The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-29

against the commission TO enjoin, set
aside, anuul or suspend any order or
requirement OF the commission shall
BE- IN tho district where the carrier
against whom such order or require
mCrt Ray have been made In tts PTiH-
cipal operating ONCE, and may 10
brought at any time after such order Is
promulgated And II the order or re-
Quiremeut has been made against two
or more carriers then IN the district
where any one Of said carriers AaA It's
principal operating Office, and II the
carrier has It's principal operating Of
nee In the District OF Columbia. then
the venue shall DO In the district where
said carrier has lis principal Office and
Jurisdiction to hear and determine such
suits is hereby vested In such courts.
The provisions OF AN act TO expedite
the hearing and determination OF suits
Ia equity. and SO forth" approved May
II. 1903, shall be, and are hereby, made
applicable to all such suits, Including
the hearing on an application for .
preliminary injunction, and are also
made applicable TO any proceeding in
equity to enforce any order or require
meut OF the commission, or any OF The
provisions OF the act to regulate COM
merce approved February I. 1887. and
all acts ~ameudatory thereor or supple
mental thereto. II shall be the duty
Cf the attorney general In every such
case to dla the certificate provided for
IN said eXpediting act Of February II,
1903, as necessary to the application OF
the provisions thereof, and upon APP
peal as therein authorized to tho su~
preme court Of the United States, tho
case shall have in such court priority IN
hearing and determination over all
other causes except criminal causesi
Provided, that no injunction, I~nterlocu-
tory order, or decree suspending or re-
straining the enforcement Of an ordaF
Of the commission shall be granted ex-
cept on hearing after not less than five
days notice to the commission, An ap-
PEAL may be taken from any intorlocu-
tory order or decree granting or con-
ttuuing an injunction in any suit, but
shall lie only to the supreme court OF
the United States; Provided further,
That the appeal must be taken within
20 days from the entry Of such order
or decree and it shall take precedence
in the appellate court over all other
causes. except causes OF like character
pnd criminal causes.
Appeal for Rehearing.
Sec. &. That a new section be added
to said act Immediately after section
l6, to be numbered an section lea. as
follows:
Sec. 1Ga, That after a decision, order,
OF requirement has been made by the
commission In any proceeding any
party thereto may at any time make
/ application for rehearIng Of the Same,
or any matter determined therein, and
It Shall be lawful for the commission
3 in It's discretion to grant such rehear'
ing II sufficient reason therefor bt
made to appear. Applications for re-
hearing shall be governed by such gen
r eral rules as the commission may e8.
tablish, No such application shall ex'
t cuse any carrier from complying with
I or obeying any decisions, order or re
9 Culrement OF the commission, OF ope
rate in any to stay or POSTPONE
the enforcement thereof, without tn
special order OF the commission. II
l. case a rehearing is granted the pro
~Ceedings thereupon shall conform a
II nearly as may be TO the proceeding
n in an original hearing, except rs tn
commission may otherwise direct.
Is Sec, lob, Nothing in this act sha
IS prevent any common carrier snpfee
to its provisions from giving IRE
transportation or reduced rates to tn
officers Of organizations or employe
d for the purpose Of ~tranSaCting the bust
Less OF such organizations with sucl
IS railroads. Provided, that such reduce
n rates or free transportation are o Ia
d sued with the view of Discriminating