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 73d C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 652. JUNE 19, 1934 . 1099 such defendant carrier has its principal operating office. In case of such joint suit, the recovery, if any, may be by judgment in favor o f any one of s uch p laint iffs, aga inst the d efen dant found to be liable to such plaintiff. DOCUMENTS FILED TO BE PUBLIC RECORDS-USE IN PROCEEDINGS SEC. 412 . The copies of schedules of charges, classifications, and Preservation as pub- lic records. of all contracts, agreements, and arrangements between common carrier s file d with the C ommiss ion as herein provi ded, a nd the sta- tistics, tables, a nd figure s contain ed in the annual o r other r eports of carr iers and oth er p ers ons made to the Com miss ion as r equi red under the provisions of this Act shall be preserved as public records in the custody of the secretary of the Commission, and shall be prF Force ssevidence in received as prima facie evidence of what they purport to be for the purpose of investigations by the Commission and in all judicial proceedings ; and copies of and extracts from any of said schedules, classifications, contracts, agreements, arrangements, or reports, made public records as aforesaid, certified by the secretary, under the Commiss ion's seal, shall be rec eived in evid ence w ith li ke eff ect as the originals : Provided, T hat the Comm iss ion may, if the pub lic cou6dential nature interest will be s erved the reby, kee p confide ntial any contract, agree- of contracts, etc ., relay ment, or arrangement relating to foreign wire or radio communi- ing ti foreign commn- nieatons. cation when t he pub licati on o s uch co ntract, agree ment, or arr ange- ment would place American communication companies at a disad- vantage in meeting the competition of foreign communication comp anie s. DESIGNA TION OF AGENT FOR SE RVICE SEC. 413 . It shall be the duty of every carrier subject to this Act, n td by carrier . desig within sixty days after the ta king e ffect o f this Act, to des ignate in writing an agent in the District of Columbia, upon whom service of all notices and process and all orders, decisions, and requirements of the Commission may be made for and on behalf of said carrier in any proceeding or suit pending before the Commission, and to file such designat ion in th e office of the se cretary o f the Com mission, Filing of designation . which designation may from time to time be changed by like writ- ag Es ffect of service up ing similarly filed ; and thereupon service of all notices and process and order s, de cisio ns, and r equir emen ts of the Comm issio n may be made upon such carrier by leaving a copy thereof with such desig- nated agent at his office or usual place of residence in the District of Columbia, with like effect as if made personally upon such carrier, and in default of such designation of such agent, service of any notice or other process in any proceeding before said Commission, or of any order, decision, or requirement of the Commission, may be made by posting such notice, process. order, requirement, or decision in the o ffice of the secre tary of the Commi ssion. Remedies in act not REMED IES IN THIS A CT NOT EXCLUSI VE exclusive. SEC. 414 . Nothing in this Act contained shall in any way abridge or alter the remedies now existing at common law or by statute, but the provisions of this Act are in addition to such remedies. LIMITATIONS AS TO ACTIONS SEC. 415. (a) All actions at law by carriers for recovery of their lawful charges, or any part, thereof, shall be begun within one year from the time the cause of action accrues, and not after. Documents filed with Commission. Services of notice, process. Limitations as to ac- tions. Aetions by carriers for recovery of charges.