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... agricultural , or manufacturing society , or any body politic or municipal
organization , complaining of any . thing done or ... said carrier shall be relieved
of liability to the complainant only for the particular violation of law thus
complained of .
... agricultural , or manufacturing society , or any body politic or municipal
organization , complaining of any . thing done or ... said carrier shall be relieved
of liability to the complainant only for the particular violation of law thus
complained of .
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All reports of investigation made by the Commission shall be entered of record ,
and a copy thereof shall be furnished to the party who may have complained ,
and to any common carrier that may have been complained of . Sec . 15 . That if
in ...
All reports of investigation made by the Commission shall be entered of record ,
and a copy thereof shall be furnished to the party who may have complained ,
and to any common carrier that may have been complained of . Sec . 15 . That if
in ...
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... by petition , to the circuit court of the United States sitting in equity in the judicial
district in which the common carrier complained of has its principal office , or in
which the violation or disobedience of such order or requirement shall happen ...
... by petition , to the circuit court of the United States sitting in equity in the judicial
district in which the common carrier complained of has its principal office , or in
which the violation or disobedience of such order or requirement shall happen ...
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... mandatory or otherwise ; and such moneys shall be payable as the court shall
diret , either to the party complaining , or into court to abide the ultimate decision
of the court , or into the Treasury ; and payment thereof may , without prejudice to
...
... mandatory or otherwise ; and such moneys shall be payable as the court shall
diret , either to the party complaining , or into court to abide the ultimate decision
of the court , or into the Treasury ; and payment thereof may , without prejudice to
...
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No action aforesaid shall be sustained unless brought within one year after the
cause of action shall accrue , or within one year after the party complaining shall
have come to a knowledge of his right of action . And as many causes of action
as ...
No action aforesaid shall be sustained unless brought within one year after the
cause of action shall accrue , or within one year after the party complaining shall
have come to a knowledge of his right of action . And as many causes of action
as ...
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Page 11 - Commission (and produce books and papers if so ordered) and 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 22 - 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 26 - Act, and shall keep itself informed as to the manner and method in which the same is conducted, and shall have the right to obtain from such common carriers full and complete information necessary to enable the Commission to perform the duties and carry out the objects for which it was created...
Page 3 - Provided, however, 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 47 - 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 6 - 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 10 - 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.
Page 9 - That any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act, or, whenever such common carrier is a corporation, any director or officer thereof, or any receiver, trustee, lessee, agent, or person acting for or employed by such corporation...
Page 173 - ... for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line in the same direction, the shorter being included within the longer distance ; but this shall not be construed as authorizing any common carrier within the terms of this Act to charge and receive as great compensation for a shorter as for a longer distance...
Page 26 - And in case of disobedience to a subpoena the commission may invoke the aid of any court of the United States in requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence.