The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-03-21
AM ANTITRUST Law
penalties Provided For Trade
Restraining Combinations
rnl1 Text of the Measure, Embracing
Amendments Which finally Pass
ed the State Legislature.

ature, WHICH lt0S just duJOuHncu, a00
he supplemental act, also adopted and
ati6ed by that body:
n Act prohibiting conduct within
the State Of North Carolina which
intereferes with trade and COM
merce.
The General Assembly of North
carolina do enact:
Section i. That it shall be unlaw-
hi for any person or corporation to
irectly or Indirectly be guilty of any
{ the acts and things specifedin any
f the ~sub-sections of this section. {
(Al, For any person, firm, corpora
ton or association to make a sale or
ales of any goods, wares, merchan-
Use, articles or things of value, what
pever, in North Carolina, whether diz
Petty or indirectly or through any
gent or employees upon the condition
lat the purchaser thereof shall not
eal in the goods, wares, merchandise
rticles or things ofvalue, of the
Dmpetitor or rival in the business OF
lie person, firm, corporation or ASSOC
alton, making said sale.
(B) For any person, firm, corpora
on or association to directly or in
irectly, wilfully destroy or injure
undertake to destroy or iniure the
lsiness Of any opponent or business
val In the State of North Carolina,
til the purpose or intention of att
mpting to fix the price of anything
value when the competition is re-
oyed.
(C) For any person, firm, corpora
tn or association which directly or
directly buys or sells within the
tate, through himself OR itself or
rough any agent Of any kind, Or al
kent or principal or together with
through any allied subsidiary or
ependent person, firm, corporation
association, as much as so per
Fntum in quantity of any article or
inc Of value which is sold or bought
the State to injure or destroy or
Idertake to injure or destroy the
lsiness Of any rival or opponenet by
wering the price of any article or
ing of value sold, so low or by rails
g the price of any article or thing
value bought, so high as to leave
unreasonable or inadquate profit,
a time and with the purpose of
ereasing the profit on the business
len such rival OF opponent is driy-
out of business, or his, their or its
[siness Is injured.
|(D) For any person, firm, corpora
n or association dealing in any
ing Of value within the State of
prth Carolina to give away or sell
a place where there is competition,
Oh thing Of value at a price lower
an is charged by such person, firm,
operation or association, for the
Pc thing at another place, where
re is not sufficient reason for
Arging less at the one place than at
other, with the view of injuring
business of another.
(E) For any person, firm, corpora
N or association engaged In buying
selling anything of value in North
Prollna to make or have any agree
mt or understanding, express, or
pied with any other person, firm;
Fporatlon, or association, not to buy
sell said things of value within
taln territorial limits within the
lite with intention of preventing
npetition in selling or to fix the
ce or prevent competition in buy
OF said things of value with these
pts, provided nothing herein shall
construed to prevent an agent
m representing more than one
nclpal. But nothing in this provi-
shall be construed to authorize
or more principals to employ a
anon agent for the purpose of
pressing competition or lowering
ces.
Zee. 2. That any corporation,
her as agent or principal, violating
OF the provisions of this act shall
MSullty Of a misdemeanor and such
ooratlon shall, upon conviction, be
d not less than $1,000 for each
every offense, and every person
atlng any of the provisions of this
shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor
upon conviction, shall be fined
less than $1,000 for each and
~ ~offense, and every person vio-
ng any of the provisions of this
Shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
upon conviction, shall be. fined
less Than $500 or imprisoned
nm the discretion of the court.
pee 8. That any person being
Ter within or without the State
encourages or wilfully allows or
9lts any agent or associates in
flneSS IN this State to violate any
Inc provisions, of this act shall be
10y OF a misdemeanor and, upon
%Slctlon, shall be punished as pro-
sa IN Section 2 hereof.
eec. a. That where the things pro
ted IN section one of this act are
unpous, then, In such event, after
nrst violations hereof, each week
the violation of such provision
continue shall be a separate Of
Pee. 5. That the provisions Of tbis