The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-07-07

shall Offer, grant or give, or solicit, ac-
cept, or receive any such rebates, con-
ccssion, or discrimination shall be
deemed guilty or misdemeanor, and
on conviction thereof shall be punished
by q fine OF not less than $1,000 nor
more than $4,000: Provided, that any
person. or any ofiicer or director OF any
corporation subject to the provisions
OF this act, or the act to regulate com
merce and the acts amendatory there
OF, or any receiver, trustee, lessee,
agent or person acting for or employed
ty any such corporation, who shall DC
convicted as aforesaid, shall, in addl-
tion to fine herein provided for. be la
BILE to Imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary for a term OF not exceeding TWO
years, or both such fine and imprison-
ment, 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 vio-
lation was committed, or through
which the transportation may have
teen conducted; and whenever the Of
tense is begun In one Jurisdiction and
completed IN another It may be dealt
with. inquired of. tried. determined,
lrd punished in either jurisdiction In
the same manner as II the offense had
been actually and wholly committed
therein.
Any person, corporation, or company
who shall deliver property for inter-
stpte transportation to any common
ccrrier. subject to the provisions OF
this act, or for whom, as consignor or
consignee, any such carrier shall trans
port property from one state, territory,
or 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 en-
ploye, agent, officer or otherwise, d.
rectly or indirectly, by or through any
means or device whatsoever. receive or
accept from such common carrier any
sum OF money, or any other valuable
consideration, as rebate or Offset
against the regular charges for trans
portation OF such property. as fixed by
the schedules OF rates provided for In
this act, shall be deemed guilty OF a
fraud, which is hereby declared to be
misdemeanor, and, shall, upon con-
viction thereof in any court of the
United States of competent jurisdic-
ton within the district where such Of
Tense was committed, in addition to
any other penalties provided by this
act, be subjected to a fine equal to
three times the sum Of money so re-
ceived or accepted, and three times the
value OF any other consideration so re-
ccived or accepted, to be ascertained by
the trial court; and In the trial for
such offense, all such rebates or other
considerations SO received or accepted
for period of six years prior to the
commencement of the action may be
considered, and the said fine shall be
three times the total amount OF money
or three times the total value OF such
considerations so received or accepted
aG the case may be: Provided, that the
foregoing penalties shall not apply to
rebates or considerations received prior
to the passage and approval of this act
Authorized to Fix Rates.
Sec. 4. That section Is Of said act be
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. is. That the commission Is au.
thorized and empowered, and it shall
be its duty, whenever, after full hear.
ing upon a complaint made as provided
in section IL of this act, or upon com
plant of any common carrier, 1t shall
be OF the opinion that any Of the rates
or charges whatsoever, demanded
charged, or collected by any common
carrier or carriers, subject to the pro
visions OF this act, for the Transports
ton OF persons or property as defined
In the first section of this act, or tha
any regulations or practices whatso
ever OF such carrier or carriers affect
ing such rates, are unjust or unreason
able, or unjustly discriminatory, or un
duly preferential or prejudicial, or 9th
erwise in violation OF any OF the pro
visions OF this act, to determine ant
prescribe what will be the just ant
reasonable rate or rates, charge o.
charges, to be thereafter observed IL
such case as the maximum to b,
charged; and what regulation or prac
ticc In respect to such transportation Il
Just, fair and reasonable to be there
| after followed; and to make an orde
that the carrier shall cease and desis
from such violation, to the extent t.
which the commission find the same t.
exist, and shall not thereafter publish
demand, or collect any rate or charg,
for such transportation In excess of tn,
maximum rate or charge so prescribed
and shall conform to the regulation Of
practice so prescribed. All orders O
the commission, except orders for tn,
payment of money, shall take effec
within such reasonable time, not les.
than 3 0days. and shall continue IL
fo,co for such period OF time, not ex
ceeding two years. as shall be pre-
scribed in the order OF the commits
sion, unless the same shall be suspend
ed or modified or set aside by the com
mission or be suspended or set asid,
by court of competent Jurisdiction
May Make Joint Rates.
The commission may also, afte
hearing on a complaint, establish
through routes and joint rates as tn,