin'
any Of the articles mentioned in thi
pct directly or indirectly TO any per
sc1. arm. corporation. association, IN
diyIdual. school board. school district
hoard OF education or othe- person @
agency withut FIRST having complies
with he requirements OF this ret am
filed the afldaylts herein required AM
the renewals thereof herein provide
for shall ae a misdomeauo- ara upoi
conviction thereof any person so OF
Tending shall be- adiudged 20 pay
dno Of not less than one hundred do
lars and not more tian i've hundre
dollars.
Sec G. False statements containe
10 any aaldavit filed pursuant TO III
rcouiramcnts OF this act shall bc deem
cd perjury and any person committin
such perjury shall be subject TO iniic
mont ard prosecution In any count
where such false AFFIDAVIT is filed an
upon conviction thereof shall be pun
lshed as provided under the third sui
division of the penalties Of perjury
the perjury section OF the crimes a'
of the territory Of Oklahoma and n
fling OF each affidavit for the pm
pose n prosecution. conviction an