The Inter-state Commerce Act: An Analysis of Its ProvisionsG.P. Putnam, 1887 - 125 pages |
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... language of Mr. Justice Miller , which is quoted above , so far as the Inter - State Commerce Act is con- cerned , the provisions of which were not before the Court , should be regarded as obiter dictum , and used only in a most general ...
... language of Mr. Justice Miller , which is quoted above , so far as the Inter - State Commerce Act is con- cerned , the provisions of which were not before the Court , should be regarded as obiter dictum , and used only in a most general ...
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... language , undertakes to include within its provisions two descriptions of car- riers . Common Carriers Wholly by Railroad . First : The Act applies to any common car- rier or carriers engaged in the transportation of passengers or ...
... language , undertakes to include within its provisions two descriptions of car- riers . Common Carriers Wholly by Railroad . First : The Act applies to any common car- rier or carriers engaged in the transportation of passengers or ...
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... language embraces all common carriers of passengers or property , doing business with more than one State , whether such carriers are natural persons , or corporations ; whether they are aliens , or citi- zens , or foreign or domestic ...
... language embraces all common carriers of passengers or property , doing business with more than one State , whether such carriers are natural persons , or corporations ; whether they are aliens , or citi- zens , or foreign or domestic ...
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... language of the first section prescribes that all charges made " for the receiving , delivering , storage , or hand- ling of such property " shall be reasonable and just . Internal State Commerce Not Affected . : Fourth It is expressly ...
... language of the first section prescribes that all charges made " for the receiving , delivering , storage , or hand- ling of such property " shall be reasonable and just . Internal State Commerce Not Affected . : Fourth It is expressly ...
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... language is : " That if any com- mon 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 ...
... language is : " That if any com- mon 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 ...
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adjacent foreign country aforesaid anno Domini apply bill charge or receive Circuit Court circumstances and conditions Commis Commissioners common car common carrier subject common law Constitution contract corporation court of equity Cullom deemed description of traffic District duties effect fares fourth section freight G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS greater compensation greater or less Illinois Inter-State Commerce Act judicial jurisdiction language less compensation longer distance longer haul mandatory or otherwise manner matter ment obiter dictum Octavo order or requirement passengers and property passengers or property person or persons petition preference or advantage prescribe proper process provisions question railroad company rates reasonable regulation of commerce remedies respect whatsoever rier road schedules service rendered shipment shipped shipper sion statute subject any particular substantially similar circumstances Supreme Court thereof tion transportation of passengers undue or unreasonable United unlawful Wabash Railway writ of execution writ of injunction writ of mandamus
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Page 112 - That in case any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act shall do, cause to be done, or permit to be done any act, matter, or thing in this act prohibited or declared to be unlawful...
Page 116 - 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 106 - 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 115 - Act, and shall keep itself informed as to the manner and method in which the same is conducted, and shall have the right to obtain from such common carriers full and complete information necessary to enable the Commission to perform the duties and carry out the objects for which it was created...
Page 41 - 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 105 - 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 25 - 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, and shall not discriminate in their rates and charges between such connecting lines; but this shall not be construed as requiring any such common...
Page 114 - ... the date of the taking effect of this Act, the term of each to be designated by the President, but their successors shall be appointed for terms of seven years, except that any person chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the commissioner whom he shall succeed.
Page 48 - ... nothing in this Act contained shall in any way abridge or alter the remedies now existing at common law or by statute, but the provisions of this Act are in addition to such remedies...
Page 15 - Property does become clothed with a public interest when used in a manner to make it of public consequence and affect the community at large. When, therefore, one devotes his property to a use in which the public has an interest, he, in effect, grants to the public an interest in that use, and must submit to be controlled by the public for the common good, to the extent of the interest he has thus created. He may withdraw his grant by discontinuing the use; but, so long as he maintains the use, he...