The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-06-28
Important New law For fhe Regulation OF
Interstate Commerce Has Passed Both
Houses and Received the Sanction OF
the President.
DUTIES OF common CARRIERS" ARE
DEFINED IN THE STRICTEST TERMS
Heavy Penalties Provided for VioIafions-Thirty
Days Notice Of Change in Rates. Fares and
Charges Must be G~iven-Provision for Appeal
TO Interstate Commerce Commission.

OF hospitals and charitable AMI
,ieemosynary Institutions; TO INDECENT
destitute and homeless persons, and 20
such persons when transported -
,h~aritabIe societies or hospitals, and
.he necessary agents employed in such
transportation; 10 inmates Of the ma
.ional homes or state homes for dis
lhied volunteer soldiers and OF sol
iiers' and sailors homes. including
those about 20 enter and those return
Ing home after discharge. under ar
rsuRements with boards OF managers,
and female nurses thai served during
the civil war 20 eI-union soldiers and
and eN-confederate soldiers
and 90 owners and caretakers Of live
stock when travelling with such stock
OF when going 10 point Of shipment or
returning from point OF delivery.
Exceptions TO the Rule.
Provided, that this provision sh3n
rot be construed to prohibit the inter-
change OF passes for the officers, agents
ard employees Of carriers, and members
OF their immediate families. nor 70
prohibit any carrier from carrying
passengers free with the object Of PR
viding relief In cases Of general cpl
6emic, pestilence OF other calRmitous
visstatiOns, o prevent such carrier
from giving free or reduced transpor-
tstton to laborers transported TO any
place for the purpose OF supplying any
demand for labor AT such place.
Any carrier violating this provision
shall be deemed guilty OF a misde-
meanor and shall for each onense psy
10 the United States a penalty OF not
less than $40 nor more han 5 1000. aud
auY person. other than the persons eX-
cepted In this provision. who uses, o.
who solicits or accepts for himself %
other person. any such interstate free
ticket. free pass, or free transportation
sfEn be subject 70 a like penalty and
nne.
Cannot Own Coal Mines.
From and after Nay /. 1905. 70 shall
b. unlawful for any common carrier "a
transport from any state. territory or
AA|NNHNh ga aAE AAAhNA 1NANNH W any
ether state, territory or district Of the
United States, or 10 any foreign couu-
try any article or commodity manufac-
tured. mined or produced by IL or un.
der It's authority or which Il may OWE
Ina whole or In part, OF ia which II mas
have any interest. direct or indirect ex.
cspt such articles or commodities q
may be necessary or used In the conduc'
~ its business as a common carrier
Provided. however. that pipe lines
operated by of companies may trans.
port 'Eeir DIVE commodities as well "a
those oneret for transportation b!
competitors
ANY cummon carrier subject TO thD
provisions OF this act shall promptly
upon application OF any shipper ten
deung interstate tramc for transporta
ton. construct maintain. and opcrat,
upon reasonable terms a switchc on
ncciion with any private side tract
which may be constructed @ couucc
with rs railroad, where such connec
ton Is reasonably practicable and cal
be put In with safety and VIII urnisl
SUFFICIENT business % justify the con
~stFGrtion and maintenance ur IA
same and shall furnish cars Tor IN
movement OF such tramc 20 the best =
iJ ability without discrimination in "a
vor 90 or against any such shipper.
Il shall be the duty OF carriers en-
eaEed in interstate commerce TO CIV
equally good service and accommods
tons TO an persons paying the sam
compensation for interstate transports
ton or passengers
The amendment requiring that N
Interstate commerce commission b
giyea I'VE days notice before the Is
suance OF any in~terlocutory order. ir
junction or decree suspending an OF
der OF the commission Is retaine,
This Is an extremely important prov.
sion, It's presence In the Law will DIT,
vent y court from giving snap judg
ment on a Omplaint hied by a CON
mon carrier against a decision OF n
commission. The commission viii haY
10 DO informed OF the naturs OF n
complaint and viii have ample oppol
tunity 10 make reply.
Railroads carrying lumber are q
empted from the operations % n
Elkins amendment prohibiting con
? mon carriers from transporting the
own product This was done becau,
there are 50 many small railroads
the nJuth and west that own trac.
OF timber and haul their own product
which would be ruined n they wei
not exempted.
Section 2 That section 6 OF said ac
as amended March g. 1859, he amend,
, 80 an 20 read NJ follows;
Rates 70 BE Posted.
! Section g. That every common ca
rieF subject 10 the provisions OF "a
act shall Me with the commission or