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 47 6 SIXTY—SIXTH CONGRESS. -‘Snss, II. Cu; ,91.. .1920. ¤¤~¤¤¤<>¤·¤<>¤ M- at the be ‘ ‘ of such fifth paragra h, €‘(§)"_at the  of such   paragraph, and "(9)" at   begmmng of suc Seventh Cu S¤¤’i¤° *°¢“’¤· Sec. El)`2. The paraggaphs added to section 1 of the Interstate “°i?gi.m,p.1m,am¤d- Commeme Act by the thentitled ‘ ‘AJ1 Act   ¤·I!1€¤d 8B Act Butihlad °°‘ ‘An Act to regulate commeree,’ as amended, m respect of car service and for other urposes," approved May 29, 1917, are hereby amended to read as follgwsz — _ g _· · _ F,<y_¤gj__$¤**¤¤*¤¤•d "(10) The term ‘car service' in this Act shall include the use M conuol, supply, movement, distribution, egrchange, interchange, and return ‘of locomotives, cars, and other vehicles usedin the transportation of propert, including sp)ecial_ types of equ1pment, and the supply of trains gy any carrier y railroad subject to this Act. . . ,,,i,"",g,,}",,£f°"°‘° (11) It   be the dut of every carrier by railroad subject to this Act to furnish éfe and, adequate car service and to establish observe, and enforce just and reasonable rules, regulations, practices with t to car service; and every unjust and unreasonable rule, regullition, and practice with respect to car service is prohibited and eclared to be unlawful. _ _ · (izilgéliiim ia just " (12) It shall also be the duty of every carrier by  to make °*¤°* “°°°'·”"‘°°· just and reasonable distribution of cars for transportation of coal among the coal mines served by it, whether locate upon its hne or lines or customarily dependent upon it for car supply. .DU1'iDg any period when the supply of cars available for suc service does not equal the requirements of such mines it shall be the duty of the carrier to maintain and, apply just and reasonable ratings of such mines and to count each and every car furnished to_or used by any ,,,,?°'““°’ '°' '““““]’ such mine for trans rtation of coal against the mme. Failure or refusal so to do shallmbe unlawful, and ID respect of each car not so coimted shall be deemed a separate offense, and the carrier receiver or operating trustee so failing or refusing shall forfeit to the United States the sum of $100 for each offense, which may be recovered in _, t a civil action brought by the United States. b,, $’¢.,,,'f;;,;,°f " (13) The Commission is hereby authorized by general or special of them, to e with it from time to time their rules and regulations 1,,,,,,,,O,, U, ,c,,,,,_ with reslpect to car service and the Commission may, in its discretion, um. direct t at such rules and regulations shall be incorporated in their schedules showing rates, fares, and charges for transportation, and Rm tc m be be subject to any or all of the provisions of this Act re ating thereto. isatiitsh by dm- " (14) The Commission may, after hearing, on a complaint or rnzpon regpiations, and practices with reslpigct to car service by carriers by ran ad subject to this Act, inclu g the compensation to be paid for the use of any locomotive, car, or other vehicle not owned by the carrier using it, and the penalties or other sanctions for nonobservance A mm ( C _ of such rules, regulations or practices. misgion if gmergod-li- "(15) Whenever the Commission is of opinion that shortage of °*°¤· equipment, congestion _ of trafic, or other emergency requiring immediate action exbts m any section of the country, the Commission shall have, and it is hereby Qven, authority, either upon complaint or upon its own initiative wit out complaint, at once, if it so orders, without answer or other formal pleading by the interested carrier or carriers, and with or without notice, hearing, or the making or filing ,,,§f"*’°”·"°" °' '“"*‘* of a redport, according as the Commission ma determine; (a) to suspen the operation of any or all rules, regulations, or practices then established with respect to car service for such time as may be g§§{,{§,,S§$,",,§$Sh,Q§‘f determined  the Commission; (b) to make such just and 1-,,,,,;,0,,,,},1,, directions wit respect to car service without regard to the ownership as between carriers of locomotives, cars, and other vehicles, during such emergency as in its opinion will best promote the service in the
 * °'°'~ orders to re%1uire all carriers by railroad subject to this Act, or any
 * ¤*=“*°°· its own initiative without _ complaint, establish reasonable es,