Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-02
MAYORS OFFICE
NOTICE TO RAILROAD, TURNPIKE,
IN TOLL BRIDGE CANAL OK NAVIGATION COMPANIES
THE STATE VIRGINIA.

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IN TOLL BRIDGE, CANAL OK NAVIGATION COMPANIES
or THE STATE or VIRGINIA.
Az ACT authorize tie board Of public toorks Increase
s cs and declaring csrGia au.ss and liabilities Of
railroad, sspress and other companies.
[PAssKD MARCH 1CTH, 1861
l. Re II enacted 6y ne General Asssmbly That whenever
any rr turnpike tO Bulge canal or navigation company
st,te, whose rat OF toll limited BY s caaer or
pAy shall prepare tAn Of the tolls proposed TO be charged
oT beiI revision; and such company shall, a.
every hree months th.reAsr in Ike manner prepare and sub
mis- to tArG Of tyl, for nie reyiaion The said
shall authority to make Oh tnereln, deemed
by tm be AMI sii tariffs 50 revised and coee'e
sal thereafter be the Lawful rate toll % De charged % ssii
company shall connus such un changed uPoa Ike sub
uon revision provided that for freight pack
ayes Weighing than Two hundred aEd pound
carried by railroad oomSy On is own account the said
hundred per ctn the los nst clsSs e hi and
expesI companies net over seVep ve per cent Fo
DC cot privileges OF ssc unst sGca shall
provide boat ieened for the conveyance Of pas
pgefs VITA an ANGLE Euppy iu light and Eater and th
keep clean and neat r the oom persons travelling
AID compnt 10 ih7 board Of pubic works. by any
,noh Ayev hat such company ha faie1 supply urh
c1mo they sba eXs1ine ito th1 ee and the Truth ci
me be eSDied then the rates 0. toll 10 be charged
IS The Company falling shall thereafter be he rates hsretotors
divided Uy buff shI be found, upon investigation, that
he ocsrs OF sd road cana or company used
dgence 10 farn1 and the default
failure OF some OF Ser suoo' dnste ohces In
OF their or rules thattaey may te reused upon
dscharsgg their empoyns TOE y.olaang t-er
and the oncer SO discharged snail MT be rein
be the uuy the raibosd csmpaJis 70 have
their ticket opened their sgents for The sale Of cke
ATTENDANCE e ternin Of such passenger cars
open submission Of eugtrs aud esggsge ca Tor the
Of at hour before headvef.ed hou
Il sas Se ps oa,y rail- miles, whose roads
connect e trains 10 connection, unless the board OF
pu5c works. good and sufficient rtasons 10 be reported to
general assembly, snsi release them tom his obdgatohi
utaOt - Trssss Inc hoard 81 pusic SorkS anal
prsobe hs regulations running the several tinJ and sa
aais s1ai CONFORM thereto divided that the .xgencs
Of the military wat' Of the Confederate Government
ip.arr anti gsad
Ioss or navigation company from ell blame penalties
unae th act shal the duy Of said companies when
INV passenger through uc6et from sny terminus Of
ANY roads, from am saOn at or near town or court
use 81 shicn stage regularly iuns TO any simiaus o. 70
ay stson depot along ssd conoec n roads, TO deliver
him, payment fire. cAet aud cheek for u. baggage
sp cyng the lace OF the ke the points rom aud 70 Shon
sh be conYeye aud said companies th de-
po station than those before mentioned, check Tor has
and from soy depot or aon On sach roads, snd sd
gsse 70 ths Pons ., % a % aS srvas and
n y ssrse 10 res thereto Che board Of public works
hereby such compensation, and 10 revise
aud az the charges for through service In the
ay loss of baggage thus anspe the owner thereof
may maintain action the recovery OF damkges Jointly
ugey whose lines OF embraced within route
which such passenger ana baggage are 70 be In wh
uch tcEet and check snail be evidence 1hd oStn oin
or several Judgment execution for the Amou@t Of pId
coyerF In toe OF cOunHes In witch either Of acid
panis liable 10 be sued provided however, At
der 10 the hna liability the company really delinquent In
may be had shall after the same have right
Of like against either OF the companies
deliver check ticket whom requested, Aforesaid SHALL in
provided In the preceding section
ne Of not less than fifty pan thousand
dollars for the benefit commonwealth,
by laoton twenty dAy notice, The
said.
II any company shall be dissatisfied with the rate 10 pre-
scbed shall refuse abide b. the decision o board,
ma tos esab i.hed by their charters py provoni
OF law continue TO BE- the rates to be charge b. said
pany.
charge higher rate compensation for freghL carried
nifty cent on h amount the said rail-
road company authorized ehargs Jr like reght
package OF hundrtd pounds less iLtsnded for
hospitals sha be transported In turp, at
charges allowed for the transportation Of similar
packages.
Livery express company SHALL upon tie payment tender
OF the lawful OF toll trGnpo to- and deliver Ct their
proper destination the line the terminus u the line OF
uch cempsnyt be indicated by the owLer such articles
In proper condition 10 be rausp The property OF all per-
hs far praccIe, be transported tbs order q
time 10 which shall be delivered AID offered and tie tons paid
| or rendered. r.f
II any express company SHALL after payment tender OF
lawfu tolls f 10 receive to transport 70 deliver IN
reasonable time property delivered or offered or ts
said company ths Demand and receive ban Is lawful
shall forfeit and pay the Injured party ito be recovered
by mo)n aoon) than ATTY hSn nve an
d dor ard recovery under this section shall not preu dice
aay claim action against such company Of h
| section.
g. The liability rail road express company, CON-
carrier aha be dlrln shed Dy noice Of
by contract unless she be In w1ing, signed by tn
parties -
TO- This be in force s passage and shall
time In force during Continuance Of t1e sent fo
one year tha eater and no longer.
WA GORDON.
mh24-cSs Clerk II. OF D., and Keeper Of the Rolls