Interstate Commerce: Debate in Forty-Eighth Congress, Second Session [-Fiftieth Congress], on the Bill (H.R. 5461) to Establish a Board of Commissioners of Interstate Commerce and to Regulate Such Commerce &c., &c |
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... party to any such joint tariff shall be liable for the failure of any other common car- rier party thereto to observe and adhere to the rates , fares , or charges thus made and published . If any such common carrier shall neglect or ...
... party to any such joint tariff shall be liable for the failure of any other common car- rier party thereto to observe and adhere to the rates , fares , or charges thus made and published . If any such common carrier shall neglect or ...
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... party to any such suit ; the claim that any such testimony or evidence may tend to criminate the person giving such evidence shall not excuse such witness from testifying , but such evidence or testimony shall not be used againt such ...
... party to any such suit ; the claim that any such testimony or evidence may tend to criminate the person giving such evidence shall not excuse such witness from testifying , but such evidence or testimony shall not be used againt such ...
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... party or parties who may be found to have been injured ; and such findings so made shall thereafter , in all judicial proceedings , be deemed prima facie evidence as to each and every fact found . All reports of investigations made by ...
... party or parties who may be found to have been injured ; and such findings so made shall thereafter , in all judicial proceedings , be deemed prima facie evidence as to each and every fact found . All reports of investigations made by ...
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... party complaining , a statement to that effect shall be entered of ree- ord by the commission , and the said common carrier shall thereupon be relieved from further liability or penalty for such particular violation of law . SEC . 16 ...
... party complaining , a statement to that effect shall be entered of ree- ord by the commission , and the said common carrier shall thereupon be relieved from further liability or penalty for such particular violation of law . SEC . 16 ...
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... parties and interests ample opportunity to present their views . Report after re- port has been made , accompanied by thousands of pages of printed testimony , all of which have been open to the inspection of whomso ever cared to devote ...
... parties and interests ample opportunity to present their views . Report after re- port has been made , accompanied by thousands of pages of printed testimony , all of which have been open to the inspection of whomso ever cared to devote ...
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Page 144 - 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 458 - ... 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 from the operation of this section of this act.
Page 9 - 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 359 - If such carrier shall not satisfy the complaint within the time specified, or there shall appear to be any reasonable ground for investigating said complaint, it shall be the duty of the commission to investigate the matters complained of in such manner and by such means as it shall deem proper.