Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-26

own use in the conduct of its business
as a common carrier.
it shal be the duty of carriers en-
gagged IN interstate commerce 10 give
equally good service and accommodatIons
70 all persons paying the same compensa-
n uun lOf interstate transportation OF pas
All Tariffs to BE Public.
sec :. That section 6 of said act
Us amended March 2, 1889 be amended
SO as to read as follows:
Sec. 6. That every common carrier sub
| Ject 20 the provisions of this act shall
lIe with the commission created by this
aet ana print and keep open to public
Inspection schedules showing all the rates,
t%io %aeS aH1 1tis charges Tor transportation be-
| tween dlHerent points On its own route
anu between points on its own route
anu points on the route Of any other car
| Iler ny railroad by pipe line or by water
hNeH through route and joint rate have
| Deen established. The schedules printed
as aforesaid by any such common car
| iler sholl plainly state the places be-
| tween which property and passengers will
be carried and shall contain the classl-
| hcaton OF freight in force and shall also
state separately all terminal charges,
| storage charges icing charges and ali
other charges which the commission may
! require, all special privileges or facilities
| granted or allowed and amy rules or reg
uldliohs which IN any wise change affect
| or determine any part of the aggregate
or such aforesaid rates, fares and charges
OF the value Of the service rendered to
| 'Ile passenger, shipper or COnsignee Such
scheuules shall be plainly printed in large
| type, ana copies for the use of the public
shaH 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
udhSpuftauoh, IN such form that they
shall pe accessible to the puolic and can
De conveniently inspected The provisions
ul this section SHAH apply to all tratuc
transportation and facilities defined III
section l of this act.
ANY common carrier subject to the
PROVISIONS OF this act receiving freight
III the United States to be carried through
a luIeBn country to any place in the
| unlteu States, shall also in ike manner
EIlul ana Keep OEeu To- public inspection
] at every depot or office where such
/ lrel5ht Is received for shipment schedules
| showing the through rates established
and charged by such common carrier to
all points IN the United States beyond the
foreign country to which it accepts
freight for shipment; and any freight
shipped from the United States through
Il loreign country into the United States,
lit through ralg on which shall not be
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
We're Of foreign production.
Notice of Charges Required.
No change shall be made in the rates,
lafeS and charges or joint rates fares
ana charges which have been filed and
published ny any common carrier IN com
lance with the requirements OF this
section, except after thirty days notice
70 the commission and TO the public pub
ilshed as aforesaid, which shall plainly
state the changes proposed to be maue
IN The schedule then IN force and the time
the changed rates, fares or charges will
30 into effect, and the proposed changes
shall be shown by printing new schedules,
or shall be plainly indicated upon the
schedules in force at the time and 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
United States of the need thereof, be
given over all other traffic to the trans
portatlOn of troops and material or war,
and carriers shall adopt every means
within their control to facilitate and eX-
pcdite the military traffic.
Terms of Penalty Provision.
That section / of the act entitled AN
Act to Further Regulate Commerce
with Foreign Nations and Among the
States, approved February 10, 1908, be
amended so as to read as follows:
That anything done or omitted to be
done by Il corporation common carrier
subject to the act to regulate commerce
and the acts amendatOry thereof, which,
IL uone or omitted TO us zone Dy any u
rector or othCer thereof, or any receiver,
trustee, lessee, agent or person acting for
or employed by such corporation, would
constitute mIsdemeanor under salu dcls
or under TINS act ShaIl also De heId 70
be a misdemeauOr committed by such
thereof
it shan be subject TO like penalties as
are prescribed in said acts or by TINS act
with reference to SuCh persons, except as
such penalties are herein changed.
The WilltuI failure upon the part OF
any carrier subject TO said acts to ille ana
publish the tariffs or rates and charges
d5 ItV"lIeu ny 9ittu oDtSS' vi 49, 80, ~ w
and p's uso3 ~ conviction thereof the Corpora
tion offending shall be subject to ,tde tine
so 600 ,9 for e each orfense; ana il shall be
unlawful for any person, persons OF
corporation 70 ofler grant OF give, OF 20
solicit attach or receive any repdlcr con
CcsSion or discrimination in respect 10
the transportation of any property IN IN
terstate or foreign commerce by any COM
mon carrier subject 70 Stlu act 10 ItBu-
late CoGn &C, &.0 the acts amehdatorE
thereof wherein any suGh pIopeIlg si'a't ~.
a less rate than that named In the tarlns
published and filed by such carrier as Is
required by said act TO regulate com
merce and the acts amendatory theIeoi,
or whereby any olheI auN NdH,a6e IL bN'h
or discriminallon IS praGtiGsui,
Punishment by Forfeiture,
Any berSVi cU'pUpneiTv pTonerty for ipterltats
Transportation. 10 any common carrier.
sunJeCt 10 'hC ~, r,,'s,n.. anv
io @ %oLl a. tranSnoTt nT"9eTty from
ouc me stata territory or district Of the
tniteu sHate1 70 ~t tGs 0'T Ilnite5 states or