Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Reports and Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, Volumen2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1889 |
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... respondent avers that the rates established by the tariffs now in force are in every respect reasonable and just . ” The answer also raises the question of the competency of complainants as an unincorporated body to institute the pro ...
... respondent avers that the rates established by the tariffs now in force are in every respect reasonable and just . ” The answer also raises the question of the competency of complainants as an unincorporated body to institute the pro ...
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... respondent's railway and the Union Pa- cific is 490 miles ; to Wahoo , 519 miles ; to Fremont , 537 miles ; to Lincoln , 558 miles ; to Beatrice , 623 miles , and to Blue Springs , 637 miles ; that the distance from Chicago to Omaha is ...
... respondent's railway and the Union Pa- cific is 490 miles ; to Wahoo , 519 miles ; to Fremont , 537 miles ; to Lincoln , 558 miles ; to Beatrice , 623 miles , and to Blue Springs , 637 miles ; that the distance from Chicago to Omaha is ...
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... respondent respectfully shows that the rates now in force are not in any respect in violation of any provision of the Interstate Commerce Act , and that they are substantially upon a mileage basis , and that it is not competent for ...
... respondent respectfully shows that the rates now in force are not in any respect in violation of any provision of the Interstate Commerce Act , and that they are substantially upon a mileage basis , and that it is not competent for ...
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... respondent in interest , while Chicago , though its interest may be large , is interested only incidentally , and be- cause the rates made from Chicago and Omaha , respectively , to such interior towns enable the latter to obtain their ...
... respondent in interest , while Chicago , though its interest may be large , is interested only incidentally , and be- cause the rates made from Chicago and Omaha , respectively , to such interior towns enable the latter to obtain their ...
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... respondent , and that re- spondent owns and operates a railroad as a common carrier , as alleged in said petition , and that complainants are engaged in business and ship some of their goods as alleged . 2d . It admits that it has ...
... respondent , and that re- spondent owns and operates a railroad as a common carrier , as alleged in said petition , and that complainants are engaged in business and ship some of their goods as alleged . 2d . It admits that it has ...
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Página 659 - Commission (and produce books and papers 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.
Página 94 - ... like and contemporaneous service in the transportation of a like kind of traffic under substantially similar circumstances and conditions, such common carrier shall be deemed guilty of unjust discrimination, which is hereby prohibited and declared to be unlawful.
Página 659 - ... full and complete information necessary to enable the commission to perform the duties and carry out the objects for which it was created...
Página 484 - Commission it is practicable to prescribe such uniformity and methods of keeping accounts) a period of time within which all common carriers subject to the provisions of this act shall have, as near as may be, a uniform system of accounts, and the manner in which such accounts shall be kept.
Página 115 - ... nothing in this Act contained shall in any way abridge or alter the remedies now existing at common law or by statute, but the provisions of this Act are in addition to such remedies...
Página 665 - That nothing in this Act shall prevent the carriage, storage, or handling of property free or at reduced rates for the United States, State, or municipal governments, or for charitable purposes, or to or from fairs and expositions for exhibition thereat, or the free carriage of destitute and homeless persons transported by charitable societies, and the necessary agents employed in such transportation, or the issuance of mileage, excursion, or commutation passenger tickets; nothing in this Act shall...
Página 210 - ... facilities for the interchange of traffic between their respective lines, and for the receiving, forwarding, and delivering of passengers and property to and from their several lines and those connecting therewith, and shall not discriminate in their rates and charges between such connecting lines; but this shall not be construed as requiring any such common carrier to give the use of its tracks or terminal facilities to another carrier engaged in like business.
Página 657 - ... done, or shall aid or abet any such omission or failure, or shall be guilty of any infraction of this act, or shall aid or abet therein, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction thereof in any district court of the United States within the jurisdiction of which such offense was committed, be subject to a fine of not to exceed five thousand dollars for each offense...
Página 658 - ... hereby declared to be a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof in any court of the United States of competent jurisdiction within the district in which such offense was committed, be subject for each offense to a fine of not exceeding five thousand dollars or imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of not exceeding two years, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Página 659 - Commission, may invoke the aid of any court of the United States in requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers, and documents under the provisions of this section.