MCL - Act 300 of 1909
AN ACT to define and regulate common carriers and the receiving, transportation, and delivery of persons and property; to prevent the imposition of unreasonable rates; to prevent unjust discrimination; to insure adequate service; to provide for certain powers and duties of certain state agencies and officials; to provide for the promulgation of rules; and to prescribe penalties for violations of this act.
History: 1909, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909
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Am. 1984, Act 10, Imd. Eff. Feb. 16, 1984
| Document | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Section 462.2 | Section | Michigan railroad commission; qualifications and duties of commissioners; removal; pecuniary interest prohibited; oath; compensation and expenses; chairperson; meetings; quorum; vacancy; investigations, inquiries, and hearings; employees and appointments; offices; rules; conferences. |
| Section 462.2a | Section | Applicability of act. |
| Section 462.3 | Section | Definitions; scope. |
| Section 462.4 | Section | Common carrier; duty to serve; rates; through routes; rates; joint rates. |
| Section 462.5 | Section | Free transportation; penalty; freight; tickets. |
| Section 462.6 | Section | Switch connection with private side track; order of commission; rules; spur track; payment of cost and expenses; disagreement. |
| Section 462.7 | Section | Interchange of traffic; preferred freight; routing by shippers or initial carrier; steam railroads and interurban and suburban railroads; drawing cars and merchandise of connecting lines; local traffic; intrastate traffic. |
| Section 462.8 | Section | Railroads to furnish cars; shortage, preference, regulation by commission; demurrage. |
| Section 462.9 | Section | Charges for longer and shorter hauls; governing rate. |
| Section 462.10 | Section | Schedule of rates; filing with commission; public inspection; rate change; joint tariff; form of schedules; filing and publication of rates required; complaints; military traffic. |
| Section 462.11 | Section | Special contract rates. |
| Section 462.12 | Section | Freight classification. |
| Section 462.13 | Section | Maintenance of depot facilities; joint maintenance by connecting railroads; discontinuance of passenger service; approval of commission; appeal of order of commission. |
| Section 462.14 | Section | Sidetracks, spurs and branches; control by commission; abandonment or removal, procedure. |
| Section 462.15 | Section | Continuous carriage of freight; unlawful acts. |
| Section 462.16 | Section | Rate discrimination unlawful; compensation for incidental service. |
| Section 462.17 | Section | Traffic discrimination unlawful. |
| Section 462.18 | Section | Receiving rebate or discrimination; penalty. |
| Section 462.19 | Section | Civil liability. |
| Section 462.20 | Section | Failure to report unlawful. |
| Section 462.21 | Section | Fees; disposition. |
| Section 462.22 | Section | Rate investigation on complaint; hearing, order for change in schedules; separate hearings; dismissal; rate investigation on motion of commission; order; complaint by common carrier; through rates; joint rates. |
| Section 462.23 | Section | Commissioners; powers; issuance of subpoena by court; witness fees; depositions; record of proceedings. |
| Section 462.24 | Section | Orders of commission; rescission or amendment. |
| Section 462.25 | Section | Rates; classification and regulations prescribed by commission to be prima facie lawful; express companies. |
| Section 462.26 | Section | Appeal to court of appeals; injunction; equitable powers; preliminary injunction; additional evidence; judgment on amended order or original order; appeal to circuit court; burden of proof. |
| Section 462.27 | Section | Process; practice and evidence; incriminating testimony; perjury; immunity; orders as evidence. |
| Section 462.28 | Section | Common carriers; authority of commission; blanks; inspection; order to produce books; penalty. |
| Section 462.29 | Section | Common carriers; contracts and free transportation lists; annual free transportation list. |
| Section 462.30 | Section | Common carriers; annual statement, contents, time; blanks; additional information; earnings and income, report. |
| Section 462.31 | Section | Freight tariffs; filing. |
| Section 462.32 | Section | Unreasonable rate or practice; regulation by commission. |
| Section 462.33 | Section | Accidents; report; investigation, expense. |
| Section 462.34 | Section | Equipment and structures; inspection; notice of repairs; orders as to rate of speed and use of defective equipment; penalties, forfeitures. |
| Section 462.35 | Section | Rules regarding maximum speed limits; order; effective date of speed limit. |
| Section 462.36 | Section | Equipment and structures; authority of commission. |
| Section 462.37 | Section | Equipment and structures; hearing prior to order. |
| Section 462.38 | Section | Equipment and structures; refusal to obey order; penalty. |
| Section 462.39 | Section | Fences; inspection, construction. |
| Section 462.40 | Section | Bill of lading; liability of carrier; statements of charges. |
| Section 462.41 | Section | Violations; investigation; enforcement of act. |
| Section 462.42 | Section | Investigation of claims. |
| Section 462.43 | Section | Liability for violations; penalty. |
| Section 462.44 | Section | Police powers vested in commission. |
| Section 462.45 | Section | Substantial compliance. |
| Section 462.46 | Section | Rights of action; penalties cumulative. |
| Section 462.47 | Section | Mandamus; injunction; civil remedies. |
| Section 462.48 | Section | Record of proceedings; report to governor, contents, publication. |
| Section 462.49 | Section | Powers, duties and privileges transferred to commission; saving clause. |
| Section 462.50 | Section | Legislation; hearing on changes; recommendations. |