The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-04-12
through which the road Of the carrier

runs.
ut 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 Attorney-General employ special
act paying the expenses of such en-
p1oyment out of its own appropriation.
Courts TO Enforce Obedience.
"If 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 I'm effect. any party
injured thereby. or the Commission in
it's own name, may apply 10 the Circuit
Court in the district where suc. car
rier has its principal operating office,
or in which the violation or disobed-
fence OF such order shall happen. for
an enforcement OF such order. Such
application shall be by petition, which
shall state the substance of the order
and the respect in which the carrier
has failed OF obedience, and shall be
served upon the carrier in such man.
ner as the court may direct, and the
court shall prosecute such inquiries and
| means as it shall deem needful in the
| ascertainment 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 i'm disobedience of
the same. the court shall enforce
obedience to such order by a writ of
injuno 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 1t. or
them, obedience to the same; and in
the enforcement OF such process the
court shall have those powers ordi-
| narily exercised by 1t 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-
tons for rehearing may be made gov
erned by such general rules as the Com
mission may establish, but that no such
application shall excuse q 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
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 diri-
dends paid. the surplus fund. il 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
err 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 OPP
Grating and other expenses; the bal
ances Of profit and loss; and complete
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-
ton to rates or regulations concerning
fares or freights. or agreements. ar
rangements, or contracts affecting the
same as the Commission may require;
and the Commission may, in its discfe-
ton, 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,
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 3Oth 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 Goth day of September
the next following. unless additional
time be granted In any case by the
Commission; and IL 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 1t shall continue to be In default
with respect thereto. The Commission
shall also have authority to require
said carriers to file monthly reports Of
earnings and expenses or special re-
ports within a specified period. and IL
any such carrier shall fail to file such
reports within the time fixed by the
Commission 1t shall be subject to the
forfeitures last above provided.
1.-THE remainder of the section pro-
yides for the administration Of oaths; |
that the Commission may present forms |
Of all accounts. etc; that 1t shall at all
times have access to these accounts. |
records. etc.; that it shall be unlawful /
for carriers to keep other accounts or
records; that in case Of failure or re-
fusal to keep such records such carrier. |