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49 USC 10303: Secretary of the Commission; public records Text contains those laws in effect on January 4, 1995
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§10303. Secretary of the Commission; public records

(a) The Chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission, with its approval, shall appoint the Secretary of the Commission.

(b) The Secretary is the custodian of public records filed with the Commission. Copies of classifications, tariffs, and all arrangements filed with the Commission under this subtitle, and the statistics, tables, and figures contained in reports made to the Commission under this subtitle, are public records. A public record, or a copy or extract of it, certified by the Secretary under the seal of the Commission is competent evidence in a proceeding of the Commission and in a judicial proceeding.

( Pub. L. 95–473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1342 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
10303(a) 49:18(1) (2d sentence). Feb. 4, 1887, ch. 104, §18(1) (2d sentence), 24 Stat. 385 ; Mar. 2, 1889, ch. 382, §7, 25 Stat. 861 ; June 29, 1906, ch. 3591, §8, 34 Stat. 595 ; Feb. 28, 1920, ch. 91, §§433, 440, 41 Stat. 493 , 497.
  49:17(4) (2d sentence). Feb. 4, 1887, ch. 104, §17(4) (2d sentence), 24 Stat. 385 ; Mar. 2, 1889, ch. 382, §6, 25 Stat. 861 ; Aug. 9, 1917, ch. 50, §2, 40 Stat. 270 ; Feb. 28, 1920, ch. 91, §432, 41 Stat. 493 ; Aug. 9, 1935, ch. 498, §1, 49 Stat. 543 ; restated Sept. 18, 1940, ch. 722, §12, 54 Stat. 913 .
  49:305(h). Feb. 4, 1887, ch. 104, 24 Stat. 379 , §205(h); added Aug. 9, 1935, ch. 498, §1, 49 Stat. 548 ; Sept. 18, 1940, ch. 722, §20(c), 54 Stat. 922 .
  49:916(a). Feb. 4, 1887, ch. 104, 24 Stat. 379 , §316(a); added Sept. 18, 1940, ch. 722, §201, 54 Stat. 946 ; Oct. 15, 1970, Pub. L. 91–452, §243(b), 84 Stat. 931 .
  49:1017(a). Feb. 4, 1887, ch. 104, 24 Stat. 379 , §417(a); added May 16, 1942, ch. 318, §1, 56 Stat. 297 ; Oct. 15, 1970, Pub. L. 91–452, §243(c), 84 Stat. 931 .
10303(b) 49:16(13). Feb. 4, 1887, ch. 104, §16(13), 24 Stat. 384 ; Mar. 2, 1889, ch. 382, §5, 25 Stat. 859 ; June 29, 1906, ch. 3591, §5, 34 Stat. 590 ; restated June 18, 1910, ch. 309, §13, 36 Stat. 554 ; Feb. 28, 1920, ch. 91, §429, 41 Stat. 492 ; Aug. 9, 1935, ch. 498, §1, 49 Stat. 543 .
  49:304(d) (related to administrative matters). Feb. 4, 1887, ch. 104, 24 Stat. 379 , §204(d) (related to administrative matters); added Aug. 9, 1935, ch. 498, §1, 49 Stat. 546 ; Sept. 18, 1940, ch. 722, §20(b)(3), 54 Stat. 922 .
  49:916(d). Feb. 4, 1887, ch. 104, 24 Stat. 379 , §316(d); added Sept. 18, 1940, ch. 722, §201, 54 Stat. 946 .
  49:1017(d). Feb. 4, 1887, ch. 104, 24 Stat. 379 , §417(d); added May 16, 1942, ch. 318, §1, 56 Stat. 297 .

The section consolidates and restates the source provisions for clarity.

In subsection (a), the 2d sentence of 49:17(4) is omitted as surplus.

In subsection (b), the words "shall be preserved" and "with like effect as the originals" from 49:16(13), 916(d), and 1017(d) are omitted as surplus. The word "arrangements" is substituted for "contracts, agreements, and arrangements" for clarity. The word "tariffs" is substituted for "schedules . . . tariffs" in view of the definition of "tariff" in section 10102 of the revised title. The words "rates, fares, and charges" are omitted in view of the requirement of subchapter IV of chapter 107 that rates, fares, and charges be included in tariffs. The words "is competent evidence in a proceeding of the Commission" are substituted for "shall be received as prima facie evidence of what they purport to be for the purpose of investigation by the Commission" in 49:16(13) for clarity.