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 FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. C1-1. 3591. 1906. 595 damus commanding such common carrier to comply with the provisions of said Acts, or any of them. "And to carry out an give effect to the provisions of said Acts, or E’,;{’,°‘,?;;‘¤°€°°“· any of them, the Commission is hereby authorized to em loy special ' agents or examiners who shallhave power to administer oaths, examine . witppfes, and receive evidence. I at any common carrier, rai road, or trans rtation com ny _ B111w! luiinzwbe receiving propertg for transportation from a poinixin one Statdto a T,1’}'§g,,b’ ’°°°M°' pomt in another tate shall issue a recei t or bill of lading therefor u“"*“‘Y ‘°'*°'· and shall be liable to the lawful holder tliereof for any loss, damage, or injury to such property caused by it or by any common carrier, railroad, or transportation com ny to which such property may be delivered or over whose line or hues such property may pass, and no contract, receipt, rule, or regulation shall exempt such common carrier, railroad, or transportation company from the liability hereby imposed: Hovided, That nothing in tb1s section shall deprive any holder of mmm such receipt or bill of lading of any remedy or right of action which he has un er existing law. "That the common carrier, railroad, or transportation company m§:°§’,‘{§’w‘}{’c§,§’{‘0€,{ issuing such rweipt or bill of lading shall be entitled to recover rom <¤=¤¤¤¢¤- the common carrier, railroad, or transportation company on whose line the loss, damage, or injury shall have been sustained the amount of such loss, damage, or injury as it may be required to pay to the owners of such property, as may be evi enced by any receipt, judgment, or transcript thereof. " Sec. 8. That a new section be added to said Act at the end thereof, to be numbered as section twenty-four, as follows: _ » “S1w. 24. That the Interstate Commerce Commission is hereby c§*¤*{jn¤,';gu°°¤¤¤°° enlarged so as to consist of seven members with terms of seven years, Membeninp and and each shall receive ten thousand dollars compensation annually. ’°’i"°"’"°°‘ The qualifications of the Commissioners and the manner of the payment of their salaries shall be as already provided by law. Such enlarge- mg,gqgj;f¤°¤*°‘¤°* ment of the Commission shall be accomplished through appointment by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, of two additional Interstate Commerce Commissioners, one for a term expiring December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and eleven, one for a term expiring December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and twelve. The terms of the present Commissioners, or of any successor E*P*¤**°¤°*¤¤*¤* a pointed to fill a vacancy caused by the death or resignation of any of the resent Commissioners, shall expire as heretefore provided by law. Their successors and the successors of the additional Commis- “§gg¢;;<: w wve sioners herein provided for shall be appointed for the full term of · ` seven years, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the Commissioner whom he shall succeed. Not more than four Commissioners shall be appointed from the same political party." giic, 9, That all existing laws re ating to the attendance of witnesses ,_gIgj>l;¤:g¤¤ ¤f erand the production of evidence and the compelling of testimony under the Act to regulate commerce and all Acts amendatory thereof shall ap lv to an and all proceedings and hearings under this Act. Eno, 10. That all laws and rtsof lawsin conllict with the provisions pe{;gy,=·*¤ ¤¤¤¤*¤¢ ¤~ of this Act are hereby repealigd, but the amendments herein provided ' for shall not aKect causes n0W pending in courts of the United States, no of but such causes shall be prosecuted to u conclusion in the manner here- ,¤m " °°”d' for rovided b law. wSi·:g.Ii1. That this Act shall take effect and be in force from and  M after its passage. Approved, June 29, 1906. —»