The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-03-21

OF this act. &
Sec. 6. That if is shall be made to
appear upon affidavit 10 any solicitor,
the affidavit may be made upon infor-
nation and belief and when made,
upon information and belief it shall
state the ground upon which the Off
davit is made and if reasonable in
this State that any-eoTporaticn has
violated or is violating any of the
provision of this act within the Judi
cial district Of such solicitor, it shall
be the duty of such solicitor to APP
ply to a Judge of such Judicial dis
trict or a judge holding the courts of
such Judicial district, for an. order. TO
cause such corporation, its officers
and agents, or either of, them, to ap-
pear before such Judge at % time and.
place to be named by him, which
time shall not be less than 5 days
from the issuing thereof to show
cause why such corporation, its oH-
GERS and agents or either OK them
should not produce before such judge
at q time and place to be named, all
the papers, books and records OF such
corporations and If the Judge shall
be satisfied that such productions
should be made, he shall make an or
der requiring such corporations, its
officers and agents or either Of them
to produce all Of its papeEs, books
and records to be examined by such
solicitor in the ,pressnce of such
Judge. If any corporation, its Off
GERS, or agents, shall fail TO appear
or shall fail to produce such papers,
books or records nj may be required,
he or it shall be guilty Of q INSIDE
meanor and 1t shall be the duty OF
such solicitor to proceed to prosecute
such corporation, its officers or agents
The said solicitor in case of the con-
yiction of a corporation shall be paid
a fee, Of $500, to be taxed against
the corporation, and in case Of the
conviction of an individual q fee Of
500 to be taxed against said indivi-
dual.
Sec. z. This act shall be in force
from and after July 10th, one thous-
! and, nine hundred and seven
In the General Assembly read three
times and ratified, this the eleventh
day OF March, A. D., 1907.
,k FRANCIS d. WINSTON,
President of the Senate.
E. J. JUSTICE,
Speaker of the House of Repres-
entatives.
Examined and found correct.
G.. L. LIVERMAN,
For committee.
Supplemental Act.
An act supplemental to a bill which
has passed the Senate and House of
Representatives to prohibit conduct
in the State of North Carolina which
interferes with trade and commerce.
Whereas, An act of the General
Assembly has passed the Senate and
House Of Representatives, entitled aS
shown In the caption above, and
Whereas, Provision is made in the
said act for investigation and prose-
cution for the o~ffenses therein named.
and
Whereas, In said act it is not pro-
vided that a person su~bpoenaed to
testify shall be immune from prosecu-
ton for or by reason of matters dis
closed by his or.her testimony, and
Whereas, It may be difficulty, if not
impossible, to discover or punish for
crimes committed in violation Of said
act If witnesses are permitted to re-
fuse 10 testify upon the ground that
the testimony might tend to incrimi-
nate the witness.
Therefore, The General Assembly
of North Carolina do enact:
Section 1. That no person who is
~subpeonaed and required by the State
to testify under the provisions of the
acts passed at the present session of
the General Assembly, entitled, fsAn
act to prohibit conduct within the
State Of North Carolina which inter
feres with trade" shall be ~prosecut-
ed or convicted on account of matters
disclosed by the testimony of such
witness, nor shall the testimony Of
such witness be received or used III
any court in any prosecution against
him or her. E
Sec. 2. This act shall be IN force
from and after its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three
times and ratified, this the 18th day
Of March, A. D., 1907.
FRANCIS D. WINSTON,
President of the Senate.
E. j. JUSTICE, ,4
Speaker of the House of Repres-
entatives.
Examined and found correct.
WILSON,
For the committee.
For Road Improvement. aa.
Wilson, Special.-At a recent meet
ing of the Business Mems Asssocla77
ton and citizens generally the new
road for Wilson township was consid-
cred. Under the bill this township
will vote on a 100000 bond issue for