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Page 11
... given by the common law for the violation by railroad companies of their duties to the public are wholly inadequate , as it is impossible for the individual who has been injured by inadequate or inefficient freight or passenger service ...
... given by the common law for the violation by railroad companies of their duties to the public are wholly inadequate , as it is impossible for the individual who has been injured by inadequate or inefficient freight or passenger service ...
Page 12
... given the Commission to remedy such con- ditions by an order which should be enforced through the courts . " The purpose of legislation , both State and Federal , for the regulation of railroad corporations , prescribing their duties to ...
... given the Commission to remedy such con- ditions by an order which should be enforced through the courts . " The purpose of legislation , both State and Federal , for the regulation of railroad corporations , prescribing their duties to ...
Page 15
... given within five days thereafter by the company operating the road on which the accident occurred to the Railroad Commission , and such company shall furnish the Commission all information requested by it concerning the cause of the ...
... given within five days thereafter by the company operating the road on which the accident occurred to the Railroad Commission , and such company shall furnish the Commission all information requested by it concerning the cause of the ...
Page 17
... given result sometimes justifies a delay in achieving that which is ever so essential . A bill passed by the House of Representatives provides for the valuation of all railroad property . This bill is very comprehensive and contemplates ...
... given result sometimes justifies a delay in achieving that which is ever so essential . A bill passed by the House of Representatives provides for the valuation of all railroad property . This bill is very comprehensive and contemplates ...
Page 28
... given prompt attention . 7. Application for re - opening a case after it has been submitted , or for rehearing after it has been decided by the Commission , may be made within ten days thereafter by petition in writing duly verified ...
... given prompt attention . 7. Application for re - opening a case after it has been submitted , or for rehearing after it has been decided by the Commission , may be made within ten days thereafter by petition in writing duly verified ...
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Page 304 - 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 340 - States of competent jurisdiction, to a fine of not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, or imprisonment for a term not less than one year nor more than three years, or both such fine and imprisonment ; Provided.
Page 304 - 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...
Page 302 - The rolling stock, and all other movable property belonging to any railroad company or corporation in this State, shall be considered personal property, and shall be liable to execution and sale in the same manner as the personal property of individuals, and the general assembly shall pass no law exempting any such property from execution and sale.
Page 306 - Any railroad corporation that shall be guilty of extortion or unjust discrimination, or of giving to any person or locality or to any description of traffic an undue or unreasonable preference or advantage, shall, upon conviction, be fined...
Page 304 - Act to charge and receive as great compensation for a shorter as for a longer distance; provided, however, 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 for the transportation of passengers or property; and the Commission may from time to time prescribe the extent to which such designated common carrier may be relieved...
Page 309 - Commission" which shall be composed of three Commissioners. During the session of the General Assembly which convenes in December, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, and before the first day of June, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, the Governor shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, said three Commissioners, one from each Superior Court...
Page 297 - D. A shipper or receiver who elects to take advantage of this average agreement may be required to give sufficient security to the carrier for the...
Page 139 - No railroad, telegraph, telephone, bridge or common carrier company shall consolidate its capital stock, franchises, or property, or pool its earnings, in, whole, or in part, with any other railroad, telegraph, telephone, bridge or common carrier company, owning a parallel or competing...
Page 304 - ... this shall not be construed as authorizing any common carrier within the terms of this Act to charge and receive as great compensation for a shorter as for a longer distance...