Investigation of the Regulation of Motor Vehicle Traffic...: Hearings...on H.R. 12267, Mar. 9-23, 19201920 - 214 pages |
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... simply asked for information . Mr. STERNE . Now , Mr. Chairman , to conserve time , I will use the term hackers , because that is what they are known as here . For a number of years these men have tried to get conditions under which ...
... simply asked for information . Mr. STERNE . Now , Mr. Chairman , to conserve time , I will use the term hackers , because that is what they are known as here . For a number of years these men have tried to get conditions under which ...
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... simply know that the Terminal Taxicab Co. owners are prominent citizens of the District . Mr. ZIHLMAN . I don't think so . The Washington Terminal Co. , as I understand it , is a joint company of the railroads entering the city . The ...
... simply know that the Terminal Taxicab Co. owners are prominent citizens of the District . Mr. ZIHLMAN . I don't think so . The Washington Terminal Co. , as I understand it , is a joint company of the railroads entering the city . The ...
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... simply respond to calls made at a garage . Now this being arbitrarily termed a garage , then by this permit it is given the ordinary hacking privileges here without paying a hacking fee . That undoubtedly is the purpose of it . Where is ...
... simply respond to calls made at a garage . Now this being arbitrarily termed a garage , then by this permit it is given the ordinary hacking privileges here without paying a hacking fee . That undoubtedly is the purpose of it . Where is ...
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... simply wanted to know the agreement and understanding in order that it might be determined whether that property down there had been dedicated in any way to public use , or just what its status was with reference to its being public or ...
... simply wanted to know the agreement and understanding in order that it might be determined whether that property down there had been dedicated in any way to public use , or just what its status was with reference to its being public or ...
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... simply held that the fact that they had a " for hire " sign on their car , displayed a device to indicate that such hack or cab is not engaged , shall not of itself be considered as soliciting patronage . That is , if they had been ...
... simply held that the fact that they had a " for hire " sign on their car , displayed a device to indicate that such hack or cab is not engaged , shall not of itself be considered as soliciting patronage . That is , if they had been ...
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Page 8 - ... but no natural person shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing, as to which in obedience to a subpoena and under oath, he may so testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise. But no person shall be exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury committed in so testifying.
Page 8 - ... may be punished by said court as a contempt thereof. (3) No person shall be excused from attending and testifying or from producing books, records, correspondence, documents, or other evidence in obedience to the...
Page 8 - Secretary may modify his findings as to the facts, or make new findings, by reason of the additional evidence, so taken, and he shall file such modified or new findings, and his recommendation, if any, for the modification or setting aside of his original order, with the return of such additional evidence.
Page 8 - In the case of a deposition the testimony shall be reduced to writing by the individual taking the deposition or under his direction and shall then be subscribed by the deponent.
Page 8 - United States district court. Such court may thereupon order the witness to comply with the requirements of such subpoena, or to give evidence touching the matter in question, as the case may be.
Page 4 - District not capital or otherwise infamous and not punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary...
Page 62 - For the efficient administration of the functions vested in the Labor Board by this title, any member thereof may require, by subpoena issued and signed by himself, the attendance of any witness and the production of any book, paper, document, or other .evidence from any place in the United States...
Page 203 - ... to and fro in a short space before or by otherwise interfering with the proper and orderly access to or...
Page 28 - On the general question as to the rights of the public in a city street, we cannot see any material difference in principle with regard to the extent of those rights, whether the fee is in the public or in the adjacent land-owner, or in some third person. In either case, the street is legally open and free for the public passage, and for such other public uses as are necessary in a city, and do not prevent its use as a thoroughfare, such as the laying of water-pipes, gas-pipes, and the like...
Page 8 - Any witness summoned before the board and any witness whose deposition is taken shall be paid the same fees and mileage as are paid witnesses in the courts of the United States.