THE COURSE OF THE AMERICAN LAW AS TO PRIVATE EM- PLOYMENTS UNTIL CERTAIN RECENT DECISIONS..... .89-116 The course of the law down to the statutes against conspiracies in Blackstone's "Offences against Public Trade." Forestalling, Regrating, Engrossing and Monopolies. Monopolies not properly so classified. All these offenses created by statute. Other cases. The situation of the New York law as it was prior to 1893 stated. Examples of statutes regulating public employments. Owner's right to freedom of contract. And to fix prices either individually or in combination with others. Impossibility of reconciling People v. Sheldon with these. U. S. v. Trans Missouri Freight Association. Anti-Trust Act. Applicability of foregoing argument to this case. TABLE OF STATUTES. ENGLISH: PAGE 23 Edw. III. (1349).. .9-14 Statute of Labourers;" also regulating prices of victuals. 25 Edw. III. Stat. 1 (1350)... .15-20 "Statute of Labourers." 38 25 Edw. III. Stat. 4 (1350)... Prescribing the penalty of him that doth forestal wares, merchandise or victual. 37 Edw. III., c. III., V., VI., VII., VIII., XV. (1362)........ 21-24 Regulating prices, forbidding engrossing, forbidding artisans to fol-low more than one craft, regulating quality of goldsmiths' work, and the diet and clothing of servants and others. Providing that English merchants shall freight only in English ships. 14 Rich II., c. VII. (1390)... 43 Prohibiting the export of tin except out of Dartmouth. 335 2 and 3 Edw. VI., c. 15 (1549).... 4 Edw. IV., c. 1 (1465).... Regulating the length and breadth of cloths to be sold, and providing that no cloths wrought beyond sea shall be brought into England. 7 Edw. IV., c. 1 (1468)... Regulating the making of worsteds. The bill of conspiracies of victuallers and craftsmen. 36 .2, 43-45 3 and 4 Edw. VI., c. 21 (1550).... 38 An Act for the buying and selling of butter and cheese.' 5 and 6 Edw. VI., c. 15 (1552).. 'An Act against Regrators and Engrossers of Tanned Leather." 5 Eliz., c. 4 (1563). . 66 'An Act containing divers orders for artificers, labourers, servants Abolishing the offenses of forestalling, regrating and engrossing. 17 and 18 Vict., c. 31 (1854)...... Railway and Canal Traffic Act. 36 and 37 Vict., c. 48 (1873). Regulation of Railways Act. 38 and 39 Vict., c. 86 (1875). 'Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act;" repealing 5 Eliz., c. 4. UNITED STATES: 24 Stat. at Large (c. 104 of 1887).. Interstate Commerce Act. 26 Stat. at Large (c. 647 of 1890).... ... 171 172 "An Act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies." "An Act to regulate the wages of mechanicks and labourers, the prices of goods and commodities, and the charges of inn-holders within this State, and for other purposes therein mentioned." Laws of 1788, c. 46.. Providing that none of the Statutes of England shall be considered as law of this State. 2 Revised Statutes, 691 (1830).. Defining offense of conspiracy. Laws of 1870, c. 19.... Amending the preceding. Laws of 1890, c. 566..... Transportation corporations law. 137 109 ... 114 133 |