Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-24


De conveniently inspected. Ine provisions
VI this section shall Apply to AL trarnc,
transportation ana faethries defined IN
section 1 or this act.
ANY common carer subject to the
provisions or this act receiving freignt
IN the United States TO be carried through
foreign re, ta country 20 any place IN Iss
britlt ami keep oreh tc puoltc Inspection
at every depot or Office where such
freight IS received for shipment schedules
showing the through rates established
and charged by sucn common carrier to
all points IA the United States beyond the
foreign country TO when II accepts
lreignt for shipment; ana any freight
shipped from the United states through
a foreign country into the United States,
the through rate on which shall not be
made pubic as required by this act, shall,
beforC Il Is admitted INTO the Omitted
Suites from satu foreign country, be sub
ject 10 customs duties as II said freight
were of foreign production.
Notice u Charges neuuaEed.
No change snail be made IN the rates.
fares ana charges or Joint rates, fares
ana charges which have been MED and
published ~ any common tal1ter IN com
nance WITH the requirements or TINS
seet.on except after thirty Gays notice
to the commission and to the public pub
lished as dfore-aid, which shall plainly
state the changes proposed 70 pc mace
In the schedule then n force and the time
the changed rates, fares or charges VIII
go into eHeet. ana tbs y opposed cnaL 6 q
shall be shown by printing new scnedules,
or shan &c plainly indicated upon the
schedules In force at the time and Kept
open 10 public Inspection.
That In time OF war or threatened war
preference and precedence shall, upon the
representation by the president of the
United states OF the need thereof, be
given over all other traffic TO the trans
portatlon of troops and materials Of war,
within their eontrol to facilitate and ex-
pedite the military traffic.
Terms of PENALTY Provision.
That section of the act entitled An
Act to Further Regulate Commerce
with Foreign Nations and Among the
States" approved February 10, 1903, be
amended so as to read as follows;
That anything done or omitted TO be
done by a corporation common carrier
ara ths acts txlendatory thereof, VIII en-,
| IL done or Omitted to be done BY any dt-
rector or officer thereof, or any receiver,
or employed by such correration, would
constitute ms .emeanor TIMER said acts
/ or under this act. shall also be held 70
be q misiemeanor committed by such
4 II shall be subject to Ike penalties as
are prescribed In said acts OF by this act
with reference TO such persons, except al
/ such penalties are herein changed.
4 The whlful failure upon the part OF
any carrier subject to said acts TO file and
1 publish the tariffs or rates and charges
observe such thrills until changed &C
cordiug to law, shall be a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof the corpora
\ ton Offending shall be subject to hne
! OF not less than 1900 nor more than
$4,000 for each off.nse; and Il shall De
unlawful for any person, persons Of Of
solicit. attach OF receive any rebate, con
cesslon or discrimination in respect tc
the transportation OF any property In IN
terstate or foreign commerce by any com
mon carer subject to said act to regu-
/ late 0RlII eics q: & the acts amendatory
thereof whereby any such property sha q,
/ less rate than that named in the tari1s
/ published and filed by such carrier, as Is
required by sal act 70 regulate com
or whereby any other advantage is given
or diserlm nation y 4, raSest o es ID,
Any per4oA, corporation or company
1 who shall oeiiver properly Tor Interstate
\ transportation TO any common carrier
subject TO the PROVISIONS OF this act, o.
form whom as consignor or cons gnee any
such carried shall transport property IRON
/ one state, territory or district OF TINS
/ Dnited states TO any other state, terri.
/ tory or district OF the United States, OF
i foreign country, who shall knowingly ano
/ willfully, by employe, agent, ofhcer OF
4 otherwise, directl yor indirectly, py on
| through any means or device whatsoever
| receive or accept from such common car
| rier any sum OF money or any other val.
liable consideration as rebate or olIse'
I
pOrtation of such property, as liked by
the schedules of rates provided for II
| this act, shall, in addition to any pen,
Il atty provided by this act, forfeit to the
! United States a sum OF money three times
the amount Of money so received or &C
tcepted and three times the value OF any
| other consideration 50 received or &C,
| cepted, to be aScertained BY the tria
court; and tho attorney general 81 ths
/ United States Is authorized and ulrecsea
/ wherever he Las reasonable groupds g
/ believe that any suck person, corporatloI
or company has knowingly or wiiltullS
received or accepted from any such com
/ mon carrier any SUN OF money or othei
valuable consideration as a rebate or on
set as aforesaid, to Institute In any cour'
OF this United states OF competent Juris,
/ sum or sum- 70 forfeited as aforesaid
| and in the trial OF said action oil sucL
/ rebates or ather considerations so re
Il ceiYed or ut.cepted for q period OF g,
i years prior 10 the commencement OF tn
| action may be included therein ana I'M
1 amount recovered shall be three umel
the total amount Of money, or thre'
1 times the total value OF such considera
ton so received er accepted, or Doth, a.
~ Fun ReposlH by COmuaission.
Sec. 3. That section IA Of said act
as amended March 2, 1889, be amended
SO as to read as follows:
Sec. "A. chat Whenever an inyestlga
i ton shall be made by said commission
i Il shall 90 it's duty to make a report i
/ writing Ia Ieepsct thereto, which snal
state the conslusions Of the commission
i together With its decision. order or re
i quirement In the premises; and IN cas-
! damages are, awarded, such report snal
include the findings OF fact on which tn
i award Is made.
All reporte OF Investigations made b.
the commission shall be entered OF record
ana a copy thereof shah be Furnished q
the party who may have complained AM
TO any common carrier that may nav
been Complained OF.
Power 60 Grant Rates Fixed,
Sec 4. That section is Of said act b
amended so ais to read as followss
Sec. iB That the commission Is author
lied and empowered, and Il shall be ~
duty, whenever after full hearing upon
COMPLAINT made, as provided In sect OF
IS 0f this act, or upon complaint or am
u common carrier, II shall be Of the opinioi
that amy OF the rates or charges Whatso
ever den ar ded charged or collected b.
any common carrier or carriers, subJec
to tho provisions of tbs act. for tn
transportation of persons or property a
DEFINED ia the first section OF this ACT, o
that any regulations or practices what
soeVed Of such carrier or carriers aneet
ing such rates, are unjust or unreasou
liable or uniustly discriminatory, or un
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