Air Safety: Hearings Before the Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, House of Representatives, Seventy-fourth Congress, Second Session, April 14, 21, 30 and May 7, 13-14, 1936 |
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Page 38 - No common carrier by motor vehicle shall charge or demand or collect or receive a greater or less or different compensation for transportation or for any service in connection therewith between the points enumerated in such tariff than the rates, fares, and charges specified in the tariffs in effect at the time...
Page 65 - The Vice-President shall assist the President in the performance of his duties, and, in his absence, preside over the meetings.
Page 30 - SEC. 6. (a) The Interstate Commerce Commission is hereby empowered and directed, after notice and hearing, to fix and determine by order, as soon as practicable and from time to time, the fair and reasonable rates of compensation for the transportation of air mail by airplane and the service connected therewith over each air-mail route...
Page 41 - The defendants included the Secretary of the United States Senate and the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, both in their official capacities and as ex officio members of the Federal Election Commission.
Page 63 - OBJECTS AND PURPOSES Section 1: The objects and purposes of this association are: 1. To promote and develop the business of transporting persons, goods, and mail by aircraft between fixed termini, on regular schedules, and through special service, to the end that the best interests of the public and the members of this association be served. 2. To advocate the enactment of just...
Page 66 - Before the opening of the annual meeting the president shall appoint a nominating committee of five members, none of whom need be members of the board of directors, and this nominating committee shall function as hereinafter provided. (a) The nominating committee shall present to the annual meeting nominations for...
Page 65 - The secretary shall keep a record of all meetings of this association and of the board of directors and perform such other and further duties as may be required of him from time to time by the president or the board.
Page 49 - ... is not reasonably required in the Interest of public convenience and necessity, and if the Commission shall further find that in either case the receipts or expenses of an...
Page 30 - Commission is hereby empowered and directed as soon as practicable to fix and determine from time to time the fair and reasonable rates and compensation for the transportation of such mail matter by railway common carriers and the service connected therewith, prescribing the method or methods by weight, or space, or both, or otherwise, for ascertaining such rate...
Page 49 - It shall be unlawful for air-mail contractors, competing in parallel routes, to merge or to enter into any agreement, express or implied, which may result in common control or ownership. After June SO, 1935, no air-mail contractor shall be allowed to maintain passenger or express service off the line of his air-mail route which in any way competes with passenger or express service available upon another air-mail route, except that off-line competitive service which has been regularly maintained on...