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 862 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 382. 1889. - C°mm*S¤*¤P *° ¤P· Commission shall have authority to employ and fix the compensation Wm °mpk°°°S' of such other employees as it may find necessary to the proper performance of its duties. Until otherwise provided by law, the Comomces.mission may hire suitable offices for its use, and shall have authority Wimmes. to procure all necessary office supplies. Witnesses summoned before the Commission shall be paid the same fees and mileage that are paid witnesses in the courts of the United States. ‘_ K¤1>¤¤¤¤¤. "All of the expenses of the Commission, including all necessary expenses for transportation incurred by the Commissioners, or by their emplo es under their orders, in making any investigation, or upon officialybusiness in any other places than in the City of Washington, shall be allowed and paid on the presentation of itemized vouchers · therefor approved by the chairman of the Commission." _.·ime¤eme¤m»¤ee- Sec. 8. 'Iliat section twenty-one of said act is hereby amended so "‘€},$§,,_ p_ ,,,1 as to read as follows: A¤¤¤·2¤ r.·¤r·<>¤ Of “Sec. 21. That the Commission shall, on or before the first day of siilxllclmdlldddtottgjdlil 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 in- . _ formation 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 necua or empmyees. essary· and the names and compensation of the persons employed by said Commission? _ Ameummnuwsec- Sec. 9. That section twenty-two of said act is hereby amended so “‘¥‘,,?g,,, p_ 3,,; as to read as follows z __ ’ ,§k{;S€I£*g1;:;t Pm- “Sec. 22. That nothing in this act shall prevent the carriage, storwizxwnsmn.age, 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 e ositions for exhibition thereat, or the free carriage of destitute and?omeless 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’ Or han Homes, including those about to enter and those returning diome after discharge, under arrangements with the boards of managers of said homes ; nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent railroads ‘ omcm uuaempmy- from giving free carriage to their own officers and employees, or to "°"‘ prevent the principal officers of any railroad company or companies rom 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 com- Pmf inon law or  statpate, bptdthplpikovisionsdof this ac; are   iaddition lm. _ o suc reme ies : rovu e, a no en in iti a ion s a in an Pending mgm"" way be aifected by this act." p g g Y Coppgupamgm district Sec. 10. That t_ e_circuit and district courts of the United States ,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,{’,,,,,,,§§,,‘},’§’j§{ shall have Jurisdiction upon the relation of any person or persons, of any of the provisions of the act to which this is a supplement and a l acts amendatory thereof, as prevents the relator from having interstate traiiic 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 mo ve and _ transport the traiiic. or to furnish cars or other facilities for trans- Aww. portatxon for the party applying for the writ; Provided, That if any
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