Annual Report of the Interstate Commerce Commission, Issue 3The Commission, 1889 With appendices. |
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... rules of practice . The number of folios thus copied and furnished exceeds 50,000 . The number of letters received in this division during the year , relat- ing to official business , was 7,862 . The letters sent by the Commission- ers ...
... rules of practice . The number of folios thus copied and furnished exceeds 50,000 . The number of letters received in this division during the year , relat- ing to official business , was 7,862 . The letters sent by the Commission- ers ...
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... RULES AND FORMS . By the seventeenth section of the statute , it is provided that the Com- mission may , from time to time , make or amend such general rules or orders as may be requisite for the order and regulation of the proceed ...
... RULES AND FORMS . By the seventeenth section of the statute , it is provided that the Com- mission may , from time to time , make or amend such general rules or orders as may be requisite for the order and regulation of the proceed ...
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... rule was unlawful and that they suf- fered prejudice by reason of its enforcement . They emphasized the complaint by showing that State commissions , in the district affected by the new rule , retained and enforced upon State ...
... rule was unlawful and that they suf- fered prejudice by reason of its enforcement . They emphasized the complaint by showing that State commissions , in the district affected by the new rule , retained and enforced upon State ...
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... rules of practice . Reports and opinions in cases before the Commission . The total number of reports and other documents distributed during the year is over 90,000 copies . STATISTICAL WORK OF THE COMMISSION . The statistical work of ...
... rules of practice . Reports and opinions in cases before the Commission . The total number of reports and other documents distributed during the year is over 90,000 copies . STATISTICAL WORK OF THE COMMISSION . The statistical work of ...
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... rule indicated by the fourth section of the act to regu- late commerce , usually known as the " long and short haul " clause , at the outstart of its administration engaged the serious consideration of the Commission . Its importance ...
... rule indicated by the fourth section of the act to regu- late commerce , usually known as the " long and short haul " clause , at the outstart of its administration engaged the serious consideration of the Commission . Its importance ...
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Page 413 - 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 410 - 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 413 - ... compliance with the requirements of this section, and shall promptly notify said commission of all changes made in the same. Every such common carrier shall also file with said commission copies of all contracts, agreements or arrangements with other common carriers in relation to any traffic affected by the provisions of this act to which it may be a party.
Page 424 - 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 410 - 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 412 - ... for the pooling of freights of different and competing railroads, or to divide between them the aggregate or net proceeds of the earnings of such railroads, or any portion thereof...
Page 417 - ... hereby declared to be a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof in any court of the United States of competent jurisdiction within the district in which such offense was committed, be subject for each offense to a fine of not exceeding five thousand dollars or imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of not exceeding two years, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Page 410 - railroad' as used in this act shall Include all bridges and ferries used or operated in connection with any railroad, and also all the road in use by any corporation operating a railroad, whether owned or operated under a contract, agreement, or lease; and the term 'transportation' shall include all instrumentalities of shipment or carriage.
Page 412 - That every common carrier subject to the 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 common carrier has established and which are in force at the time upon its railroad, as defined by the first section of this act.
Page 424 - It may, by one or more of the Commissioners, prosecute any inquiry necessary to its duties, in any part of the United States, into any matter or question of fact pertaining to the business of any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act.