The Forrest City times., 1906-06-29
Synopsis of the Important Pro-
 visions of the New Law.

and publish the tarirs or rates and ebarees as required by said acts. or str.etly tO observe such t8rins uuftl changed according to law. shall be msdemesnor, and upon conviction thereof the corporation offending shall be subject to a fine of not less than .LCo0nor more than So GOO for each of- fense: and il shall be unlawful for any person. persons or corporation to orer. g.snt or give. or to solicit. accept or receive any rebate, concession or dIs- elimination In respect to the transpor- tGtion Of any property in interstate or forc Ign commerce by any common car Tier subject 10 said act to regulate commerce and the acts amendatory thereto whereby any such property shall by any device whatever be trans ported at less rate than that named in the tariffs published and lied by such carrier, as is required b. said act to regulate commerce and fhe acts ar.endatory thereto, or whereby any ether advantage is given or diserimln- St.on is practiced.
 Every person or corporation who shall offer, grant or give, or solicit. ae- cept, or receive any such rebates, con- oession. or discrimination shall be deemed guilty or a misdemeanor. and On conviction thereof shall be punished by fine of not less than s1 poo nor more than s20,000: Provided. that any l person, or any officer or director of any corporation subject to the provisions | CT this act. or the act to regulate com i Tueree and the acts amendatory there I or, or any receiver, trustee, lessee, agent or person acting for Or employed ] ty any such corporation, who shall be l convicted as aforesaid, shall. in addi- ] tion to fine herein provided for. be lia- ble to imprisonment in the peniten- i tiary for term of not exceeding two 1 years, or both such fine and imprison- 1aent. in the discretion of the court. Every violation of this section shall be prosecuted in any court of the United States having jurisdiction Of crimes within the district in which such yio- ] lation was committed, or through which the transportation may have ] teen conducted; and whenever the of- l Ae AA@N 10 b1tsAiA III OliN Jul ASQAIAipI dHd completed in another 1t may be dealt with. inquired of. tried. determined, and punished in either jurisdiction in ] the same manner as if the offense had been actually and wholly committed therein.
 Authorized to Fix Rates.
 Section l5 authorizes the interstate commerce commission 10 fix rates as follows:
 Sec. I. That section E of said .ct be amended so as to read as follows:
 Sec. 15. That the commission is au- thorized and empowered, and it shall be it's duty, whenever, after full hear ing upon a complaint made as provided in section 13 of this act, or upon com pialnt of any common carrier, It shall be of the opinion that any of the rates, l or charges whatsoever demanded charged, or collected by any common carrier or carriers, subject to the pro visions of this act, for the transporta- ton of persons or property as defined in the first section of this act, or that any regulations or practices whatso- evei of such carrier or carriers affect ing such rates, are unjust or unreason- able, or unjustly discriminatory, or un- duly preferential or prejudicial, or oth- erwise in violation of any of the pro- visions of this act. to determine and prescribe what will be the just and reasonable rate or rates, charge or oh2rges, 10 be thereafter observed in Il,
 charged; and what regulation or prac- tlco in respect to such transportation is Just. fair and reasonable 10 be there 1flel followed; and 10 make an order that the carrier shall cease and desist from such violation, to the extent to which the commission find the same to exist, and shall not thereafter publish. demand or collect any rate or charge for such transportation in excess of the maximum rate or charge so prescribed. and shan conform 10 the regulation or IIactice so prescribed. All orders of the commission. except orders for the payment of money. shall take effect within such reasonable time. not less than 3 odays, and shall continue in fo,eo for such period of time. not ex- cecding two years. as shall be pre- sCribed in the order Of the commis- sion, unless the same shall be suspend ed or modified or set aside by the com mission or be suspended or set aside by q court of competent jurisdiction
 Any person, corporation. or company who shall deliver property for inter state transportation To any common csrrier. subject to the provisions of this act. or for whom. as eonsignor or oonsignee, any such carrier shall trans port property from enc state. territory. O. district of the United States to any other state, territory or district Of the United States or foreign country, who shall knowingly and willfully. by em- ploye, agent, officer or otherwise, di- rectly or indirectly. by or through any means or device whatsoever, receive or , accept from such common carrier any