The Forrest City times., 1906-05-25

may nave any interest. direct or indirect. except such articles or commodities as may be neceS sary and intended for its own use fin the conduct Uf its business -s common Carrier
 II shall be the duty Of carriers cn- gaged in interstate commerce To give IQually good service and accommodations to all psrsonS paying The same cumpenss- ti9n Tor interstate transportation ot pas senEeTs.
 All Tariffs to Be Public.
 See. .. That section 6 of sad act. as amended March 2. 1889. be amended 30 as to read as follows:
 Sec. $. That every common carrier, sub Jeet to the provisions of this act, shall hle with the commission created by this act and print and keep open 10 public inspection schedules showing all the rates fares and charges for transportation be- tween different points on its own route and points on the route of any other car Tier by railroad by pipe line or by water when through route and joint rate have been established. The schedules printed as aforesaid by any such common car Tier shall pl4iHty state the places be- tween which property and passengers will ncaticn uf freight in force. and shall ats5 state separately all terminal charges, storage charges, icing charges and all other charges which the comm s5el may require. all special privileges or facilities granted or allowed and any rules or reE- u.ations which fin any wise change. affect
 
 cf such aforesaid rates. fares and enarges or the value of the service rendered to the passenger. shipper or conSIEnoe. Such schedules shal be plainly printed n Iargs zhail Ee kept posted tn t&a pHbiic and eahSfatEtoHs HIaezS in every dtnHf, station CT office of Saeh carrier where passengers or ffetEht respectively, are received for transportation. in such form that they snat be accessible te the pnplc and can be conveniently inspected. lHe provisions D Ill transportation and facilities uetIaed ln section l ot this act.
 Any common carrler subject to the provisions of this act receiving freight i'll the i ntted States 10 be carried thrOue Il a fotetsn county to any place In the nlteu States. shall also Tn Hoe manner lrtltt auI kerp eI eu tr public inspection at every depot or ofh=e where such freight is rtCcaYeG for shipment schedules shSWig the through rates established and charged by such common carrier 10 all points i'll the nttcd States beyond the foreign country To which il accepts freight for shipment. and any freight shipped from the United States through foreign country into the United states, tts though rae or which shall hot be made public as required by this act shall, before It is admitted Into the United States from said fcreigH country, be sub jeet to customs duties as II said freight were of foreign production.
 Notice oI Charges Required.
 No change shall be mlde in the rates. fares and charges or joint rates, fares ana charges which haNe been httd and publts he'd Hy any common carrier III ( m nance with the requirements th-s secLoa. except after thirty days notice to the commission and to the public pub ltshed as dIOre- aid. which shall pa.nly state the changes proposed 10 bc ma in the schedule then III tUIce and the tune the changed rates. fares or charges wlii 50 into effect. and the pEofo#e4 euaa6 shall be shown by printing new scheduIes. or shall he plainly indicated upon the schedules in force ~t the time aHd kept open b publil inspection.
 That in time of war or thr5atened war preference and precedence shall. upon tae representation by the president ot the United States of the ned tha reat be pertation of troops and material of War. and carriers hall adopt cXery means within their eoatrol to facilitate aHd eA-
 Terms of Penalty Provision.
 That section l of the act entitled An Act To Further Regulate Commerce with Foreign Nations and Among tae States, approved February 19, 1903. be amended % as to read aa follows:
 That anything lone or omitted to be done by d corporation common carrier subject to the act ta r-ga=atc commerce dHd the acts ainendat0fS tuere-f, Wh. en, IL done IT omitted 10 b1 Uo4e bS any dl- rector ol ofuler thereon. CT aHy rze=lNer, trustee. lesscs, agent or person acting for or omptuyod b$ such eorpprauau, would constitute t iI4S stttit tttt. #-Et S.il4 t-lS CT under this act. shall also be held to be a misdemeaaor committed by such corpol atou. aHd upon cenElcton thereof II shall be subject to like penalties as are prescribed in said acts or by this aUt with reference to such pars ns. except as such penalties are herein changed.
 The willtul failure upon the part of any carrer subject to said acts To file and publish the tarlns or rates and ehaI ges as required by said acts, or strictly tp observe such tariffs until changed ac- O a q and upon conviction thereof the cerpura- ton offending shall be subject to inc of not less than A coo nor more than & 0p9 for each off nse: and 1t shall ba unlawful Tor any person. persons or corporation to offer. grant 1T give, or to solicit atta ar reef irc aaY relate. con eessiau or discrimination in respect to the trauSpcTtattou of any property in inc 'trstate CT foreign commerce hY any con- .aen carrier subject ia satd at ta regu- Aate a.'ll ,.s' g. g the acts ameadatorY thereof whereby aHY such property shall by 8aN device what sNeE be t.aus ported at less rate than that named in the tariffs TshItstcd and fled by sgsh carrier, as is required by sal at to regulate Cen- merce and the a l. ameudatefE thereof. or whereby any yther advantage ts given
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