Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-08-13
80. 100. AL Published June 10, 1909.
CHAPTER 1876. LAWS OF 1909.

CHAPTER 1876, LAWS OF 1903. B.
AN ACT TO create sections 1791n--1 to
1791n-S, inclusive. of the statutes, pro
hibiting 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
Section 1. There is added to the stat
utes eight new sections to read Section
1791n-1. Any person. firm or corporation,
foreign or domestic, engaged In the bust
ness of buying milk cream or butter-fat 1or
the purpose of manufacture, that shali lnten-
tionally for the purpose of creating mo-
nopoly or of destroying the business OF
competitor in any locality, discriminate be-
tween different sections communities, towns,
villages or cities Of this state, by buying
such commodity at a higher price or rate
in one section, community, town, village or
city, than is paid for the same commodity
other section, community, town, village or
CITY, after making due allowance Tor the
difference, If any, in the actual cost OF 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.
CORPORATION and any officer, agent or re
ceiver of any firm, company, association or
corporation or any member of the, same or
any individual, violating any Of the PROV Prov
sions of the preceding section shall be deem
ed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con
yictIon thereof shall be punished by line
of not less tnan HVe uuuuieu uoAt"to -
more than five thousand dollars, or be i'm
prisoned in the county jail not to exceed one
wear. or by both such fine and imprisonment
Section 1791n--3. All contracts or agree
ments made in violation OF any OF tne pro
visions of this act shall be void -
Section 1791n-4. 1t shall be the duty OF
the district attorneys IN their respeetlve
COMMITTEES to enforce the provisions or the
preceding sections Of this act by appropriate
actions in courts of competent Jurisdiction;
Section 1791n-5. If complaint snall
n, made to the secretary OF state that any
corporation authorized to do business IN
this state Is guilty OF unfair discriInlnatioH
within the terms of the preceding sectlons
n shall be the duty of the secretary OF stare
70 refer the matter to the attorney general
who shall. if the facts justify 1t In ms Judg-
ment, cooperate with the alsrieL aecodh9 ~
and cause proceedings to be eommencea III
rho nroDer court against such corporation
and its officers and members
Saction 1791n-6 If any such corpora
ton. foreign or domestic. authorized 10 40 90
business in this state, is found guilty OF
Sncb unfair discrimination. such hnding
Snail cause a forfeiture of all the privileges
snd rights conferred by the laws of this
state upon corporations m + ana state sna
eSaction 1791n-7. If any corporation
having been found guilty of violation OF
any Of the provisions of this act. shaA con-
Time or attempt to do business IN TINS state
it shall be the duty OF the aI1orneS +Se
~ Wisconsin to Gust such corporation from
all business of every kind and character IN
this state. ~-4.. =; +bis oo+
s,nIj be construed as repeating any other law
~ this state but the remedies hereln pro-
yided shall be cumulative TO All other rem
edies provided by law in ana Tor susn cases si
II, fn foree from and after its passage and
pu Approved June II, 1909