The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
No. 1922 Al Published June Is, 1909.
CHAPTER 1895, LAWS OF 1909.

No. 1922, A. Published June Is, 1909.
CHAPTER 1896, LAWS OF 1909.
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-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
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 bus,-
ness of buying milk, cream or butter-fat Tor
the purpose of manufacture, that shall 1nten-
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
by said person, firm or corporation in an
other section, community, town, village or
city, after making due allowance for 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
Section 1791n--2. Any person, firm or
corporation and any officer, agent or re-
cever of any firm, company, association or
corporation, or any member OF the e., same , or
sions of the preceding section shall be DEEM
ed guilty of misdemeanor and upon con-
YlctlC0 Thereon SNAIL ne pUulSutU ny uuc
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 1791n--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 jurisdiction.
Section 1791n-5. If a complaint shall
be made to the secretary OF state S,,d that any
this state is guilty Of unfair discrimination
Within the terms of the preceding sections,
it shall be the duty Of the secretary of state
to refer the matter 70 tne ia1to9rney genera
'rnent. cooperate with the district attorney
and cause proceedings to be commenced N
the~proper court against Sucn corporation
and its officers and any such corpora
ton foreign or domestic. authorized to do
business In this state, is found guilty OF
such unfair Discrimination. such nnd.ng
shall cause forfeiture of all the privileges
and rights conferred by the laws OF this
state upon corporations and shall bar its
rights to do business In this state
Section 1791n--7 II any corporation
any Of the provisions of this act, shall CON
tinue or attempt to do business in this state.
it shall be the duty of the attorney general,
by proper action in the name Of the state
Of Wisconsin, to GUST such corporation from
all business of every kind and character In
this state.
Section 1791n-s. Nothing in this act
of this state, but the remedies herein pro-
yided shall be cumulative to all other rem
edies provided by law in and for such cases.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after Its passage and
Approved June Il, 1909