Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Reports and Decisions of the Interstate Commerce CommissionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1887 |
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... petition , which shall set forth the facts on which they are founded , and be verified by the oath of the applicants or some authorized agent or attor- ney . 33 A. D. Smith , general passenger agent of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad ...
... petition , which shall set forth the facts on which they are founded , and be verified by the oath of the applicants or some authorized agent or attor- ney . 33 A. D. Smith , general passenger agent of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad ...
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... petition ; at which places and times said pany ; South Carolina Railway Company ; South common carriers or any of them may appear & North Alabama Railway Line ; Western and present application for said relief , with evi- Railroad of ...
... petition ; at which places and times said pany ; South Carolina Railway Company ; South common carriers or any of them may appear & North Alabama Railway Line ; Western and present application for said relief , with evi- Railroad of ...
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... petition , setting forth the grounds of application , should be presented . T. M. Cooley , Chairman . San Francisco , April 6 . Judge T. M. Cooley , Chairman , Washington , D. C .: We do not ask for a ruling upon a special case , but a ...
... petition , setting forth the grounds of application , should be presented . T. M. Cooley , Chairman . San Francisco , April 6 . Judge T. M. Cooley , Chairman , Washington , D. C .: We do not ask for a ruling upon a special case , but a ...
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... petition , which shall set forth the facts on which they are founded , and be verified by the oath of the applicants or some authorized agent or attor- ney . Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad , presented a pe- A. D. Smith , general ...
... petition , which shall set forth the facts on which they are founded , and be verified by the oath of the applicants or some authorized agent or attor- ney . Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad , presented a pe- A. D. Smith , general ...
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... petition ; at which places and times said pany ; South Carolina Railway Company ; South common carriers or any of them may appear & North Alabama Railway Line ; Western and present application for said relief , with evi- Railroad of ...
... petition ; at which places and times said pany ; South Carolina Railway Company ; South common carriers or any of them may appear & North Alabama Railway Line ; Western and present application for said relief , with evi- Railroad of ...
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Page 1 - ... a greater or less compensation for any service rendered, or to be rendered, in the transportation of passengers or property...
Page xiv - That the provisions of this act shall not apply to the transportation of passengers or property, or to the receiving, delivering, storage, or handling of property, wholly within one State, and not shipped to or from a foreign country from or to any State or Territory as aforesaid.
Page 73 - That it shall be unlawful for any common carrier subject to the provisions of this Act to charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggregate for the transportation of passengers or of like kind of property, under substantially similar circumstances and conditions, for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line, in the same direction, the shorter being included within the longer distance...
Page 73 - America in congress assembled, that the provisions of this act shall apply to any common carrier or carriers engaged in the transportation of passengers or property wholly by railroad, or partly by railroad and partly by water when both are used, under a common control, management or arrangement, for a continuous carriage or shipment...
Page 278 - They form a portion of that immense mass of legislation which embraces everything within the territory of a State not surrendered to the General Government, all which can be most advantageously exercised by the States themselves.
Page 17 - railroad" as used in this act shall include all bridges and ferries used or operated in connection with any railroad, and also all the road in use by any corporation operating a railroad, whether owned or operated under a contract, agreement, or lease; and the term "transportation" shall Include all Instrumentalities of shipment or carriage.
Page 5 - ... the date of the taking effect of this Act, the term of each to be designated by the President, but their successors shall be appointed for terms of seven years, except that any person chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the commissioner whom he shall succeed.
Page 40 - The wisdom and the discretion of congress, their identity with the people, and the influence which their constituents possess at elections are in this, as in many other instances, — as that, for example, of declaring war, — the sole restraints on which they have relied to secure them from its abuse. They are the restraints on which the people must often rely solely in all representative governments.
Page 221 - Every common carrier subject to the provisions of this act shall, according to their respective powers, afford all reasonable, proper and equal facilities for the interchange of traffic between their respective lines, and for the receiving, forwarding and delivering of passengers and property to and from their several lines and those connecting therewith...
Page 13 - That any person, firm, corporation, or association, or any mercantile, agricultural, or manufacturing society, or any body politic or municipal organization complaining of anything done or omitted to be done by any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act in contravention of the provisions thereof, may apply to said Commission by petition, which shall briefly state the facts...