plete exhibit of the financial operations of the carrier each year, including an annual balance-sheet. Such report shall also contain such information in relation to rates or regulations concerning fares or freights, or agreements, arrangements or contracts with other common carriers, as the Commission may require; and the said Commission may, within its discretion, for the purpose of enabling it the better to carry out the purposes of this act, prescribe (if in the opinion of the commission it is practicable to prescribe such uniformity and methods of keeping accounts) a period of time within which all common carriers subject to the provisions of this act shall have, as near as may be, a uniform system of accounts, and the manner in which such accounts shall be kept. Annual reports of the Commission to congress. § 21. (As amended.) That the Commission shall, on or before the first day of December in each year, make a report, which shall be transmitted to Congress, and copies of which shall be distributed as are the other reports transmitted to Congress. This report shall contain such information and data collected by the Commission as may be considered of value in the determination of questions connected with the regulation of commerce, together with such recommendations as to additional legislation relating thereto as the Commission may deem necessary; and the names and compensation of the persons employed by said Commission. Persons and property that may be carried free or at reduced rates; mileage, excursion, or commutation passenger tickets; passes and free transportation to officers and employees of railroad companies; pending litigation not affected by act. § 22. (As amended.) 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, or for charitable purposes, or to or from fairs and expositions for exhibition thereat, or the free carriage of destitute and homeless persons transported by charitable societies, and the necessary agents employed in such transportation, or the issuance of mileage, excursion or commutation passenger tickets; nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit any common carrier from giving reduced rates to ministers of religion, or to municipal governments for the transportation of indigent persons, or to inmates of the National Homes or State Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, and of Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphan Homes, including those about to enter and those returning home after discharge, under arrangement with the boards of managers of said homes; nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent railroads from giving free carriage to their own officers and employees, or to prevent the principal officers of any railroad company or companies from exchanging passes or tickets with other railroad companies for their officers and employees; and nothing in this act contained shall in any way abridge or alter the remedies now existing at common law or by statute, but the provisions of this act are in addition to such remedies: Provided, That no pending liti gation shall in any way be affected by this act. Jurisdiction of United States courts to issue writs of peremptory mandamus commanding the movement of interstate traffic or the furnishing of cars or other transportation facilities. (New section.) That the circuit and district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction upon the relation of any person or persons, firm, or corporation, alleging such violation by a common carrier, of any of the provisions of the act to which this is a supplement and all acts amendatory thereof, as prevents the relator from having interstate traffic moved by said common carrier at the same rates as are charged, or upon terms or conditions as favorable as those given by said common carrier for like traffic under similar conditions to any other shipper, to issue a writ or writs of mandamus against said common carrier, commanding such common carrier to move and transport the traffic, or to furnish cars or other facilities for transportation for the party applying for the writ: Provided, that if any question of fact as to the proper compensation to the common carrier for the service to be enforced by the writ is raised by the pleadings, the writ of peremptory mandamus may issue, notwithstanding such question of fact is undetermined, upon such terms as to security, payment of money into the court, or otherwise, as the court may think proper, pending the determination of the question of fact: Provided, that the remedy hereby given by writ of mandamus shall be cumulative, and shall not be held to exclude or interfere with other remedies provided by this act or the act to which it is a supplement. 78 railroad superintendents to furnish information of, to Railroad Commissioners.. 472 567 affidavit that ten per cent of capital stock has been subscribed and ten per cent when supplemental certificate may be filled........ purchasers of franchise at judicial sale may flle articles of association ..403, 433 404 .373, 403 381 domestic electric-light and power corporations how formed... 488 companies may be formed for the purpose of constructing and operating rail- .414 et seg. provisions as to consolidation of corporations owning continuous lines..... 433 381 provisions as to secretary, subpoenas, accountant, inspector and clerical force... 469 420 421 429 powers as to guard-posts in prolongation of line of bridge trusses 428 powers of, as to automatic freight couplers..... 522 powers as to lighting and ventilating tunnels when may fix compensation for use of one company's tracks by another company, 448 Bonds, stock corporations. 522 et seq. railroad, not to be constructed over navigable waters....... Bridging, excavating and tunneling. general provisions in regard to........ Burglary. in third degree defined.... unlawfully entering building, etc..... Cable road. how formed.... 428 409 428 413 et seq. 559 .. 559 659 414 |