(DOWNLOAD) "Counselman v. Hitchcock." by Supreme Court of the United States ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Counselman v. Hitchcock.
- Author : Supreme Court of the United States
- Release Date : January 11, 1892
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 78 KB
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In the opinion of the Circuit Court, it was held that, under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution, which declares that "no person . . . shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself," a person cannot be compelled to disclose facts before a court or grand jury which might subject him to a criminal prosecution, or his property to forfeiture; that, under the Interstate Commerce Law, it is made a criminal offence, punishable by fine and imprisonment, for any officer or agent of a railroad company to grant any shippers of merchandise from one State to another, and for any such shipper to contract for or receive, a rate less than the tariff or open rate; that shippers, as well as the officers, agents
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