The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-23
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Report Of the Corporation
Commission Of OkIahcmas
Data Of Vast importance and Interest the People Of
% the New State.
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shall evidence any such witness be against him any
criminal proceeding The evidence Of all the witnesses SHALL at the
option the Attorney General be taken down and shall be transcribed
and placed the hands the Attorney General and he shall be auth
ozcd prosecute voator voaos Of this Act the @
mony shall disclose Witnesses subpoacd provided in
this Act shall be compelled attend from any county the State
Section Il shall be the duty Of the county attorneys oi the
several Of this State well the Attorney General o the
State prosecute all actions enforce the criminal provisions o.
this Act
Section Il shall be unlawful for any person partnership firm
association corporation joint stock company agent thereof to
70 trust certificates for any person. firm partnership
association joint stock o. corporation agent officer
poycc tho director sococr Of any corporation assocatn
JOINT stock company into any combination contract
agreement with persons corporations or associations
firm Of FIRMS partnership or partnerships with any sockiodcr
director officer agent mpoyc Of tic the purpose effect
Of which cobuaton contract agreement shall be to place the
aact ~ control o suc combination Of combinations or The @
duct operation .of the the output manufactured pro
duct crcoi tho marketing Of the the hands Of any
trustees holding corporation association, firm committee, with
c intent effect 70 limit x the price, Or lessen the production
sale Of any product article Of the consunp
ton n c restrict limit diminish the
iactuc output o any such article ol commerce consumption
and every person hru partnership ASSOCIATION JOINT stock company
corporation any agent emoyc officer director Of the
that shall enter into any such corbmpton contract management O
agreement for The purpose aforesaid shall be deemed and adugc
guilty Of conspiracy in restraint Of trade and punished provided
tot ~ section o. hs Ac m 81 Tar as applicable provided m sec
iron shall not be construed extend beyond The scope and meaning
Of section / Of this Act
Section Every corporation who shall own, hold control
III any manner whatever tho stock Of any competitive corporation
corporations engaged in the kind Of business in ont Of
this State in violation Of the Constitution asd laws Of this State shall
forfeit its charter license to do business this State and shall be
subject o penalty Of not less than ono thousand dollars
than thousand dollars be recovered the suit Of the State
any court Of competent jurisdiction
Section Whenever corporation created under the laws
Of this State any foreign corporation authorized to do business
this State shall violate any law Of this State for the violation Of
corporation within this State at the time of such violation which
may hereafter within this State SHALL BY Of such viola
ton become liable for such fines penalties and for all costs Of
suit and Of collection The State Of Oklahoma shall have lien OH
ali such property from the date that suit shall be instituted by tho
Attorney General any Of competent jurisdiction within this
State for the purpose Of orfcng the carte or aceng the per-
nit o such corporation the recovery such fines penalties
the institution Of such suit for The recovery Of such fines penalties
OF foriciurcs shall constitute notice Of such lien.
Section I3 Whenever any business by Of s nature
tent the existence Of virtual monopoly therein such that The
public must use the same or rs services or The consideration by
given taken offered the commodities bought sold therein
Offered taken by purchase sale il such make
Of public consequence affect the community large
supply demand price rate thereof said business conducted
ii violation Of the first section OF this Act said business public
business and subject controlled BY the by the Corpora
ton Commission or BY any district Of the State
all OF its praces prices rates and charges And hereby
declared TO be the dug Of any person. firm or corporation engaged
any public business lis services and commodities
either upon reasonable without discrimination and adequately
the needs Of the public considering the facilities Of said business
Section in all prosecutions proceedings under this Act
shall be sufficient prove that monopoly combination
restraint Of trade existed without the period not barred
BY the statute Of limitations and was continued IN any form into aud
during portion of the period barred and that the defendant
belonged to il acted for in connection with il without proving
all the members belonging it. proving producing any article
o. agreement q any written instrument OF which may have been
based Ct That I was evidenced by Any written instrument at all
and continued n any iega form after its passage a within
rs terms
Section IS Tie remedies provided By iaa hct applicable
ID All pending actions
Section IL Nothing in This Act shall ahigc alter any rem.
cdy remedies hereafter existing either law
BY statute but The provisions Of this Act arc n addition 70 such
edss
Section a emergency hereby declared 70 exist ior the
passage Of this Act for Tie preservation Of c public safety this
State and this Act shall be in force and effect from and after
passage and approval
Approved Tune 70 1903
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