The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-07-06

changed according TO law, shall be a
mlsdemeanor. and upon conviction
thereof the corporation Offending shall
DO subject to fine OF not less than
81. 900 nor more than 10000 for each Of
Tense. and II shall be unlawful for any
person. persons or corporation to offer,
giant or give. or to solicit, accept or
receive any rebate, concession OF dis
elimination in respect to the Transport
tGtion OF any property in interstate or
fore ign 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 less rate than that named
In the tariffs published and Med by
such carrier. ms is required by said act
to regulate commerce and the acts
arendatory thereto, or whereby any
other advantage is given or discrimin-
alton Is practiced
Every person or corporation who
shall OrIer. grant or give. or solicit, ac-
Cept, or receive any such rebates, con-
ccRsion, 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
moro than O.OoO. Provided. that any
person or any officer or director OF any
corporation subject to the provisions
oi this act. or the act to regulate COM
merce and the acts amendatory there
OF. or any receiver, trustee, lessee,
agent or person acting for or employed
ly any such corporation. who shall be
convicted as aforesaid, shall, In add
tinr TO fine herein provided for, be LA
bic to imprisonment In the penlten-
tiWy for term OF not exceeding two
years. or both such fine and imprison-
Iupnj, In m" 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-
la'iOn was committed, or through
which the transportation may have
l,cn conducted. and whenever the Of
lrnsr Is begun IN one jurisdiction and
completed IN another 1t may be dealt
with inquired OF! tried, determined,
nd punished In either Jurisdiction in
IN" same manner "a II the ofense Ind
been actually and wholly committed
therein
Authorized 20 Fix Rates.
Section ~ authorizes the interstate
commerce commission to fix rates as
follows,
set l. That section 15 Of said act he
amended SO as to read rs follows:
Soc. ~. That the commission IS M
tIOrilcd and empowered, and It sNal.
be- is duty, whenever. after fun hear
ing np0u a complaint made as provided
m section 10 Of this act. or upon com
paint 81 amy common carrier, It shall
be Of the opinion that any Of the rates.
or charges whatsoever demanded
charged or collected by any common
carrier or carriers, subject 10 the pro-
VISIONS OF this act, for the transporta-
ton Of persons or property as defined
In the first section of this act, or that
any regulations or practices Nhatso-
ever Of such carrier or carriers affect
ing such rates, arc unjust or unrcason-
able. or uniustly discriminatory or I'M
duly preferential or prcjudiCial, or 9TH
erwlsC In violation Of any of the pro-
Visions Of this act, to determine and
prescribe what will be the Just and
reasonable rate or rates. charge or
charges. 10 be thereafter observed in
such case as tho maximum to be
charged: and what regulation or prac-
tic" in respect to such transportation is
Just. fair and reasonable to be there
"flcr followed and TO make an order
that the carrier shall cease and desist
from such violation, to the extent to
which the commission find the same to
exist, and shall not thereafter publish,
demand. or collect any rate or charge
for such transportation in excess OF the
maximum rate or charge 50 prescribed,
ana shall conform to the regulation or
practice SO prescribed. All orders OF
The commission, except orders for the
payment OF money. shall take effect
within such reasonable time. not less
than 3 Odays, and shall continue In
fo'cc for such period OF time. not ex-
cccding two years. as shall be pre-
sCribed In the order OF the commits /
sion, unless the same shall be suspend |
ed or modified or set aside by the COM
m,sslon or be suspended or set aside |
by court Of competent jurisdiction |
Any person, corporation. or company
who shall deliver property for inter- |
state transportation TO any common |
C?rrier. subject to the provisions OF |
this act, or for whom, MS consiPnor or |
any such carrier shall trans
port property from one state, territory, |
o: district of the United States to any |
ether state, territory or district OF the |
United States or foreign country. who |
shall knowingly and wiilfully, by en-
ploye, agent, officer or otherwise, d. |
rectly or Indirectly, by or through any |
means or device whatsoever, receive or |
accept from such common carrier any
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