AN ACT TO EXPEDITE THE HEARING AND DETERMINATION OF SUITS. 132 STAT., 823.] That in any suit in equity pending or hereafter brought in any circuit court of the Referred to in new law, p. 34. United States under the Act entitled **An Act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies," approved July second, eighteen hundred and ninety, "An Act to regulate commerce," approved February fourth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, or any other Acts having a like purpose that bereafter may be enacted, wherein the United States is complainant, the Attorney-General may tile with the clerk of such court a certificate that, in his opinion, the case is of general public importance, a copy of which shall be immediately furnished by such clerk to each of the circuit judges of the circuit in which the case is pending. Thereupon before three such case shall be given precedence over others and in every way expedited, and be judges. assigned for hearing at the earliest practicable day, before not less than three of the circuit judges of said circuit, if there be three or more; and if there be not more than two circuit judges, then before them and such district judge as they may select. In Review by the event the judges sitting in such case shall be divided in opinion, the case shall be Supreme Couri. certified to the Supreme Court for review in like manner as if taken there by appeal as hereinafter provided. SEC. 2. That in every suit in equity pending or hereafter brought in any circuit Appeal to sucourt of the United States under any of said Acts, wherein the Cnited States is preme Court. complainant, including cases submitted but not yet decided, an appeal from the final decree of the circuit court will lie only to the Supreme Court and must be taken Exception. within sixty days from the entry thereof: Provida, That in any case where an appeal may have been taken from the final decree of a circuit court to the circuit court of appeals before this Act takes effect, the case shall proceed to a final decree therein, and an appeal may be taken from such decree to the Supreme Court in the manner now provided by law. Approved, February 11, 1903, AN ACT REQUIRING COMMON CARRIERS ENGAGED IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE TO MAKE FULL REPORTS OF ALL ACCIDENTS TO THE INTERSTATE COM- in new law, p. 38. acei. (31 STAT., 1446.] It shall be the duty of the general manager, superintendent, or other proper officer Covered in part of every common carrier engaged in interstate commerce hy railroad to make to the Interstate Commerce Commission, at its office in Washington, District of Columbia, a monthly report, under oath, of all collisions of trains or where any train or part Monthly re of a train accidentally leaves the track, and of all accidents which may occur to its dents. passengers or employees while in the service of such common carrier and actually on duty, which report shall state the nature and causes thereof, and the circumstances connected therewith. Sec. 2. That any common carrier failing to make such report within thirty days make report. after the end of any month shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof by a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be punished by a fine of Penalty. not more than one hundred dollars for each and every offense and for every day during which it shall fail to make such report after the time herein specitied for making the same. SEC. 3. That neither said report nor any part thereof shall be admitted as evi- be used in evidence or used for any purpose against such railroad so making such report in any dence. suit or action for damages growing out of any matter mentioned in said report. to not INDEX. 1 25 22 28 Page. Page. 2,6 43 24 10 28 17 39, 40 9 41, 42, 43 10 Commission. (See Interstate Commerce Com- 39 mission.) 28 .Commodity, carrier not to transport, in which in- 5 Common carrier. (See Carrier.) 3 21 Absence of direct damage not fatal. 21 15 22 37, 38 Limitation 22 39 , Compulsory testimony. 15, 19, 44, 50, 51 11 44, 50 7 20 14 11 Public records..... 35 45 19 34 33 21 29 Money damage cases. 27 15, 19, 28 29 29 33, 34, 52 15, 19, 28 15, 19, 28 Compulsory testimony. (See Compulsory tes- timony.) 19 30 22 Page. Page. Expediting act.... 52 28, 48 50 Applies to suits against commission 34 37 4 5 2 7 16,17 40 40 Fares. (See Tariff.) 24 37 Before courts. 19, 27, 29 49 21 16, 20, 50, 51 2 28 11 15, 26, 47 Tariff. (See Tariff.) 29, 39, 40, 48 Findings of fact in money damages 6 27 19 9 48 Forfeiture, consideration illegally received. 29 Costs and expenses of suit for.... Disobedience to orders of Commission, $5,000. 29 29 Duty of district attorney 39 47 40 29 22 36 Form of procedure before Commission. 3-5 Free transportation of persons .. 3 Interchange permitted 4 20, 21 5 3 21 Prohibited 42 21 2,6 21 Mandamus to compel 2 Haul, long and short ... 7 7 2 51 29 16, 20, 50, 51 46 Imprisonment for discrimination ... 38 24 25 45 Initial carrier has recourse upon carrier respon- 41 2 Injunction compelling obedience to order of Com- 45-51 32 36 34 50 15 To restrain rebates... 7 42 38 Interlocutory order, notice of appeal from (see 34 21 43 49 |