556 SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. C11. 309. 1910. sions of this section within thirty dafys from the time it is lawfully required so to do, such Lparties shall orfeit to the United States the sum of one hundred dollars for each and every day it shall continue to be in default with respect thereto. The commission shall also have authority to require said carriers to file monthly reports of earnings and expenses or s ecial reports within a specified period and if any such carrier shall fiiil to file such replorts within the time fixed by the qornmission it shall be subject to the forfeitures last above provide ·’ I by inserting in lieu of the paragraph so stricken out the folowmg: ·
cg "Said detailed reports shall contain all the required statistics for
§i,§§Q2d_°°’ p" ° thehperiod of twellye rililq-nthexgndiing ogighe thértieth dag of June in eac year or on the t ty- t ayo ecem erin eac year if the oornmissidn by order substitute that period for the year ending June thirtieth, and shall be made out u11der_oath and filed with the commission at its office m_ Washington within three months after the close of the (year for which the report_1s_made, unless additional time be wlgennlty lan mm- grante in any case by the commission; and if any carrier, person, or "u““"° corporation subject to the pgilvisrons of this Act shall fail to make and file said annual reports wit the time above specified or within the time extended by the commission, for making Bling the same, or shall to make specific answer to any question authorized by the fpiovrsions of this section within thirty days from the time it is . law y required so to do, such partfy shall forfeit to the United States the sum of one hundred dollars or each and every day it shall Mont.h1y,peri0d1ca.I, GOILt·1I1\16 to be 111 default with respect thereto. The commission
"’P°"“·‘“‘ shall also have autgiorlgity by gciglieral or ipecial orders to require said
carriers or any o them_ to e mont y reports of earnm and expenses, and to file periodical or special, or both periodit§il and special, reports (cioncermng girly mpigters abouthwhicn the commission IS au oripe or require _ _ or any other aw to in r to keep itself informed or which, it is required to enforce; aicidusfiigh periodical or special reports shall be under oath whenever the com- Pcnnlry rernum. mission so requires, and if any such carrier shall fail to make and file any such_per1od1cal or special report within the time fixed by the P _ r wu commission, xt shall subject to the forfeitures last above provided? ,,m§,§,,0,§’$,c__“,f§g Sec. I5. That Dothing H1 this Act contained shall undo or im air impaired- any prpjceedings hereto ore tiakpln lg or before the Interstate Oldmmerce omm1ssion_ or any o the cts of said commission d ' any cases, proceedings, or matters now pending before it, thencorig mission mayeexercise any of the powers hereby conferred upon it, as a ould proper 1.D cases, proceedmgs, or matters hereafter initiated; and nothing in this not contained shall operate to release ogiqffegtagny pbl1gation,dhl:;b1hty, penalty, or forfeiture heretofore e s in ams or mcurre _ yan *person co oration f . ,,_},°i§‘;°b§‘,§§f,$,§’d;°d Sno: 16. That the President ii. hereby aiiithorized, (tba`;sji)5f>inl0Ha coargejggggizegggigt commission to investigate questions pertaining to the issuance of gm. stocks and bonds by railroad corporations, subject to the provi-
- ""’·P·‘"‘*· ions oig the Actgto regulate commerce, and the power of Congress
regu ate or a act the same and to fix the com ti f th pe§T_gi»ggrm¤¤¢¤fe¤· §eml’pers pif snclpl tcommigsioni Said commission glililla bin eiiid ig ere y au orize o em o experts to aid i th k f ' and examination, and such cli-zrks, stenogra hefls, ariidlbtheroudisfgnugs C°*¤P€¤5¤¤¤¤· as may be necessary, which employees shall be paid such compensa- D tron as the commission ma deem just and reasonable upon a certifimgggpgijmmdepm cate to be issued by the chairman of the commission. The several ’ departments and bureaus of the Government shall detail from time ` to time such_oflicials and employees and furnish such information ¤=¤¤¤¤·=¤- to the commission as may be directed by the President. For the
