No association, or method or act thereof which complies with these provisions shall be deemed a conspiracy or combination in restraint of trade or an illegal monopoly, or an attempt to lessen competition or fix prices arbitrarily, or to accomplish any improper or illegal purposes. History: Laws 1939, ch. 164, § 42; 1941 Comp., § 54-1442; 1953 Comp., § 51-15-42.