Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-08-29
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NHATtEh 100, LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT. To create sections I79ln-9 l791n-1O
l19in--n and l791n-12 of the statutes relating
70 discrimination in the selling and buying of COM
mn, modltles and providing penalty.
Inc people Of The State of Wisconsin re;resented in
senate ana Assembly, do enact as follows:
elei, l. Ihere is added to the statutes four
seclohs to read: Section 1791n-9. l. ANY person.
nr.n CT corporation foreign or domestic doing bust
ness IN this state and engaged in the production
nailuia cIure or distribution of any commodity in
general use, that shall intentionally for the purpose
or destroying the competition of any regular estab-
nsnea eealer IN such commodity to prevent COM
ptiol OF any person Who, in good faith, intends
attempts TO become such dealer discriminate he
tween dierent sections communities cities Of this
state by selling such commodity at lower rate in
one section community CITY, or any portion there
ci than such person, frm corporation foreign or
aomesuc charges for such commodity in another Sec
uon, community or city, after making due allow
ance for the difference, if any in the grade or
QuanW and In the cost of transportation from the
point OF production ii product or from the
POINT CT mailqfacture if 2 manufactured product
shaH be deemed gully Of unfair discrimination, which
is hereby prohibited and declared unlawful.
z ANY person, firm. company, association or cor
porauon and any officer agent receiver of any
hrm company. association corporation, or any
member OF the same, any individual violating any
Of the provisions of this section shall be deemed
guilty OF mdemeaner and upon conviction thereof
shal be punished by fine of not less than two hum
dred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars
each cfensc or by imprisonment in the county Jail
not to exceed one year or by beth such fine and
imprisonment
Section 179ln-1p /. Any person firm company
association or corporation. foreign domestic doing
business in this state and engaged in the business Of
collecting or buying any product, commodity prop
ery OF any kind, that shall Intentionally the pur
pose of injuring destroying the business or trade
of competitor in amy locality or to prevent com
petition by any person who III good faith intends or
attempts to engage in such business discriminate
tween the different sections communities cities
this state, or between persons firms. associations
corporations in any locality by buying any product
commodity property of kind, and paying
for higher rate or price in section community.
or city or to firm, association corpora
ton than is paid for the kind product, COM
modify or property by said person. firm, company.
association or corporation foreign domestic. in
another section, community city another per-
firm association corporation, after due allow
ance for the difference if any. in the grade or
quality and in the actual cost of transportation
the point where the same is purchased to the
market where it is Sold or intended to be sold.
shall be deemed guilty of unfair discrimination
which is hereby prohibited and declared unlawful
2. Any person. firm. company, association cor
poration. and any officer agent or receiver OF any
firm. company, association or corporation. or any
member of the same. any individual violating
Of the provisions Of this section shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by fine of not less than two
hundred dollars more han five thousand dollars
for each offense or by imprisonment in the county
jail not to exceed one year, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
Section 1791n-11 The attorney general shall In
stitute manage. control and direct, by himself his
deputy any Of his assistants in the proper county
all PROSECUTIONS for violations of sections 1791n-9
and 1791n-10 and for such purpose shall have and
exercise all conferred district attorneys
in such 1t shall be the duty Of the district
attorney in the county in which such prosecution
may be Instituted pending to cooperate with and
assist the attorney general in such prosecution.
Section 1791n-12. If complaint shall be made to
the attorney general that corporation is guilty
of unfair discrimination defined by the provisions
Of section 1791n9 I79ln-10. he shall investigate
such complaint and for that purpose he may subpoena
witnesses administer oaths. take testimony and re-
quire the production of books other documents
and If in his opinion sufficient grounds exist therefor
he may prosecute action In the of the state
the proper court 10 annul the charter or revoke
the permit of such corporation the case may be,
and permanently enjoin such corporation from do
ing business in this state and If In such action the
court shall nd that such corporation Is guilty of
fair discrimination. defined by the provisions Of
said section I79ln-9 1791n10. such court shall
arnu the charter revoke the permit of such cor
poration, and may permanently enioin 1t from trans
acting business In this state.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved May 2, 1913.