The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-05-25

Ot TINS svglIoII shilil Apply 10 ah UaIIic,
transportation ana InG.Iiues uenhed ala
section OF this act.
ANY common CARER subject TO the
pI ovIsions VI thiS act receisins irtls.t
III the CnIted SIa,es 70 be .ariieu thrO"sh
- IoI1isn county TO ANY pace IN 'hS
Un.ttu Sta.es. SNAIL also an l.Ne manS.
pritt ana hevp open t. puunc Inspcp Luh
at every uupot or oiiI~U whs'v susn
freight Is received for shipment schedules
showing the Though rates es'aDnshgu
ana charged by suLn common CARTER 70
AL points III the United States beyond the
lorclsn country TO wnICn IL accepts
ireIgnt for shipment; aud any lTcient
sb.pp'd from the UnIteu states thiosBh
lOltign country into thG United states.
Inc m uuEh rate or when snail nut DC
made puDiiC as required uy tins act, shal,
before II Is aanatt'd nto the GnItpd
states from said lcrvign country, be suO-
jet to customs duties as II said lrc.sht
were OF foreign production.
Nuticc oi tnnrAes hequircd'
No change snail DC made ia tne rates,
fares anu charges or Joint rates, larcs
published ny amy common "a. lei N c IN.
iIancu wItn tue requirements Oh us
section, except alter UNITY Gays AOA. e
to the commission and 20 the puDliG puo-
lishud as alurea aiu. which snail panty
state the changes proposed 10 Dc mae
In the schedule then IN force ana the time
the changed rates. iarts or charges VIII
30 into eucgt, anu tn Proposed C"a"s
or shah 10 panty indicated upon the
schedules In force at the time and kept
open to public Inspection.
That In time OF war or threatened war
preference and precedence small, upon tHc
representation by the president OF tne
United Stat,s OF the ned thereof, be
given over ali other ttaiic to the trans
purtutiOn OF troops anu material OF VIZ,
and carriers shall adopt every means
within their Coatrul to facilitate and cN-
pedte the military traffic.
Terms of Penalty Provision.
That section OF The act entiu'd An
Act to Further Regulate Commerce
with Forelgn Nations and Among tie
States" approved February 10, 1898, be
amenQed 20 as TO read as lollOwS,
That any thing uonu or Omtt,d to he
done Dy 90. pOrdlUn common carrier
SUBJECT to tho act to rsButdtc comm, rec
and the acts umenudtOIS thcrtul, Wh.eh,
IL done or ON. ttcd 10 be uoho Dy any d.
rector or officer thereof, or any r,C'Nc',
trustee, LESSEE, agent or person dCunB IuI
or employed by such corporation, would
constitute a ms .enI,auor un.oI SAID Is
or under TINS act. SHAH also be h,lu 10
be a mIsJcmt auor committed by sutn
CuTpu4 alton, ana upon con siCLun lltltuL
II shan be subject to Ike pcnd,iiva as
are prescribed In said acts or ny tins at
with reference to such y "a N, except uS
such penalties are herein changed.
The WlIlW failure upOA Tao part OK
any carrier subject to said acts to he anu
publish the tariffs or rates and charges
a. required by $ lid aCls, or stflcly To
observe such taliits until changer ac-
cOrdiug 10 law, shall be- miAdcm, amor
and upon conviction thereof the corpora
ton offending hall be subject 10 me
OF not lcss than 5000 nor more IMAM
So 00 for each ofllnsc: and II ahn.l be
unlawful lor any person, y rsJns or
corporation TO offer. = ant or give, or 10
solicit. attach or rec |, @ any rebate CON
iptfn linn Tt-pt4Ft
the transpottut. OF any property In In
t,rstate or foreign commerce 10y any COM
mon carrier subject TO sHld act u r,gu-'
thereof whereby any such pr. perry shall
by any device what 'Nrr Tee tran ported ~
a lees rate than that unmtd In IN" tdrius
published and filed by such carrier a. Is
required by gail act to regulate com
mcrcc and the acts amcudatory thereof,
or whereby any other nd .autagc Is given
Punishment by Forfeiture.
Any per. o., corporation u. company
who snai ueliNer properly Tor n'e.s,ate
TRANSPORT. tIOI. 10 ANY gsIninun Cartlet,
SUBJECT g. the pioNisons o. thia act OF
foam whom u, Cuus.g"ur or conc Bnce Any
such carrier shan uan.poil property from
one STATE, territory or ulst.ict OF the
Lnltcl states to any other state. Iesr.-
tory or uisttot OF the United States, or
tuicibu country, MhO shuh hhowl"By ana
whliuIly, by employ, agent. olhver or
otherwise. d.reCtl yur mali ectIy, ny or
tht oI.h any means o. device wndtsoe'o''
receive OF accept from 7uch conlnoh th.-
Tiyr am sum ol money " any OthcF var
uG bic consideration a. a rebate or uiIB l
against tn regular CnNtEcs iuf ta"a-
pUgtation OF sucn PROJECT ~. A. hAtu ny
the hchcdul, of rates pruviued Tor III
this act. shall, IN aduItOn TO any pen
atty provided ny this net, forfeit To The
Unltuu States a sum OF money three tiin
the amount OF money so received or ac-
cCpted and three times the Ndtde OF any
@ l..N T.Hfl a "aHHN
Ctpted, to be asCertained by the tilll
court; and the attorney general OF the
United States is autho lied and drectci,
wherever lie has reasonable grounds 10
believe that any such person, cooperation
or company has know gly or wilIluiy
received or accepted from any such com
mon carrier any sum OF muhgy or othCF
Considerat on MS rebate or on
sci a. nfososaid. to institute ia any court
OF the United StJte5 OF cOmpety nj Juris-
dict!on a civil action to collect the faid
sum or sums so forfeited as Aforesaid;
and in the trial of said action all such
rebates or other considerations SO. re-
ceived or accepted for period OF tx
years prior to the commencement OF the
action may he included therein. and thr
amount rCcov rcd shall be three times
otherwise, directly or indirectly. by or
the total amount OF money, or three
/ mes the total value Of such considera-
t on 50 received or accepted. or both, as
the case may be.
Full reports by Commission.
Sec. 3. That section Il OF said act
as amended March 2, 1889, be amended
SO as to read as follows:
See, II. That whenever an invcstlga-
ton shall be made by said commission
II shall be lts duty to make a report IN
writing In respect thereto. which shall
state the conclusions OF the commission,
with its decls on, order or re-
uuirement In the promises; and in case
damages are awarded, such report shall
include the findings OF fact on which the
award is made.
All reports OF Investigations made by
the commission shall he entered or record,
the party who may have complained and
to any common carrier that may have
been complained Of
Power to Grant Rates Fixed.
Sec. 4. That section 10 of said act be
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. IT, That the commission Is author
lied and empowered. and IL snail be Its
duty, wheneS or, after full hearing upon
complaint made. as provided In sect on
10 Of this act. or upon complaint or any
common carrier. II shall be OF the opinion
that any OF the rates or charges whatso-
ever den al dcd. charged or collected by
any common carrier or carriers. subject
of persons or property as
defined In the trst section of this act, or
that any regulations or practices what
soeved of such carrier OF carriers AFFECT
ing such rates, are unjust or unreason-
able, or unjustly discriminatory. or UNI
duly preferential or prejudicial, or other
wise In violation OF any. of the provisi ms