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Page 273 - Upon the application of the Attorney-General of the United States, at the request of the Commission, the district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction to 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.
Page 272 - To investigate, from time to time, trade conditions in and with foreign countries where associations, combinations, or practices of manufacturers, merchants, or traders, or other conditions, may affect the foreign trade of the United States, and to report to Congress thereon, with such recommendations as it deems advisable.
Page 267 - if such corporations are or shall have been theretofore, by virtue of their business and location of operation, competitors, so that the elimination of competition by agreement between them would constitute a violation of any of the provisions of any of the Anti-Trust Laws. 1
Page 272 - Upon the application of the Attorney-General, to investigate and make recommendations for the readjustment of the business of any corporation alleged to be violating the Anti-Trust Acts in order that the corporation may thereafter maintain its organization, management, and conduct of business in accordance with law. (7) To make public from time to time such portions of the information
Page 220 - the ascertainment of that value is not controlled by artificial rules. It is not a matter of formulas, but there must be a reasonable judgment having its basis in a proper consideration of all relevant facts.
Page 266 - in the course of such commerce, either directly or indirectly to discriminate in price between different purchasers of commodities, which commodities are sold for use, consumption, or resale within the United States or any Territory thereof or the District of Columbia or any insular possession or other place under the jurisdiction of the United States, where the effect of such discrimination may be to substantially lessen competition or
Page 271 - If, upon such hearing, the Commission shall be of the opinion that the method of competition in question is prohibited by this act, it shall make a report in writing in which it shall state its findings as to the facts, and shall issue and cause to be served on such person, partnership, or corporation an order requiring him or it to cease and desist from using
Page 270 - The Commission shall have authority to employ and fix the compensation of such attorneys, special experts, examiners, clerks, and other employees as it may from tune to time find necessary for the proper performance of its
Page 273 - To have access to, for the purpose of examination, and the right to copy any documentary evidence of any corporation being investigated or proceeded against; and to require
Page 272 - Upon the direction of the President or either House of Congress, to investigate and report the facts relating to any alleged violation of the Anti-Trust Acts by any corporation. (6) Upon the application of the