New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-16

Upon tho application of the Attor-
ney General Of the United States. at tie
! request of the commission. the district
courts of the United States shall have
jurisdiction 10 issue writs of mandamus
commanding any person or corporation
to comply with the provisions of this act
or any order Of the commission made in
pursuance thereof.
Annual Reports Required.
Sec. . That every corporation en-
| gagged I'm commerce, excepting corpora
tons subject to the acts to regulate COM
mercc which by itself or with one or
more other corporations owned operated,
controlled or organized in conjunction
with il SO as 10 constitute substantially
a business unit has a capital Of $4,000
| or more, or has a less capital and belongs
| to any class Of corporations which the
! commission may make shall furnish TO
| the commission annually such informa-
/ ton. statements and records of its organ
/ iZation, boaGhodcrs and stockholders and
| financial condition, and also such infOIma-
! ton, statements and records Of its rela-
alton 10 other corporations, and it's bust
ness and practices while engaged in com
mcrce as the commission shall require,
| and the commission may, to enable it the
| better TO carry out the purposes Of this
act, prescribe as near as may be a uni
! form system Of annual reports.
The said annual reports shall contain
all the required information and stats
tics for the period of twelve months end
| ing with the fiscal year Of each corpora
/ TONS report, and they shall be made out
! under oath or otherwise, I'm the discretion
! of the commission and filed with the COM
| mission at its Office in Washington with
/ I'm three months after the close of the
! year for which the report is made, unless
/ additional time De granted in any case
/ by the commission. The commission may
also require such special report as it
) may deem advisable.
! If any corporation subject to this sec
| ton Of this act shall fail to make and file
! said annual reports within the time above
J specified or within the time extended by
/ the commission for making and filing the
| same. or shall fail to make and file any
/ special report within the time fixed by the
/ order OF the commission. such corpora
ton shall forfeit TO the United States the
| sum of 500 for each and every day it
shall continue I'm default I'm making or fill
1 ing said or annual or special reports Said
/ forfeitures shall be recovered in the man
juer provided for the recovery Of forfeit
ures under the provisions OF the act to
! regulate commerce.
Reports May Be Made Public.
! Soc 10. That tho commission shall upon
! the direction Of the President, the Attor-
/ ncy General or either House Of Congress
! Investigate the organization, management
! and business Of any corporation while en-
! gagged in commerce to aid in ascertainins
! whether or not the corporation inyesu-
| gated is violating the acts relating to re-
straint OF trade. And the commission
| shall make a report Of such investigation,
which may include recommendations for
! readjustnent OF business. in order that
said corporation may thereafter maintain
its organization, management and con-
duct Of business i'm accordance with law.
Reports made after investigation may be
made public in the discretion of the COM
mission.
Sec. H. That when i'm the course Of any
investigation made under this act the
commission shall obtain information con-
corning any unfair competition or prac-
tice i'm commerce not necessarily con-
shutting a violation Of law by the cor
| poration investigated II shall make report
thereon 10 tho President TO aid him I'm
making recommendations to Congress for
legislation I'm relation TO the regulation OF
7 commerce. and the information so OBJ
tanned aud the report thereof shall he
made public only upon the direction OF the
! President
Sec =. That in any suit i'm equity
brought by or under the direction Of the
Attorney General, as provided In the acts
! relating 10 restraint OF trade. the court in
which said suit is pending may at any
time during the progress OF the case refer
10 the commission any question arising
I'm the litigation or any proposed decree
therein. phereupon the commission shall
Investigate the matters referred TO il and
shall make a full report OF its investiga-
ton to the court
Sec. 10. That any person who shall will
fully make any false entry or statement
in any report required 10 be made under
this act shall be deemed guilty Of q mis-
dcmeauor. and upon conviction shall be
subject 10 a fine of not more than SEQ.
or imprisonment for not more than three
years, or both fine and imprisonment.
Strict Secrecy Enioined