The Forrest City times., 1906-05-25
The Power Given the Interstate Commerce
 Commission.
ITS PROVISIONS
 AND PENALTIES
All Shippers Must Be Treated Alike - Common Carrier Clearly Deflned-Re guIations Which They Must Follow The Acts Amended By the Measure.


 An act to amend an act entitled An Act 10 Regulate Commerce, approved February I. 1887, and all acts amenda- tory thereof. and to enlarge the powers of tie interstate commerce commiss.on.
 Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assem- bled. tEat section 1 of an act entitled An Act to Regulate Commerce, ap- proved February i, 1887, be amended so a. to read as follows:
 Sc ton l. That the provisions of tAls eet sttAI apply h any corporation or any person or persons engaged in the trans porlatlon or oil or other commodity. ex- cept water and except natural or artit- ciAl gas by means ot pipe hues or partly by p.pe lines and partly by railroad or parNy by pipe lines and partly by water, Who shall be considered and held To be common carriers within the meaning and pafp"se of this act, and To any common gar ltr or carriers engaged in the trans portAton Of passengers Ur property W hol- " b railroad tor partly by railroad and partly by water when both are used un- der common control, management or arrangement for Il continuous carriage or shllmeut from one state or territory of the united States or the District of Co iumbia. 10 any other state or territory To another place in the same territory. or From any place In the Gmted States 10 an ae3aeent foreign country. or from any plaee ln the United States through for eign country to any other place in the united tes. and also to the tEansp arta- uon th like manner of property shipped Iron lHS piaEe n the | HiteA States to n forei-a country and carried From sut h plase to port of transshlpmeut of ship fed Itea < foreign country to any place II the United States and carried ta such pla.e rom a port Of entry either ia the thsts1 states CT an adjacent foreign
 state Commerce Is Exempt.
 lru< lded. however. that the rfaetSions o1 ih4a act shall not apply tu the trans pof1atlaH e. passengers or pIoP-ftz or to in re5elslHg aeHSefiag storage 1T A@ho-iL6 uA p1uRefi& Mh5Ay NIth4.. o.e state aud pot shipped to or from d lur- stHh country from or To any state or teI- rilofy = aioresatd.
 Tho term common carrier as u<ed in this act shall Include express companies and sleeping car companies. The term
 rtsiituaa as Used III this act shall ln- ciuae all bridges and ferrIe5 used ur op- erattd In connection with any railroad Rnd also the read in Use bY any oorDora- ton operating d raiiroat. whether os,aed or lease. and shall also tfF1atle all sUit@hes, spurs, tracks and teIm.nal ia elhtes Of every kind ustd or necessary in the Rnspertation of persons or property designated herein. and also all freight oepots. yards and grounds used CT ne sssary in the transportation or dellVe " or any said property aud the term
 transport ton shail include cars and other vehicles and all Instrumcutalties and facilities of shipment or carriage. ir- EespectiNV of oWuershIp or of any coz tract. express or imp Id. for tha use thereof. and all services in connection with th" receipts. delivery, elevation and transfer tn transit. NeHtilat3oH refriEer- suoa or ietas, araee aad handling of property transported and it shall be th,. dutN of every carrier subject u the pro visions Of this *et L. provide ana sfirEIfz h such transportation upon rtaSouHbie re- guest therefor and h establish through routes and Just and reasonable r4tes ap- pile te there tu.
 Au} changes made for aHy service rtaatrad ar to be reHdercd in tha trans portet a3 oI raSse4gels or pioaertV 4s afoI 5slt or in ro1Hr -tian theT R5ah -bal and uareHzoaaAi- eh3Fee for suH h service or aHN pat; taeH 9L Is prohibited and de- Siared ta b. una N4li.
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 NJ eatr.es sua5eet to the provisions of this "st stadtl h=rsttiter. 9lseetY ut lu0I- aeett1. Issse el siNe auS .Ate4zlaae .ree uehtl. iiec ptas os tive tTau=ltarta.l# lI for ia7sei6~ fS. except tu Its o44i=t. s &otual anu puu.. 'ide attofutys a.ta mem, 6eFs Q. tHelF IInntvdiatc tatu4ttrs. to# !lls.- asteFs ot rehs'en. iosa. ana traeeAue sec 1eA@itN7 ui ouuS AteHo tHl lstIan .tsaO- claNNbs inmates or hospitals ana e!safl- fabir sad cletaIaS Yualy lu~tituttuu.. h inGtScIt, destitute er homeless ptr53l5, nhO to such persons when Hanapalte4 trv ShAfItau4e sValeG s IT hosptta4s and the necessary aseats smpioSea III such eraus- poItaelehi To inmates of the national 0efatS el state homes for dIsa hled No.u- aeeT soldiers and uG soldiers and -ai.ors+ hoines. Including those about to enter amt these returning home after dischurse. under aHFal lncuts with boards ul man ag-IS5 -sI1a | Ildge= nurses tina served fttr- ing tEe CiNll war. To eN-U -uion s6lt{It rs snd sailors anu e&-eouf,deiate soldiers. and to owEers afd earetaAtfs of live stock when traVeiiug with suph st6rk nr when going h point of Shl pment CT re- turning from Ho-nt Of delivery
 Provided that thIs provision shall not De construed t3 prahluit the Inter. hans.e <f passes for other aHart. an5 @37,- Y4oSes CT c3riteis and m mGers of their immediate families nor ta rrHhfbft s,',e with ihe object ot proYidlug relfef in ca. e ot general epidemic pestilcHt.t. pr eftaef i e4IahlIous Elsltatlons. nor pre- vent such carrier fr m gitIHg free or reduced transportation to lepur9rs fr,n.. pot | To any pla for tl,e plsrun.s ot9 suppis iag any demand for labor at such place
 Any carrier violating this pro,.fsf., shall be deemed guilty of a mis,itTn,.tI'e,r ana seaH Tor each oueRSe pay ta tha ln.tei States penalty of not less th4n 39 nor more than $-. po. and any nsr- sen other than the persons executed i3 this provision. wslo uses or who sol{5ft5 or accepts for himself or other parsor7 any such interstate free ticket. free naSs or free transportation. shall be subfest fo like per atty and fine. Jurisdiction Of o0eaSes under this proYisi T shan he the same as that provided for offfnses in an act entitled An Act to Further Regulate Commerce with Foreign Na- Itohs and Among the States" approved February l9. 1903. and any amtndment thereof
 Cannot Carry Own Products.
 From and after May l. 1908. if shall transport from any state. territorv ar district of the United States 10 anv other state. territory or district of the United States. or 10 any foreign country. any article or commodity. other than r,Sar and the manufactured products thereof mined or produced by fl