New Britain herald., 1917-12-27

 ' termine. thrG rectors, recofV ! ployes of sAids
 ticn, Until aIt 1 Director shall l general or spD1 provide, the bO
 ceivers. ofilcer1 l various trangpdE continue the opAts
 usual and ordinax | tness of common Of their respectful Until and exo
 rector shall from
 wise by general ternine, such oY ton shall remAlns
 i.ting statutes Ands
 terstate Commerce.
 to all statutes and
 1ating commissions states in which said part thereof may box
 any orders, generaK1 after made by said Dir 1 paramount authorttI
 as such.
 Nothing herein s1sl
 as now affecting the
 ation, and control Q&S pa ssenger railwayss 1I6 commonly called interu4 such railways 6e of be
 controlled by such railr0 l or systems. By subeeque proclamation, if and whsn found necessary or deeir1
 sion, control, or opern4t1 1 taken of all or any part o4 | railway systems, tncludt ] and tunnels, and by DubMA
 and proclamation possee ] and operation in whole or also be relinquished to l thereof of any part of fn~
 systems or rall and wa4oE possession and control oG NA.
 hereby assumed.
 "The Director shall. as sopA be after having AoBumO4 4uch l sion and control, enter upon n% tons with the several companies
 ing to agreements for just and sonable compensation for the pO1 sion, use, and control of the reey tive properties on tho basis of an Al nuAl guaranteed compensation an0Y accruins depreciation and the mAi1 tenance of their properties, equiv lent, as nearly as may be, to the sve1s age of the net operating income thevSs of for the three-year period endtt1 June 30, 1917, the results of such nNs xotiations to be reported to mo 4c4 such action as may be approprlatA and lawful. "But nothing therein contained, exs pressed or implied, or hereaftet dcn4 or suffered hereunder shall be 6eArnNl in any way to impair the rights Of tAl stockholders, bondholders. cfedit01
 and other persons having inter0stA A
 said systems of transportation or in
 profits thereof, to receive just and AA4s
 quate compensation for the uee AA
 control and operation of their pf0Ns
 erty hereby assumed.
 "Ragular dividends hithert declArtd, and maturing interest upon bondA
 debentures, and other obligations, mAY
 be paid in due course; and such reg
 ular dividends and interest may con
 tinue to be paid until and unless tnl
 said Director shall from time to titnl otherwise by general or special order1
 determine. And, subject to the ap-
 proval of the Director, the various
 carriers may agree upon and arrange for the renewal and extension of ma4 turing obligations.
 Except with the prior written ass sent of said Director. no attachmcnl by mesne process or on execution shall be levied on or against any of thA property used by any of1A1d trAnSpOf- tation systems in the conduct of thalk business as common carriers; but ] suits may be brought by and aGaarst , said carriers and judgments rondored as hitherto until and excopt % far n said Director may. by general or apNn cial orders, otherwise dateFm1ne. ! From and after 12 o'clock on nAiM twenty eighth day of December. 1017, all transportation systems included IT. this order and proclamation shall col- l clusively be deemed within the pon1eA- sion of said Director, without furthof 1 act or notice. But for the purposes of l accounting said possession and control shall date firm 12 o'clock midnight on l Dec. 31, 1917.
 "1n Witness whereof, | have here unto set my hand and caused the seal 1 of the United States to be af1ixed. Done by the President, through Newton b. Baker, Secretary of Wer. 1 in the District of Columbfa, this 18th | day of December. in tho year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seventeen and of the independence Of the United States the one hundred and forty second.
 WOODROW WILSON WILSON ADVISES. AF 4 q