Hepburn Act. A 1906 federal statute that amended the Interstate Commerce Act to (1) increase the (now defunct) Interstate Commerce Commission’s jurisdiction to include pipelines, (2) prohibit free passes except to employees, (3) prohibit common carriers from transporting any products (except timber) in which they had an interest, and (4) require joint tariffs and a […]
scale tolerance 〈美〉正常称量差额 指因用不同的秤而造成的对同一货物的通常的称量差额。根据州际贸易委员会〔Interstate Commerce Commission〕的规定，如一节车箱的煤超过100磅的称量差额是不能容许的。
consolidation of railroads 〈美〉铁路公司的合并 在实践中，铁路公司的合并须经州际商业委员会〔Interstate Commerce Commission〕批准，有时须经州管制委员会〔state regulatory commissions〕同意。由于铁路与公众的利益密切相关，上述机构在审批时十分注意合并可能会消除竞争，从而引起高收费或在服务方面损害公众利益。
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filed-rate doctrine. A common-law rule forbidding a regulated entity, usu. a common carrier, to charge a rate other than the one on file with the appropriate federal regulatory authority, such as (formerly) the Interstate Commerce Commission. — Also termed filed-tariff doctrine. See TARIFF (3). [Cases: Carriers 189; Public Utilities 119. 1. C.J.S. Aeronautics and Aerospace
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Forwarder Act 〈美〉《货运代理法》 将货运代理人及其业务运营置于州际贸易委员会〔Interstate Commerce Commission〕管辖之下的一项联邦立法。
wage, n. (usu. pl.) Payment for labor or services, usu. based on time worked or quantity produced; specif., com-pensation of an employee based on time worked or output of production. • Wages include every form of remu-neration payable for a given period to an individual for personal services, including salaries, commissions, vaca-tion pay, bonuses, and