The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-22

shall relieved liability the complainant only to lhe
particular violation Of law thus complained Of i such carrier or
carriers shall satisfy c complaint within the time specified or
her, shall appear to be reasonable ground for investigating sad
complaint shall be the duty Of the commission TO investigate the
complained Of such manner and by ucI means as shall
COMMISSION MAY PROCEED WITHOUT COMPLAINT
COMPLAINANT DIRECT INTEREST.
Said commission shall in like manner and with the same
authority and powers investigate any complaint forwarded by the
railroad commissioner railroad commission OF any state or lc
tory the request Of such commissioner COMMISSION ana te
Interstate Commerce Commission shall have full authority and power
any time (and may) institute (any) inquiry OH ITS own
motion Gin the manner and to the same effect as though Gon
aant Ind been madc) in any and 70 any matter or h
concerning which complaint authorized be made TO OF before
said commission by any provision OF TINS Act on conserving Wn'c'
any question under any the provisions Of this Act or
relating the enforcement OF any OF the provisions OF this Act And
the said commission shall have the same powers ana aUto 10 Pro
cccd with inquiry instituted ts motion as though nag
been appealed by complaint petition under any OF the provisions
this Act including the power make and enforce order or
orders in the case relating the thing concerning wica
the inquiry had excepting orders for e payment o money No
complaint shall any time be dismissed because Of the absence Of
direct damage to the complainant
COMMISSION MUST MAKE REPORT STATING ITS
CONCLUSIONS AND
REPARArIoN
Section a. (fmcHdd March 1880 and Jmc 60 IQon) HAT
whenever an investigation shall be m-de by said commission h7I
be IFS duty make a report writing respect thereto which shall
state the conclusions Of the commission together with its decision
order requirement in the premises and IN case damages are
awarded such report shall include the findings OF fact Oh which the
award is made.
REPORTS OF INVESTIGATIONS SERVICE OF
COPIES PARTIES
All reports Of Investigations made by commission shall be
entered record and copy thereof shall be furnished to the party
who may have complained and any common carrier ha may Hye
been complained Of RF'a iatMnM
EVIDENCE
AND DISTRIBUTION COMMISSION
The commission may provide for the publication Of its reports
and decisions in such form and manner as may be pest adapted %
public information and use and such authorized publications shall be
cpcten evidence of the reports and decisions Of the commission
therein contained all of the United States and OF the several
States without any further proof or authorization thereof he com
mission may also to be printed for early distribution ITS annual
POWER TO CHANGE RATES AND REGULATIONS
TOWER ATTACHES COMMISSION FINDS THAT LAW HAS
VIOLATED
LAWFUL SCOPE COMMISSIONS ORDERS
CARRIERS MUST OBEY ORDERS
EFFECTIVENESS ORDERS
PROPORTIONS JOINT RATES
Section 15 (As amended June 20 1000, and Jc 49, I2io)
That he commission authorized and empowered and shall be
lis du whenyer after full hearing complaint made as pro-
yded in section thirteen Of this Act (upon complaint OF any
common carrier W full hearing under an order tor mveStga
ton hearing made by the commission on its own initiative lcite
in extension of any pending complaint or without any complain!
whatcvcr the commission shall be OF he OPINION tha any (oi e
Individual Joint rates or charges whatsoever deaae
or collected by any carrier or carriers SUBJECT 10 W pro
visions Of this Act for the transportation OF persons or property
for the transmission of messages by telegraph or telephone as
in the first section this Act that any individual OF JOINT cas
cations regulations practices whatsoever OF Such carrier OF
carriers (affccno such ratcs) subject the provisions of this Act
~ ,a;pst or unreasonable or miuy discriminatory unduy
preferential peudicia otherwise violation OF any OF u
provisions Of this Act the COMMISSION IS crcoy auoleu az"
empowered TO and prescribe what VIII be the just ara
reasonable individual Joint rate or rates charge or charges 10 "
thereafter observed such the maximum to be charged anu
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respect to such anspoaon just fair and reasonable % t
thereafter followed make order that the carrier or carriers
shall cease and dess from such violation to the extent to winch the
commission fnd finds the exist and shall not thereaeF
publish demand collect any charge tor such a t
m transmission in excess the maximum charge 50 prescribed
and shall adopt the classification and shall conform to and observe tn
regulation or practice prescribed All orders OF the conol
pt orders for the payment of money shall take effect within c
reasonable time than thirty days and shall continue IN forc
f,r such period time exceeding two years as sa pc pre-
scrbe in the order OF the commission unless the same a DC '
d or modified or set aside by the commission be suspended
or set aside by Of competent jurisdiction Whenever IN
carrier or carriers obcndcncc such order OF the commission
Otherwise IN respect to Joint rates fares charges shall fail
agree among themselves upon the apportonnen division thceo
the commission may after hearing make supplemental order pre-
rbnq the Just and reasonable proportion OF such oh rate 70
received by carrier party thereto which order sha take e'
as a part OF the original order
SUSPENSION PROPOSED CHANGES IN RATES
Whenever there shall be filed with the commission any schcda
stating new individual joint fare, or charge OF any h
individual or Joint classification any individual or JOINT re9l
aton o. practice affecting fare or charge the comnsso
shall have and it hereby given authority either upon complaint
upon its own initiative without complaint at once and II SO order
without answer or other formal pleading by the interested carrier
carriers but upon reasonable loce enter upon hearing col
ene the popriety Of such fare charge cassitaon reg
,ton or practice pending such hearing and the decision her
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