 It is one thing to inquire whether the rates which have been charged and collected are reasonable — that is a judicial act ; but an entirely different thing to prescribe rates which shall be charged in the future — that is a legislative act.  Reports of Cases Determined in the Appellate Courts of Illinois - Seite 423von Illinois. Appellate Court, Martin L. Newell, Mason Harder Newell, Walter Clyde Jones, Keene Harwood Addington, James Christopher Cahill, Basil Jones, James Max Henderson, Ray Smith - 1901Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate Commerce - 1902 - 270 Seiten
...States, in the maximum-rate case, already cited, announced the following rule of constitutional law: It is one thing to inquire whether the rates which have been charged and collected are reasonable—that is a judicial act; but an entirely different thing to prescribe rates which shall... | |
 | Joseph Nimmo - 1903 - 68 Seiten
...Case, 167 US, 479.) At the same time the court announced the following rule of constitutional law : " It is one thing to inquire whether the rates which...charged in the future — that is a legislative act." The significance of this, as explained, was that if the Commission should be invested with the rate-making... | |
 | Minnesota - 1903 - 1096 Seiten
...speaking for the court, says : "It Is one thing to inquire whether rates which have been charged nnd collected are reasonable, that is a judicial act; but an entirely different thing to prescribe rates to be charged in the future, that is a legislative act." To recapitulate, in my judgment your first... | |
 | 1904 - 694 Seiten
...of the United States. In the Maximum Rate Case,1 the Supreme Court used the following language : " It is one thing to inquire whether the rates which...charged in the future — that is a legislative act. . . . " The power to prescribe a tariff of rates for carriage by a common carrier is a legislative... | |
 | George Gunton - 1904 - 672 Seiten
...but in no degree legislative. Among other things the Court said : "It is one thing to inquire whether rates which have been charged and collected are reasonable...but an entirely different thing to prescribe rates for the future — that is a legislative act." In the opinion of the Commission there can be no effective... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate Commerce - 1905 - 332 Seiten
...prescribe rates. In the course of the opinion, delivered by Mr. Justice Brewer, it is said (Ibid., It is one thing to inquire whether the rates which...charged in the future — that is a legislative act. Further on the extent of the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission are defined as follows (Ibid..... | |
 | Henry Fink - 1905 - 254 Seiten
...United States. In the Maximum Bate case, 167 U. 8., 479, the Supreme Court used the following language: 'It is one thing to inquire whether the rates which...charged in the future — that is a legislative act (p. 499). 'The power to prescribe a tariff of rates for carriage by a common carrier is a legislative... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate Commerce - 1905 - 1150 Seiten
...legislation can be carried on by means of a commission. (Reagan v. F., L. and T. Co., 154 US, 394.) It is one thing to inquire whether the rates which...charged in the future — that Is a legislative act. These cases are there cited : C.. M. & St. P. Rwy. Co. v. Minn., 134 US, 413; Reagan t>. F., L. and... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce - 1905 - 436 Seiten
...1. In deciding the Maximum Rate Case ( 167 US, 479) , the Supreme Court of the United States said: " It is one thing to inquire whether the rates which...charged in the future — that is a legislative act." 2. At a hearing before the Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce on March 10, 1898 (p. 9 of the hearings),... | |
 | National Association of Railway Commissioners (U.S.). Annual Convention - 1905 - 162 Seiten
...In the so-called Maximum Rate Case (167 US, 479), the Supreme Court used the following language : " It is one thing to inquire whether the rates which...charged in the future — that is a legislative act. "The power to prescribe a tariff of rates for cnrraige by a common carrier is a legislative and not... | |
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