Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-08

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HKADe'Hs DErAarnlxf or Hnlico,
Richmond, March 80, 1854
HILLYER, Ia negro man) the property of
VIM. Dunnavant OF kentueEy, employed o. Polk HoipIal,
h's any known authority JOHN sS H. WIsbrR
sp4-lw Brisadler General
NOTICE TO RAILROAD, TURNPIKE,
N TOLL BRIDGE. CANAL Or NAVIGATION COMPANIES
on THE STATE or VIRGINIA.
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railroad, tepress and Other companies.
[PAssED 1c1H, 1854
l. Be enacted by tie General Assembly, That whenever
IN b sie whose rates Of toll are limited By IL Charter Ss y
any provision shah desire 10 the same,
and shalI Suba he same board Of public soiis
for thei revision and such company iha At least ones
,an q l for IKE Ievi.iOn The .aia
shah have :. I, ,, any .1s ere
hereste be the lawful rate toll 20 be chsged By said
mission provided for express freight pack
ages weighing than hunde and pounds
.rSad sopany %ay increase the rates Of one
hundred cent the rates for nrst class freight and car
ned express companies net sevsnyeve cent pro-
yied railroad navigation company shall
entitled tn privileges OF this ACT unless such company shall
provide It's sened for the conveyance
seDges ample uppy Of fuel light and sater, and snail
the clean ard ns. The sonisr o. person. travelling
such Traveller any company JAILED supply uah
Ss S ,sbhed thea the Of toll to be chang
by the fsng shall thereafter be the
the said road canal navigation company used
diligence furnish these articles and that the default Wssnc
sequence Of the failure Of OF their subordinate ocers
violation ules, that they he excused
d.harIg from their employment The party 50 violating ta.
orders rules and the officer SO discharged shall not be rein
stated In lis place during the present war.
sna also be the duty Of the railroad companies 70
opened and their agents for the sale Of IL
attendance, and the termin Of tuch road the passenger
open m the admission Of pas engrs and baggage cars 70
reception Of baggage at least one hour before the advertised
g. IL shall the duty Of rail road companies, whose ros
connect the trains Ia connection, unless the board
public works. for good and Sufficient reasons, TO be reported
assmsiy shal release thea from this Obligation
companies shall fail 10 In connection, or SHAH Dc
unable gee ne table for running their several rsns
prescribe hs regulation, Tor running the several sn, an "a
companies shall conform thereto provided that the exge
interuptsg schedule any time shsn exempt rau
navigation company from all blame penses
any may through any terminus
any roaos from station At or town court.
any depot along roads, 70 deliver
him. payment fire. ciet and check for Ii. baggage.
cyng the face Of ke the points from and 10 which
such be conyeye and SAID companies Oh ALI 90
liver % sao os.c M for G
and from depot station On tuch and SAID
gage 70 the point desnaon shall settle between them
the each TO receive for such service and
are hereby Authorized revise
the tariff Of charges for sach through service In the
the thereof
nntan action Tor the recovery Of damages Jointly
against a,nt either Of the rail road comPapies
lively embraced within Tie route
wcn passenger and baggage 70 be conveyed In which
uch ctet and checI saa be evidence and Joint
or several Judgment for the Of I'D
In the courts OF counties In Which either Of said DOM
der The ana sbly on the con p.ny really dsnqusn 10
said Of the companies against whom such
recovery may be had SHALL after satisfying the same have right
embraced liable aforesaid Any rail- road company falling
deliver check or ticket Wit requested . Aforesaid sna N
liable fine Of lss Than fifty more than one hous.nd
sitter tweny days notice, in Of the courts sore
scrbed abide b. the decon Of said board
the tolls esab hhed BY their charters and tho provisions
Of law shall continue to Be ae rats DC charged y sAd COM
s. Tha. shall not be l.wfa for any express company to
charge higher Of compensation for freight carried
over any than h cent the amount the said rail-
road company authorised 70 charge for like freight
soldiers or hospas shaI be turn,
charge, aoved for the transportation Of similar
company shs upon ts P.y%ss. or tender
on the line or st The terminus Of The ns Of
such % be indicated BY the owner iush articles -
proper condition transp The property Of ali
shall far practc be transported 10 the order Of
time 10 which ,ha be delivered and offered and the tolls paid
II any express company shall ansr payment or tssdsr
reasonable time any property 80 or offered or the
company dsmsnd receive lawful.
~ less @
srsd dollar. ss under this section ,a. no. lice
section. Nst
mon CARRIER shs not " any notice OF
by unless the same be In wiung signed BY The
TO- This &C. shall be passage and shall con-
nae during The continuance Of tue and for
year thereafter and no longer.
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