The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-01-15

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tuted; and Il shall be unlawful Tor any person
or persons engaged In esrryiEx prpperty on rail-
roads Or pipe lines - re- 20 chssrs or reoys
more or lees compensation for the carriage, re-
cciving. delivery. loading. unlosdlng. nandlns.
or storing Of any P,oP P than sbs 81 spscsd IN
such schedule as may at the time be In force-
Fourth-It shall be the duty Of said person or
engaged in csyng pr set q y s Or
after posting . copy Of each schedule posted: ss
IN this section ~ fSs United states in and for
each Judicial Circuit In or through which any
railroad may DO operated; and 70 shall De the
duty Of sad Clerk to ME O. - Rs pee
SEC s That each and all the provisions or
this act shall apply TO all property ana the re-
oeying delivery loading unloaa same hs nn nns
actually or substantially continuous carriase,
or as \ part of such continuous carriage.
as provided for IN ns ,hesefor ec Whether
such property be carried wholly on one railroad
or partly ON several railroads, or wholly by one
pipe line or partly by sevefa, PIPE 81 lines sna
sation maid or received By, or TO- one person
alone or in connection with another or other
sES. 7. That each and every act. matter. or
thing In this act declared 10 be unlawful u
hereby prohibited. and In case any person OF
persons as defined I'm this act, engaged as aforo-
said' shall do. suffer or permit to be done any
act, .aa.tcr. or thing IN this act pronlDited or
forbidden or shall omit 10 do any act, matter, or
guilty OF any violation OF the provisions OF this
act, such person persons shall for
felt and pay to the person or persons
sum equal to three times tine amount of dam
ages SO sustained, to be recovered 10y tho person
or persons so damaged by suit in any state or
wherever the person or persons causing such
damage can be found or may have an agent,
ofice or place OF business: and II the court be-
fore which any such action Is tried shall be or
the opinion tn I the violation OF the law was
willtul IL should make an allowance by way OF
additional costs 10 the party injured sufficient
to cover all his counsel and attorney fees Any
action TO be brou mt as aforesaid may be con-
sdered, and IL so brought shall be regarded ~
a subject OF equity. jurisdiction, and discovery,
and affirmative relief may be sought and OBJ
tanned therein. IL any such action so brought
as an equitable cognizance as aforesaid, any d.
rector, OFFICER, receiver, or trustee OF
or any agent of any such corporation or COM
pany, receiver, trustee, or person aforesaid. or
any OF them alone, or with any other person or
persons, party or parties, may and shall be COM
PEELED to attend, al pear and testify and give
evidence: and no clam that any such testimony
or evidence mi xht or IN ght not tend to c<frnt-
nate the person testifying or giving evidence
shall be OF any avail; put SUCH evidence or tesf-
mony shall not be used as against such person
on the trial Of any indie ment against him. The
attendance and appearance OF any Of these per
sons who as aforesaid. may be compelled TO
appear and testify. and the giving OF tee
timony as evidence by the same respectively.
and the production OF books and papers there
by, may and shall be compelled the same
as in the case Of any other witness; and in case
any deposition or evidence or the production OF
any books or papers may be desired or required
for the purpose OF applying FOR or sustaining
any such action, the same, and the production
of books and papers, may and shall be had.
taken, and compelled by or before any United
States Commissioner, or in any manner pro-
vided or to he provided for as to the taking or
other dispositions or evidence or the attendance
OF witnesses or the production OF other books
or papers in or by Chap. IL. tile IL, Revised
Statutes OF the United States. No action
as aforesaid shall be sustained unless
OF action accrue within one year after the party
complaining shall have cOme 10 a knowledge
of his right OF action: and as many causes OF
N ton as may accrue within year may be
10, ned in the same suit or complaint, and any
Circuit Court or District Court of tho United
States having jurisdiction shall have the power,
upon the application OF any pc sou or persons,
firms, raj roads or other corporations or associ-
atoms alleging undue and unjust discrimination
against person in violation or the provisionsof
tn q act, 20 issue writs or mandGmus against
such person commanding such person to move
and transport fire. ght or to furnish facilities for
the transportation for the party applying for
the writ, upon such terms and in such manner
az shall seem just and proper to the court in
order to prevent any undue or unjust dfscrim-
nation against the relat r The proceedings shall
be IN other cases of mandamus. and In cases
Of urgent necessity or involv ng the transporta-
ton OF peiishabie <, DDS writs or alternative
mandamus made returnable forthwith: Provf-
ded, that no writ or peremptory mandamus
shall issue under this act until the relatOr shall
have given security in such sum as shall be
named by the court to pay the defendant proper
and legal charg for the services re uired to be
performed by the writ afore aid: and provided
further, that the remedy herein given by the
writ Of mandamus shall beoumulative and shall
notexcluds or interfere with other remedies
herein provided, No cause brought under this
act in any State court Of competent jurisdiction
shall be removed to any United States Court
SEC. 8. That any director or officer of any COR
poration or company acting or engaged IA afore-
said, any receiver, trustee, lessee. person
acting OF engaged as aforcsa q, or any agent or
any such corporation or company receiver. trw-
tee, or person aforesaid, or OF one OF them alone,
or with any other corporal on. company. person,
OF party who h.s shall wl5niy do or osnse, or
prohibited or forbidden. or who shall
omit or tail to do s any sc matter or thne ~
this act required to be do e. or cause or will
ingy suffer, or permit any act, matter or thing
to be SO done. or shall aid or abet any such
omission or failure. or shall be guilty of any in
traction OF this act. or aid or abet therein shall
be guilty of a misdcmeanor, and Upon conyio-
ton thereof be fined not more than S2,0O0
SER. o. That nothing in tubs act shall apply 10
carriage, receiving, storage, handling. or for
warding OF property Who'll v within one State
and not shipped from or d stined TO some for
eign country or other state or Territory; nor
shall 1t al ply to property CARR for the United
States at lower rates OF freight and charges than
for the general public, or to tho Transportation
of articles at reduced rates of fr light for charit
bio purposes, o TO or from public fairs and ex-
positions for exhi b ton.
SEC. 10. That the words person or persons"
ss used in tlis act, except where otherwise pro-
vided. shall be construed and held TO mean tho
person or persons officer or officers of corpora
ton or corporations, company or companies.
receiver or receivers, trustee trustees lessee
or lessee, agent or agents. OF other person or
persons acting or engaged in any matters and
things ment oned in this act.
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