and separately the net cost of additions and betterments made after the date of valuation.

(k) Copy attached of general balance sheet of each applicant, as of one common date, including a balance sheet, actual or theoretical, of the proposed consolidated company.

(1) Copy attached of the income account of each applicant for each of the preceding five calendar years, and for such part of the current year as is practicable.

(m) Statement of main line mileage, and separately the branch line mileage, of each of the applicants, and give the principal points of interchange between the applicants.

(n) Statement of action by stockholders or directors of each applicant approving the making and filing of the application, giving date and place of meeting.

(0) Whether there are any intercorporate relationships. through holding companies, ownership or securities, or otherwise, between the applicants, or any of them, or between any of the applicants and other carriers, at the time of making the application, and if so, the nature and extent of such relationships.

(p) Whether the applicants have officers or directors in common, and, if so, a reference to the Commission's order or orders authorizing the holding of such positions in common.

(q) Reference to the portion or portions of the Commission's report in Consolidation of Railroads, 159 I. C. C. 522, applicable to the proposed consolidation, with supporting statement to show the proposed consolidation is in harmony with and in furtherance of the plan of consolidation in said report or in any amendment thereof. If the proposed consolidation is not in harmony with said plan of consolidation, then the applicants shall move to amend our consolidation plan accordingly.

(r) Reasons, in general, why the proposed consolidation will be in the public interest. (Full details and particulars to be reserved for presentation at the hearing.)

B. There shall be filed with the application and as part thereof the following exhibits:

1. One copy each of the charter or articles of incorporation, and the by-laws, and amendments thereof, of each applicant, duly certified by the proper public officer.

NOTE. If any such copies have been filed with the Commission in connection with any other finance application, the filing of additional copies is not required; in lieu thereof, the applicant should refer to the finance docket in which such copies were filed.

2. One copy of each of the following:

(a) Resolutions of the stockholders or directors of each of the applicants approving the proposed consolidation and the making of an application to the Commission for its approval and authorization of such consolidation; such resolutions to be attested by the secretary or assistant secretary of each of the respective applicants, and to be accompanied by sufficient transcripts of the minutes of meetings of the stockholders or directors of said applicant to show the number of votes cast for and against said resolutions.

(b) Resolutions of the stockholders or directors of each applicant, attested by its secretary or assistant secretary, authorizing an executive officer, designated by name and title, to verify and file the application.

(c) Opinions of counsel of the applicants that the proposed consolidation is within the corporate powers of each carrier involved.

3. A general or key map, on a scale not smaller than 40 miles to the inch, showing in separate colors the lines of each applicant, and distinguishing such parts of them as are included in the plan proposed. This map should also show the short lines connecting with the lines of each applicant and, in general, the other rail lines and the principal cities of the area included. Whenever possible, this map should not be over 30 inches in its largest dimension. There shall also be furnished with the original application, but not incorporated therein, one copy of said map on tracing linen.

C. The application and exhibits shall conform with Rule XXI, paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, of the Rules of Practice.

D. The submission of said application shall be governed by the following procedure:

The original application shall be signed by an executive officer of each of the applicants having knowledge of the matters therein set forth, shall be verified under oath, and shall show, among other things, that the affiant is duly authorized by the applicant in question to verify and file the application.

The original application and 20 copies, for the use of the Commission, and two additional copies for each state in which is situated any part of the lines proposed to be consolidated, shall be filed with the Commission. Each copy shall bear the dates and signatures that appear in the original and shall be complete in itself; the signatures in the copies may be stamped or typed and the notarial seal may be omitted.

Upon receipt of the application, the Commission will serve notice thereof on, and file a copy thereof with, the Governor and the public service commission of each state in which is situated any part of the lines proposed to be consolidated, and will order a hearing upon the application, giving notice thereof to the applicants, to the Governor and the public service commission of each state in which said lines are located, and to the public. Rule XIX-B.

§ 342. Information to Parties.-The Secretary of the Commission will, upon request, advise as to the form of complaint, answer, or other paper to be filed in any proceeding. Rule XX.

§ 343. Specifications as to Complaints, Answers, Petitions, Applications, Briefs, etc.—

(a) All papers to be filed under these rules must be typewritten or printed.

(b) If typewritten they must, unless otherwise specifically provided, be on paper not more than 811⁄2 inches wide or 12 inches long, weighing not less than 16 pounds to the ream, folio base, 17 by 22 inches, with left-hand margin not less than 11⁄2 inches wide. The impression must be on only one

side of the paper and must be double-spaced, except that long quotations should be single-spaced and indented. Mimeographed, multigraphed, multigraphed, planographed, or photographed copies will be accepted as typewritten, but carbon copies, hectographed copies, white-line blue prints, or copies prepared by similar processes will not be so accepted. All copies must be clearly legible.

(c) If printed they must be in 10 or 12 point type, on good unglazed paper, 5% inches wide by 9 inches long, with inside margin not less than 1 inch wide, and with double-leaded text and single-leaded citations.

(d) All briefs must be printed, except that briefs of not more than 40 pages, including cover pages, indexes, and appendixes, may be typewritten.

(e) Complaints, answers, motions, petitions, applications, protests of tentative valuations, and notices must be signed in ink by the party, petitioner, or applicant, or by his or its duly authorized attorney, and must show the office and postoffice address of the signer. Protests of tentative valuations must show the full name and post-office address of the protestant. Rule XXI.

§ 344. Computation of Time-Sundays and Holidays.When the time prescribed by these rules for doing any act expires on a Sunday or legal holiday, such time shall extend to and include the next succeeding day that is not a Sunday or legal holiday. Rule XXII.

§ 345. Office and Address of the Commission.

(a) Pleadings and other papers required to be filed with the Commission may be transmitted by mail or express, or otherwise delivered, but must be received for filing at its office in Washington, D. C., within the time limit, if any, for such filing. That office is open from 9 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. of each business day.

(b) All communications to the Commission must be addressed to Washington, D. C., unless otherwise specifically directed. Rule XXIII.

§ 346. Form of Complaint.

BEFORE THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION

COMPLAINT

THE

v.

[Insert without abbreviation corporate RAILROAD COMPANY title of carrier or carriers defendant]

RAILWAY COMPANY

The complaint of the above-named complainant- respectfully shows:

I. That [complainant or complainants should here state nature and place of business, also whether a corporation, firm or partnership, and if a firm or partnership, the individual names of the parties composing the same].

II. That the defendant- above named is a/are common carrier-engaged in the transportation of [passengers and] property, wholly by railroad [or, partly by railroad and partly by water], between points in the State of

and points in the State of.. and as such common carrier- is/are subject to the provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act.

III. That [state in this and subsequent paragraphs to be numbered IV, V, etc., the matter or matters intended to be complained of, naming every rate, fare, charge, classification, regulation, or practice the lawfulness of which is challenged, and also, if practicable, each point of origin and point of destination between which the rates, etc., complained of are applied. Where it is impracticable to designate each point, defined territorial or rate groups and typical points should be designated. Whenever practicable, tariff references should be given.] See Rule III.

[Where unlawful discrimination is charged, the facts constituting the basis of the charge should be clearly stated; that is, if the unlawful discrimination be under section 2, the person or persons claimed to be favored and the person or persons claimed to be injured should be named, and the kind of service and kind of traffic, together with the claimed similiarity of circumstances and conditions of transportation, should be set forth. See Rule III(1). If the discrimination be under Sec