...combinations of capital, skill or acts for certain specified purposes, but exempting from its operation agricultural products or live stock while in the hands of the producer. By reason of this exemption the statute was adjudged to operate as a denial of the equal protection...

...combinations of capital, skill, or acts for certain specified purposes, but exempting from its operation agricultural products or live stock while in the hands of the producer. By reason of this exemption the statute was adjudged to operate as a denial of the equal protection...

...431, one of the cases cited by the circuit court, is not, in our opinion, applicable. The statute did not apply to agricultural products or live stock while in the hands of the producer or raiser. It was held that this exemption rendered the statute void, as denying to persons within the jurisdiction...

...the Constitution of the United States. The statute contained a section exempting from its operation agricultural products or live stock while in the hands of the producer or raiser. The Supreme Court said: The difficulty is not met by saying that, generally speaking, the State, when...

...act (§§ 3878, et seq.) is probably unconstitutional because of the provision of § 3881 that the act "shall not apply to agricultural products or live stock while in the possession of the producer or raiser." See § 181, supra; also under 1ll. (§ 209) ; La. (§ 214) ;...

...provisions of this act shall be absolutely void. [To What Applicable.] SEC. 8. That the provisions of this act shall not apply to agricultural products...stock while in the hands of the producer or raiser ; nor be so construed as to affect any combination or confederation of laborers for the purpose of...

...contract or agreement in violation of the provisions of this act shall be void, provided that the same shall not apply to agricultural products or live stock while in the hands of the producer or raiser. This act shall not be construed so as to affect any combination of or confederation of laborers for...

...such agreement shall forfeit its charter and all rights of franchise. Provided, however, the foregoing shall not apply to agricultural products or live stock while in the hands of the producer or raiser nor to the service of laborers or artisans who are formed into societies or organizations for the benefit...

...Codes, 1899. Illinois Trust Act of 1893 which by one of its sections provided that: "The provisions of this act shall not apply to agricultural products...stock while in the hands of the producer or raiser" was before the court for construction and it was declared that the act was repugnant to the Constitution...

...denying the equal protection of the laws a state anti-trust act which exempted from its provisions agricultural products or live stock while in the hands of the producer or raiser. Connolly ». Union Sewer Pipe Co., 184 US 540, 556. 1 217 US 433. 3 See also Smiley ». Kansas, 196...