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misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof the corporation offending shall
be subject 10 a fine OF not less than
sI.000nor more than 10000 for each Of
tense: and II shall be unlawful for any
person. persons or corporation 70 ofier,
grant or give. or 10 solicit, accept or
receive any rebate. concession or dis
elimination IN respect 10 the transport
tetlon OF any property In interstate or
foreign commerce by any common car
rier subject 20 said act 10 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, as is required by said act
% 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 offer. grant or give, or solicit, ac-
cept, or receive any such rebates, con-
ccssion, or discrimination shall be
deemed guilty or a misdemeanor, and
on conviction thereof shall be punished
hy fine OF not less than 81 900 nor
more than $4,000: Provided, ;hat any
person, or any officer or director OF any
corporation subject 10 the provisions
of this act, or the act to regulate com
merce and the acts amendatory there
oI, or any receiver. trustee. lessee,
agent or person acting for or employed
~ any such corporation, who shall be
convicted as aforesaid. shall, In add
tion 70 fine herein provided for, be la
bic 20 imprisonment I'm the peniten-
tiary for a term OF not exceeding two
years, or both such fine and imprison-
Ipent. 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 yio-
lntion was committed. or through
which the transportation may have
tCen conducted and whenever the Of
Tense Is begun in one Jurisdiction and
completed in another Il may be dealt
with inquired OF, tried. determined,
ind punished In either jurisdiction in
the same manner as n the offense had
been actually and wholly committed
therein.
Authorized to Fix Rates.
Section 10 authorizes the interstate
commerce commission 70 fix rates as
follows
Sec 4. THAT section Is OF said act be
amended SO as 70 read as follows
Sec Is. That the commission is au-
thorized and empowered, and II shall
he its duty, whenever. after full hear
ing upon complaint made as provided
IN section IL or this act. or upon com
plant OF any common carrier. II shall
be OF the opinion that any Of the rates.
or charges whatsoever. demanded,
charged, or collected by any common
carrier or carriers, subject TO 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 whatso-
ever OF such carrier or carriers Affect
ing such rates. are unjust or unreason-
able, or unjustly discriminatory. or un-
duly preferential or prejudlcial. or 9TH
erwise in violation of any or the pro-
visions OF this act. 70 determine and
prescribe what will be the just and
reasonable rate or rates. charge or
charges, 20 be thereafter observed in
such case as the maximum TO be
charged. and what regulation or prac-
tice IN respect 10 such transportation Is
just fair and reasonable 20 be there
after followed and 10 make nm order
that the carrier shall cease and desist
from such violation. 70 the extent 10
which the commission find the same 20
exist, and shall not thereafter publish.
demand, or collect any rate or charge
for such transportation IN excess OF the
maximum rate or charge 80 prescribed,
ana shall conform 70 the regulation or
practice so prescribed All orders or
the commission, except orders for the
payment OF money. shall take effect
within such reasonable time. not less
than 3 0days. and shall continue in
fo,co for such period or time. not ex-
ceeding two years. ais shall be pre-
stribed in the order Of the commits
sion. unless the same shall be suspend
ed or modified or set aside by the COM
mission or be suspended or set aside
by n court OF competent Jurisdiction.
Any person, corporation. or company
who shall deliver property for inter
s,otc transportation 20 any common
ccrrier. subject TO the provisions OF
this act. or for whom. as oonsignor or
consignee, any such carrier shall trans
port property from one state. territory
o. district OF the United States TO any
other state. territory or district OF the
United States or foreign country. who
shall knowingly and willfuliy. by en-
| ploye. agent, officer or otherwise, d.
rectly OF indirectly. by or through any
mcans or device whatsoever, receive OF
j accept from such common carrier any
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