The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-03-21

enacted and declared 80 be IN fall
force II this Stale except - raw be
inconsistent with the othrr provisso.ss
Of this act.
Sec. E. That il l. shall be made ia
appear upon affidavit to arr solicitor.
the affidavit may be made upon infor-
nation and belief aud when made.
upon information and hciief II shall.
state i.e ground pi.on which the off,
dEsIi II made aud IL reasonable ia
this State that any corporation has
violated or Is vioi3tins any Of thu
provision Of this act Aitlsiu lhs iudi-
eial district OF such solicitor. il shall
be tie duty of such solicitor 10 ap-
ply to a judge Of such judicial dis
trict or = judge holding the courts OF
sneh judicial district, for an order TO
cause such corporation, iss ofieeu
and agents, or either Of them, TO sp-
pear before such judge at q time and
place to be named by him. which
time shall not be less than 8 days
from the issuing thereof 10 show
cause why sueh corporation, its off,
GERS and agents or either OF them
should not produce before such Judge
at 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 IN or
des requiring such corporatioos, its
officers and agents or either Of them
to produce all of its papers, books
and records to be examined by such
solicitor IN the presence of such
judge. II any corporation, its off,
GERS, or agents, shall fail to appear
or shall fail to produce such papers,
books or records as may be required,
he or it shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor and it 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-
viction of a corporation shall be paid
a fee of 5000, to be taxed against
the corporation, and in case of the
conviction Of an individual a fee of
$100 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.
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 offenses therein named.
and
Whereas, In said act it is not pro-
vided that a person subpoenaed 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 to testify upon the ground that
the tcsiimoh, might tend to incrimi-
nats the witness.
Therefore, The General Assembly
Of North Carolina do enact:
Section l. 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. "hn
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.
Sec. 2. This act shall be in force
from and after its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three
times and ratified, this the 11th day
Of March, A. D., 1907.
FRANCIS d. WINSTON,
President Of the Senate.
E. j. JUSTICE,
Speaker Of the House of Repres-
entatives.
Examined and found correct.
WILSON,
For the committee.
To Assist in Prosecution of Peonags
Gases.