The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-05-25
TEXT OF RATE BILL AS PASSED BY u. S. SENATE.

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February 4, 1887. and all acts amendar
toy t4ereJf, ana to enlarge the ruo ers
OF the interstate commerce commiss. on.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives OF the United
States Of America. in Congress as sem.
bled, that section / of an act entitled
IAN Act to Regulate Commerce" APP
proved February T. 1887, be amended
so a5 to read as follows:
Section /. That the provisions of this
act shah apply TO any corporation or any
person or persons engaged In tnu trans
purtauun oil oil or othcr commodity. cN-
cept water and except natural or urtin-
ciIl Gas by means vi pipe lines or parity
by pipe lines and parity by railroad or
parity by pipe lines ana partly by water,
whu shall be considered and hello to be
common carriers within the meaning ana
purpose OF this act. and 10 any common
CHrJi'r or carriers engaged In the trans
pOTtItion OF pass myers or property who'll
ly by railroad Tor partly By railroad and
parity by water when both are used UNI
der u common control, management or
Arrangement Tor a continuous carriage or
bhlpmcnU from one state or territory OF
TIT United States or the District OF Co
umbta, to any other state or territory
to another pace In the same territory, or
from any place in the United States TO
an adjacent foreign country, or from any
p4dNt III lllt blIlIu DlhAts Aillbhbh Il lOi"
eign country to any other pace in the
United States. and also to the transpJrta-
ton In llhc manner ut property shipped
from amy place in the United States to a
IOruiSn CJuEtry ahd carried from such
place to Il port Of transshlpmcnt, or ship
ped from foreign country to any place
An the United States ana carried to such
place from port OF entry either In the
Unto. states or an adjacent foreign
country.
late Commerce In Exempt.
Ia. fh.s a.. ~.
OF ,H.a acc snaII not Apply ~ lnc t.un'-
pOitItiuh Ol passengers or property, Or
IL IL. rc-tiNI"S, uulISeIing, ste4aao VT
hauuauE uI p.vperty NhUuy WITHIN one
sta,c ,,.u not shIpped to or from Tor
ci.n country nom or 10 any state or ter
rllu.S IL aIOiCsaId.
ms .rm common carrier a. used In
this alt shall mcIude eApless :Ompani D
anu IL, iug car compdHIcS Tine tct m
"TdilTouu' rs used IN TINS act shall "a
cluur al bridges and ferries used or op-
eTat, Il Ia Connection with any rain DAD.
ana also the road In use by any co. pOrd.
tiOn operating railroad, whether owned
or op,r rated under contract, agreement
OF l,dau, ana shall alSO lhCIuue Ail
swift, ues, spurs, tracks and te. minal Ia
Cintlus of every KIND us,d or necessary IN
TIL transportation OF persons oT properly
q, sIguHtcu herein. and also all freight
dypu,'. yards aud grounds used or nee
essay Ia the transportation or delivery
OF any said prOpe.t ~. ana the term
"t!ahspuTtutIou' han Include cars ana
other " hiClcs ana all instI umCutJhll,h
anu facilities OF shipment ur carriage. ir-
resp Give OF owner hip or OF any con-
ira, {, express or implied, Tor TN ufc
thrrcuf, and all services In connection
with IN" receipts, delivery, elevation ana
transfer In transit, ventilation, rytrlBcr-
alton or icing, Storage and handling OF
property transported. ana II shall he the
duty OF ,ry carrier subject To the pro
Visions of this act To provide ana FURNISH
such transportation upon rcns onable re-
Quest therefor and to establish through
rout = aud just and reasonable rates APP
plicable thereto
ANY charges made for any service
r,nd,rcd or to he rendered IN the trims
portal on OF passengers or property AZ
nfor g ia or In connection thcrc"ith shall
be lust and reasonable, and every unjust
and uUrras enable charge for such service
or any part thereof Is prohibited ana de-
,clar,d t. b. unlawful.
Giving OF rnsscS Forbidden.
NJ ,an.CI SUBJECT 20 tue Pu,laIunS OF
this ust s.,dtI NJ after, u!i,,s'S 81 Ihul-
ru,Iy, IS az ur give any dItvI stase iItc
utNIt, IItu pass o. Tree r"n pJItasIah
lur passed. 10, CACcpt to AS o.u,o.s
asuHta, ttuttvyes, at.is"OhS, physss.aiIa,
a. tDaI ana Uona nuc attoinvys a"u Mv'h-
btIs uI tnclr Immediate IaiIiIios, to MId-
listers OF religion, 10. al ana tIdESiiis scC-
rctat.cs % IUunB NJ IA Iiii IstIaii dano-
Citttun- tnInttua Oh HoalGta.S AID Gnaal-
taDIy ANA eli cnusyHa.y Iusti' uuons, 10
inulEyut, destitute or nOmeIush p,rsons,
Guu q SuCn peraoas wnun tan pJTtea Dy
charitable s,tlCtI or huapl,u.s ., ana inc
ncCt SsdIy uBeuta employed ~ such trdna-
pouadcn; 70 inmates OF tue naiisnal
homes or state homes Tor d,suDlcu NoIu-
tcut. auIuturs and or sOluleTS anu sailors
homes, lnCluaniS those about To enter
ana those rvIu, ming home after dischdrse.
under aIungl meuts with bOlruS OF man
ug rs, ma /. mai nurse that served our
Ing the Ciyil war; to eA-Union soldiers
ana sailors anu cx-cOni, de!a'e solalers,
and to owners dud CarCtakcr5 OF I'VE
stock when travelling wtn such STOCK or
when going TO point OF shipment or re-
turning from po.nt of delivery.
#.... Ia HHNl III
be construed TO prohibit the Inter- hnnge
Ct pas as Tor officers, agents and em-
ployCs of carriers and members Of thelr
Immediate families, nor 10 pruhibit any
carrier from carrying pGsscug ~ Iree
with the object Of providing relief In
cases OF general epidemic. pestiience or
orthcr calamitous vis!tations, nor pre-
vent such carrier from giving free or
reduced transportation to llDorers tran -
ported to any place for the purpose OF
supplying any demand for labor ut such
ANY carrier violating this provision
chan be deemed guilty OF misdcmcanor,
and shall for eacn oiehse pay to the
Ontci States penalty OF not Tess thuh
800 nor more than $500. ana any per
son other than the person excepted In
this provision, who uses or VINO sOlclts
or accepts Tor himself or other person
Any such interstate free ticket, free pass
or free transportation. shall be subject
TO Ike penalty and finr.. .Juri5d ction
OF of.e, s under this provision sinai he
the same as that provided for offenses
in an act entitled IAN Act To Further
Regulate Commerce with Foreign Ma
tions and Among the States" approved
February IL. 1905 and any amendment
thereof.
Cannot Garry own Products.
From and after May !. 1895. 1t SHAH
be unla wtul Tor any common carrier u
transport from any, state, territory or
district of the United States TO any other
state, territory or district OF the Unit,d
States or to any foreign country, any
article or commodity. other than timer
and the manufactured products thereof,
manufactured, mined or produced by IL
or under its authority, or which II may
own In whole or in part, or In which II
may have any interest. direct or Indirect
except such articles or commodities as
nay be necessary and intended for Its
own use In the conduct OF Its business
US common carrier.
II shall be the duty of carriers on
gagged In interstate commerce to give
eGunlly good service and accommodations
TO all persons paying the same compensa-
ton for interstate transportation OF pas
Bengera.
All Tariffs TO De Public.
Sec. 9. That section OF said act,
as amended March 2. 1889, be amended
so as to read as follows
Sec G. That every common carrier. sub |
feet to the provisions of this act. shall |