The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-23
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United States having jurisdiction of crimes within the district in which
violation committed through which the transportation
may have conducted and whenever the cense begun one
jurisdiction completed another may be dealt with inquired
Of tried determined published either jurisdiction the same
manner as if the ofensc had been actually and "noP con"u'o
therein
ACT OF OFFICER ALSO DEEMED ACT OF CARRIER
RATES FILED CARRIER SHALL AS AGAINST SUCH
CARRIER LEGAL RATE
In constituting and enforcing the provisions Of this section the
act OMISSION failure any officer agent other person acting
for r ennoved by any common carrier shipper acting within the
scope employment shall every be also deemed to be the
omission failure OF such carrier or shipper as wen as a OF
person Whenever any carrier files with the Interstate Commerce
Commission or publishes particular under the provisions OF the
act TO regulate commerce amendaory thereof participates
anv rates so filed published that rate against such carrier its
officers or agents in any prosecution begun under this act shall be
conue deemed to be the legal rate and any departure from Suh
rate or any offer depart creom shall be deemed to be an
offcnsc under this section Of this act
FORFEITURE ADDITION no OTHER PRESCRIBED PENALTY OF THREE
TIMES AMOUNT VALUE OF CONSIDERATION
ILLEGALLY BE PAID TO TIE
ATTORNEY GENERAL TO COLLECT sucu FORFEITURE
PERIOD COVERED COMMENCEMENT or ACTION
Anv person corporation or company who Shall deliver property
for interstate transportation subject TO c
provisions OF this for whom congnor or conssee any
such shall transport property from State Territory or the
District OF Columbia TO any other State lertory or the DSt
OF Columbia foreign country who shall knowingly by employee
agent officer otherwise directly indirectly by or through any
means device whatsoever receive accept from such common
carrier any OF money or any other valuable Consideration as
rebate or off set against regular charges for transportation OF such
property fixed by the schedules ol rates PROVIDED lo m W a[
shall in addition to penalty provided by this act forfeit 10 tn
United Of money three times the amount OF money SO
received accepted and three times the value any other consda
received accepted to he aeramed by the ta COURT ana
the Attorney General the United States authorized and directed
whenever reasonable grounds believe that any such person.
corporation company has knowingly received or accepted from any
such common carr money other valuable consideration
as rebate or offset aforesaid institute any court OF the
nied States Of competent jurisdiction civil action to collect the
said sum or sums so forfeited aforesaid and in the trial OF said
action all oer considerations received or accepted
for period years prior the commencement OF the action may
be included therein and the amount recovered shall be three times the
total amount money three times the total value OF such consera
ton So received accepted or both the case may be-
PERSONS INVOLVED IN CASES BEFORE INTER
STATE COMMERCE COMMISSION CIRCUIT COURT MAY BE
i MADE PARTIES SUBJECT 10
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Section That in any proceeding for the enforcement OF the
provisions Of the statutes relating to interstate commerce. Whee
such proceedings Be instituted before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission begun originally any circuit court or the United
States shall be lawful include parties in addition to the
carrier persons interested affected by the rate regulation
or practice under consideration and inquiries Investigations orders
and DEGREES may with reference and against such additional
parties to the extent and subject to the
same provisions as are shall be authorized BY law with respect to
PROCEEDINGS TO ENJoN OR RESTRAIN DEPARTURES
\ RATES DISCRIMINATION rRoHBtTFD by LAW
AGAINST PARTIES
a INTERESTED TRAFFIC
SUCH PROCEEDINGS suM1 NOT PREVENT RECOVERY
Il DAMAGES ACTION AUTHORIZED by ACT TO
REGULATE COMMERCE AMENDMENTS THEREOF
COMPULSORY WITNESSES AND PRO-
Al DUCuoN BOOKS AND PAPERS
n IMMUNITY TEsrIFYING WITNESSES,
Section That whenever the Interstate Commerce Commission
shall reasonable ground for belief that any common carrier IS
engaged the carriage Of passengers freight tratc between
given points than the published file committing
any determinations forbidden by petition may be presented
ALLEGED to have been committed as being committed part
equity having jurisdictions and when the act complained OF IS
alleged have been committed being committed part IN oe
Than one ndicl district or State it NAV be dealt with inquired Of
tried and determined in either such judicial district State where
II shall be the duty Of the court smmary to inquire INTO the
circumstances upon such notice and such the court shall
direct without the formal padng and proceedings applicable to
ordinary equity and to make such other or corpora
ons parties thereto the may deem and upon beng
IS satisfied Of the truth Of the allegations Of said petition ad court shall
enforce an observance Of the published tariffs direct and require
disconnuane Of such discrimination by proper orders Wrs and
process said orders wr and process may be enforceable as
= vel against interested in the traffic against the carrier
subject to the right Of appeal provided by law It shall pc
the duty Of the several district attorneys OF the United States
whenever the Attorney General shall direct either OF his own motion
or upon the request Of the Interstate Commerce Commission 70
institute and prosecute such proceedings and the proceedings provided
for b this shall not preclude The bringing OF suit Tor the recovery
Of damages by party injured other action PROVIDED oy
said act approved February fourth eighteen hundred and eighty
entitled An act regulate commerce and the acts amenaoy thereof
a And in proceedings under this act and the acts to regulate commerce
the said courts shall have the power compel the attendance OF
witnesses both upon the Of the carrier and the shipper who s
be required all subjects relating directly or indirectly
the controversy and compel the production q a R
and papers Of the carrier and the shipper which relate directly
claim testimony