Annual Report of the Interstate Commerce CommissionThe Commission, 1892 |
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... direction to compel the railroads in question to fulfill the requirements of the law . REPARATION FOR DAMAGES . In a number of complaints made in the past year the Commission has been asked to order reparation for damages alleged to ...
... direction to compel the railroads in question to fulfill the requirements of the law . REPARATION FOR DAMAGES . In a number of complaints made in the past year the Commission has been asked to order reparation for damages alleged to ...
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... direction of the Commission , by special agents , were their appointment authorized in accordance with the recommendations made in previous annual reports . The administrative duties of the Commission connected with establishing and ...
... direction of the Commission , by special agents , were their appointment authorized in accordance with the recommendations made in previous annual reports . The administrative duties of the Commission connected with establishing and ...
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... direction of uniform classification , and a doubt was expressed whether that tendency would be hastened by conferring upon a Na- tional Commission the power to make a common classification of inter- state traffic for the interstate ...
... direction of uniform classification , and a doubt was expressed whether that tendency would be hastened by conferring upon a Na- tional Commission the power to make a common classification of inter- state traffic for the interstate ...
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... direction of uniformity , but which , un- fortunately , failed of being realized . The reasons for the failure were thus given in the report on classification adopted at the conference re- ferred to . The report is here given at length ...
... direction of uniformity , but which , un- fortunately , failed of being realized . The reasons for the failure were thus given in the report on classification adopted at the conference re- ferred to . The report is here given at length ...
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... direction and embrace the numerous com- modities within six classes was , therefore , a great undertaking ; but , although many were skeptical regarding the outcome , patiently and persistently it was carried to a successful completion ...
... direction and embrace the numerous com- modities within six classes was , therefore , a great undertaking ; but , although many were skeptical regarding the outcome , patiently and persistently it was carried to a successful completion ...
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Page 350 - Every common carrier subject to the provisions of this Act shall, according to their respective powers, afford all reasonable, proper, and equal facilities for the interchange of traffic between their respective lines, and for the receiving, forwarding, and delivering of passengers and property to and from their several lines and those connecting therewith...
Page 349 - That the provisions of this act shall not apply to the transportation of passengers or property, or to the receiving, delivering, storage, or handling of property, wholly within one State, and not shipped to or from a foreign country from or to any State or Territory as aforesaid.
Page 349 - America in congress assembled, that the provisions of this act shall apply to any common carrier or carriers engaged in the transportation of passengers or property wholly by railroad, or partly by railroad and partly by water when both are used, under a common control, management or arrangement, for a continuous carriage or shipment...
Page 354 - That in case any common carrier subject to the provisions of this Act shall do, cause to be done, or permit to be done, any act. matter, or thing in this Act prohibited or declared to be unlawful, or shall omit to do any act.
Page 356 - Act, and shall keep itself informed as to the manner and method in which the same is conducted, and shall have the right to obtain from such common carriers full and complete information necessary to enable the Commission to perform the duties and carry out the objects for which it was created...
Page 355 - President; but their successors shall be appointed for terms of six years, except that any person chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the Commissioner whom he shall succeed.
Page 350 - That upon application to the Commission appointed under the provisions of this act, such common carrier may, in special cases, after investigation by the Commission, be authorized to charge less for longer than for shorter distances...
Page 361 - All of the expenses of the Commission, including all necessary expenses for transportation incurred by the Commissioners or by their employees under their orders, in making any investigation, or upon official business in any other places than in the city of Washington, shall be allowed and paid on the presentation of itemized vouchers therefor approved by the Commission.
Page 353 - ... together with a reasonable counsel or attorney's fee, to be fixed by the court in every case of recovery, which attorney's fee shall be taxed and collected as part of the costs in the case.
Page 350 - That it shall be unlawful for any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act to charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggregate for the transportation of passengers or of like kind of property, under substantially similar circumstances and conditions, for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line, in the same direction, the shorter being included within the longer distance...