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... to appear before said 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 .
... to appear before said 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 .
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... lawful order or requirement of said Commission drawn in question has been
violated or disobeyed , it shall be lawful for such court to issue a writ of injunction
or other proper process , mandatory or otherwise , to restrain such common
carrier ...
... lawful order or requirement of said Commission drawn in question has been
violated or disobeyed , it shall be lawful for such court to issue a writ of injunction
or other proper process , mandatory or otherwise , to restrain such common
carrier ...
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It may , by one or more of the Commissioners , prosecute any inquiry necessary
to its duties , in any part of the United States , into any matter or question of fact
pertaining to the business of any common carrier subject to the provisions of this
...
It may , by one or more of the Commissioners , prosecute any inquiry necessary
to its duties , in any part of the United States , into any matter or question of fact
pertaining to the business of any common carrier subject to the provisions of this
...
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provisions of this act , to fix the time and prescribe the manner in which such
reports shall be made , and to require from such carriers specific answers to all
questions upon which the Commission may need information . Such annual
reports ...
provisions of this act , to fix the time and prescribe the manner in which such
reports shall be made , and to require from such carriers specific answers to all
questions upon which the Commission may need information . Such annual
reports ...
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... appear before said 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 . SEC .
... appear before said 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 . SEC .
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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.