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 SIXTY·SIXTH couennss. sm. 11. cs. 91. 1920. 461 income for that portion (as a whole) of the period of Federal control ”·*“’°”*"‘°" *°'· during which it operated its own railroad or system of transportation. Ummm ,0 Sw} (g) The Commission shall promptly certify to the Secretary of the my or the rmsury, 'I‘reasury the several amounts payable to carriers under paragraph (f). °‘°‘ The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed mX§"""‘° f°' P"` thereupon to draw warrants in favor of each such carrier upon the Treasury of the United States for the amount shown in such certifi- A. t. cate as payable thereto. An amount sufficient to Tpay such warrants pp"’p"° `°°' is hereby appropriated out of any money in the easury not otherwise appropriated. msrncrron or CARRIERS, nnoonns. ,i§,j’f’°"“·°"*·°‘°"‘ Sec. 205. The President shall have the iight, at all reasonable ascii, siiirlia F`$ili°1—5 times until the affairs of Federal control are concluded, to inspect the °°“*'° · property and records of all carriers whose railroads or systems of transportation were at any time under Federal control, whenever P,,,pm_ such ms ection is necessary or appropriate (1) to protect the interests of the United States, or (2) to supervise matters being handled _ for the United States by agents of the carriers, or (3) to secure information concerning matters arising during Federal control, and such __ carriers shall provide all reasonable facilities therefor, including the F“°°‘"°’ l° "g°“”‘ issuance of free transportation to all agents of the President while traveling on official business for these ptuposes. mmmmm to be Such carriers shall, at their expense, upon the reglrest of the rm-usher by amiss President, or those duly authorized by him, furnish necessx and proper information and reports crgptpiled from the reco made or kept during the period of Fed control affecting their _ respective lines, and shall eep and continue such records and furnis like information and reports compiled therefrom. Pmm M mm, Any carrier which refuses or 0bSlZl'l1CtB such inspection, or which era. ’ willfully fails to provide reasonable facilities therefor, or to furnish such information or reports shall be liable to a penalty of $500 for each day of the continuance of such offense, which shall accrue to the United States and may be recovered in a civil action to be brought by the United States. Causes of action ariscarrsrzs or Aorxorx Amsmo our or rnnrzsar. CONTROL. l‘2§f’“°°'F°°°“l°°”` Sec. 206. (a) Actions at law, suits in equity and roceedings in ¤1ii¤`dt¤ii::y<i°¤¤liiii;$<i admiralty, based on causes of action arising out of ihe possession, Y.€r°${§.{$°'°°° ”° "` use, or operation by the President of the railroad or sivstem of trans- 39V;}£· P· mi V°‘· portation of ang carrier (under the provisions of the ederal Control ’ Act, or of the ct of August 29, 1916) of such character as prior to Federal control could have been brought against such carrier, may, after the termination of Federal control, be brought against an agent designated by the President for such p ose, which agent P°"·m" 1859* IS"' shall be designated b the President within thirt;-rgays after the pas- Tim md iudsdm sage of this Act. Sirch actions, suits, or roceedinigs ma, within sas. the periods of limitation now prescribed by State or ederal statutes but not later than two years from the date of the passage of this Act, be brought in any court which but for Federal control would have hadjurisdiction of the cause of action had it arisen against such carrier. (b) Process mayrbe served upon any agent or officer of the camcr i?mc$€:£em%ae ogpratlpg such rai oad or system of transportation, 1f_ such agent 0I' ""h °“"“"‘ o cer is authorized by law to be served with process in proceedings brought against such carrier and if a contract has been made with such carrier by or through the President for the conduct of litigation mm emma arising out of operation durin Federal control. If no such contract · has been made process may ge served upon such agents or officers