The Tupelo journal., 1906-06-29

SHOWluS all the rates, ldTeS anu Cudi Sss
for transportation between differeR;
points on it's own route and between
points on it's own route and points on
the route of any other carrier by rail-
read or by water when a through route
ana joint rate have been established
Any common carrier subject to the
provisions of this act receiving freight
IN the United States to be carried
through a foreign country to any place
III the United States shall also in like
amer print and keep open to public
inspection, at every depot or ofice
where such freight 10 received fol
Shipment, schedules showing the
through rates established and charged
by such COMMON carrier to all points
in the United States beyond the foreign
country to which it accepts freight tol
shipment; and any freight shipped
from the United States through a for
eign country into the United States the
through rate on which shall not have
teen made public, as required by this
act, shall, before it is admitted into the
United States from said foreign coun-
try, be subject to customs duties as il
said freight were OF foreign produc-
ton.
mo change shall be made in the
rates, fares, and charges, or joint rates
fares, and charges which have been
filed and published by any common
carrier in compliance with the require
ments OF this section, except after u
days notice to the commission and tC
the public published as aforesaid
which shall plainly state the changes
proposed to be made in the schedule
then in force and the time when the
changed rates, fares, or charges will &C
into effect; and the proposed changes
schedules, or shall be plainly indicated
upon the schedules in force at the time
and kept open to public inspection
Provided, that the commission may, In
its discretion and for good cause
shown, allow changes upon less than
the notice herein specified, or modify
the requirements OF this section in re-
spect to publishing, posting, and filing
OF tariffs, either in particular instances
or by a general order applicable to spe-
cial or peculiar circumstances or con
ditions.
All Contracts to Be Filed.
Every common carrier subject to this
acL shall also file with said commission
copies of all contracts, agreements, OF
arrangements with other comomn car
riers in relation to any traffic affected
by the provisions of this act to which
1t may be a party.
No carrier shall, unless otherwise
provided by this act, engage or partici-
pate in the transportation of passen-
gers or property, as defined in the first
section of this act, unless the rates
fares and charges upon which the same
are transported by said carrier have
been filed and published in accordance
with the provisions of this section; mol
shall any carrier charge or demand OF
collect or receive a greater or less OF
different compensation for such trans
pcrtatiOn of passengers or property, OF
for any service in connection there
with, between the points named in
such tariffs than the rates, fares, and
charges which are specified in the tariff
filed and in effect at the time; mol
shall any carrier refund or remit in
any manner or by any device any, por-
ton of the rates, fares and charges sc
specified, nor extend to any shipper OF
Ierson any privileges or facilities in
the transportation of passengers OF
property, except such as are specified
in such tariffs.
That in time of war or threatened
var preference and precedence shall
uron the representation of the presi-
dent of the United States of the need
therefor, be given, over all other traf-
tic, to the transportation of troops and
material of war,and carriers shall adopt