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 U 518 SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 50, 51. 1918. mission such infomation as the commission may require as to_its organization, businem, conduct, practices, managemenisi and_relation to other associations, cor orations, partnerships, an mdividuals. of the rovisions of section two and section three of this Act, and it shall algo forfeit to the United States the sum of_$100 for each and every day of the continuance of such failure, which forfeiture shall be payable into the Treasury of the United States, and shall be recoverable in a civil suit m the name of the United States brought in the district where the association has its prmcipal office, or in P'°°°°“u°°‘ any district in which it shall do business. It shall be the duty of the various district attorneys, under the direction of the Attorney General of the United States, to prosecute for the recovery of the °°°°°’°°°' forfeiture. The costs and expenses of such prosecution shall be ppiiijc piugtoig the appropriation or the expenses of the co1n·ts of the ni a s. b°£g,‘:_1“§f)“gg°iL”rg Whenever the Federal Trade Commission shall have reason to umm or wade} awa beheve that an association or any agreement made or act done by QYQEQ °‘° °"'° such associatgonhis in restrain; offtrade(v1th11i;_the Un1tte¢1i0Sts?tes 0; in restraint o the export tra e o any omes 10 compe 1 r o suc association or that an association either in the United States or elsewhere has entered intohlaiily agiiipeiiiilznt, undiirsttiantallliilng, Ip; conirac or done any act w 'c art C1 yor 111 n on y_e auces all degifesses rices within the United States of commodities of the class exported b such association, or which substantially lessenscoinpetition within is United Statesor otherwise restrams trade therem, it shall summon such association, its officers, and agents to appear before it, and thereafter conductaninvestigation mto the alleged violamgi°¢i;f1giii:u:°i§§°.]if,l tions of law. Upon investigation, if it shall conclude that the law has been violated, itmay make tosuch ailssocilationrecomilxiendptions for the d`ustment of its business in or er t at it may therea ter maintain . igloiganization and management and conduct its business in accordpéiiteliilu °° m°°°m` ance with law. If such association fails to comply with the recommendations of the Federal Trade Commission, said commission shall refer its findings and recommendations to the Attorney General of the United States for such action thereon as he may eemalproper. m£e°ilQ°i.°”Z`¤'·f¤`il?»Ci’Z`lY For the purpose of enforcing these provisions the_Feder _'l‘rade V°'- ”· PP- 7*7*72*- Commission shall have all the powers, so far as applicable, g1V6D.1t in "An Act to create a Federal Trade Commission, to define its powers and duties, and for other purposes." Approved, April 10, 1918. 1i!;f>·;Sll8` CHAP. 51.-An Act To amend an Act entitled "'Au Act to authorize condem- nation roceedmgs o or m1 Y purposes, approve y sccon, 111118 " J"c’ Nm m`]   and seventegiimdlfizd {for otli-lztxiupurposes. H d Jul d men Be it enacted the Semte and House of Representatives J the United pur{,L"$¤.l°' mm States of Ame1-ig in Congress assembled, That page one, line eight, of ed-*’*“» P· "“·°"P°¤d· an Act entitled "An Act to authorize condemnation proceedings of irmw rims. cw-. lands for military purposes, ’ ’ approved July second, nineteenhundred “d}‘§g, P, 888, and seventeen, be, andf the same is hgriebyhamended by addiiig after the w0rd"camps" the ollowing: ‘an ort econstruction an operation cg plantslf for the prodipction of xiitralties and other cpmpoundg and the man acture o exp osives an other munitions 0 war an for the development and transmission of power for the operation of _ such lants, " so that the same when amended will read as follows; m§§§,“;‘§“§,° _ ‘ ‘_ t hereafter the Secretary of _War may cause proceedingsil to_be Tha · 3¤0gi·ggm*§,¤§*;s§W··*¤ instituted in the name of the United States, ID any court aving jurisdiction of such proceedings for the acquirement by condemnation of any land, temporary use thereof or other interest therein, or right
 * Jf§§" °° Any association which shall fail so to do shall not have the benefit