Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-05-26
The Power Given the
Interstate Commerce
Commission.
ITS PROVISIONS
AND PENALTIES
All Shippers Must Be Treated
Alike - Common Carrier"
Clearly Defined-ResuIations
Which They Must Follow
The Acts Amended By the
Measure.

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An aCC 10 amend an act entitled An
Act to Regulate Commerce apprOyed
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FEBRUARY 4, 1901, ana all actS amenua'
tory thereof and to enlarge the powers
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ol lue Interstate ColllueICe ColllnlssIol'
Be it enacted by the Senate and
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HOUSE Vi REPRESENTATIVES, vi Tue Unlleu
States Of America, in Congress assem-
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Dleu, l4dI SeCl4oA L VI al ACT enJlJleu
"AD Act to Regulate Commerce an
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PO'eu ualy y 1901 Do dueuueu
so as to read as follows.
9e'E Eoit !, lhat lne provisions OF thls
bIL S,a!l Apply 10 any coI taliqh or any
person Or persons elsa6eu III the tIahs-
p"ilduon ol on OF olneI commonly, eA-
ttpl water ana except natural OF arllu-
S.'' ha9 ~ ineuliI .'li " Up Up lnes Ul p partly
W I'PI HhGS I.tu POI IS Wy llodu ot
~ NY uIi Ptpe mi,e3 anu @ party py WaIGI,
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toIIl'''o" N"'ttttiS mi'nll 'lic Ile"Illls anu
puriore NJ VI siriJ rS' anu 10 any common
,it " a.vi pnbaseu III tue L3liS-
poIlaIoh OF passengers or properly WhoI-
!! ny aaiuat ,,,t W, P"l |S ~ IalIIoau anu
der 4 common control management or
arrangement for a continuous carriage or
ghipmtuU from one state or territory of
the United States or the District Of ca
mmbia to any other state or territory
TO another place I'm the same territory. or
from any place in the United States to
an adjacent foreign country. or from anV
place In the United States through a for
eign country to any other place i'm the
United States. and also to the transpurta-
Iiou I'm Ike manner of prOuprtV shipnpd
from any place in the United States To a
foreign country and carried from such
place t0 "a port of transshpment. or ship
ped from foreign country to any place
In the United States and carried to such
place from a port of entry either I'm the
United States or an adjacent foreign
country
state Commerce Is Exempt.
Provided. however, that the provisions
Of this act shall not apply 10 Inc trans
pOrtatiUu OF passeugeIs or nron,rfy or
L. the receiving. delivering storage or
handling of property wholly within one
state and not shipped to or from a for
elsu country from or to any state or ter
rltory As aforesaid
The term common carrier" as used in
this act shall include express companies
ana sleeping car companies The term
railroad" as used in this act shall in
Cluue all bridges and ferries used or OPP
Grated in connection with any railroad.
ana also the road in use by any corpora
tuu operating u railroad, whether owned
or operated under a contract, agreement
or lease and shall also Include all
switches, spurs tracks and terminal ia
ciliues Of every kind used or necessary in
''ta ,'' @ @,"slJn ol PsISVL9 ut plopgIsy
depots Yards and grounds used or nee
oss"Iy III me transportation or delivery
.. -. any sald property ana the term
,u"nSpot t"tlon shall include cars ana
U.h't N"ilSIes ana all instrumentahues
uH. . laIluues OF Shipment or carriage II
respective oI ownership or of any con-
u",I express or Implied, for the use
th,reoi and all services In connection
WIN she receipts, delivery, elevation and
u4NsIer IN transit, ventilation, retrger-
Sioh or icing, storage and handling OF
property transported and 1t shall be the
daty Of every carrier subject to the pro-
VISIONS OF thls act to provide and furnish
cuCn oa. transportation upon reasonable re
paf,t therefor and to establish through
pfeoole thereto.
re2dssreJJ JJ"arses az ,a made Tor any service
nort,tior, VI ~ ue ''.lIe leuueIeu III tle trans
sforgs'iiI ~ W posseIlstIs OF properly aS
bo t,,, vs9'a @ OF III connection herewith shaIl
And JuSl ,S,,r anu reaSohaDle, and every unjust
or anv 1t tboroof Chatse a. Ipu suGh seIVice
ciars3 r., M, r"Iavus Is pFohiplteu anu ue-
~ pe u.Iawtul'
living Oh f"sses Forbiddeh'
No carrier subject to the provisions of
un's act snail hereafter, directly or lndi-