Relief of Certain Claimants who Suffered Loss by Fire in the State of Minnesota During October 1918: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Claims, House of Representatives, Seventy-first Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 5660 ... March 26, 27, 28, and 29, 1930

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1930 - Forest fires - 304 pages
 

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Page 94 - That carriers while under Federal control shall be subject to all laws and liabilities as common carriers, whether arising under State or Federal laws or at common law, except in so far as may be inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or any other Act applicable to such Federal control or with any order of the President.
Page 163 - Burgess 6, 6-A, and 6-B," which is as follows: " STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of St. Louis, ss: " William Burgess, being first duly sworn, on oath .deposes and says that he is a resident of the city of...
Page 183 - Whoever shall make or cause to be made, or present or cause to be presented, for payment or approval, to or by any person or officer in the civil, military, or naval service of the United States...
Page 149 - On this day of . 19 — , before me personally appeared , to me known to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that he executed the same as his free act and deed.
Page 30 - Actions at law, suits in equity and proceedings in admiralty, based on causes of action arising out of the possession, use, or operation by the President of the railroad or system of transportation of any carrier (under the provisions of the Federal Control Act, or of the Act of August 29, 1916) of such character as prior to Federal control could have been brought against such carrier, may, after the termination of Federal control, be brought against an agent designated by the President for such...
Page 28 - Complaints praying for reparation on account of damage claimed to have been caused by reason of the collection or enforcement by or through the President during the period of Federal control of rates, fares, charges, classifications, regulations, or practices (including those applicable to interstate, foreign, or intrastate traffic) which were unjust, unreasonable, unjustly discriminatory, or unduly or unreasonably prejudicial, or otherwise in violation of the Interstate Commerce Act, may be filed...
Page 149 - ... fees of 40 per cent. Mr. Davis must have known the truth when he wrote those letters. Attached to the stipulation is the findings of fact and the conclusions of law made by the...
Page 162 - Mayors petition the Congress of the United States to enact such legislation as...
Page 28 - Commerce Act properly to serve the public during the transition period immediately following the termination of Federal control, any such carrier may, at any time after the passage of this Act, and before the expiration of two years after the termination of Federal control make application to the Commission for a loan from the United States...
Page 28 - States, setting forth the amount of the loan and the term for which it is desired, the purpose of the loan and the uses to which it will be applied, the present and prospective ability of the applicant to repay the loan and meet the requirements of its obligations in that regard, the character and value of the security offered, and the extent to which the public convenience and necessity will be served.

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