Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of North CarolinaJ. Daniels, State Printer, 1892 - Railroads |
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... Rules of Practice in cases and proceedings before the Commission , and also rules governing the transportation of freight and passengers , in pursuance of the Act creating the Com- mission . Before entering upon this work , Chairman ...
... Rules of Practice in cases and proceedings before the Commission , and also rules governing the transportation of freight and passengers , in pursuance of the Act creating the Com- mission . Before entering upon this work , Chairman ...
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... rules are herewith filed and appear as a part of this report . The enormous amount of capital invested in the leading trunk lines , and the power thus granted without control , necessarily led to excesses and the want of proper regard ...
... rules are herewith filed and appear as a part of this report . The enormous amount of capital invested in the leading trunk lines , and the power thus granted without control , necessarily led to excesses and the want of proper regard ...
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... rules as able and just rules and regulations to be observed by all handling freight . railroad companies doing business in this State as to charges at any and all stations for the necessary hand- ling and delivering of freight ; shall ...
... rules as able and just rules and regulations to be observed by all handling freight . railroad companies doing business in this State as to charges at any and all stations for the necessary hand- ling and delivering of freight ; shall ...
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... rules and regulations as are prescribed for the trial of other civil causes , except that the rates fixed by the Com- Appeals heard in missioners shall be prima facie just and fair : Provided , the appeal may , by consent of the ...
... rules and regulations as are prescribed for the trial of other civil causes , except that the rates fixed by the Com- Appeals heard in missioners shall be prima facie just and fair : Provided , the appeal may , by consent of the ...
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... rules and regulations shall be observed and obeyed as other rules and regulations . Said Commissioners shall have full power and authority Empowered to to examine all officers , agents and employees of said & c . , under oath , railroad ...
... rules and regulations shall be observed and obeyed as other rules and regulations . Said Commissioners shall have full power and authority Empowered to to examine all officers , agents and employees of said & c . , under oath , railroad ...
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Page 661 - ... if so ordered) and give evidence touching the matter in question ; and any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof.
Page 657 - America in congress assembled, 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 657 - railroad" as used in this Act shall include all bridges and ferries used or operated in connection with any railroad, and also all the road in use by any corporation operating a railroad, whether owned or operated under a contract, agreement, or lease ; and the term " transportation " shall include all instrumentalities of shipment or carriage.
Page 661 - ... authority to inquire into the management of the business of all common carriers subject to the provisions of this act, and shall keep itself informed as to the manner and method in which the same is conducted, and shall have the right to obtain from such common carriers full and complete information necessary to enable the Commission to perform the duties and carry out the objects for which it was created...
Page 662 - Witnesses summoned before the Board, its member, agent, or agency, shall be paid the same fees and mileage that are paid witnesses in the courts of the United States, and witnesses whose depositions are taken and the persons taking the same shall severally be entitled to the same fees as are paid for like services in the courts of the United States.
Page 660 - ... the date of the taking effect of this Act, the term of each to be designated by the President, but their successors shall be appointed for terms of seven years, except that any person chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the commissioner whom he shall succeed.
Page 661 - Said Commissioners shall not engage in any other business, vocation, or employment. No vacancy in the Commission shall impair the right of the remaining Commissioners to exercise all the powers of the Commission.
Page 12 - That upon application to the Commission appointed under the provisions of this act, such common carrier may, in special cases, after investigation by the Commission, be authorized to charge less for longer than for shorter distances for the transportation of passengers or property ; and the Commission may from time to time prescribe the extent to which such designated common carrier may be relieved from the operation of this section of this act.
Page 661 - Such attendance of witnesses, and the production of such documentary evidence, may be required from any place in the United States, at any designated place of hearing.
Page 24 - ... to inmates of the National Homes or State Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, and of Soldiers