Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-05-27
AN ACT
April 80, 1852.


SEC. l. Be It enGeied By ne Genera. .assenl-
BIZ of he Slate Of Ohio, That it shall be the
duty of each and every railroad comPa-
nv whose line OF road extends or shall
hereafter be extended to any place in the
vicinity of, or to a point of intersection
wit h any ofthe navigable canals or 9TH
er works Of internal improvement be-
longing TO this State, to fix and establish
q tariff Of rates for the transportation Of
merchandise, produce, and other prop
erty consigned to or from such place
or point Of intersection; and it.shall be
uaIawfnl for such railroad company to
charge or receive any higher rate for
transporting similar merchandise, pro.
duce or property over shorter distance
Of It's road, than is charged or received
according to such fixed tariff for trans
portation to and from such places of in
tersection as aforesaid.
Sec. 2. That every such railroad
company shall publish its tariff of
rates on property consigned to and
from such places or points OF inter-
section, as provided in the preceding
section, and cause the same to be
kept conspicuously posted up at the
several business stations on its roadi
and it shall be unlawful for such
company, its officers or agents, to
charge or receive, directly or indi-
rectly, Tor trasporting 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
Ieas; ten days notice Of such change
given by bill or card, to be posted up
as aforesaid; and it shall be unlawful
} for such company, its officers or
agents, to evade or attempt to evade
! by drawback, free warehousing. or
= in anv other mode or manner. the
payment of full freightage, according
/ TO the printed tariff OF rates as here'
, in provided.
Sec. 3. That the Board OF Public
Works is hereby authorized and re-
quired TO permit each and every rail-
road company in this State, adopting
and adhering to such rate Of freight as
is prescribed by this act, to construct
suitable bridges across any naviga-
BILE canals and feeders, slackwater
, 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 oil said
board, and in such manner as will
: not interrupt or impede the naviga-
ton OF such canal, feeder, slackwa-
ter improvement. navigable river,
I 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 company desiring TO
, construct and build the same, shall
/, cause a complete diagram and plan
of such bridge, designating the point
or place of crossing such canal,
feeder, slackwater improvement, riv-
er. stream, lake or reservoir, to be
/, filed in the office Of the Board OF
, Public Works Of this State, and the
( same shall be approved oy said
: board, or by the acting commissioners
, in charge Of the division Of the public
= works in which said bridge shall be