Railway Legislation in the United StatesMacmillan, 1903 - Всего страниц: 329 |
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... line , in the same direction is justifiable and necessary . There are discriminations which are not unjust . State classifications , unless they are essentially alike , if not identical , except in matters of commodity tariffs , are ...
... line , in the same direction is justifiable and necessary . There are discriminations which are not unjust . State classifications , unless they are essentially alike , if not identical , except in matters of commodity tariffs , are ...
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... lines of industrial growth and development every impor- tant modern nation is cosmopolitan ; that is , mod- ern social and economic conditions have the world over become more and more alike , and , as this similarity increases , the ...
... lines of industrial growth and development every impor- tant modern nation is cosmopolitan ; that is , mod- ern social and economic conditions have the world over become more and more alike , and , as this similarity increases , the ...
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... lines , every railway of Europe , dur- ing the early decades of railway history , was con- structed by private capital ; while in the United States the first railways were generally built to a greater or less extent by public funds ...
... lines , every railway of Europe , dur- ing the early decades of railway history , was con- structed by private capital ; while in the United States the first railways were generally built to a greater or less extent by public funds ...
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... line or to a relatively unimpor- tant local road . In other words , our laws do not recognize differences in the relative importance of railways . In the state of Wisconsin , for instance , there are two great systems which have a large ...
... line or to a relatively unimpor- tant local road . In other words , our laws do not recognize differences in the relative importance of railways . In the state of Wisconsin , for instance , there are two great systems which have a large ...
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... lines may be added as a fifth class . It requires no lengthy argument to show that the greatest differences exist ... line , and vice versa . Next to the United States , England comes nearest to not having a legal classification . An ...
... lines may be added as a fifth class . It requires no lengthy argument to show that the greatest differences exist ... line , and vice versa . Next to the United States , England comes nearest to not having a legal classification . An ...
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Стр. 292 - 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.
Стр. 291 - ... 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...
Стр. 281 - 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...
Стр. 288 - 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...
Стр. 292 - 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.
Стр. 291 - ... 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.
Стр. 189 - 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...
Стр. 230 - 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,...
Стр. 307 - 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.
Стр. 301 - 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...