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Sec. 4. The words defined in this section shall have the
following meaning when found in this Act, to wit: *
„Commerce” means commerce among the several States or with
foreign nations, or in any Territory of the United States or in
the District of Columbia, or between any such Territory and
any State or foreign nation, or between the District of Columbia
and any State or Territory or foreign nation.
„Corporation means any company Or association incorporated
or unincorporated, which is organized to carry on business for
profit and has shares of capital or capital stock, and any company
or association, incorporated or unincorporated, without shares of
capital or capital stock, except partnerships, which is organized
to carry on business for its own profit or that of its members.
„Documentary evidence”, means all documents, papers, and correspondence
 in existence at and after the passage of this Act. „Acts
to regulate commerce” means the Act entitled „An Act to regulate
commerce” approved February fourteenth, eighteen hundred and
eighty seven, and all Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary
 thereto.
„Antitrust acts” means the Act entitled „An Act to protect
trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies”,
approved July second, eighteen hundred and ninety; also the
sections seventy three to seventy seven, inclusive, of an Act
entitled „An Act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the
Government, and for other purposes” approved August twenty
seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety four; and also the 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 Än act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue
for the Government, and for other purposes,” approved February
twelfth. nineteen hundred and thirteen.

Sec. 5. Ünfair methods of competition in commerce are hereby
declared unlawful,
The commission is hereby empowered and directed to prevent
persons, partnerships, or corporations, except banks and common
carriers subject to the Acts to regulate commerce, from using
unfair methods of competition in commerce.
Whenever the commission shall have reason to believe that
any such person, partnership, or corporation has been or is
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