The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-07-06

changed according 10 law, shall be
misdemeanor. and upon conviction
thereof the corporation offending shat
be subject 10 a fine OF not less thar
sI0OOnor more than Sc. 900 for each Of
tense: and Il shall be unlawful for an
person. persons or corporation TO ofYer
giant or give. or to solicit. accept OF
receive any rebate. concession or dis.
I elimination In respect 10 the transpor.
! tEtion OF any property In interstate OF
foreign commerce by any common car.
rier subject 10 said act TO regulate
commerce and the acts amendatory
I thereto whereby any such property
shall by any device whatever be trans.
ported at less rate than that named
in the tarifs published and Med by
such carrier as Is required by said act
30 regulate commerce and the acts
arsendatory thereto. or whereby any
other advantage is given or discrimin-
stion is practiced.
Every person or corporation who
shall offer. grant or give, or solicit. ac-
cept, or receive any such rebates. con-
ocssion. or discrimination shall be
deemed guilty or a misdemeanor. and
on conviction thereof shall be punished
by fine Of not less than $1,000 nor
more than $50. 600: Provided. that any
person, or any officer or director OF any
corporation subject TO the provisions
or this act. or the act TO regulate COM
merce and the acts amendatory there
or. or any receiver. trustee. lessee.
agent or person acting for or employed
ey any such corporation. who shall be
convicted as aforesaid. shall, in addi-
tior TO fine herein provided for. be liza
bic to imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary for a term OF not exceeding two
years. or both such fine and imprison-
rnent. in the discretion OF the court.
Every violation Of this section shall be
prosecuted in any court OF the United
States having jurisdiction OF crimes
within the district in which such vio-
lation was committed or through
which the transportation may have
teea conducted: and whenever the Of
Tense is begun in one Jurisdiction and
completed in another il may be dealt
with. inquired OF. tried. determined.
I'D punished in either jurisdiction in
The same manner as II the ohense had
been actually and wholly committed
therein.
Authorized 70 Fix Rates.
Section Is authorizes the interstate
commerce commission to fx rates as
follows.
sec 4. That section Is Of said act be
ancnded so as 20 read as follows:
See IS. That the commission is au-
thorized and empowered. and it shall
be lis duty. whenever. after fun hear
ing upon a complaint made as provided
N section - OF this act. or upon com
plant OF any common carrier. II shall
be 81 the opinion that any Of the rates.
CT charges whatsoever. demanded.
Chcrged, or collected by any common
carrier or carriers. subject 70 the pro-
visions Of this act for the transDorta-
ton OF persons or property as defined
in the lrst section Of this act. or tina.
any regulations OF practices whatso- /
ever Of such carrier or carriers affect /
Ing such rates. are unjust OF unreason-
able or unjustly discriminatory. or IN
duly preferential or prejudicial. or 9TH
erwise in violation OF any OF the pro-
visions Of this act. TO determine and
prescribe what viii be the Just and
rate or rates. charge or
-hargcs, 70 be thereafter observed in
ruch case az the maximum 10 be
charged: and what regulation or prac-
-icc in respect 70 such transportation is
ilst. fair and reasonable TO be there
-fiei followed. and 10 make an order
nat the carrier shall cease and desist
from such violation. 20 the extent 10
which the commission find the same 70
'yist, and shall not thereafter publish
icmand. or collect any rate or charge
'7r such transportation in excess Of the
lIaxinum rate or charge so prescribed.
md shall conform 20 the regulation or
,ractice so prescribed. All orders OF
hs commission. except orders for the
payment OF money. shall take eject
within such reasonable time. not less
han 0days. and shall continue in
~ ~ lyi aNAn pr4A'l OF TINE, not eN-
'ecding two years. as shall be pre-
i,-ibef in the order OF the commits
ION, unless the same shall be suspend
q OF modified or set aside BY the COM
Mission or be suspended or set aside
~ court Of competent jurisdiction.
Any person. corporation. or company
Who shall deliver property Ter inter
cate transportation 70 any common
'crrieT. subject 10 the provisions OF
mis- act, or for whom. as consignor or
onsignee. any such carrier shall trans
'ort property from one state. territory.
y district or the United states 70 any :
.iher state, territory OF district OF the
'nited States or foreign country. who
nall knowingly and wIlifuny. by en-
'loye. agent. officer or otherwise. d.
ectly or indirectly. hy or through any ,
acans or device whatsoever, receive or :
coept from such common carrier any I
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