The Interstate Commerce Commission: Its History, Activities and Organization, Issue 18 |
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... Certification of standard return 67 Adjustment of claims 68 Reimbursements of deficients of carriers not under govern- ment control 68 Elimination of discriminations 69 Calculation of six months ' guaranty of income 70 Certification of ...
... Certification of standard return 67 Adjustment of claims 68 Reimbursements of deficients of carriers not under govern- ment control 68 Elimination of discriminations 69 Calculation of six months ' guaranty of income 70 Certification of ...
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... certification was to be taken as conclusive in determining the annual compensation due to the railroads for the period of government operation . It was empowered to appoint boards of referees to adjudicate claims for compensation ...
... certification was to be taken as conclusive in determining the annual compensation due to the railroads for the period of government operation . It was empowered to appoint boards of referees to adjudicate claims for compensation ...
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... certifications of the average annual operating income of the car- riers . Tentative certifications were prepared from reports ren- dered by the carriers to enable them to enter into the standard form of contact with the Director General ...
... certifications of the average annual operating income of the car- riers . Tentative certifications were prepared from reports ren- dered by the carriers to enable them to enter into the standard form of contact with the Director General ...
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... certifications of average annual income . Violations of the Safety Appliance Acts occurring subsequent to December 28 , 1917 , on roads under government operation could no longer be filed with the various United States attorneys for ...
... certifications of average annual income . Violations of the Safety Appliance Acts occurring subsequent to December 28 , 1917 , on roads under government operation could no longer be filed with the various United States attorneys for ...
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... certifications for amounts definitely ascertained to be due the car- riers under Subdivision ( g ) of Section 209 ... certification and payment of partial amounts under Sec- tions 204 and 209 ( g ) of the Transportation Act , 1920 , and ...
... certifications for amounts definitely ascertained to be due the car- riers under Subdivision ( g ) of Section 209 ... certification and payment of partial amounts under Sec- tions 204 and 209 ( g ) of the Transportation Act , 1920 , and ...
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Page 106 - 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 15 - 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 23 - 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 50 - 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 124 - Session, 1912 — 2 vols. what services are maintaining stations at any city or point in the United States. The Institute hopes that upon the completion of the present series, it will be able to prepare a complete classified statement of the technical and other facilities at the disposal of the government. The present monographs will then furnish the details regarding the organization, equipment, and work of the institutions so listed and classified. OUTLINE OF ORGANIZATION * INTERSTATE COMMERCE...
Page 67 - ... power to require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of all such documentary evidence relating to any matter under investigation.
Page 80 - 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 v - THE INSTITUTE FOR GOVERNMENT RESEARCH STUDIES IN ADMINISTRATION. The System of Financial Administration of Great Britain. By WF Willoughby, WW Willoughby, and SM Lindsay. 378 pp.
Page 75 - 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 149 - 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...