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 734 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 451. 1916. -*¤*~'*°*‘**Y .°' Mm The board ma b order disa rove, cancel, or modify any agreeiic°ippmv°'diS°ppmv°’ ment, or any mlidihcation or d)aIiicellation thereof, whether_or not previously approved by it, that it Ends to be rmjustly discrimmatory or unfair as between carriers, shippprs, eigporters, rmlporters, _ or ports, or between exporters from the mted tates and therr foreign competitors, or to opgrate to the detriment of the commerce of the United States, or to in violation of this Act, and shall approve all other agreements, modifications, or cancellations. _ Stems ¤f ¤=*=¤¤8 agreements existing at the time of the orgianrzatron of the board °°r°°m°°°°' sh be lawful until disapproved by the boar . It shall be unlawful to carrydout any agreement or any portion thereof disapproved by the boar . V,·Q,§§,},'g”*°;_‘;’,,‘f,‘¥',,,§"‘,§’, All agreements, modifications, or cancellations made after the Bwrd- organization of the board shall be lawful only when and as long as approved by the board, and before approval or  disapproval it s all be unlawful to carry out in_whole or m part, directly or mdrrectly, an such agreement, modrication, or cancellation. m{“‘;‘§‘}$°ct°g‘,$,°m,;‘,,§“§ gvery agreement, modification, or cancellation lawful under this ¤·¤V¢:l1=§· M section sh l  excepted from the prov1sions_of the Act approved v¤1Zm,£IsmI July second, eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled "An Act to protect trade and commerce agamst unlawful restramts and monopohes/’ V 1 37 wr VOL and amendments and Acts supplementary thereto, and_the provisions as,;i.i:a¤,' p' of sections seventy-three to seventyyseven, both mclus1ve,_of the Act en coeuce an, ovreevenueore v- aprzirct :.“s“::“:¤.r*s*tt°‘gt$°8r trtad “*r¤:;y·t.m· ernment, and for other purposes," and alriiendments and Acts supplementary thereto. _ _ _ _ _ ,,,f,§‘j"“’ ‘°' "*°‘°‘ Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be hable to a penalty of $1,000 for eac day such violation contmues, to be recovered by the United States in a civil action. d,,,'f°'°’°"”°“ ’°“"d' Sec. 16. That it shall be unlawful for any common carrier by water, or other person subject to_this Act,_e1ther· alone or in con- U to kun junction with any other person, directly or indirectly- ué 0,. $@6,,,,, 0; First. To make or give any undue or jrnreasonab e preference or in any respect w tsoever, or to subject any particular person, locality, or description of traffic to any undue or unremonable preju- Lo dice or disadvantage in any respect whatsoever. _ ,,,,m‘;f"`*"·°‘ *"’“”"“' Second. To allow any person to obtain trarsportation for property at less than the lar rates then establish and enforce on the line of such carrier, by means of false billing, false classification, false weighing, false report of weight, or by any other imjust or unfair I d _ di _ device or means. _ _ _ ,,,,‘§,,;‘§,,"},¥,,mc@j _ Third. To induce, persuade,_or otherwise miluence any marine insurance company or underwriter, or agent thereof, not to give a competing carrier y water as favorable a rate of insurance on vessel or cariy aving due regard to the  of vessel or cargo, as is granted Common mmm in to suc carrier or other person subject to this Act. foreign mmmcm. Sr·:c. 17. That no common carrier by water in foreign commerce ,,;}‘g,“,j‘,§,dg*1f°°· °‘°·· shall demand, charge, or collect any rate, fare, or charge which is, unjustly discriminatory between shippers or ports, or unjustly prej- _ udicral to exporters of the United tatcs as compared with their °°“`°°“°’°¤ *’Y B°'*'d· foreign competitors. Whenever the board finds that any such rate, fare, or charge IS demanded, charged, or collected it may alter the same to the extent necessary to correct such unjust discrimination or prejudice and make an ordcr_ that the carrier shall discontinue 5h ;rgr collgcting any such unjustly discriminatory , or c arve. lest. *¤s¤¤¤¤¢;¤¤ .*°¤ ve such carrier arid cve ltither rson sub`ect to this Act shall ·=¤.,;¤¤és,r$q°»1ix$i°8’ establish, observe, and ameri'; just aired reasoniible ations and practices relating to or connected with the receiving, h, storing,
 * ¤¤$¢· advantage to any pxartrcular person, locality, or description of traffic