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quasi-legislative capacity

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From 284 U.S. 370 - Arizona Grocery Co. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. · 1932Most cited · 879 citing opinions

When under this mandate the Commission declares a specific rate to be the reasonable and lawful rate for the future, it speaks as the Legislature, and its pronouncement has the force of a statute.