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Railroads Continued.

interstate commerce-continued.

receipt and delivery of goods, inclusion in transportation, 272.
reshipments from delivery, interstate character of shipment not
changed, Employers' Liability Act, 770.

Safety Appliance Act, Ch. XLI, 1283-1305.

transportation for express companies, Safety Appliance Act, 1304.
transportation of company property over state lines, 1304.

transportation, passing through another state to point in same
state, Safety Appliance Act, 1298.

Interstate Commerce Act, carriers subject to, 201.

act not applicable to all interstate commerce, 300.

all carriers in Alaska, District of Columbia and territories, 205.
common arrangement of carrier by water with carrier by rail, 211.
corporations incorporated in foreign countries, 260.

express companies, 255.

federal jurisdiction over water carriers, extension by Panama
Canal Act of 1912, 218, 220.

individuals and partnerships, 260.

logging roads, 238.

original enactment, fundamental requirements, 152.

preliminary steps toward enactment, Cullom Committee, 149.

Cullom Committee's report, recommendation of bill, 150.

private car lines, 240.

sleeping car companies, 258.

Interstate Commerce Commission, necessity of National Commission,
enforcement of federal regulations, 625.

intoxicating liquors, prohibition of sale, order of director general of
railroads, 1777.

investigation of accidents, reports, power of Commerce Commission,
663.

knowledge of defect, evidence of defect, not element of violation of
Safety Appliance Act, 1318.

loss and damage, initial carrier's liability, carrier affected by Cum-
mins Amendment, 563.

payment of claims, order of director general of railroads, 1779-1781.
officers, authority, order of director general of railroads, 1697.
orders, general orders of director general of railroads, federal control,
1678-1783.

orders of Interstate Commerce Commission, boiler inspection, 1640-
1688.

safety appliances, 1598-1632.

prohibition from participation in elections, order of director general

of railroads, 1782.

rates, see RATES AND CHARGES.

receivers of railroads subject to Employers' Liability Act, 756.

Railroads Continued.

refrigerator cars, allowances to shippers for services rendered in
connection with transportation, authority of Interstate Commerce
Commission, Hepburn Act, 180.

regulations,

federal control, scope, historical review, effect of Interstate Com-
merce Act, 137.

authority of Congress, scope of power, 147.

railroads wholly within state, character of transportation, 207.
common arrangement for transportation with other carriers,
immunity, 206.

state and national control over interstate carriers and transporta-
tion, general principles determining, illustration, 45.
state control,

appliances on interstate trains, validity of statutes requiring, 97.
delivery of cars for interstate shipment, state regulations super-
seded by Hepburn Act, 75.

full crews, power of state to regulate employes engaged in inter-
state commerce, absence of federal legislation, 98.

operation of trains between intrastate points, limitations and ex-
ceptions to power of state, 82.

rates of carriers, regulations by states in absence of federal laws
upheld, 61.

speed of trains, signals, stopping of trains, absence of legislation
by Congress, 86.

invalidity of statute as to speed of trains, as burdening inter-
state commerce, 88.

switch connections with private side tracks, intrastate business,
77.

taxes, control over interstate carriers and transportation, gen-
eral principles determining, illustration, 41.

track connections for interchange of traffic, power of state to
compel making and maintenance, 90.

reports of accidents, see REPORTS.

reports, power of Interstate Commerce Commission, monthly reports
showing violation of, Hours of Service Act, 1440.

weekly cash report, order of director general of railroads, 1750.
route of interstate freight, duty of carriers to route as directed by
shippers, amendment to Interstate Commerce Act, 193.

running boards, carrier's duty, Safety Appliance Act, Ch. XLV, 1363-
1375.

safety appliances, see SAFETY APPLIANCE ACT.

duty to exercise ordinary care, Employers' Liability Act, 914,
927.

custom of other railroads not conclusive as to care exercised, 927.
power of Interstate Commerce Commission, 662.

Railroads Continued.

safety appliances-continued.

state control, validity of statutes requiring appliances on inter-
state trains, 97.

sale of unclaimed and perishable freight, order of director general of
railroads, 1771.

shipments, privileges, order of director general of railroads, 1775.
sill steps, carrier's duty, Safety Appliance Act, Ch. XLV, 1363-1375.
sleeping car companies not common carriers by railroad, Employers'
Liability Act, 756.

special trains, rates, publication and filing, changes prohibited, oral
contracts contravening schedules unlawful, 455.

specific railroads affected, order for increase of wages, order of direc-
tor general of railroads, 1709-1734.

stock yards companies, interstate status, Safety Appliance Act, 1290.
substitution for appliances unlawful, Safety Appliance Act, 1312.
switch connection with private side tracks and lateral branch lines,
power of Interstate Commerce Commission to order, Hepburn Act,
171.

switch connections, power of Interstate Commerce Commission to
order, 655.

service at ports, imported goods, subject to Interstate Commerce
Act, 297.

text of Interstate Commerce Act, 1516.

switches, discrimination, cars, placing or "spotting" cars for certain
shippers, refusal of service to others, Interstate Commerce Act, 371.
telegraph offices operated during day and part of night, limitations
upon hours of service, 1467.

terminal and belt railroads, subjection to Interstate Commerce Act,
234.

interstate status, Safety Appliance Act, 1290.

track connections for interchange of traffic, power of state to compel
making and maintenance, 90.

"transportation," private car lines as being subject to Interstate
Commerce Act, 240.

"use" of cars and "haul," distinction eliminated by 1903 Amendment.
Safety Appliance Act, 1304.

"used," extension of Safety Appliance Act to cars, etc., "used" on in-
terstate highways, 1276.

valuation of property of interstate carriers, duty of Interstate Com-
merce Commission under Act of 1913, 195.

vessels or ships not parts of railroad systems, Employers' Liability
Act, 754.

violation of 28-Hour Live Stock Law, penalties, 1489.

war, commodities essential to national defense, President authorized
to direct movement of, 198.

federal control during war with Germany, penalty for violation of
federal statute, 132.

Railroads-Continued.

war, commodities essential to national defense, etc.-continued.

termination of federal control under statute, 133.

water lines, Commerce Commission may authorize railroads to con-
tinue ownership, 652.

waybills, order of director general of railroads, 1688.

Workmen's Compensation Act, state laws superseded by Employers'
Liability Act, extent, 726.

Rates and charges,

allowances to shippers for services rendered, authority of Interstate
Commerce Commission, Hepburn Act, 180, 653.

baggage, regulations concerning baggage to be published, 444.
cash basis, order of director general of railroads, 1706.

money only may be received for transportation by carriers, Inter-
state Commerce Act, 479.

promissory notes to pay freight charges, illegality, 480.

changes prohibited, text of Interstate Commerce Act, 1520.

classification of freight,

application of carload rates, goods belonging to several owners,
charges to be similar, 410.

differential between carload lots and lesser amounts, legality of
rates, 407.

excessive rates prohibited, 409.

differential between raw material and manufactured products, no
discrimination, 405.

Commerce Commission without jurisdiction to regulate, Twenty-
Eight-Hour Live Stock Law, 659.

common law, preferences between cities and localities permitted, 374.
publicity and permanency of rates at common law, 431.

damages for violation of Interstate Commerce Act,

actions for overcharges exceeding scheduled rates, prosecution in
courts without determination of Commission, 494.

arbitrary sum added to sale price to cover excessive charges, right
of shipper to reparation, 507, 508.

award by Commission as bar to action for additional damages, over-
charges, 513.

award by commission, maximum rate need not be prescribed by
Commission, 519.

excessive rates, courts without primary jurisdiction to award dam-
ages, 492.

findings of Commission as to reasonableness of rates, all persons
benefited, 515.

findings of fact by Commission required, award of damages against
carriers, 516.

limitations, complaints for damages, filing with Commission within
two years, 523.

measure of damages, unreasonable rates and unlawful discrimina-
tion, 503.

Rates and charges-Continued.

damages for violation of Interstate Commerce Act-continued.

misrouting shipments, award by Commission, 513.

parties entitled to damages, excessive freight charges, consignors
and consignees, 506.

past shipments with excessive rates, damages not automatically
awarded, 509.

state courts, actions for damages under section eight of Interstate
Commerce Act not prosecuted in state courts, 498.

discrimination in rates,

absorbing switching charges at one point and refusing at another,
388.

basing point system, legality, control of Interstate Commerce Com-
mission, 380.

carriers not participating in rates to favored locality not guilty,
385.

cities and localities entitled to benefit of natural advantages, In-
terstate Commerce Act, 378.

coal fields served by different carriers, 386.

competition between localities, qualifications of rule permitting
different rates based on competition, 384.

rate resulting not unreasonable, 382.

definition by Interstate Commerce Act, distinction between section
two and clause in section one as to unreasonable charges, 310.
purpose of definition, 307.

relation and distinction between section two and three, 309.
difference in amount of traffic between similar localities, discrimina-
tory rates and fares prohibited, 384.

difference in rates based upon difference in service not discrimina-
tory, Interstate Commerce Act, 326.

difference in rates for wholesalers and retailers prohibited, Inter-
state Commerce Act, 328.

different conditions affecting transportation of similar commodities,
lumber and logs, no discrimination, 415.

different interstate and intrastate rates between localities, preju-
dice resulting, 376.

different methods of loading not justification for different rates,
Interstate Commerce Act, 371.

different rates in opposite directions over same lines, no discrimina-
tion, 387.

different uses of commodities, different rates not justified, Inter-
state Commerce Act, 413.

differentials between Atlantic coast cities, competitors, relations
between carriers, Interstate Commerce Act, 390.

differentials between cities on opposite banks of rivers crossed by
expensive bridges, reasonableness of rates, 395.

group rates, establishment and maintenance by Interstate Com-
merce Commission, 387.

2 Control Carriers-60.

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