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 73d CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 91. JUNE 16, 1933. 219 the provisions of paragraph (6). If the Commission finds after such Commission to order discontinuance of vio- investigation that such person is violating the provisions of such iarions. paragraph, it shall by order require such person to take such action as may be necessary, in the opinion of the Commission, to prevent continuance of such violation. "(11) For t he proper pro tection and in furtherance of the plan Control, interfering for the cons olid atio n of rai lway pro pert ies esta blis hed purs uant to Wth commission's consolidation plan or paragraph (3) and the regulation of interstate commerce in accord- carrier's independence ance therewith, the Commission is hereby authorized, upon com- to be investigated . plaint or upon its own initiative without complaint, but after notice and hearing, to investigate and determine whether the holding by any person of stock or other share capital of any carrier (unless acquired with the approval of the Commis sion) has the effect (a) of subjecting such carrier to the control of another carrier or to common contr ol wit h ano ther c arrier, and (b) o f prev enting or hindering the carrying out of any part of such plan or of impairing the independence, one of another, of the systems provided for in such pl an. If the Commission fin ds after such investigatio n that such Res tri cti ng voting holding has the effects described, it shall by order provide for so power of con trolling restricting the exercise of the voting power of such person with respect to such stock or other share capital (by requiring the deposit thereof with a trustee, or by other appropriate means) to the extent necessary to prevent such holding from continuing to have such effects. "(12) If in the course of any proceeding under this section before suspe nsio n of pro- the Commission, or of any proceeding before a court in enforcement ceedingincertain cases . of an order entered by the Commission under this section, it appears that sin ce t he b egin ning of such pro ceed ing the plan for con soli da- tion has been reopened under paragraph (3) for changes or modi- fications with respect to the allocation of the properties of any carrier involved in such proceeding, then such proceeding may be suspen ded . "(13) The district courts of the United States shall have juris- Jurisdiction of dis- diction upon the application of the Commission, alleging a violation trict courts. of any of the provisions of this section or disobedience of any order issued by the Commission thereunder by any person, to issue such writs of injunction or other proper process, mandatory or otherwise, as may be necessary to restrain such person from violation of such provision or to compel obedience to such order. "(14) The Commission may from time to time, for good cause Supplemental orders shown, make such o rders, supp lement al to any o rder m ade un der authorized . paragraph (1), (4) , (1 0), or (11) , as it may deem necessary or appropriate . "(15) The carriers and any corporation affected by any order Carr iers affe cted re- lieved from operation made under the foregoing provisions of this section shall be, and of antitrust laws. they are hereby, relieved from the operation of the antitrust laws as Vol . p.730 . deignated in sction 1 of the Act entitled `An Act to supplement u.so:ra.a. existing laws against unlawful restraints and monopolies, and for other purposes', approved October 15, 1914, and of all other restraints o r prohibition s by or impos ed under autho rity of law, State or Federal, insofar as may be necessary to enable them to do anything aut horized or re quired by suc h order. "(16) If any provision of the foregoing paragraphs of this section, Sep ara bil ity provi- or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held lions . invalid, the other provisions of such paragraphs, and the application of such provision to any other person or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby . "(17) As used in paragraphs (4) to (16), in clus ive, the ter m "Person"defined. `person' includes an individual, partnership, association, joint-stock