It shall be the duty of the officer in charge of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce to gather and collate statistics and facts relating to commerce with foreign nations and among the several States, the railroad systems of this and other countries, the construction and operation of railroads, the actual cost of such construction and operation of railroads, the actual cost of transporting freight and passengers on railroads, and on canals, rivers, and other navigable waters of the United States, the charges imposed for such transportation of freight and passengers, and the tonnage transported.
Mar. 3, 1875, ch. 129, § 118 Stat. 352Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 1032 Stat. 829Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, § 137 Stat. 407Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 137 Stat. 736May 29, 1928, ch. 901, § 1(105)45 Stat. 994(, ; , ; , ; , ; , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1928—Act , discontinued the report of Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce to Congress on commercial relations of the United States.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Transfer of Functions
Act , transferred certain duties of Department or Bureau of Labor to Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
Act , transferred Bureau of Statistics from Treasury Department to Department of Commerce and Labor.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
section 172 of this titleFor transfer of functions of Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, see note set out under .