River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15
No. 722, Al Published June 10, 1909.
CHAPTER 1896. LAWS OF 1909.

No. 722, Al Published June Is, 1909.
CHAPTER 395, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to create sections 1791n--1 to
1791n--S, inclusive. of the statutes, pro-
hIbiting unfair DISCERNING ton 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
Section /. There Is added to the stat
utes eight new sections to read: Section
17o1n--1. Any person, firm or corporation,
foreign or domestic, engaged In the busi-
ness of buying milk, cream or butter-fat for
the purpose Of manufacture, that shall fnten-
tionally, for the purpose OF creating mo-
competitor in any locality, discriminate be-
tween different sections communities, towns,
villages or cities of this state, by buying
such commodity at higher price ,, or II rate re
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 or trans
portation from the point Of purchase to the
locality Of manufacture, shall be deemed
guilty Of unfair discrimination, which Is
hereby prohibited and declared unlawful.
Section 1791n-2. Any person, hrm or
corporation, and any oficer, agent or re- o.
corporation, or any member of the same or
any Individual, violating any Of the provi-
sions Of the preceding section snsH pc deem aan
yiction thereof shall be punished by nne
Of not less than i've hundred dollars nor
more than i've thousand dollars, or be I'M
prisoned In the county jail not to exceed one
year. or BY both such fne and Imprisonment.
Section 1791n--S. All contracts or agree
rnents made In violation Of any OF the pro
Visions of this act shall be void.
Section 17e1n-A It shall be the duty Of
ths district attorneys in their respective
couufies to enforce the provisions of the
pracedirG sections Of this act by appropriate
actions In courts OF competent J9r,seicl ha
be made TO the secretary OF state that any
corporation authorised TO DO business ~
this state Is guilty Of unfair discrimination
It shall be the duty Of the secretary or state
TO refer the matter 30 the attorney general,
who shall, Il the facts JUSTIFY It In his 1udg-
ment. cooperate with the district asaoEnee y
the proper court against such corporation
and Its officers and members.
Section 1791n-6 If any such corpora
tion, foreign or domestic, authorized to &c
business In this state, Is found guilty OF
such unfair discrimination, such finding
shall cause forfeiture Of all the privileges
and rights conferred by the laws Of tbs
rights to do business In this state.
Section 1T91n-7. Il any corporation
having been found guilty of violation OF
finue or attempt to do business in this state
| II shall be the duty Of the attorney general
| by a proper action In the name Of the state
Of Wisconsin, TO GUST sucn corporauon IRON %
'1t Section 17e1n-s. Nothing in this act
shall be construed as repeating any other Law
| yfied shall be cumulative to all other rem
edies provided by law in and for such cases
Section 2. This act shall take eject and
be in force from and after It's passage and
Approved June IA, 1909.