of consolidation mentioned in paragraph 5 and must be approved by the Commission.
b.
The bonds at par of the corporation which is to become the owner of the consolidated prop- erties, together with the outstanding capital stock at par of such corporation, shall not exceed the value of the consolidated properties as determined by the Commission. The value of the properties sought to be consolidated shall be ascertained by the Com- mission under section 19a of this Act, and it shall be the duty of the Commission to proceed immedi- ately to the ascertainment of such value for the properties involved in a proposed consolidation upon the filing of the application for such consolidation.
c.
Whenever two or more carriers propose a consolidation under this section they shall present their application therefor to the Commission, and thereupon the Commission shall notify the Gover- nor of each State in which any part of the prop- erties sought to be consolidated is situated and the carriers involved in the proposed consolidation, of the time and place for a public hearing. If after such hearing the Commission finds that the public interest will be promoted by the consolidation and that the conditions of this section have been and will be fulfilled, it may enter an order approving and authorizing such consolidation, with such modi- fications and upon such terms and conditions as it may prescribe, and thereupon such consolidation may be effected, in accordance with such order, if
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Publication Information: Book Title: Consolidation of Railroads. Contributors: Walter M. W. Splawn - author. Publisher: The Macmillan Company. Place of Publication: New York. Publication Year: 1925. Page Number: 3.
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