The National tribune., 1906-04-12
Trough which the road of the carrier

through which the road of the carrier
runs.
at shall be the duty OF the various
| District Attorneys. under the direction
of the Attorney General of the United
States. to prosecute for the recovery of
forfeitures. The costs and expenses OF
such prosecution shall be paid out of
the appropriation for the expenses of
the courts of the United States. The
Commission may. with the consent of
the AttorneyGeneral. employ special
counsel in any proceeding under this
act, paying the expenS-s of such en-
ployment out of lis own appropriation.
Courts to Enforce Obedience.
eff any carrier fails or reglec's t.
obey any order of the Commission. 9TH
er than for the payment of money,
while the same is in effect, any party
| injured thereby. or the Commission in
its own rame, may apply TO the Circuit
Court in the district where such car
rier has Its principal operating office
or in which the violation or disobed-
| ience of such order shall happen. for
an enforcement OF such order. Such
| application shall h. by petition, which
shall state the substance of the order
and the respect in which the carrier
| has failed OF obedience, and shall be
/ StiNtu upOII lue III SuCll
| ner as the court may direct, and the
court shall prosecute such inquiries and
make such Investigations, through such
| means as it shall deem needful in the
| asceTtainment of the facts at issue or
which may arise upon the hearing of
such petition. If, upon such hearing
| as the court may determine to be nee
essary, it appears that the order was
| regularly made and duly served and
that the carrier is in disobedience of
| the same, the court shall enforce
| obedience to such order by q writ of
| injunC ton. or other proper process.
| mandatory or otherwise. to restrain
such carrier, Its officers. agents, or rep
resentatives. from further disobedience
of such order. or to enjoin upon it. or
them, obedience TO the same; and in
| the enforcement of such process the
court shall have those powers Ordi-
narily exercised by IL in compelling
obedience to its writs of injunction and
mandamus.
From any action upon such petition
an appeal shall lie by either party to
the Supreme Court of the United States.
and in such court the case shall have
priority in hearing and determination
over all other causes except criminal
causes. but such appeal shall not va
cate or suspend the order appealed
from.
1.-THE remainder of the section pro-
vides that the venue of suits shall be
in the district where. the carrier has its
principal operating office; that copies
of schedules and tariffs shall be pre-
served as public records; that applica-
tions for rehearing may be made gov
erned by such general rules as the Com
mission may establish. but that no such
application shall excuse a carrier from
obedience
Annual Reports.
Sec. Z. That section 90 of said act be
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec 90. That the Commission is i
hereby authorized to require annual re-
ports from all common carriers subject
to the provisions OF this act. and from
the owners of all railroads engaged In |
interstate commerce as defined in this |
act. to prescribe the manner in which |
such reports shall be made. and to re- |
quire from such carriers specific an
swers to all questions upon which the !
Commission may need informtion. Such |
annual reports shall show IN detail the |
amount of capital stock issued, the !
amounts paid therefor. and the man. |
ner of payment for the same: the dIvi- |
dends paid, the surplus fund, if any, and |
the number of stockholders: the fund |
ed and floating debts and the interest |
paid thereon; the cost and value of the |
carriers property. franchises. and equip |
ments; the number of employees and /
the salaries paid each class; the acci- !
dents to passengers, employees, and 9TH |
er persons. and the causes thereof; the !
amount expended for improvements |
each year, how expended. and the char |
acter of such Improvements; the earn |!
ings and receipts from each branch of /
business and from all sources; the op- !
Grating and other expenses; the bal /
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exhibit of the financial operations of /
the carrier each year, including an an
nual balance sheet. Such reports shall /
also contain such information in rela
tion to rates or regulations concerning 4
fares or freights. or agreements. ar
or contracts affecting the
same as the Commission may require;
and the Commission may, in its discre-
tion, for the purpose OF enabling it the
better to carry out the purposes of this
act. prescribe a period of time within
which all common carriers subject to
the provisions of this act shall have,
as near as may be, uniform system
of accounts. and the manner in which
such accounts shall be kept.
"Said detailed reports shall contain
all the required statistics for the period
of IL months ending on the 30th day
of June in each year. and shall be made
out under oath and filed with the Com
mission. at its office in Washington, on
or before the 30th day of September
the next following. unless additional
time be granted In any case by the
Commission; and If any carrier. per-
son, or corporation subject to the pro-
visions of this act shall fail to make
and file said annual reports within the
time above specified, or within the time
extended by the Commission for max
ing and filing the same. or shall fail to
make specific answer to any question
authorized by the provisions of this
section within 80 days from the time it
Is lawfully required so TO do. such par
ties shall forfeit to the United States
the sum of 500 for each and every
day it shall continue to be in default
with respect thereto. The Commission )
shall also have authority TO require
said carriers to file monthly reports OF
and expenses or special re- /
ports within a specified period. and il
my such carrier shall fail to file such
reports within the time fixed by the
Commission it shall be subject to the l
'orfeitures last above provided. I
1.-THE remainder of the section pro- /
tides for the administration of oaths; I
hat the Commission may present forms I
IF all accounts. etc; that 1t shall at all I
lines have access to these accounts. a
.ecords. ETC.; that it shall be unlawful S