Trusts in Territories or District of Columbia illegal; combination a felony
(a)
Every contract, combination in form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce in any Territory of the United States or of the District of Columbia, or in restraint of trade or commerce between any such Territory and another, or between any such Territory or Territories and any State or States or the District of Columbia, or with foreign nations, or between the District of Columbia and any State or States or foreign nations, is declared illegal. Every person who shall make any such contract or engage in any such combination or conspiracy, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding $100,000,000 if a corporation, or, if any other person, $1,000,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding 10 years, or by both said punishments, in the discretion of the court.
(b)
Every person who shall monopolize, or attempt to monopolize, or combine or conspire with any other person or persons, to monopolize any part of the trade or commerce in any Territory of the United States or of the District of Columbia, or between any such Territory and another, or between any such Territory or Territories and any State or States or the District of Columbia, or with foreign nations, or between the District of Columbia, and any State or States or foreign nations, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding $100,000,000 if a corporation, or, if any other person, $1,000,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding 10 years, or by both said punishments, in the discretion of the court.
Pub. L. 108–2372004—, which directed the substitution of “$100,000,000” for “$10,000,000”, “$1,000,000” for “$350,000”, and “10” for “three”, was executed by making each substitution in both subsecs. (a) and (b) to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Pub. L. 107–2732002— designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
Pub. L. 101–5881990— substituted “$10,000,000” for “one million dollars” and “$350,000” for “one hundred thousand dollars”.
Pub. L. 93–5281974— substituted “a felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding one million dollars if a corporation, or, if any other person, one hundred thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding three years” for “a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year”.
1955—Act , substituted “fifty thousand dollars” for “five thousand”.
section 225 of Title 7section 1413 of Title 30section 2135 of Title 42section 1 of this titlesection 15 of this titlesection 41309 of Title 49Except as provided in subsection (b), this subtitle [probably means this title, amending this section and sections 12, 27, and 44 of this title, , Agriculture, , Mineral Lands and Mining, and , The Public Health and Welfare, repealing sections 30 and 31 of this title, enacting provisions set out as a note under , amending provisions set out as notes under sections 1 and 8 of this title, and repealing provisions set out as notes under and , Transportation] and the amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act [].
“(b)
Application to Cases .—
(1)
section 30 of this title Section 14102(f) [repealing ] shall apply to cases pending on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.