Antitrust and Trade Regulation laws aim to promote free competition in the marketplace. Agreements or cooperative efforts by two or more entities that affects or restrains competitors is illegal under these laws. The Sherman Act makes illegal any contract, combination, or conspiracy in restraint of trade or commerce and makes monopolies and attempts, combinations, or conspiracies to monopolize illegal. The Clayton Act regulate price discrimination, tying and exclusive dealing contracts, stock acquisition and interlocking directorates.
Minot is a section of Scituate, Massachusetts. Minot's ZIP Code is 02055. Minot is a beach community in Scituate. It is part North Scituate and is further divided into an area called "The Glades Estate," which is an exclusive area belonging to various families, including the Adams family, at the very tip of Minot Beach. Minot consists of the homes from the intersection of Hatherly Road and Gannet Road (know as "The Lights") to the ocean and includes Surfside Road, Mitchell Ave & Ln, and Pond View Avenue. Two beaches are in Minot. North Scituate beach, the southernmost beach, is bordered to the south by Egypt Beach (part of the Egypt section of Scituate) and to the North by the second beach, Minot, which is in turn bordered by the Glades. Minot has its own post office with limited hours. The town of Scituate is currently planning to re-open a Minot firestation. Public school children in Minot attend Wampatuk Elementary School, Lester J. Gates Intermediate School, and Scituate High School. Minot has no businesses. Hatherly Country Club, a private club for members only, is located on Hatherly Road, spread across Minot and North Scituate.