Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-06-07
LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
mo 6l. AN ACT

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Prescribing Tariff of Freight on Rail Roads,
Sec. 1. Be 1T enacted by the General
assembly of the State of Ohio, Tha,
il shall belhe duty Of each and every rail.
road company whose line Of road extends
or shall hereafter be extended 70 nuy pfuce
in the vicinity Of, or 10 point of intersec-
ton with any Of the nayigable canals or
other works of internal Improvement be-
longing to this State, to fix and establish
tariff OF rates for the transportation of mer.
chandiz,, produce and other property cons
signed to or from such plnce or point Of
intersection; and il shall be unlawful for
such ruilroad company TO charge o. re-
.ceive any higher rate for transporting simi-
slar merchandise, produce or property over
shorter distance Of its road, than is charg-
ed or received according to such fixed tariff
for rtransporta.ionto to and from such places Of
intersection as Aforesaid.
Sec. 2. That every such railroad con1-
pany shall publish its tariff Of. rates on
property consigned to and from such places
or points Of intersection, as provided in the
preceding section, and cause the same to
be kept conspicuously posted up at the sew.
eras business. stations on its road; and il
shall be unlawful for such company, its
officers or agents, to charge or receive,
directly or indirectly, for Transporting any
property consigned as aforesaid, any less
rate than is designated on such printed card,
until the same shall have been changed by
an order of the board of directors Of such
company, and at least ten days notice Of
such change given by bill or card, to be
posted up as aforesaid; and it shall be un-
lawful for such company, its officers or
agents, to evade or attempt to evade by
drawback, free warehouseing, or in any
other mode or manner, the payment of full
freightage, according to tho printed tariff
Of rates as herein provided.
"A Sec. 8. That the Board Of Public
Works is hereby authorized and required
to permit each and every railroadcompany
in this State, adopting and adhearing to
such rate Of freight as is prescribed by this
act, to construct suitable bridges across any
navigable canals and feeders, sackwater
improvement, navigable rivers, streams,
lake or reservoir, with which any of the
canals of this State are united, or with
which they are connected, where the line
of such road or roads necessarily cross the
same, under the supervision Of said board,
and in such manner as will not interrupt
or impede the navigation of such canal,
feeder, slackwater improvement, nayigable
river, stream, lake or reservoir; Provided
however, that before the permission Of said
Board shall be- given for the erection of
such bridge or bridges, the railroad com.
pany desiring to construct and build the
same, shall cause complete diagram and
plan Of such bridge, designating the point
or place Of crossing such canal, feeder,
slackwater improvement, river, stream,
lake or reservoir, to be filed in the Office o.
the Board Of Public Works of this State,
and the same shall be approved by said
board, or by the aching commissioner in
charge of the division of the public works
in which said bridge shall be proposed to be
built, acting by authority Of said board,
which approval shall be in writing, and
endorsed on said diagram; Provided, further,
that no bridge shall be erected under the
authority Of this act, which shall not be
subject of the proper cost and expense OF
the company building the same, TO such
changes and alterations as may become