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 43Q SIXTY-FOURTH“C_QNGRESS.·‘ S¤ss._ I. Ch. 261. 1916. file with the  lawstutemant showing the transportation required of all railway common. carriers, including the number, equipment, size,_ and constructzonoi theearsneoassary for |¤h6 §¤§S¤<>*?10¤ ._ ·¤ · of the business; thecharacterandtspeed of the trams w c are to V carry thevarious kmds of mail; the serv1ee,both terrnmal and en rolpitek which the carriers arelto.-render; and alhother mformation w c ma be material to the ;inquujy,—but such other information may be filed at any time in the discretion of the commission. __ ·» .  CBBSS D »c ‘ -· ‘  · athiassection, and to rent quarters in, ashintgon, Distriizltoof Columbia,.if»necessa13r, for the clerrcaljogce 9ngaged¤thereon,=and to pay fo1’—$ll·Q §¤¤10 011*7 Gf itbe sppmpnatnouffor llllmd transportation by S¤*>¤¤¤¤¤¤ ¤¤ v*=¤· railroad routes. _ The I’ostmaaterGeneralohall Els vnththe commis- °°°‘ sion a comprehensive gan. forth; of the   on sand “ ‘· . = __ _=· ~  railways andshallem _ y therein what;hdbalsesves»to.-be the reason- ‘ . f. . able rate or c0m,pensation_the said railway carriers should-receive. Notts wma; 'llhereupou thqcommissmp shall givemotiee of not less than thirty days to each carrier so required to transport mail and render service, MSW-. _ and upon a day topbe fixed by the cemm1ssion;not_later than thirty! days after the eppiration of 2113* rggico herein requlpmed, each of ei.;. . .»·. · carriers - answer .- commission s roceed wi _ .1 ” .._ .‘ "tlmh .asnow provided by law for other hearingslvetween car- 0, ·· · -— rims  ppers or associations. . _ · _ _ mhmi   {All the   of the law for  testimony, sglcurmgievif   ties, Nl -?Fo00dul’0_8¤l‘0 y_ e»-app ca e. _~  °‘ °°’· :.F9£ ilglphlrrpose _· <le$¤ d Bxing rates or compensation hereunder e commission is au . ned toanske such classification of; carriers as maybe Just spd reuonableandj where. pmt and eglmtap  _ · ’ glp, Hxvgeneral rates applicable to all {camera in the same assiation. - . " M·”f 1******, ,'•*¤¤· Pendmg' such hearings, and the final determination of the uestion, m if the Intemtate Commerce Commission shall determine that it is necessary or advisable, in order to carry out the- revisions of this section, to have additional and more iment weiéing of the mails for statistical urposes, the Postmaster eral, upon request of the commission, siiall pxppvide therefor in the manner now prescribed by · law, but such weig pneed not be for more than thirty days. c°*¥_{:;;*_;*{.f**“°°° by At the conclusion o the hearing the commission sh establish b order a fair, reasonable rate or compensation to be received, at such Pnmem stated times as mayl be named in the order, for the transportation of mail matter and the service connected therewith, and during the continuance of the order the Postmaster General shall pay the carrier from the approipriation herein made such rate or compensation. 1m1:e•_;·¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ nl- Either the ostmmter General or any such carrier may at any time after the lapse of six months from the entry of the order assailed apply for a reexamination, and thereupon substantially similar proceedmgs shall be had with respect to the rate or rates for service covered by silaid application, provided said carrier or carriers have an interest therein. c°·',§,}’,§,'§,,’g',*,§§’,_'°“‘°d “‘ _ For the purposes of this section the Interstate_Commerce Commission is hereby vested with all the powexs which it is now authorized by law to exercise in the investi ation and ascertainment of the justness and reasonableness of freigllt, passenger, and express rates to be Di mmm H paid by private shippers. _ _ I mc? to mg gg;  Interstate Commerce Commission shall allow to railroad commas. panics whose ra1lroads were constructed in whole or in part b a and grant made by_Cong11.=ss on condition that the mails shouldy be transported over their roads at such price as Congress should by law direct only eighty per centum of the compensation paid other rail-
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