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 384 FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Suss. II. Ch. 10-L. 1887. or municipal organization complaining of anythingdone or omitted to be done by any common carrier subject to the prpvisions pg this act in contravention of the provisions thereof may app y to sait ommission Charges to be by petition, which shall brieily state the facts; whereupon a_ statement 'f°'W”d°!i *° °°m‘ of the charges thus made shall be forwarded by the Commission to such `m°“ °“""°" common carrier, who shall be called upon to satisfy the complaint or to answer the same in writing within a. reasonable t1me, to be specified by the Commission. If such common carrier, within the time specined, shall make reparation for the injury alleged to have been done, said carrier shall be relieved of liability to the complainant only for the par. Investigation if ticular violation of law thus complained of If such carrier shall not complaint is not satisfy the complaint within the time specified, or there shall appear to ’°“"‘““’°· be any reasonable ground for investigating said complaint, it shall be . the duty of the Commission to investigate the matters complained of in such manner and by such means as it shall deem proper. Investigation of Said Commission shall in like manner investigate any complaint for· ";g::,P]:::;£;’mT:;}g warded by the railroad commissioner or railroad commission of any °“* “*°* · · $**5*** °' '*°"3*§.l" §‘§"° ’°’*.;‘»*2f. ‘2$§‘2.°"..°.‘i.‘.‘I5§‘.f.iSS.‘i"€i.°';§°“§“.II§.23§; ‘ an may ms 1 e n mqur w m and to the same effect as though complaint had been made. Lack or direct N o complaint shall at any time be dismissed because of the absence »"‘¥“‘“%° “°** F° d‘°‘ of direct damage to the complainant. miss complaint. _ Written report¤ Sec. 14. That whenever an investigation shall be made by said Com— fg b;“nf§3*g¤“"°““ mission, it shall be its duty to make a report in writing in respect ' thereto, which shall include the findings of fact upon which the conclusions of the Commission are based, together with its recommendation as to what reparation, if any, should be made by the common carrier to any party or parties who may be found to have been injured · and such findings so made shall thereafter, in all judicial proceedings; be deemed prima facie evidence as to each and every fact found. To be recorded, All reports of investigations made by the Commission shall be en- ·“”‘I f‘l"“°h°d "’ tered of record, and a copy thereof shall be furnished to the party who jg2Q5f:;":;",:,? d may have complained, and to any common carrier that may have been complained of Notice_to com- Sec. 15. That if in any casein which an investigation shall be made ;“·"“°’ °f“°‘ by said Commission it shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of ' the Commission, either by the testimony of witnesses or other evidence, that anything has been done or omitted to be done in violation of the provisions of this act, or of any law cognizable by said Commission, by any common carrier, or that apy injury or damage has been sustained y the party or parties comp aiuing or by other parties aggrieved in consequence of any such violation, it’slu1ll be the duty of the Commission to forthwith cause a copy of its report Iin respect thereto to be de- Record to he livered to such common carrier, together with a notice to said common griulgeif X¤0l¤;;¤¤ carrier to cease and desist from such violations, or to make reparation _tf:,,°:“,‘Qmf; P` for the injury so found to have been done, or both, within n. reasonable t1me,_to be specified by the Commission ; and if, within the time specified, it slhall be rgafde to appear Ito the Cpmniission that such common carrier as cease rom such vio ation of aw and has made reparation for the injury tbuud to have been done, in cbmpliauce with the report and notice of the Commisgion. gr to thefaltisfaction lof the party compamrng a statement to t at e act s a enteret of record by the Commliséipn, iindthe said comnuiin carrier shialllthereupou befrglieved romu er1ai1_*or»na_ oru r a ·t'. _ Pr9¤e¢di¤g¤ fin Sec. I6. That wln;ner·greany· dom mbnccal·)raier,c:s cleiiifed ilriuaml szbject f_Q$';;Q0;g“('}“ ,,1*;; to the provisions of this act, shall violate or refuse or neglect to obey _,,, 0,. ,,,,;,,,,,1 to any lawful order or requirement_of the Commission in this act named, oneyo:doi·ofCom· it shall be the duty of the Commission, and lawful for any company or ¤¤¤¤¤<>¤· person interested in such order or requirement, to apply, in a summary way, by petition, to the circuit court of the United States sitting in equity in the judicial district in which the common carrier complained of has its principal 4.8n·e, or in which the violation or disobedience