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 56 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 318 -MAY 16, 1942 in force until its further order, or for a specified period of time, according as shall be prescribed in the order, unless the same shall be suspended, modified, or set aside by the Commission, or be suspended or set aside by a court of competent jurisdiction. "(d) It shall be the duty of every freight forwarder, its agents, Observance. and employees to observe and comply with such orders so long as the same shall remain in effect. "E NFORCEMENT AND PROCEDURE "SEC. 417 . (a) The provisions of sections 12 and 17 of part I of this Act, together with such other provisions of such part (including penalties) as may be necessary for the enforcement of such provisions, and of the Compulsory Testimony Act (27 Stat. 443), and of the Immunity of Witnesses Act (34 Stat. 798; 32 Stat. 904, ch. 755, sec. 1), shall apply with full force and effect in the administration and enforcement of this part. "(b) If any freight forwarder fails to comply with or operates in violation of any provision of this part, or any rule, regulation, requirement, or order thereunder, or of any term or condition of any permit, the Commission or the Attorney General of the United States (or, in case of such an order, any party injured by the failure to comply therewith or by the violation thereof) may apply to any district court of the United States having jurisdiction of the parties for the enforcement of such provision of this part or of such rule, regulation, requirement, order, term, or condition; and such court shall have jurisdiction to enforce obedience thereto by a writ or writs of injunction or other process, mandatory or otherwise, restraining such carrier and any officer, agent, employee, or representative thereof from further violation of such provision of this part or of such rule, regulation, requirement, order, term, or condition, and enjoining obedience thereto. "(c) The Commission shall enter of record a written report of hearings conducted upon complaint, or upon its own initiative without complaint, stating its conclusions, decision, and order; and shall fur- nish a copy of such report to all parties of record. The Commission may provide for the publication of such reports in the form best adapted for public information and use, and such authorized publica- tions shall, without further proof or authentication, be received as competent evidence of such reports in any court of competent jurisdiction. "(d) The copies of classifications and tariffs of rates and charges, and of all contracts, agreements, and arrangements of freight for- warders filed with the Commission under this part, and the statistics, tables, and figures contained in the annual or other reports of freight forwarders made to the Commission under this part, shall be pre- served as public records in the custody of the secretary of the Com- mission, and shall be 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 classifications, tariffs, contracts, agreements, arrangements, or reports, made public records as aforesaid, certified by the secretary, under the Commission's seal, shall be received in evidence with like effect as the originals. "C ARRIERS THE SERVICES OF WHICH FREIGHT FORWARDERS MAY UTILIZE "SEC. 418. It shall be unlawful, except in the performance within terminal areas of transfer, collection, or delivery services, for freight forwarders to employ or utilize the instrumentalities or services of 24 Stat. 383, 385. 49 U.S. C. §§ 12,17. 49U.S.C.§46-48. Failure to comply with regulations. Post, p. 746. Enforcement of obe- dience. Reports of hearings. Preservation of des- ignated matter as pub- lic records. Certified copies re- ceived in evidence. Restrictions on use of carrier services. 297

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