The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-04-12
The HEPBURN BILL.
The Text of the Bill as It Passed
the House and is Now Before
the Senate.

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An
act to regulate commerce. approved
Feb. 4, 1887, and all acts amenda-
tory thereof, and to enlarge the pow
ers Of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
Be 1T enacted by the Senate and
House OF Representatives Of the United
states OF America in Congress assem-
bled. That section l of an act entitled
AN act to regulate commerce." APP
proved Feb. 4, 1887, be amended so as
| to read as follows:
Sec. 1. That the provisions Of this
act shall apply to any common carrier
| or carriers engaged in the transporta-
ton OF passengers or property wholly
by railroad Cor partly by railroad and
partly by water when both are used
under a common control. management
| or arrangement for a continuous car
| riage or shipment), from one State or
Territory of the United States. or the
District OF Columbia. to any other State
or Territory OF the United States or the
District Of Columbia. or from one place
in Territory to another place in the
same Territory, or from any place in
the United States to an adjacent for
eign country. or from any place in the
United States through a foreign coun-
try to any other place in the United
States, and also to the transportation
in like manner of property shipped
| from any place in the United States to
a foreign country and carried from
| such place to port OF transshipment,
or shipped from a foreign country to
any place in the United States and car
| ried to such place from a port Of entry
either in the United States or an adj
jacent foreign country: Provided. how
ever. That the provisions OF this act
shall not apply to the transportation
of passengers or property, or to the re-
ceiving. delivering. storage or handling
| Of property wholly within one State and
not shipped to Or from a foreign coun-
try from or to any State or Territory
| as aforesaid.
"Railroad.~
1.-THE term Railroad as used in this
act, shall include all bridges and ferries
used or operated in connection with
any railroad. and also all the road In
use by any corporation operating a
| railroad, whether owned or operated
under a contract. agreement or lease,
and shall also include all switches,
| spurs. tracks and terminal facilities of
every kind used or necessary In the
| transportation of the persons or prop
| erty designated herein. and also all
| freight depots, yards and grounds used
| or necessary in the transportation or
delivery Of any OF said property: and
| the term transportation shall include
cars and other vehicles and all instru-
| mentalities and facilities Of shipment
| or carriage. irrespective OF ownership
| or OF any contract. express or implied,
| for the use thereof and all services In
connection with the receipt. delivery,
elevation and transfer in transit. ven.
| tilation. refrigeration or icing. storage.
and handling Of property transported:
and 1t shall be the duty of every carrier
| subject to the provisions Of this act to
| provide and furnish such transporta-
ton upon reasonable request therefor.
and to establish through routes and
| just and reasonable rates applicable
thereto.
"Just and Reasonable"
"All charges made for any service
rendered or to be rendered in the trans
portation of passengers or property as
aforesaid. or In connection Herewith,
| shall be just and reasonable: and every
unjust and unreasonable charge for
such service or any part thereof is pro-
| hibited and declared to be unlawful"
Sec. 2. That section 6 OF said act, as
amended March 2, 1889, be amended
so as to read as follows:
"Sec. s. That every common carrier
subject to the provisions Of this act
| shall print and keep open to public in
| spection schedules showing the rates.
| fares and charges for the transporta-
| ton OF passengers and property which
any such common carrier has estab-
lished and which are in force at the
| time upon its route. The schedules
printed as aforesaid by any such COM
| mon carrier shall plainly state the
places between which property and
passengers will be carried. and shall
| contain the classification OF freight In
| force. and shall also state separately
the terminal charges, icing charges. and
all other charges which the Commits
sion may require, and any rules or regu-
lations which In any wise change, affect
or determine any part Of the aggregate
OF such aforesaid rates, fares and
charges. Such schedules shall be plain
ly printed in large type. and copies for
the use OF the public shall be posted In
two public and conspicuous places In
every depot. station or Office OF such
carrier where passengers or freight,
respectively. are received for Transport
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