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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... provision of the House bill prohibiting pooling , with some modifications of the language . Section 5 of the Senate bill has been replaced by section 6 of the com- mittee bill , which combines most of the provisions of the Senate and ...
... provision of the House bill prohibiting pooling , with some modifications of the language . Section 5 of the Senate bill has been replaced by section 6 of the com- mittee bill , which combines most of the provisions of the Senate and ...
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... provisions of this act are in addition to such remedies : Provided , That no pending legislation shall in any way be affected by this act . The following has been added as a new section : SEC . 24. That the provisions of sections 11 and ...
... provisions of this act are in addition to such remedies : Provided , That no pending legislation shall in any way be affected by this act . The following has been added as a new section : SEC . 24. That the provisions of sections 11 and ...
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... provisions of this bill in relation to publicity , and the other provisions to guard against various wrong - doings on their part , will have very great force and effect in bringing about that sort of stability which it has been the ...
... provisions of this bill in relation to publicity , and the other provisions to guard against various wrong - doings on their part , will have very great force and effect in bringing about that sort of stability which it has been the ...
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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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... provisions of this act shall print and keep for public inspection schedules showing the rates and fares and charges for the transportation of passengers and property which any such com- mon carrier has established and which are in force ...
... provisions of this act shall print and keep for public inspection schedules showing the rates and fares and charges for the transportation of passengers and property which any such com- mon carrier has established and which are in force ...
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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.