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Commission promulgated under the safety appliance act of March second, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, and supplemental acts.

BLOCK SIGNAL RESOLUTION.

JOINT RESOLUTION Directing the Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate and report on block-signal systems and appliances for the automatic control of railway trains.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 34 Stat. L., 838. That the Interstate Commerce Commission be, and it is Investigation hereby, directed to investigate and report on the use of cessity for block and necessity for block-signal systems and appliances for the automatic control of railway trains in the United See 35 Stat. L., States. For this purpose the Commission is authorized Employ ment to employ persons who are familiar with the subject, and of experts. may use such of its own employees as are necessary to make a thorough examination into the matter.

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Recommendation as to legislation.

Production of witnesses and testimony.

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In transmitting its report to the Congress the Commission shall recommend such legislation as to the Commission seems advisable.

To carry out and give effect to the provisions of this resolution the Commission shall have power to issue subpœnas, administer oaths, examine witnesses, require the production of books and papers, and receive depositions taken before any proper officer in any State or Territory of the United States.

[Provision in Urgent Deficiencies Appropriation Act of October 22, 1913.]

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To enable the Interstate Commerce Commission, at its Block signal discretion, to investigate and report in regard to the use and necessity for block-signal systems and appliances for the automatic control of railway trains and any appliances or systems intended to promote the safety of railway operation, including experimental tests of such systems and appliances as shall be furnished in completed shape, to such Commission for such investigation and test, free of cost to the Government, in accordance with the provisions of the joint resolution approved June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, and the sundry civil appropriation Act approved May twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred and eight, $25,000.

INDEX.

Abandonment of railroad:

Certificate for proposed, Commission may grant.

Rules governing, prescribed by Commission...

Spur, industrial, team, switching, or side tracks..
Street, suburban; or interurban electric railways...

Federal control.

Abatement, proceedings and reparation claims pending at termination of

Absorption of switching charges, etc., by water carrier, effect of...

Acceptance:

Federal Control Act, in agreement as to compensation..

Guaranty to carriers after termination of Federal control..

Payments on account of unadjusted compensation constitutes, of Federal
Control Act....

Accident. See also Accident Reports Act.

Defective boilers, notice and investigation.....

Hours of Service Act inapplicable in case of unavoidable casualty.

Accident Reports Act:

Damage suits, reports not to be used in..

Form of report.............

Investigation of accidents by Commission; report..

Monthly reports of accidents....

Penalty for failure to report.

State commission, cooperation with.

Testimony....

Accounting. See also Accounts.

Basis during Federal control..

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Moneys and properties derived from operation of carriers under Federal control..

Accounts:

Proceeds of diverted transportation, accounting between carriers.

Commission and Commission's agents....

Access to be given

Labor Board members, officers, employees, or agents....

Charges collected on increased rates, effective before conclusion of sus

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Forms of, to be kept by carriers, Commission may prescribe...

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Kept during Federal control, subject to rules provided by Commission. .
Penalty for failure to keep as prescribed, or allow inspection.......
Uniform system of, Commission may prescribe.....

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Unlawful to keep, other than prescribed or approved by Commission...
Acquisition of control by one carrier of another, Commission may authorize.
Act of God, Hours of Service Act inapplicable in case of....
Act to Regulate Commerce cited as "Interstate Commerce Act".

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Actions. See also Suits.

Arising out of Federal control......

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118-120

Cause of, as to shipment of property accrues upon delivery or tender of delivery....

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Defined; Bills of Lading Act..

164

Diversion or delivery of freight contrary to routing instructions, carriers

jointly and severally liable for proceeds of transportation.. Federal control, by and against carriers..

Government-aided lines, for damages..

45

105-106

167-168

Pending at termination of Federal control do not abate....
Removal of, from State courts, under Section 20 of Interstate Commerce Act
Void securities, by innocent holder for value of..
Additional line:

Commission may issue certificate for construction or operation.............
Construction or operation without certificate of Commission, prohibited....
Additions and betterments:

Annual reports of carriers to show amount expended for improvements....
Changes in conditions and value brought about by extensions and im-
provements, Commission to keep itself informed of..
Commission may add a sum not exceeding one-half of 1 per cent to fair
return to make provisions for.....

Compensation to carriers under Federal control increased because of...
Extension of line without certificate of Commission, prohibited........

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President may order carriers under Federal control to make extensions.. 103-104 Provision for, in addition to compensation to carriers under Federal control. Refunding of carriers' indebtedness to United States, by reason of Federal control....

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Action by Labor Board if Adjustment Board not organized...
Application of carrier or employees for hearing and decision.
Certification of dispute to Labor Board..

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135-136

Defined; Transportation Act, 1920.....

133

Disputes between carriers and employees, hearing and decision.
Established by agreement between carriers and employees. ..

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134

Hearings upon application, petition, reference by Labor Board, or own motion.

134

Labor Board may refer dispute, for hearing and decision..

134

Petition of unorganized employees or subordinate officials, for hearing and decision...

Officers and employees of United States to furnish information to, on request
Parties may appear before, in person or by counsel..

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138

134

Powers and duties of Board of Mediation and Conciliation in contravention of...

140-141

Submission of disputes involving grievances, rules, or working conditions. Violation of decision of, by carrier, employee, or subordinate official...... Adjustments:

135

140

Accounts during and at end of Federal control..

Commission shall make, in operating expenses and revenues of carriers
accepting guaranty.

Commission shall make, in computation of excess income.
Computations of standard return, because of changes in lines of carriers

under Federal control......

President may make, as to matters growing out of Federal control...

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126, 127

50

98-99

115

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118

Charitable institutions, free passes..

Admiralty, proceedings in, arising out of Federal control...

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To meet operating expenses and fixed charges...
Under Federal control from revolving fund..
Advantages. See Preferences and prejudices.
Affidavit:

False, penalty for use of, by shippers and other persons..
Medals of honor, applications for, to be supported by.
Affirmations, members of Commission may administer.
Agents:

Baggage, free passes.

Carrier's

125, 126-127, 128

103-104

Acts of, deemed to be acts of and known by carrier..
Courts may compel appearance of, as witness.
Designation of, by Commission to receive copics of publications of
schedules, etc., of water lines..

False billing, etc., by, penalty....

Immunity of, when compelled to give incriminating testimony
Liability to bona fide holder of void security...

Maintenance of, in Washington to receive priority orders....

Name of, duty of carrier to post at stations where freight received..
Passes to..

Request for rate, how addressed to, when name of, not posted.
Service of process on carrier by leaving copy with..

Washington agents of carriers to be designated..

Commission's

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193

56-57

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86, 195

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77-78

33

32

72-73

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29-30

10

29-30

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Access to property and records of carrier to be given...

Appointment of, to direct car service....

Special agent, authority to inspect accounts, etc., of carriers..

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Equipment loans to carriers may be made through; approval of Commission required..

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Liability for violation of Interstate Commerce Act (carrier and shipper)............
President's-

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Designation of, as defendant in actions arising from Federal control. 119-120
Execution of powers through-

During Federal control.

105, 111

Under Transportation Act..

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United States, embargoes inapplicable when shipments consigned to...... 28-29 Aggregate of intermediate rates, through rate in excess of, unlawful...

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Violation of Interstate Commerce Act by carrier for which no penalty specifically provided, penalty.....

32-33

Aids, gifts, grants, and donations. See Land grant railroads; Valuation.
Air brakes, percentage of cars in train to be equipped with...
Allowances:

185

Commission may prescribe reasonable, to owner of property transported.. Depreciation to be included in return for lease of equipment and facilities.....

46

51-52

Allowances-Continued.

Land grants, etc., consideration for, to United States and others..
Penalty for shipper obtaining by false means......

American Railway Association, height of draw bars to be designated by .
American Railway Express Company:

Antitrust laws not violated by consolidation, if authorized..
Consolidation of express companies into...

Guaranty against deficit in operating income after termination of Federal
control....

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Partial payments of guaranty or deficit arising from Federal control, where
whole amount not definitely ascertained, authorized to be made....

132

Ammunition, transportation of, on passenger vehicles.........

199

Analysis of methods, valuation of carriers' property.
Annual balance sheet, annual report shall contain..

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Annual reports. See Reports.

Answer, carrier must make to complaint in writing..........
Antitrust laws:

Clayton Act does not repeal............

Consolidations, when authorized, not violative of......

Inapplicable when consolidation of telephone companies authorized by
Commission.

Included in term as used in Clayton Antitrust Act..
Lease of carrier by another may be authorized............

38

145

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145

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Order under Clayton Act does not relieve persons from liabilty under....
Pooling not violative of, when authorized by Commission....
Stock of carrier, purchase of, when permitted..

151

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and Labor Board..

District courts to United States Supreme Court..
Expediting Act.

Appearances, parties may appear in person or by attorney, before Commission

Appliances, safety, Commission to designate

Applications:

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Referees, Boards of, to determine compensation of carrier's under Federal

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