The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26

own use In the conduct of its business
IS a common carrier.
1t shall be the duty of carriers en-
gagged IN interstate IN to give
equally good service and accommodations
to all persons paying the same compensa-
ton for interstate transportation OF pas
All Tariffs to BE Public.
e 2. That section 6 OF said act,
as amended March 2, 1889, be amended
SO as to read as follows:
Sec. 6. That every common carrier, sub
Ject to the provisions of this act, shall
file with the commission created by this
act and print and keep open to public
inspection schedules showing all the rates.
fares and charges for transportation be-
tween different points on Its own route
and between points on Its own route
and points on the route of any other car
rier by railroad. by pipe line or by water
when a through route and joint rate have
been established. The schedules printed
as aforesaid by any such common car
rier shall plaintly state the places be-
be carried and shah contain the CLASH
fication of freight in force, and shall also
storage charges, icing charges and all
other charges which the commission may
require, all special privileges or facilities
granted or allowed and any rules or reg
u~lations which in any wise change, affect
or determine any part of the aggregate
of such aforesaid rates. fares and charges
Vi lHt dlIC " liz SCI WIZ ClloClC "
the passenger. shipper or conSignee. Such
schedules shall be plainly printed in large
type. and copies for the use of the public
shall be kept posted in two public and
conspicuous places in every depot, station
or office of such carrier where passengers
or freight, respectively, are received for
transportation, In such form that they
shall pe accessible to the pupliC. and can
be conveniently inspected. The provisions
of this section SHAH Apply to all traffic,
transportation and facilities defined IN
section / OF this act.
Any common carrier subject to the
provisions or this act receiving freight
in the United States TO be carried through
q foreign country to any place III the
Uniteu States, shall also in like manner
priut and Keep oren tc public inspection
at every depot or ofnce where such
showing the through rates established
and charged by such common carrier to
all points i'll the United States beyond the
foreign country to which it accepts
freight for shipment; and any freight
shipped from the United States through
a foreign country into the United States,
made public as required by this act. shall.
before it is admitted into the United
States from said foreign country, be sub
ject to customs duties as if said freight
Notice of Charges required.
No change shall be made in the rates,
fares and charges or joint rates, ,IareS
and charges which have been filed and
by any common carrier III com
nance with the requirements OIL ms
except after thirty days notice
lished as aforesaid. which shall plainly
state the changes proposed to be maze
in the schedule then III force and the time
the changed rates, fares or charges Will
go into effect, and the proposed changes
shall be shown by printing new schedules,
or shall be plainly indicated upon the
in force at the time ana Kept
open to public inspection.
That in time of war or threatened war
preference and precedence shall, upon the
representation by the president OF the
given over all other traffic to the trans
portation of troops and material Of war. ,
and carriers shall adopt every means
their control to facilitate ana eA-
Terms of Penalty Provision.
That section l of the act entitled An
Act to Further Regulate Commerce
with Foreign Nations and Among the
States" approved February 10, 1903, be
amended so as to read as follows:
That anything done or omitted to be
lone by a corporation common carrier
subject to the act TO regulate
the acts ~amendatOry thereof, when.
f done or omitted TO be done by any d.
'ector or officer thereof, or any receiver,
ruStee, lessee, agent or person acting Tor
IT employed by such corporation, would
Constitute a mlSdemeanOr under SAID acts
IL uluSl liIIo at, SlldIl ais ~ wv
De a misdemeanor committed by such
corporation, and upon conviction thereof
t Shall be subject to like penalties as
are prescribed in said acts or by this act
With reference to such persons, except as
such penalties are herein changed.
The willful failure upon the part or
the tariffs or rates and charges
Is required by said acts, or strictly to
observe such tariffs until changed &C
:ording to law, shall be a
nd ,non onnvictinn thereof the COrnOra-
offending shall be subject to a tine
# not less than 1000 nor more than
q, 900 for each o~ffense; and it shall be
for any person. persons or
to offer, grant or give. or to
olicit, attach or receive any rebate, con-
ession or discrimination in respect to
or foreign by any COM
non carrier subject to said act to regu-
ate c. 3:G the acts amendatory
hereof whereby any such property shall
" any device whatever be transported at
less rate thar that named in the tariffs
and filed by such carrier, as Is
equired by said act to regulate ON
nerce and the acts amendatOry thereof.
= whereby any other advantage is given
+ discrimination is practiced
punishment by Forfeiture.
Any person, corporation or company
shal deliver property for Interstate
transportation. to any common carrier,
ubject to the PROVISIONS OF this act, or
orm whom as consignor or c~onsIgnee any
uCAl GdIl-CI SIolA AolAoBOA ~
ne state, territory or district Of the
Tnited States to any other state, terri
ory or district OF the United States, or
Oreigu country, who shall knowingly and
;illfuliy, by employe. agent. ofhcer or
directl yor indirectly, by or
Trough any means or device whatsoever.
eceiVe or accept from u common car
Ter any SUM of money or any other val
{ BILE consideration as a rebate or offset
gainst the regular charges for trans
ortation of UGH property, as liked by
ne schedules Of rates provided for In
his act. shall, in addition to any pen
lty provided by this act, forfeit to the
'nitcd States a sum of money three times
he amount of money so received or &C
and three times the value OF any
consideration so received or &C
apted, to be aScertained by the trial
1urt; and the encouragement of the
'nited States is authorized and directed,
.herever he has reasonable grounds to
eljeye that any such person, corporation
r company has knowingly or willfully
eceiVed or accepted from any such COM
ION carrier any sum of money or other
consideration as a rebate or Off
# as aforesaid, to institute in any court
ths United States of competent juris- {
Iction a civil action to collect the said I
I'M or sums so forfeited as aforesaid; :
nd in the trial of said action all such !
bates or other considerations so re- {
or accepted for a period OF SIX ,
ears prior to the commencement OF the =
,tion may be included therein, and the =
recovered shall be three times :
herwise. directly or indirectly. by or .
10 total amount OF money, or three :