Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14
No. 100. Al [Pubhsh he'd June Is, 1909.
CHAPTER 1896. La WIS OF 1909.

O.. A.
CHAPTER 1876, LA WIS OF 1909.
AN ACT to create sect ions 1791n--1 to
1791n-S, inclusive of the statutes, pro-
hibiting unfair discrimination in the buy
ing of milk cream and tmtter-fat and pro-
vidlng penalties therefor.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
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 on butter-fat for
the purpose of manufacture. til at shall inten-
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 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
hereby prohibited and declared UNI awful.
Section 1791n-2. Any person., firm or
corporation and any officer, agent or re-
ceiver of any firm, company, association or
corporation any member Of the .isame or
any individual, violating any of tls' proYt-
sions of the preceding section shall be deem
ed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con-
victlon thereof shall be punished byi fine
of not less than FIVE hundred dollars nor
more than five thousand dollars, or I've I'M
prisoned in the county jail not 20 excee d one
year, or by both such fine and imprison ment.
Section 1T91n-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 approprt ate
actions in courts of competent Jurisdiction.
Section 1791n--5 If a complaint shall
corporation authorized to do business in
this state Is guilty of unfair discrimination
within the terms OF the preceding secttops,
Ii shall be the duty Of the secretary Of state
to refer the matter TO the attorney general,
who shall, If the facts justify it 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.
Section 1791n-6. If any such corpora-N
ton. foreign or domestic. authorized to dol
business in this state. Is found guilty Oft
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.
having been found guilty Of violation of
any Of the provisions of this act. shall con-
tinue 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 such corporation from
all business OF every kind and character in
this state.
Section 1791n--s. Nothing in this act
shall be construed as repeating any other law
OF this state, bL, 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
publication.
Approved June j.. 1870.