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 858 FIFTIETH conennss. sees. 11. cH. e82z. 1889. }’¤¤*¤*¤¤¤°¤'if°**el¤¤ "Any common carrier sub'ect to the provisions of this act, or, l)vliil?1'ih§il:s:giH°°tl°°’ whenever such common carrigr is a corporation, any officer or agent thereof, or any person acting for or employed by such corporation. who, by means of falsebilling, false classication, false weighing, or false report of weight, or by any other device or means, shall knowingly and willfully assist, or shall willingly suffer or permit, any person or persons to obtain transportation for proplerty at less than the regular rates then established and in force on the line of transportation of such common carrier, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof in any court of the United States of competent jurisdiction within the district in which such offense was committed, be subject to a line of not exceeding five thousand dollars, or imprisonment in the (penitentiary for a term of not exceeding two years, or both, in the iscretion of the court, for each oifense. P¤¤ai¤¤¤¤¤* ¤> Shir "Any erson and any officer or agent of an corporation or com- °°°f°l°°1Ybmi°g’°t°` pany whld shall deliver property for transportgtion to any common carrier, subject to the provisions of this act, or for whom as consiglpor · or consi ee any suc carrier shall transport property, who s all knowingly and willfully, by false billing, false classification, false weighing, false representation of the contents of the package, or false report o weight, or by any other device or means, whether with or without the consent or connivance of the carrier, its agent or agents, obtain transportation for such pro erty at less than the regular rates then established and in force on iihe line of trans ortation, shall be deemed guilty of fraud, which is hereby declared toge a misdemeanor, and sha, upon conviction thereof in any court of the United States of competent 'urisdiction within the district in which such offense was committed, be subject for each ofense to a line of not exceeding five thousand dollars or imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of not exceeding two years, or both, in the discretion of the court. rupimiipeaumugg “If any such person, or any onicer or agent of any such corpora- °mg tion or com ny, shall, by pa ent of mone or other thin of value, . . _ Pa. . gm Y. 8 solicitation, or otherwise, in uce any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act, or any of its officers or agents, to discriminate unjustly in his, its, or their favor as against any other consignor or consignee in the transportation of prplperty, or shall aid or abet any common carrier in any such unjust iscrnnination, such erson, or such officer or a ent of such co oration or company, shall he deemed guilty of a misclemeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof in any court of the United States of competent `urisdiction within the district in which such offense was committed, be subject to a fine of not exceeding five thousand dollars, or imprisonment in the enitentiary for a term of not exceeding two years, or both, in the discretion of the court, for each offense; and such person, corporation, or company shall also, together with said common carrier, be liable, jointly or severally, in an action on the case to be brought by any consignor or consignee discriminated against in any court of the United States of competent jurisdiction for all damages caused by or resulting therefrom. " ,,;'*{gj*°’¤°¤° *° 5** Sec. 3. That section twelve of said act is hereby amended so as to v¤a,24.p.¤m. read as follows : dg0W of €<>¤¤¤i¤- “Sec. 12. That _ the Commission hereby created shall have authority toinqu1reinto the management of the business of all common carriers subject to the provisions of this act, and shall 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 create ; and the Commission is herebv authorized and re uired to execute and enforce the provisions of this act; and, upon the request of the Commission, it shall be the duty of any district attorney