**(a)** “Antitrust laws,” as used herein, includes the Act entitled “An Act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies,” approved July second, eighteen hundred and ninety; sections seventy-three to seventy-six, inclusive, of an Act entitled “An Act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes,” of August twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-four; an Act entitled “An Act to amend sections seventy-three and seventy-six of the Act of August twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, entitled ‘An Act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes,’ ” approved February twelfth, nineteen hundred and thirteen; and also this Act.“Commerce,” as used herein, means trade or commerce among the several States and with foreign nations, or between the District of Columbia or any Territory of the United States and any State, Territory, or foreign nation, or between any insular possessions or other places under the jurisdiction of the United States, or between any such possession or place and any State or Territory of the United States or the District of Columbia or any foreign nation, or within the District of Columbia or any Territory or any insular possession or other place under the jurisdiction of the United States: Provided, That nothing in this Act contained shall apply to the Philippine Islands. The word “person” or “persons” wherever used in this Act shall be deemed to include corporations and associations existing under or authorized by the laws of either the United States, the laws of any of the Territories, the laws of any State, or the laws of any foreign country.
**(b)** This Act may be cited as the “Clayton Act”.
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**(a)** “Antitrust laws,” as used herein, includes the Act entitled “An Act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies,” approved July second, eighteen hundred and ninety; sections seventy-three to seventy-six, inclusive, of an Act entitled “An Act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes,” of August twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-four; an Act entitled “An Act to amend sections seventy-three and seventy-six of the Act of August twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, entitled ‘An Act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes,’ ” approved February twelfth, nineteen hundred and thirteen; and also this Act.“Commerce,” as used herein, means trade or commerce among the several States and with foreign nations, or between the District of Columbia or any Territory of the United States and any State, Territory, or foreign nation, or between any insular possessions or other places under the jurisdiction of the United States, or between any such possession or place and any State or Territory of the United States or the District of Columbia or any foreign nation, or within the District of Columbia or any Territory or any insular possession or other place under the jurisdiction of the United States: Provided, That nothing in this Act contained shall apply to the Philippine Islands. The word “person” or “persons” wherever used in this Act shall be deemed to include corporations and associations existing under or authorized by the laws of either the United States, the laws of any of the Territories, the laws of any State, or the laws of any foreign country.
**(b)** This Act may be cited as the “Clayton Act”.
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§ 12. Definitions; short title
(a) ‘‘Antitrust laws,’’ as used herein, includes
the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to protect trade and
commerce against unlawful restraints and mo-
nopolies,’’ approved July second, eighteen hun-
dred and ninety; sections seventy-three to sev-
enty-six, inclusive, of an Act entitled ‘‘An Act
to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the
Government, and for other purposes,’’ of August
twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-
four; an Act entitled ‘‘An Act to amend sections
seventy-three and seventy-six of the Act of Au-
gust twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and nine-
ty-four, entitled ‘An Act to reduce taxation, to
provide revenue for the Government, and for
other purposes,’ ’’ approved February twelfth,
nineteen hundred and thirteen; and also this
Act.
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 13
‘‘Commerce,’’ as used herein, means trade or
commerce among the several States and with
foreign nations, or between the District of Co-
lumbia or any Territory of the United States
and any State, Territory, or foreign nation, or
between any insular possessions or other places
under the jurisdiction of the United States, or
between any such possession or place and any
State or Territory of the United States or the
District of Columbia or any foreign nation, or
within the District of Columbia or any Territory
or any insular possession or other place under
the jurisdiction of the United States: Provided,
That nothing in this Act contained shall apply
to the Philippine Islands.
The word ‘‘person’’ or ‘‘persons’’ wherever
used in this Act shall be deemed to include cor-
porations and associations existing under or au-
thorized by the laws of either the United States,
the laws of any of the Territories, the laws of
any State, or