The National tribune., 1906-04-12
accessible to the public and can be con-
yeniently inspected,
P,Nnicity.

/ yeniently inspected.
| TNGieity.
"Any common esrrier subject TO the
provisions of this act receiving freight
in the United States to be carried
through foreign country to any place
in the United States shall also in like
manner print and keep open to public
| inspection at eTery;iepot or office where
such freight isc received for shipment,
| schedules showing the through rates
| established and charged by such COM
mon carrier to all points in the United
States beyond ithe foreign country to
which it accepts freight for shipment;
and any freight shipped from the Unit
ed States through a foreign country in
to the United States the through rate
on which shall not have been made
public, as required by this act. shall,
before it is admitted into the United
subject to customs duties as If said
freight were of foreign production.
| Making Changes.
'No change shall be made in the
rates, fares, and charges or joint rates,
fares. and charges which have been
| established and published by any com
mon carrier in compliance with the re-
| quifements of this section, except after
| 80 days public notice, which shall
| plainly state the changes proposed to
be made in the schedule then in force
and the time when 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
schedules in force at the time and kept
open to public inspection: Provided,
That the Commission may. in its dis
cretion and for good cause shown. allow
| changes upon less than the notice here
in specified. or modify the requirements
of this section In respect to publishing.
posting, and filing OF tariffs. either in
particular instances or by general or
der applicable 10 special or peculiar cir
| cumStanceS or conditions.
And when any such common carrier
shall have established and published its
| rates, fares, and charges in compliance
with the provisions of this section, It
| shall be unlawful for such common car
rier to charge, demand, collect or re-
ceive from any person or persons a
greater or less compensation for the
transportation OF passengers or prop
erty, or for any services in connection
Herewith. than is specified in such pub
lshed schedule of rates, fares. and
charges as may at the time be in force.
Informing the Commission.
Every common carrier subject to the
provisions of this act shall file with the
Commission hereinafter provided for
copies of its schedules of rates, fares,
and charges which have been estab-
lished and published in compliance with
the requirements of this section. and
shall promptly notify said Commission
of all changes made in the same. Every
such common carrier shall also file with
said Commission copies of all contracts,
agreements. or arrangements with 9TH
er common carriers in relation to any
traffic affected by the provisions of this
act to which It may be a party. And
i'm cases where passengers and freight
pass over continuous lines or routes
operated by more than one common
carrier. and the several common car
riers operating such lines or routes es-
tablish joint tariffs of rates, fares. or
charges for sIch@ continuous lines or
routes. copies Of such joint tariffs shall
also in like manner be filed with said
Commission. Such joint rates, fares.
and charges on Such continuous lines
so filed as aforesaid shall be made pub
lie by such common carriers when di-
rected by said Commission. in so far
as may. In the judgment of the Com
mission. be deemed practicable: and
said Commission shall from time to
time prescribe the measure of publicity
which shall be given to such rates.
fares. and charges. or to such part of
them as 1t may deem 1t practicable for
such common ,earrfers to publish, and
the places in which they shall be pub
lished. T"tai ~ 's+
All Changes Must Be Published.
mo change shall be made In joint
rates. fares. and charges. shown upon
joint tariffs, except after so days no
tice TO the Commission. which shall
plainly state the changes proposed to
be made in the schedule then in force
and the time when the changed rates.
fares. or charges will go into effect
The Commission may make public or
require the carriers to make public
such proposed changes in such man
ner as may. in its judgment. be deemed
practicable. and may prescribe from
time to time the measure of publicity
which common carriers shall give 10
advances or reductions in joint tariffs
1T shall be unlawful for any common
carrier party TO any joint tariff to
charge, demand. collect, or receive from
any person or persons q greater or less
compensation for the transportation of
persons or property, or for any services
in connection Herewith, between any
points as to which a joint rate, fare, or
charge is named thereon, than is speci-
fed in the schedule filed with the Com
mission in force at the time.
''The Commission may determine and
prescribe the form in which the sched-
ules required by this section to be kept
open to public inspection shall be pre-
pared and arranged and may change
the form from time to time as shall be
found expedient.
Penalties for Noncompliance.
"If any such common carrier shall
neglect or refuse to file or publish its
schedules or tariffs of rates. fares, and
charges as provided in this section or
any part of the same, such common
carrier shall, in addition to other pen
alties herein prescribed, be subject to
a writ Of mandamus. to be issued by
any Circuit Court of the United States |
in the judicial district wherein the prin- |
cipal operating office of said common
carrier is situated or wherein such Of |
fense may be committed, and If such |
carrier be a foreign corpora |
ton in the judicial circuit wherein such |
carrier accepts traffic and has |
an agent to perform such service, to |
compel compliance with the aforesaid |
provisions of this section; and such |
writ shall issue in the name of the |
people of the United States at the rela- |
ton of the Commission appointed un-
der the provisions of this act; and the |
failure TO comply with its requirements
shall be punishable as and for a con-
tempt: and the said Commission. as
may also apply, in any
such Circuit Court of the United States.
for q writ of Injunction against such
common carrier to restrain such COM
mon carrier from receiyinp or trans