The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15
No 100, A Published June 10, 1909
CHAPTER 1896, LAWS OF 1909.

No. 100, Al Published June 10 1909.
CHAPTER 1896, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to create sections ly9ln--l to
hibting unfair discrimination In the buy
ing Of milk. cream and butter-fat and pro
viding penalties therefor.
The people of the State OF Wisconsin, repre-
scented In Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section l. There Is added to the stat
utes eight new sections to read: Section
1191n--l. Any person. firm or corporation,
foreign or domestic, engaged in the bust
ness Of buying milk. cream or butterfat for
the purpose Of manufacture, that shall inten-
tionally. for the purpose of creating a mo
nopoly or of destroying the business Of a
competitor in any locality. discriminate be-
tween different sections communities, towns.
such commodity at q higher price or rate
In one section, community, town. village or
city, than Is paid for the same commodity
by said person. arm or corporation In an
other section, community, town. village or
city, after making due allowance for the
difference, II any, in the actual cost Of trans
locality of manufacture. shall be deemed
guilty Of unfair discrimination, which Is
hereby prohibited and declared unlawful.
Section 17oln,2. ANY person firm or
ceiver Of any firm, company. association or
corporation, or any member of the same or
any indy dual, violating any OF the provi-
sious Of the preceding section shall be deem
ed guilty Of misdcmeanor and upon CON
victIon thereof shall be punished by u fine
of not less than five hundred dollars nor
more than five thousand dollars or be I'm
prisoned In the county, Jail not to exceed one
year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section l7oln-3. All contracts or agree
ments made In violation of any OF the pro-
visions Of this act shall be void.
Section 1791n-4. 1t shall be the duty Of
the district attorneys In their respective
counties to enforce the provisions of the
preceding sections Of this act by appropriate
actions In courts Of competent fur 'sdlcton
Section 1To1n--5. II complaint shall
be made to the secretary Of state that any
corporation authorized to do business In
this state Is guilty Of unfair discrimination
within the terms Of the preceding sections
1t shall be the duty Of the secretary Of state
to refer the matter to the attorney general,
who shall, II the facts Justify 1t in his judg
ment, cooperate with the district attorney
and cause proceedings to be commenced IN
the proper court against such corporation
and its officers and members.
ton foreign or domestic, authorized TO do
business In This state Is found guilty OF
such unfair discrimination, such nndlng
shall cause forfeiture of all the privileges
state upon corporations and shall bar Its
rights to do business in this state
Section 17ein-7 II any corporation
having teen round guilty Of a violation OF
tir.e or attempt to do business In this st ate
It shall he the duty Of the attorney general
by n proper action IN the name OF the state
Of wisconsin to Dust such corporation from
all business Of every kind and character In
this state.
section 1791n--s. Nothing in this act
shall be construed as repealing any other law
Of this state, but the remedies herein pro-
vlded shall be cumulative TO all other rem
edes provided by law In and for such cases
Section Q. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its passage and
Approved June u, 1909.