SIXTYJTIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 309. 1910. 553 "In all cases where at the time of delivery of property to any m§1§;g’Q§'é; g{;g;19$Bg* railroad corporation being a common carrier, for transportation ` subject to the provisions of this Act to any point of destination, between which and the (point of such delivery for shipment two or more through routes an through rates shall have been established as in this Act provided to whic through routes and through rates such carrier is a party, the person, firm, or corporation making such shipment, subject to such reasonable exceptions and regulations as theblntelpsagiitip Conplmercril Coménission shall) from time pp Emp preg scribe, s ave the rig t to esignate in writing y w ic o suc through routes such property shall be transported to destination, ~and it shall thereupon, be the duty of the initial carrier to route said Issueof through bill . pro erty and issue a through bill of lading therefor as so directed, g{,é§{l§{g’ °t°" as "` andp to transport said property over its own line or lines and deliver A the same to a connecting line or lines according to such through 6 route, and it shall'be the duty of each of said connecting carriers ‘ to receive said property and transport it over the said line or lines and deliver tlie same to the next succee;1lip)%ca_r1iiegl· or cépnsiginple Pr accor to the routin instructions in said o a ing: ro/ml e , @***0- . }wweviii?gThat the shipier shall in all instances have the right to iiziieliilceofcompetmg determine, where competing lines of railroad constitute portions of a through line or route, over which of said competing lines so constituting adportion of said through line or route his freight shall be trans orte . “Iti) shall be unlawful for any common carrier subject to the pro- t,£f“,f}‘§g§*I§u};‘!fg’$,‘gj visions of this Act, or any officer, agent, or employee of such com- mwmi. mon carrier, or for any other person or corporation lawfully authorized by such common carrier to receive information therefrom, knowingly to disclose to or pprmit to be acquired by any person or corporation other than the s 'pper or consignee, without the consent of such shipper or consignee, any information concerning the nature, kind, quantity, destination, consignee, or routing of any property tendered lplr ldeliyered to such colpgmondcarrzplr fpr interstate transplortation, w `c in ormation ma use to e etriment or preju ice of such shipper or consignee,yor which may improperly disclose his business transactions to a competitor; and it shall also be unlawful m{*¤¤·>ivi¤¤· ¤¤¥¤W· for any person or corporation to solicit or knowingly receive any such _ information which may be so used: Provided, That nothing in this §§,‘{,°Q*,§‘{;0,, ,0, ,,8,, Act shall be construed to prevent the giving of such information in v¤>¢¢¤¤· res onse to any legal process issued under the authority of any state or f)e<leral court, or to any officer or agent of the Government of the United States, or of any State or Territory, in the exercise of his powers, or to any officer or other duly authorized person seeking such ngformation for} the prosecution of persons charged with or suspected Adjustment of M 0 crime; or in ormation given y a common carrier to anot er car- 0,,,,,,,, ' rier or its duly authorized agent, for the urpose of adjusting mutual traffic accounts in the ordinary course ofp business of such carriers. "Any person, corporation, or association violating any of the lpro- pemn¤y in- viola- Visions of the next preceding paragraph of this section shal be "°"”‘ deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and for each offense, on conviction, shag gay to the United States a penalty of not more than one thousan dollars. "If the owner of property transported under this Act directly or glggggzmfggijgy indirectly renders any service connected with such transportation, gte., furnished iis} or furnishes an instrumentality used therein, the charge and allow- “*“""°" ance therefor sliall ipe np more than is jus; and reasonable, and the Coneeeninmmen by commission ma , a ter earin on a com aint or on its own i11itia— ‘°“‘ tive, determineywhat is a reagonable chaxpge as the maximum to be paid by the carrier or carriers for the services so rendered or for the use of the instrumentality so furnished, and fix the same by appro-
