The Carlisle independent., 1906-07-05
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 and publish the tariffs or rates and charges as required by said acts, or strictly to observe such tariffs until | I-cbapged according to law, shall be a misdemeanor, and upon conviction l thereof the corporation offending shall be subject 10 a fine of not less than sl.000nor more than S20, ,000 for each of- fense; and it shall be unlawful for any person, persons or corporation to offer. grant or give, or to solicit, accept or receive any rebate, concession or dis elimination in respect to the transpor- tGtion of any property in interstate or 1 foreign 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 a less rate than that named | in the tariffs published and filed by such carrier, as is required by said act to regulate commerce and the acts anlendatory thereto, or whereby any ether advantage is given or discrimin- ! stion is practiced.
 1 Every person or corporation who shall offer, grant or give, or solicit, ac- cept, or receive any such rebates, con- cession, or discrimination shall be i deemed guilty or a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by fine of not less than $1,000 nor | haf y11y 1 person, or any officer or director of any corporation subject to the provisions 1 of this act, or the act to regulate con- naerce and the acts amendatory there or, or any receiver, trustee, lessee, agent or person acting for or employed hy any such corporation, who shall be convicted as aforesaid, shall, in addi- l tlon to fine herein provided for, be lia- 1 ble to imprisonment in the peniten- l tia!y for term of not exceeding two 1 years, CT both such fine and imprison- rent, in the discretion of the court. Every violation of this section shall be l prosecuted in any court of the United l States having jurisdiction of crimes within the district in which such vfo- ] IdiiOA WdS COlllidlibC0t VI thAOOSh which the transportation may have Teen conducted: and whenever the of fense is begun in one jurisdiction and completed in another it may be dealt with. inquired of, tried, determined i.nd punished in either Jurisdiction in the same manner as if the offense had beer actually and wholly committed 1 therein.
 Authorized to Fix Rates.
 Section Is authorizes the interstate commerce commission to fix rates as follows:
 Sec 4. That section 15 of said act be amended so as to read as follows:
 Sec 15. That the commission is au- thorized and empowered, and it shall be it's duty, whenever, after full hear ing upon a complaint made as provided in section 13 of this act, or upon con- plaint Of any common carrier, 1t 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 unjustTy discriminatory, or un- duly preferential or prejudicial, or oth- erwise 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 ol charges, to be thereafter observed i1 such case as the maximum to be charged; and what regulation or prac. ticc in respect to such transportation is just. fair and reasonable to be there after followed; and to make an order that the carrier shall cease and desist from such violation, to the extent tC 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 so prescribed and shall conform to the regulation ol practice so prescribed. All orders ot the commission, except orders for tht payment of money, shall take effec
 within such reasonable time, not les! than 3 0days, and shall continue 1T 10, co for such period of time, not ex ceeding two years, as shall be pre- scribed in the order of the commis sion, unless the same shall be suspend ed or modified or set aside by the com
 mission or be suspended or set asid, , by a court of competent Jurisdiction Any person, corporation, or compan. who shall deliver property for inter state transportation to any common carrier, subject to the provisions O
 this act, or for whom, as consignor O.
 consignee, any such carrier shall trans port property from enc state, territory or district of the United States to an, other state, territory or district of thu l United States or foreign country, wht shall knowingly and willfully, by em ploye, agent. officer or otherwise, di
 rectly or indirectly, by or through an. [ means or device whatsoever, receive O. , accept from such common carrier an, ss- ss-tr-~~ar--~NI~~~ytr~~ssV,
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