Railway Legislation in the United StatesMacmillan, 1903 - 329 páginas |
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... reasonable limits , what is inside . And this the railways have recognized in many ways , for it is a familiar fact that no stock can sell well and maintain its level on the exchange unless the promoters take the public into their con ...
... reasonable limits , what is inside . And this the railways have recognized in many ways , for it is a familiar fact that no stock can sell well and maintain its level on the exchange unless the promoters take the public into their con ...
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... reasonable . " The extension of the road and its connection with other lines was not directly provided for in the charter itself , but the general laws of the state , as amended in 1897 , grant ample powers for this purpose : — " Any ...
... reasonable . " The extension of the road and its connection with other lines was not directly provided for in the charter itself , but the general laws of the state , as amended in 1897 , grant ample powers for this purpose : — " Any ...
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... reasonably good service , con- solidation , and so on . However , in this , as in so many other states , during succeeding years charters were granted by the legislature which are as long and involved as if no general laws had been in ...
... reasonably good service , con- solidation , and so on . However , in this , as in so many other states , during succeeding years charters were granted by the legislature which are as long and involved as if no general laws had been in ...
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... reasonable and proper , in order that all persons interested may have an opportunity to appear and be heard therein . If the board of directors , after notice and hearing parties , finds that all the provisions ( of law ) have been ...
... reasonable and proper , in order that all persons interested may have an opportunity to appear and be heard therein . If the board of directors , after notice and hearing parties , finds that all the provisions ( of law ) have been ...
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... reasonable ; and , in general , to enjoy those rights , privileges , and immunities which the law guarantees to all similar corporations , and which are essential in carrying out the legitimate aims and purposes of the corporation . The ...
... reasonable ; and , in general , to enjoy those rights , privileges , and immunities which the law guarantees to all similar corporations , and which are essential in carrying out the legitimate aims and purposes of the corporation . The ...
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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...