Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 12 : Section 617


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 617. Engaging in commerce or trade in commodities; price fixing; forfeiture of charter; acts forbidden to directors, officers, agents, or employees

      No corporation organized under this subchapter shall engage in
    commerce or trade in commodities except as specifically provided in
    this subchapter, nor shall it, either directly or indirectly,
    control or fix or attempt to control or fix the price of any such
    commodities. The charter of any corporation violating this
    provision shall be subject to forfeiture in the manner provided in
    this subchapter. It shall be unlawful for any director, officer,
    agent, or employee of any such corporation to use or to conspire to
    use the credit, the funds, or the power of the corporation to fix
    or control the price of any such commodities, and any such person
    violating this provision shall be liable to a fine of not less than
    $1,000 and not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not less than one
    year and not exceeding five years, or both, in the discretion of
    the court.



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