Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-07-05

grant or give, or to solicit, accept OF
receive any rebate, concession or dis.
elimination in respect to the transpor.
tation OF any property In interstate OF
foreign commerce by any common car
rier subject to said act to regulate
commerce and the acts amendatory
thereto whereby any such property
shall by any device whatever be trans
ported at a less rate than that named
In the tariffs published and nled by
ouch carrier, as is required by said act
to regulate commerce and tile acts
anendatory thereto, or whereby any
other advantage Ia given or discrimin-
elton is practiced.
Every person or corporation who
shall offer, grant or give, or solicit, ac-
cept, or receive any such rebates, con-
cession, or discrimination shall be
deemed guilty or a misdemeanor, and
on conviction thereof shall be punished
by a fine Of not less than $1,000 nor
more than $4,000: Provided, that any
person. or any officer or director of any
corporation subject to the provisions
OF this act, or the act to regulate COM
merce and the acts arnendatory there
OF, or any receiver, trustee, lessee,
agent or person acting for or employed
BY any such corporation, who shall be
convicted as aforesaid, shall, in addi-
tion to fine herein provided for, be La
BILE to imprisor nent in the peniten-
tiary for term Of not exceeding two
years, or both such fine and imprison-
ment, 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
teen conducted; and whenever the Of
tense is begun in one Jurisdiction and
completed in another 1t may be dealt |
with. inquired Of, tried, determined,
ard punished in either Jurisdiction In |
the same manner as II the ofKense had
been actually and wholly committed
Authorized to Fix Rates.
Section Is authorizes the interstate
commerce commission to IN rates as
Iollows:
Sec. 4. That section IL of said act be
30 az to read as follows:
Sec. is. That the commission IL au-
thorized and empowered, and It shall
be Its duty, whenever, after full hear
ing upon a complaint made as provided
n section 10 of this act, or upon COM
plant OF any common carrier, 1t shall
be Of the opinion that any Of the rates,
IT charges whatsoever, demanded,
or collected by any common
,arrier or carriers, subject to the pro-
yisions Of this act, for the transporta-
ion of persons or property as defined
n the first section Of this act, or that
my regulations or practices whatso-
'vel Of such carrier or carriers AFFECT
ng such rates, are unjust or unreason-
IDle, Or un5usuy discriminatory, or TN
July preferential or prejudicial, or 9TH
,rwise In violation Of any of the pro-
'isicns Of this act, to determine and
prescribe what will be the Just and
rate or rates, charge or
hsrges, to be thereafter observed in
UGH case az the maximum to be
hSrged; and what regulation or prac-
Ice in respect to such transportation is
lst. fair and reasonable TO DO there
tier followed; and to make an order
lat the carrier shall cease and desist
ON such violation, 10 the extent to
bich the commission and the same to
rist, and shall not thereafter publish,
smand, or collect any rate or charge
r such transportation In excess OF the
aximum rate or charge 20 prescribed,
"a shall conform to the regulation or
Netice 20 prescribed. All orders Of
. commission, except orders for the
Iyment Of money, shall take effect
thin such reasonable time, not less
"a 3 0days, and shall continue in
700 for such period Of time, not Oh.
a6ing two years, a. shall DO pre-
ttbed In the order Of the commits
"a. unless the same shalt be suspend
or modified or set aside by the COM
Ission or DO suspended or set aside
q court Of competent Jurisdiction.
AAy person, corporation, or company
10 shah deliver property for inter-
ate transportation to any common
FTter, subject to the provisions Of
b act, or for whom, as consignor or
any such carrier shall trans
n property from one state, territory,
district Of the United States to any
oar stats, territory or district OF the
lifted States or foreign country, who
al knowingly and willfully, By en-
~, agent, ofncer or otherwise, d. ,
:tiy or indirectly, BY or through any
ans or device Whatsoever, receive or
reut from such common carrier any
% o. money, OF any other valuable
nsideration, a. q rebate OF Offset
Ainst the regular charges for trans
rtatlon Of such property, a. i1xed By
schedules Of rates provided for in
. aCt shall b deemed guilty Of
Od, which h hereby declared to be 3
mA~aomeanoE, and, shall, upon con-
tion thereof IN any court Of the ~
itsd States Of competent jurisdic- A.
q wltnin the distTiet whsrs such Of Il,