Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Reports and Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, Volume 3L.K. Strouse, 1890 |
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... further modifications in the English Railway and Canal Traffic Act of 1888. The language of our statute , which very greatly condenses the corresponding section of the English law , is as follows : " Every common carrier subject to the ...
... further modifications in the English Railway and Canal Traffic Act of 1888. The language of our statute , which very greatly condenses the corresponding section of the English law , is as follows : " Every common carrier subject to the ...
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... further violation of the law , without more , would not cover all that is here required in order to affect any useful result , and in fact would not be operative unless supplemented by something further , which the Commission has no ...
... further violation of the law , without more , would not cover all that is here required in order to affect any useful result , and in fact would not be operative unless supplemented by something further , which the Commission has no ...
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... further power to prescribe the same ; but the Commission in any case , in apportioning the through rate , shall take into consideration all the circumstances of the case , including any special expense incurred in respect of the ...
... further power to prescribe the same ; but the Commission in any case , in apportioning the through rate , shall take into consideration all the circumstances of the case , including any special expense incurred in respect of the ...
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... further fact that the traffic is relatively small in amount , the annual gross earnings per mile of road being considerably less than in most of the Eastern , North- ern and Western States . In addition to these elements of diversity it ...
... further fact that the traffic is relatively small in amount , the annual gross earnings per mile of road being considerably less than in most of the Eastern , North- ern and Western States . In addition to these elements of diversity it ...
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... further belief of the Commission that the complaint of these minor communities was a just com- plaint ; the expression of the short - haul principle has been clearly made in the Act to regulate commerce ; and it would be the duty of any ...
... further belief of the Commission that the complaint of these minor communities was a just com- plaint ; the expression of the short - haul principle has been clearly made in the Act to regulate commerce ; and it would be the duty of any ...
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Page 145 - Commission (and produce books and papers if so ordered) and give evidence touching the matter in question, and any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof.
Page 331 - 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...
Page 231 - 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 145 - Commission may conduct its proceedings in such manner as will best conduce to the proper dispatch of business and to the ends of justice.
Page 319 - That if any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act shall, directly or indirectly, by any special rate, rebate, drawback, or other device, charge, demand, collect or receive from any person or persons a greater or less compensation...
Page 145 - Commission, may invoke the aid of any court of the United States in requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers, and documents under the provisions of this section.
Page 495 - Provided, however, 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 71 - ... from any place in the United States to an adjacent foreign country, or from any place in the United States...
Page 215 - Orphan Homes, including those about to enter and those returning home after discharge, under arrangements with the boards of managers of said homes; nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent railroads from giving free carriage to their own officers and employees, or to prevent the principal officers of any railroad company or companies from exchanging passes or tickets with other railroad companies for their officers and employees...
Page 125 - And in cases where passengers and freight pass over continuous lines or routes operated by more than one common carrier, and the several common carriers operating such lines or routes establish joint tariffs of rates or fares or charges for such continuous lines or routes, copies of such joint tariffs shall also, in like manner, be filed with said Commission.