Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-03-01
VOL. 81. NO. 9.

July, clghfeeA hundred and ninety, into the
Treasury, the balance then unpaid of tie prin-
oipal and interest Of said bonds, and shall fur
ther agree 10 re5ace It'll local charge for trans
portation Of grain, -four, cattle, iron, minerals
| and other property, as hereinafter provided;
| and if the said company shall, ia the manner
aforesaid, Oh or before tie frs; day of July
next, make and enter into With tbo Common
wealth Of Pennsylvania written contract to
that effect, and shall on or before said day de-
liver the same in the office Of the Auditor
1 General, then and in such easp, and ia oonsid-
eFaiien thereof, the Gomnl5nwealta Of Penn
/ sglxRaia shall not at any tino hereafter lay,
| impose. levy or collect any tax or duty Upon,
| or in respect to freight Or tonnage passing
j over the said Pennsylvania Railgoad or the
| Harrisburg, Poi tsmoath, Mount JOY and Ian
easter Railroad, o. any part Of them, or either
of them, unless like tax shall al the same
siule be imposed, laiA or levied upon all other
railroads or railroad companies Of this Com
monwealth; aad all laws imposing taxes or da-
! upon !reigh1 or tonnage npon tha railroads,
caRals aud siackwater navigation companies,
for the use OF the CommonWealth. be and they
| are hereby repealed. aud 30 further or other
proceedings shall be had or taken 40 tho part
Of the Commonwealth to enforce tie collection
Of any tax or duty, or obligation given there
for, Or Judgment recovered, or obtained in
pursuance Of any existing laws on tonnage
carried or conveyed on tile railroad of said
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, or on that OF
any other company incorporated BY this State,
and the said companies shall bo by the proper
officers of the Commonwealth, exoneFated, re-
leased and relieved from every lien end liabil
ity to The State on account thereof
SEC. 2. Tuat from and after the passage of
this Act, all railroad, canal and slackwater
navigation companies Incorporated BY this
State, and liable fer the payment Of taxes on
duties on tonnage, imposed By any laws here
t0fore enacted, shall lnake reduction or their
charges for transportation on their local
freight, as fixed by their respective toll sheets,
on the FIRST day Of February, one thousand,
eight hundred and si1ty-one, equal ia the full
aDopn. of the tax or duty phaFeaablo rrcu
such freight or tonnage by the laws aforesaid
the present Rihter rates between FIRST day OF
Doceia5er and the first day Of aIay, shall ba
considered as 6xed st 80 cents per hnpdred
lbs. for first class, 75 cents per hundred lbs
Tor second GLASS, 81 cents per hundred lbs. for
third class, and 40 cents per 100 los for fourth
class. Summer rates between the FIRST day OK
May and first day of December in each year,
shall be IS cents per 100 lbs. for first class,
so cents per 100 lbs. f9r second GLASS, 80
cents per 100 los. for third class, aud 40 cents
per 100 lbs. FOR foarth class, on all trade car
rled between Philadelphia and Plttsburg, and
failure on the raft OF either Of said Compa-
nie5 to make such reduction, shall render the
Gompany SO neglecting liable 10 the Common
wealth. tor double the amount of the tonnage
tax heretofore chargtable against them upon
trade aud every such Company shall, within
thirty days after the passage of this Act, un-
der like penalty, 6le 10 the office of she An-
dtor General, u1der the oath of the Presi-
dent or other proper officer, toll sheet Of
their rates of charges for transportation Of
LEGAL rrsights, upon the FIRST day Of February,
one thousand eight hundred aud sixty-one, ac-
companied by statement of the reduction to
be made in pursuance of this Act, and the said
rates az 50 reduced shall be the highest rates
that an be charged for tha transportation OF such
freight and tonnage By any Company accepting
the provisions Of this Acts Further, the Penn
sylVauia Rairoad Company shall not at any
time charge or collect on any description of
freights from any eastern or suaborrd cities to
Pjttsbnrg, higher than the gross rates charged
or collected by the same route from same
polnts to any point Nest OF Pittsharg nor
shall the said Pennsylvania Railroad Company
charge or collect rates on any description OF
freights from Pntsburg 10 Philadelphia, Baisi-
more, New York or othet seaboard cities, high
er than the gross rates that may he charged
BY the same route from any point west of Pitts
Pittsb1rg ID the same points on the same oe-
scgiption OF property. The local rates from
Pntsbprg or Philadelphia TO stations on the
line of the Pennsylnania R.ilroad shall at no
time exceed the gross rates charged through
between Philadelphia and Pittsburg; nor shall
local rates between any two stations On the
road between Philadelphia and Pitssburg ex-
ceed the through rates as made from time 10
time uuder the provisions af this Act, nor
shall the rates charged to any local point ex-
oeed these eh-rged to any poins of greater dis
tance II toe salue direction from the place of
shipment; lind further, all shippers Of west
srl pro1ucss, uader through ~bils ef ladlng,
from any point weat Of Plttsbnrg, to the sea-
board cities, shall have the privilege OF dispo-
'ing OF their property at Pttsburg, By giving
tlmsly notice, before lis arrival at that point,
% tue transfer agents of the Pennsylvania
hailroad Company, end by delivering up their
Larough oiiis OF laiIng, thus releasing the
Pennsyivania Rsiiroad Company from all lia-
niilty on account thereof. III she property Is
not sold at Pittsburg, the owner, consignee Or
shipper of s4id property shall have the right
% deliver tbs same to tho transfer ageucy Of
he Pennsylvania Railroad Csmpauy at i'tts-
oarg, and forward the same within ten days
lftsr its arrival a. Pittsburg, under the
conditions and rates OF the origioal through
5ill II lading.
SEC. 5. That the Pennsylvania Railroad
company SHAH be liabisNin taxation for all
s,ate Purposes, and tie eal Company shall
lns same sate Of taxaittn which 10 0oR
,r may hereafter be- imposed BY auy general