The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-18
New Mexico Wool Growers
Association
Provisions of the Packer Bill
Recently Passed by Congress
Department Maintained by the Association for Information % ~
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H. - uon Of the Association.

The so-called Packer bill. which
passed both houses. ana was signed
by the president on August 10, IL OF
much Interest to stock men OF New
Mexico. The measure II the result
Of much work and investigation by
IL framerr. ana only passed
after several bills OF a similar nature
had been lost.
The following summary or the bill
appears In the August issue OF The
Producer. publication Of the Amcfi-
can National 1--we stock association:
1T II made unlawful for packers
TO ngage In any unfair, nnlustly
discriminatory. or deceptive practice
Of device In commerce. to discri-
inmate in commerce in favor OF
against any person or locality; to
appoitlon nmong themselves in buy
Ing or selling where such apportion-
nVnt has the effect OF restraining
or creating a monopoly In commerce.;
10 manipulate or control prices. TO
create a monopoly In buying or
Selling, TO combine with Others TO
apportion territory, or for the doing
OF any Of the above forbidden acts.
Although these things are made
mnlawful. the packers cannot be
pei.alized for doing them-at least
not Tor u first occasion Of each
class OF offensc. The procedure IA
as ioll0wn' The secretary (of agri-
culturc) may, ON his own Initiative
or on Information caus. a complaint
To be served upon the packer reclting
the charges. A hearing shall h..
held thereon In a period OF not less
thnn 80 days. IL the hearing results
u~ninNofahiy for the packer The sec
ie,try shall order the packer To dis
IN" unlawful practice.
within 30 days after The making of
such an order the packer may file
an appeal In the United states circuit
court OF appeals. Thereupon the
SECRETARY IL required to file "A tran
SCRIPT OF the record. including all
Nid"nco In the former hearing.
AFTER this IN done. the court may. IL
u sees iii, temporarily enioin the
packer from continuing the unlawful
act which has been the cause OF the
proceeding, aud which the packer
mas MOI up to this time been Obliged
10 discontinue. IL the court OF APP
pthls does not require the case to be
re0pencd for the taking OF new evil
dehcc, It may approve. modify. or
set aside the order OF the secretary.
II II should affirm the order. the
packer may then appeal to the SUI
prcfnc court OF the United States on
certiorari.
The penalty provided by IA. bin
Is a Zine OF not lcHs than $500 and
moro than sp. 900, or imprison-
ment for not less than six minthH or
more than five years. or both. The
penalty II applicable to conviction
Tor not ohrying the secrctury'H order
or the oddcr Of the last appellate
court To which the ease has been
taken.
All commercial stock yards come
within the act. There Is a minimum
limit OF area below which stock
yards are excluded. but this Is so
small that II need not be considered.
While the commerce" dealt with
necessarily means Interstate com.
mcrce, the bill IL so wordcd that II
any product from the slaughter Of
animals thides for instance.D Is
shipped iutcrstute. the purchase and
selling Of such animals are CON
sidorcd to be- transactions In inter-
state commerce.
AN stock yard owners and COM
mission men must register with the
secretary. aud file schedules OF rates