Legislative Documents, Volume 61898 - Iowa Contains the reports of state departments and officials for the preceding fiscal biennium. |
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... agreement relieving such railway company from reasonable diligence in the handling and transporting of such merchandise . If these suggestions are carried out and complied with , then we are of the opinion that the shipper will have no ...
... agreement relieving such railway company from reasonable diligence in the handling and transporting of such merchandise . If these suggestions are carried out and complied with , then we are of the opinion that the shipper will have no ...
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... agreement was reached satisfactory to the people of Shannon City , the board , on the 8th day of October , 1896 , visited Shannon City to investigate the cause of the complaint , and also made a thorough examination and inspection of ...
... agreement was reached satisfactory to the people of Shannon City , the board , on the 8th day of October , 1896 , visited Shannon City to investigate the cause of the complaint , and also made a thorough examination and inspection of ...
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... agreement in good faith , the other parties to the contract had not been heard from by either word or deed . To this further complaint of Mr. Mitchell , this reply was sent : DEAR SIR - In further reply to yours of the 4th inst , I a ...
... agreement in good faith , the other parties to the contract had not been heard from by either word or deed . To this further complaint of Mr. Mitchell , this reply was sent : DEAR SIR - In further reply to yours of the 4th inst , I a ...
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... agreement which was made with Mr. Funk at the time your commission was on the ground over a year ago . On June 4th and July 28 , 1896 , Mr. Funk was requested to advise the commis- sioners whether the matter was now adjusted to the ...
... agreement which was made with Mr. Funk at the time your commission was on the ground over a year ago . On June 4th and July 28 , 1896 , Mr. Funk was requested to advise the commis- sioners whether the matter was now adjusted to the ...
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... agreement , direct or tacit , which limited the through rate from Parker to Bedford , I am unable to say . If the gentleman feels that he has some claim against us , and will submit the matter to me specifically in writing , with the ...
... agreement , direct or tacit , which limited the through rate from Parker to Bedford , I am unable to say . If the gentleman feels that he has some claim against us , and will submit the matter to me specifically in writing , with the ...
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Page 342 - President; but their successors shall be appointed for terms of six 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. Any Commissioner may be removed by the President for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
Page 336 - That if any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act shall, directly or indirectly, by any special rate, rebate, drawback, or other device, charge, demand, collect or receive from any person or persons a greater or less compensation...
Page 375 - Columbia, or in restraint of trade or commerce between any such Territory and another, or between any such Territory or Territories and any State or States or the District of Columbia, or with foreign nations, or between the District of Columbia and any State or States or foreign nations, is hereby declared illegal.
Page 351 - But no person shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter or thing, concerning which he may testify, or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, before said commission, or in obedience to its subpoena, or the subpoena of either of them, or in any such case or proceeding : Provided, that no person so testifying shall be exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury committed in so testifying.
Page 376 - ... in the course of transportation from one State to another, or to a foreign country, shall be forfeited to the United States, and may be seized and condemned by like proceedings as those provided by law for the forfeiture, seizure, and condemnation of property imported into the United States contrary to law.
Page 376 - Any person who shall be injured in his business or property by any other person or corporation by reason of anything forbidden or declared to be unlawful by this act may sue therefor in any Circuit Court of the United States in the district in which the defendant resides or is found, without respect to the amount in controversy, and shall recover three-fold the damages by him sustained, and the costs of suit, including a reasonable attorney's fee. Sec. 8. That the word "person,
Page 342 - ... hereby declared to be a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof in any court of the United States of competent jurisdiction within the district in which such offense was committed, be subject for each offense to a fine of not exceeding five thousand dollars or imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of not exceeding two years, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Page 343 - ... to give evidence touching the matter in question ; and any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof.
Page 348 - Witnesses summoned before the Commission shall be paid the same fees and mileage that are paid witnesses in the courts of the United States. All of the expenses of the Commission, including all necessary expenses for transportation incurred by the Commissioners, or by their employees under their orders, in making any investigation...
Page 336 - 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...