Annual Report of the Interstate Commerce CommissionThe Commission, 1892 - Interstate commerce |
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... regulate commerce requires that the schedules of rates , fares , and charges , i . e . , the tariff , published and filed with the Commission by carriers subject to the provision of the act , shall state separately " any rules or ...
... regulate commerce requires that the schedules of rates , fares , and charges , i . e . , the tariff , published and filed with the Commission by carriers subject to the provision of the act , shall state separately " any rules or ...
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... regulate commerce enacted a new standard of right and wrong , and was intended to completely change many of the methods and practices then in general use in railway man- agement . It was believed by the Commission that a law affecting ...
... regulate commerce enacted a new standard of right and wrong , and was intended to completely change many of the methods and practices then in general use in railway man- agement . It was believed by the Commission that a law affecting ...
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United States. Interstate Commerce Commission. orders , is dependent for the efficiency of such execution and enforce ... regulate commerce contemplates two methods of enforcing compliance with its provisions ; one by the imposition of ...
United States. Interstate Commerce Commission. orders , is dependent for the efficiency of such execution and enforce ... regulate commerce contemplates two methods of enforcing compliance with its provisions ; one by the imposition of ...
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... regulate commerce , in what respect , it may be asked , would the powers of such a court differ from the powers now possessed by the Commission . The most important difference , as above indicated , would consist in the finality and ...
... regulate commerce , in what respect , it may be asked , would the powers of such a court differ from the powers now possessed by the Commission . The most important difference , as above indicated , would consist in the finality and ...
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... regulate commerce , and providing that if the same be not adopted within the time limited , either this Commission or some other public authority be required to adopt and enforce a uniform classi- fication . The Commission desires to ...
... regulate commerce , and providing that if the same be not adopted within the time limited , either this Commission or some other public authority be required to adopt and enforce a uniform classi- fication . The Commission desires to ...
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act to regulate aforesaid Alleged Excessive Freight bill of lading Board of Trade carriage cars Central and Hudson cents Charges on Food Chicago and Alton Cincinnati and St circumstances and conditions City classification common carrier Company et al competition complaint court defendant Excessive Freight Rates Fé Railroad Company filed Grand Trunk Railway Higginson & Co Hudson River Railroad Interstate Commerce Commission joint rates joint tariffs Lehigh Valley Railroad Louis Railway Company Michigan Central Railroad months Orleans and Texas Orleans Cotton Exchange Pacific Railway Company pany parties passengers Pennsylvania Railroad Company petition points provisions Rail rate sheets Rates and Charges Reasonable Rates regulate commerce Report of Interstate River Railroad Company road Company route Santa Fé Railroad shipment shippers Southern Pacific Company statute Texas Pacific Railway tickets tion traffic transportation unjust discrimination unlawful unreasonable vania Railroad Company violation Western Railroad York Central
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Page 349 - 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 353 - ... together with a reasonable counsel or attorney's fee, to be fixed by the court in every case of recovery, which attorney's fee shall be taxed and collected as part of the costs in the case.
Page 361 - 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 350 - ... a greater or less compensation for any service rendered, or to be rendered, in the transportation of passengers or property, subject to the provisions of this act, than it charges, demands, collects, or receives from any other person or persons for doing for him or them a like and contemporaneous service in the transportation of a like kind of traffic under substantially similar circumstances and conditions, such common carrier shall be deemed guilty of unjust discrimination, which is hereby...
Page 48 - 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.
Page 52 - 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...
Page 357 - Reasonable notice must first be given in writing by the party or his attorney proposing to take such deposition to the opposite party or his attorney of record, as either may be nearest, which notice shall state the name of the witness and the time and place of the taking of his deposition.
Page 351 - 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 350 - ... 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.
Page 357 - 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.