Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-29
Synopsis of the Important Pro-
visions of the New Law.

and publish the tariffs or rates and
charges as required by said acts, or
strictly to observe such tariffs until
changed according to law, shall be a
misdemeanor. and upon conviction
thereof the corporation offending shall
DO subject to fine of not less than
s.. 600 nor more than $40 900 for each Of
tense; and 1t 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-
tation OF any property in interstate or
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 less rate than that named
In the tariffs published and nled by
such carrier, as Is required by said act
to regulate commerce and the acts
ariendatory thereto, or whereby any
other advantage Is given or discrlmin-
alton is practiced.
Every person or corporation who
shall offer, grant or give, or solicit, &C
cept, or receive any such rebates, con-
ccssion, or discrimination shall be
deemed guilty or misdemeauor, and
Oh conviction thereof shall be punished
by fine Of not less than 1000 nor
more than $4,000: Provided, that any
person, or any ofilcer or director of any
corporation subject to the provisions
OF this act, or the act to regulate COM
lnerce and the acts amendatory there
or, or any receiver, trustee, lessee,
agent or person acting for or employed
ty any such corporation, who shall be
convicted as aforesaid, shall, in addi-
ton to fine herein provided for, be liza
BILE to Imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary for term IT not exceeding two
years, or both such fine and imprisOn-
rpent, 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 vio-
lation was committed, or through
which the transportation may have
teen conducted; and whenever the Of
Tense is begun in one jurisdiction and
completed in another it may be dealt
with. inquired Of, tried, determined,
and punished in either jurisdiction in
the same manner As II the offense had
been actually and wholly committed
therein.
Authorized to Fix Rates.
Section Is authorizes the interstate
commerce commission to fix rates as
follows:
Sec. 4. That section Is Of said act be
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 49, That the commission is au-
tAorized and empowered, and it shall
be its duty, whenever, after full hear
ing upon complaint made as provided
in section 13 Of this act, or upon COM
plant Of any 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 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 prejudicial, or 9TH
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 or
che rges, to be thereafter observed in
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 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 so prescribed,
and shall conform to the regulation or
practice so prescribed. ALI orders OF
the commission, except orders for the
payment of money, shall take effect
within such reasonable time, not less
than Odays, and shall continue in
TO, CO for such period of time, not ex
ceeding 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
mission or be suspended or set aside
by court of competent jurisdiction.
Any person, corporation, or company
who shall deliver property for inter-
s.pte transportation to any common
carrier, subject to the provisions OF
this act, or for whom, as cOnsignor or
consignee, any such carrier shall trans
port property from enc state, territory,
Or district of the United States to any
ether state, territory or. district OF the
United States or foreign country, who
shall knowingly and willfully, 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
Observation-Disclosures
Unfortunate.
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