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 SIXTY·SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. C11. 91. 1920. 4*79 Sec. 403. The fifteenth and sixteenth par eraphs of section 1 of»*'¤¤¤*’°¤¤¤°¤ Mm the Interstate Commerce Act, added to sufizli section by the Act ,,§§d"‘T“"‘*’*’“ “““‘° entitled "An Act to amend the Act to regulate commerce, as amended, and for other purposes," approved August 10, 1917, are hereby V°‘·"°**"m amended by mserting "(23) at the begmning of such fifteent paragraph and " (24) ’ at the beliinmng of such sixteenth paragraph. Sec. 404. Section 2 of the terstate Commerce Act is hereby amended to read as follows: _ _ _ RM t "Ssc. 2. 'l‘hat if any common carrier subject to_ the provisions sp.$’£i‘¤.as, as of this Act shall, directly or mduectly, by any special rate, rebate, ‘“*t?,§;§}f,1§l?gf&‘}.;,. drawback, or other device, charge, demand, collect, or receive from ed. umd any person or persons a greater or less compensation for any service M°“°‘°S ` rendered, or to be rendered, in the transportation of plassengers or pro erty or the transmission of intelligence, subject to the provisions-- of this Act, than it charges, demands, collects, or receives from any other person or persons for doing for him or them a like and contemporaneous service in the transportation or transmission of a like kind of traffic or message under substantially similar circumstances and conditions, such common carrier shall be deemed guilty of pnjust  which is hereby prohibited and declared to e unla ". » · . Sec. 405. The first paragraph of section 3 of the Interstate Com- bggfmph ““m‘ merce Act is hereby amende by, inserting ‘,‘ (1)" after the section Vol- =4.1>-38¤- number at the beginning thereof., — _ . ·-—- _ · .. · . · Section 3 of the Interstate Commerce Act is hereby amended by N°"’”“°’· addin after the first parztglraph a new paragraph. to read; as follows: "(2§ From and after J y 1, .1920, no oarrierby subject pa1§,{°§,§,“,fI9°“(§;§$.“B§;’,P° to the provisions of this Act shall deliver or relmluish possession edvel-24.p·38e,=¤¤e¤d· at destination of any freight transported by it unf all tariff rates ‘ and charges thereon have been paid, except under such rules and E’°°P“°'— regulations as the Commission may from time to time (prescribe to assure prompt payment of all such rates and charges an to prevent unjust discrimmation: Provided, That the provisions of this para- §[g’g§·{°;,,0w0d GW graph shall not be construed to prohibit any carrier from extendigg er¤m¤¤=.Sm·¤¤.¤w- cre it in connection with rates and charges on freight transport for the United States, for any department, bureau, or agpncy thereof, or for any State or Territory or political subdivision thereof, or for the District of Co1umbia." The second para dph of section 3 of the Interstate Commerce 1°‘°'°"°”$°°“"‘“"* Act is hggby amend? to rgad as lfollows: f. F I Mm { "(3) carriers, engage in the trans ortation o passe ers or 0 *‘*‘§}.,0,d,,d_ °° °'· property, subject to the provisions of this Act, shall, accoiiging to t *P?»&°d¤•» v- 38**- therr respective powers, afford all reasonable, proper, and equal °m°° ' faciilipies lm- the intcrchpnge ofhtlrafdc léetgviiien their rilespective lines, an or the receiving, orwar, an e vering o passengers or property to and from their sever:5 lines and those connecting therewit , and shall not discriminate m their rates, fares, and charges b,l¥“§{_*m*“°°°““ ‘°" between such connecting lines, or unduly prejudice any such connect~ ing liple in the distribution of traiiic that is not specifically routed by the s `p er. "(4) if the Commission finds it to be in the Eiblic interest and_to ,tg,"{,‘;’ j be practicable, without substantially  e ability of a carrier owning or entitled to the enjoyment o terminal facilities to handle its own business, it shall have power to require the use of any such terminal facilities, including ma1n—line track or tracks for a reasonable distance outside of such terminal, of any carrier, by another carrier or other carriers, on such terms and for such compensation as the carriers affected may agree upon, or, in the event of a. failure to agree, as the Commission may fix as `ust and reasonable for the use so required, to be ascertained on tlhe principle controlling compeusa- ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤·