The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-06-29
..--or7anf New baw For The Regulation OF
Interstate Commerce Has Passed Both
Houses and Received The Sanction OF
fhe President.
DUTIES OF "COMMON CARRIERS" ARE
DEFINED IN THE STRlCTEST TERMS
Heavy Penalties Provided for VioIafions-Thirfy
Days Notice of Change in Rates. Fares and
CHARGES Must be Given-Provision for Appeal
to Interstate Commerce Commission.

mates of hospitals and charitable AMI
eieemosynary institutions; to INDECENT
destitute and homeless persons, and &c
such persons when transported BY
charitable societies or hospitals, and
the necessary agents employed in such
transportation; to innsates of the ma
tional homes or state homes for dis
ahied volunteer soldiers and of sol
diers' and sailors homes, including
those about to enter and those return
ing home after discharge, under ar
rangements with boards of managers
and female nurses that served during
the civil war; to eX-union soldiers and
sailors and ex-confederate soldiers;
and to owners and caretakers OF live
stock when travelling with such stock
or when going to point of shipment or
returning from point of delivery.
Exceptions to the Rule.
Provided, that this provision shall
not be construed to prohibit the inter-
change of passes for the officers, agents
ard employees of carriers, and members
of their immediate families, nor to
prohibit any carrier from carrying
passengers free with the object of PR
viding relief in cases of general cpl
Gemic, pestilence or other calamitous
visitations, nor prevent such carrier
from giving free or reduced transport
tstion to laborers transported to any
place for the purpose of supplying any
demand for labor at such place.
Any carrier violating this provision
sbal! be deemed guilty of misde-
to the United States penalty Of not
les than $40 nor more than $4,000, and
any person, other than the persons ex-
cepted in this provision, who uses, or
who solicits or accepts for himself Or
other person, any such interstate free
ticket, free pass, or free transportation
shall be subject to like penalty ald
fine.
Cannot Own Coal Mines.
From and after May /, 1908, it shall
b. unlawful for any common carrier 10
transport from any state, territory or
district Of the United States to any
ether state, territory or district of the
United States, or to any foreign coun-
try any article or commodity manufac-
tured, mined or produced by it or I'M
der its authority or which it may own
in whole mr. in mart or In ubiob a. ~, u,
have any interest, direct or indirect eX-
cept such articles or commodities as
may be necessary or used in the conduct
Of its business as a common carrier.
Provided, however, that pipe lines
operated by oil companies may trans
port their own commodities as we'll as
those offered for transportation by
competitors.
Any common carrier subject to the
provisions of this act shall promptly,
upon application of any shipper ten
dering interstate traffic for transporta-
ton, construct, maintain, and operate
Upon reasonable terms a switchc on
ncction with any private side track
which may be- constructed to connect
with its railroad, where such connec-
ton is reasonably practicable and can
be put in with safety and will furnish
sufficient business to justify the con-
strIction and maintenance of the
same; and shall furnish cars for the
of such traffic to the best If
its ability without discrimination in "a
vor of or against any such shipper.
1t shall be the duty of carriers en-
gagged in interstate commerce to give
equally good service and accommodate
tons to all persons paying the same
for interstate transporta-
ton OF passengers.
The amendment requiring that the
interstate commerce commission be
given FIVE days notice before the is
suance of any interlocutory order, in
junction or decree suspending an or
der oil the commission is retained.
This is an extremely important provi-
sion. It's presence in the law will pre-
vent court from giving snap judg-
ment on a complaint filed by a com
non carrier against a decision of the
commission. The commission will have
70 be informed of the nature of the
and will have ample oppor-
unity to make reply.
Railroads carrying lumber are ex-
'mpted from the operations of the
1lkins amendment prohibiting COM
non carriers from transporting their
,wn product. This was done because
here are so many small railroads in
he south and west that own tracts
# timber and haul their own products.
which would be ruined If they were
lot exempted.
Section 2. That section OF said act.
S amended March 2, 1889, be amended
o, as to read as follows:
Rates TO Be Posted.
Section 6. That every common car
Ter subject to the provisions OF this
ct shall file with the commission Gre
ted by this act and print and keep
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