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tion 3, the particular person, company, firm, corporation, locality, or traffic claimed to be accorded undue or unreasonable preference or advantage, or subjected to undue or unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage, should be stated. See Rule III(m). If the discrimination be under Section 4, the particular provision of the section claimed to be violatedthat is, whether the long-and-short-haul provision or the aggregate-of-intermediate-rates provision—as well as the facts constituting such violation, should be stated. See Rule III (0).]

X. That by reason of the facts stated in the foregoing paragraphs complainant- has/have been subjected to the payment of rates [fares or charges, etc.] for transportation which were when exacted and still are (1) unjust and unreasonable in violation of Section 1 of the Interstate Commerce Act, and/or (2) unjustly discriminatory in violation of Section 2, and/or (3) unduly preferential or prejudicial in violation of Section 3, and/or (4) in violation of the long-and-short-haul [or, aggregate of intermediate rates] provision of Section 4 thereof. [Use one or more of the allegations numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, according to the facts as intended to be charged.] That complainant has/have been injured thereby to his/their damage in the sum of Dollars.

Wherefore complainant- pray- that defendant- may be [severally] required to answer the charges herein; that after due hearing and investigation an order be made commanding said defendant- [and each of them] to cease and desist from the aforesaid violations of said Act, and establish and put in force and apply in future to the transportation of between the origin and the destination points named in paragraph hereof, in lieu of the rates, [fares, or charges, etc.] named in said paragraph, such other rates, [fares, or charges, etc.] as the Commission may deem reasonable and just [and also pay to complainant- by way of reparation for the unlawful charges hereinbefore alleged the sum of , or such other sum as, in view of the evidence to be adduced herein, the Commission shall determine that complainant- is/are entitled to as an award of damages under the provisions of said Act for violation thereof], and that such

other and further order or orders be made as the Commission may consider proper in the premises.

Dated at

19.......

[Complainant's signature.]

[Office and P. O. address.] [Attorney's signature.]

[Office and P. O. address.]

Form No. 1.

§ 347. Form of Answer.

BEFORE THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION

v.

ANSWER

DOCKET No...........

THE

RAILROAD COMPANY

The above-named defendant-, for answer to the complaint in this proceeding, respectively state-:

I. [Here follow appropriate and responsive admissions, denials, and averments, specifically answering the complaint paragraph by paragraph.]

Wherefore defendant- pray- that the complaint in this proceeding be dismissed.

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§ 348. Form of Petition for Leave to Intervene.—

BEFORE THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION

v.

DOCKET NO.

PETITION

Come- now your petitioner-,

and respectfully

represent that he has/they have an interest in the matters in

controversy in the above-entitled proceeding and desire to intervene in and become a party/parties to said proceeding, and for grounds of the proposed intervention say-:

I. That [petitioner or petitioners should here state nature and place of business, and whether a corporation, firm, or partnership, etc., as in Form No. 1].

II. [Petitioner or petitioners should here set out specifically his/their position and interest in the above-entitled proceeding in accordance with Rule II (e).]

III. [If affirmative relief is sought see Paragraphs III and X and prayer in Form No. 1.]

Wherefore said pray- leave to intervene and be treated as a party/parties hereto with the right to have notice of and appear at the taking of testimony, produce and cross-examine witnesses, and be heard in person or by counsel upon brief and at the oral argument, if oral argument is granted.

[If affirmative relief is sought insert appropriate prayer here.]

Dated at

19

Form No. 3.

[Petitioner's signature.]

[Office and P. O. address.] [Attorney's signature.]

[Office and P. O. address.]

§ 349. Form of Petition for Rehearing or Reargument.

BEFORE THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION

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Come- now the complainant- [or defendant-] in the above entitled proceeding and respectfully petition- the Commission to grant a rehearing [or reargument] therein, and in support of said petition respectfully show-:

I. [Here set out specifically the matters claimed to be erroneously decided, with a brief statement of the alleged errors, in conformity with Rule XV of the Rules of Practice.]

Wherefore petitioner- pray- that a rehearing [or reargument] be granted in the above-entitled case and that the Commission enter such further order or orders in the premises as to it may seem reasonable and just.

Dated at

19.......

Form No. 4.

[Petitioner's signature.] [Office and P. O. address.] [Attorney's signature.]

[Office and P. O. address.]

Claim No.

§ 350. Form of Reparation Statement Under Rule V.—

of Richard Roe under the decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission in Docket No.

Date of shipment

Date of delivery or tender of delivery

Date charges were paid

Car initials

Car number

Origin

Destination

Route

Commodity

The undersigned hereby certifies that this statement has been checked against the records of this company and found correct.

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Collecting Carrier Defendant,292

By JOHN SMITH, Auditor.

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292 If not a defendant, strike out word 'defendant,"

Weight

RICHARD ROE, Claimant,

By JOHN DOE, Attorney,

STREET, CHICAGO, ILL., March 15. 1920.

Rate

293 For concurring certificate in case collecting carrier is not a defendant.

As charged

Should be

Amount

Rate

Amount

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