Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-23

and Atlantic railroad


follow:
"Q8) After ninety days this para
graph takes effect no carrier by rail-
road subject to this Act shall Feeer-
take the extension of its line ON rail-
road, orthe construction of new
line of railroad, or shall acquire or
operate any line of railroad, or extern
sion thereof, or shall engage in trans
portation under this Act over or by
means of such additional or extended
line of railroad, unless and until there
shall first have been obtained from
the Commission a certificate. Ahat the
present or future public convenience
and necessity require or will require
the construction, or operation, or
construction and operation, of such
additional or extended line of rail-
road, and no carrier by railroad sub
ject to this Act shall abandon all or
any portion of line of railroads, or
the operation thereof, unless and TN
til there shall first have been OBJ
tanned from the Commission a certifi-
cate that the present or future public
convenience and necessity permit of.
such abandonment
"Q9) The application for and is
suance of any certificate shall be.
under such rules and regulations as.
to hearings and other matters as the
Commission may from time to time
prescribe, and the provisions al this
Act shall apply to all such proceed
ings. Upon receipt of any app1ca-
ton for such certificate the Commits
sion shall cause notice thereof to be
given to and copy filed with the
governor of each State in which such.
additional or extended line of rail-
road is proposed to be constructed, or
operated, or all or any portion DIVA,
line of railroad, or the opera h,
thereof, is proposed to be abardS d..
with the right to be heard as herein
after provided with respect to the
hearing of complaints or the issuance.
OF securities; and said notice shall
also be published for three consecu-
tive weeks in some newspaper of gen
eral circulation in each county in or
through which said line of railroad
IS constructed or operates.
"(20) The Commission shall have.
the power to issue such certificate as
prayed for, or to refuse to issue it, or
to issue it for portion or portions
OF line of railroad, or extension
thereof, described in the application,
or tor the partial exercise only of
such right or privilege, and may
attach to the issuance of the ceEtifi-
cate such terms and conditions as in
its judgment the public convenience
and necessity may require. From
and after issuance of such certificate
and not before, the carrier by rail-
road may, without securing approval
other than such certificate. COMPLY
with the terms and conditions con-
tanned in or attached to the issuance
OF such certificate and proceed with
the construction, operation, or aband-
onment covered thereby. Any con-.
struction, operation, or abandonment
contrary to the provisions OK this
paragraph or of paragraphs (18) or
Q9) of this section may be enioned
by any court of competent jurisdic-
ton at the suit of the United States
the Commission, any commission or
regulating body of the State or States
affected, or any party in interest; and
any carrier which, or any director,
officer, receiver, operating trustee,
lessee, agent, or person, acting for
or employed by such carrier, = who
knowingly authorizes, consents to, or
permits any violation of the provi-
slons OF this paragraph or of para
graph CS) of this section, shall upon
conviction thereof be punished by
tine OF not more than $4,000 or by
imprisonment for not more than
three years, or both.