Railway Legislation in the United StatesMacmillan, 1903 - 329 páginas |
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... into ques- 1 Meyer , A History of Early Railroad Legislation in Wisconsin . Wisconsin Historical Collection ( 1898 ) , Vol . XIV , pp . 229–234 . tion with renewed vigor the constitutionality of the system . 25 FOREIGN SIDE - LIGHTS.
... into ques- 1 Meyer , A History of Early Railroad Legislation in Wisconsin . Wisconsin Historical Collection ( 1898 ) , Vol . XIV , pp . 229–234 . tion with renewed vigor the constitutionality of the system . 25 FOREIGN SIDE - LIGHTS.
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... Railroad managers are dis- trustful of each other and shippers all the while in doubt as to the rates secured by their competitors . Enormous sums are spent in purchasing business and secret rates accorded far below the standard ...
... Railroad managers are dis- trustful of each other and shippers all the while in doubt as to the rates secured by their competitors . Enormous sums are spent in purchasing business and secret rates accorded far below the standard ...
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... railroad , exclusive of the expense of transporta- tion , payable at such time and in such manner as may be described in the by - laws . " It will be noticed that this charter , like the Maryland charter 1 Laws , 1829 , ch . 26 . 2 Laws ...
... railroad , exclusive of the expense of transporta- tion , payable at such time and in such manner as may be described in the by - laws . " It will be noticed that this charter , like the Maryland charter 1 Laws , 1829 , ch . 26 . 2 Laws ...
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... Railroad and Banking Company ; in 1831 Mississippi adopted a charter granted by Louisiana ; and a Tennessee 1 charter of 1851 grants the same provisions which have previously been granted to the Nashville and Chattanooga road ...
... Railroad and Banking Company ; in 1831 Mississippi adopted a charter granted by Louisiana ; and a Tennessee 1 charter of 1851 grants the same provisions which have previously been granted to the Nashville and Chattanooga road ...
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... railroad com- panies , or in extension thereof , shall be granted by the legislature unless three months ' public notice of the application for same be previously given by advertising in one of the papers of the city of Charleston , and ...
... railroad com- panies , or in extension thereof , shall be granted by the legislature unless three months ' public notice of the application for same be previously given by advertising in one of the papers of the city of Charleston , and ...
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Página 298 - 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.
Página 297 - ... 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...
Página 287 - 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...
Página 294 - Act required to be done, such common carrier shall be liable to the person or persons injured thereby for the full amount of damages sustained in consequence of any such violation...
Página 298 - Such attendance of witnesses, and the production of such documentary evidence, may be required from any place in the United States, at any designated place of hearing.
Página 297 - ... 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.
Página 193 - Property does become clothed with a public interest when used in a manner to make it of public consequence and affect the community at large. When, therefore, one devotes his property to a use in which the public has an interest, he, in effect, grants to the public an interest in that use, and must submit to be controlled by the public for the common good, to the extent of the interest he has thus created. He may withdraw his grant by discontinuing the use; but, so long as he maintains the use, he...
Página 234 - An Act to regulate commerce," approved February fourth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, or of any amendment thereof, on the ground or for the reason that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him, may tend to criminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture. 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,...
Página 313 - An act [to amend an act entitled an act] to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the Government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes, approved July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two," approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.
Página 307 - That nothing in this act shall prevent the carriage, storage, or handling of property free or at reduced rates for the United States, State, or municipal governments...