Service Monographs of the United States Government, Issue 18D. Appleton & Company, 1923 - Administrative agencies |
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... rules were issued covering operat- ing expenses , and revenues , expenditures for road , and equipment . A general system of accounting prescribed for carriers was com- 42 " In 1911 the Bureau of Statistics and Accounts was divided into ...
... rules were issued covering operat- ing expenses , and revenues , expenditures for road , and equipment . A general system of accounting prescribed for carriers was com- 42 " In 1911 the Bureau of Statistics and Accounts was divided into ...
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... Rules for locomotive boiler inspection of each carrier were to be filed with the Chief Inspector within three months after the approval of the act and after hear- 53 On November 2 , 1915 , the commission further extended the time for ...
... Rules for locomotive boiler inspection of each carrier were to be filed with the Chief Inspector within three months after the approval of the act and after hear- 53 On November 2 , 1915 , the commission further extended the time for ...
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... rules for those carriers who failed to file their own rules , and such rules after approval by the com- mission were to become obligatory . Any changes in the rules were not to take effect until filed with and approved by the commission ...
... rules for those carriers who failed to file their own rules , and such rules after approval by the com- mission were to become obligatory . Any changes in the rules were not to take effect until filed with and approved by the commission ...
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... rules . Attention was also called to the large number of accidents resulting from trespass upon the tracks of the carriers . In its investigation of accidents involving broken rails , the com- mission received aid from the Bureau of ...
... rules . Attention was also called to the large number of accidents resulting from trespass upon the tracks of the carriers . In its investigation of accidents involving broken rails , the com- mission received aid from the Bureau of ...
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... rules and no proper steps are taken to correct the evil . Many operating officers seem to proceed upon the theo- ry that their responsibility ends with the promulgation of rules , apparently overlooking the fact that no matter how ...
... rules and no proper steps are taken to correct the evil . Many operating officers seem to proceed upon the theo- ry that their responsibility ends with the promulgation of rules , apparently overlooking the fact that no matter how ...
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Page 108 - 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 17 - 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 25 - Columbia, or to any foreign country, any article or commodity, other than timber and the manufactured products thereof, manufactured, mined, or produced by it, or under its authority, or which it may own in whole, or in part, or in which it may have any interest direct or indirect except such articles or commodities as may be necessary and intended for its use in the conduct of its business as a common carrier.
Page 77 - In so prescribing and determining the divisions of joint rates, fares and charges, the Commission shall give due consideration, among other things, to the efficiency with which the carriers concerned are operated, the amount of revenue required to pay their respective operating expenses, taxes, and a fair return on their railway property held for and used in the service of transportation...
Page 52 - The President, in time of war, is empowered, through the Secretary of War, to take possession and assume control of any system or systems of transportation, or any part thereof, and to utilize the same to the exclusion, as far as may be necessary, of all other traffic thereon for the transfer or transportation of troops, war material, and equipment, or for such other purposes connected with the emergency as may be needful or desirable.
Page 82 - Act to charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggregate for the transportation of passengers, or of like kind of property, for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line or route in the same direction...
Page 24 - ... transportation" shall include cars and other vehicles and all instrumentalities and facilities of shipment or carriage, irrespective of ownership or of any contract, express or implied, for the use thereof and all services in connection with the receipt, delivery, elevation, and transfer in transit, ventilation, refrigeration or icing, storage, and handling of property transported...
Page 151 - An Act to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by compelling common carriers engaged in interstate commerce to equip their cars with automatic couplers and continuous brakes, and their locomotives with driving-wheel brakes, and for other purposes...
Page 66 - 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 88 - States. (9) The foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply to notes to be issued by the carrier maturing not more than two years after the date thereof and aggregating (together with all other then outstanding notes of a maturity of two years or less) not more than 5 per centum of the par value of the securities of the carrier then outstanding.