Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-24


NOTICE TO RAlL9pAD, 1UayP.B III,
TOLL BsinGE 1ANaL on nAvI6ATiOE COMPANIES
authorize TIC board Of pu5c ,conFs % iHcreass
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railroad, eePress and other companies.
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1. Be enacted by ae Geacrdl Assembly, That wiepessr
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any provision or shall desire toincss ths
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for hs sss@ and usa % 6: a.
said board taH Of lis, for Ike revoa. The slid
By proper and sal tlrs revised and
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mission and revision provided that Tor express freight pack
ages weighing than two huad add twenty pounds
carried By railroad company on s own account he said
raosd company increase the rates Of Transportation
per cent the rates fOE t class e HI and
sd for express eompsne neto seventy per CEN o
ed has such ralroad canal or nav gaton shall
provide for the conveyance pas
ergss WITT an am supply Of us set and saer and a.n
heren aLd com9t TO the board Of public works. BY
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the complaint be established then the rates OF toll TO be ged
BY the mpany falling shall thereafter be the heretofore
provided BY Law but shall DC found upon investigation tast
the Officers u said road canal navigation company nsed due
diligence to farna these arc AID 1s the default In
sequence OF s failure Of subordinate omcers In
Of their orders rules that they may excused
rules; and the officer discharged shall REIN
shs also be the ouy u the r4oad companies
their ticket offices opened snd their agents for the sale Of tickets
10 ATTENDANCE aud a. The erni II such road the passenger
open for the admission OF Pssengrs ani baggage ca for the
reception Of baggage at hour before ae advertised hour
shall duty OF rail road complnles whose roads
connect thelr trains Ia connection Of
he general assembly, shall them this obi
Andn said companies shall f 70 in connection snail be
connect sfresad the board OF public works shall
prescribe tbs regulations roaming the trains
OF the military rce or waat Of hs Confederate Government
nterrupsg said schedule at time, shah exempt any rail
road navigation company from ali blame penalties
under ts act hall aso be the duty o. said companies when
passenger desire through tcket from any Of
any sid ToAcs from any s,a ion court
shca stage regularly any termlDus
such station or along sad connecting roads 10 deliver
him, payment Of fire, aud his baggage
specifying on the face Of the ukei the points and
such TO &c conVeye and sAd companies Ih de-
LIVER passenger who yet such trails hr
depot or station Than those before nsnoaed check for his
baggage and from ay depot station on such roads and said
shall and such passenger bag
selves the ccmpenss receive for such service and
II they agree regard thereto Of public Won
and az the tan Of charges for sach through service In The
auy loss OF baggage thus transported the thereof
against ans either OF the rail road c,mpases fepee
ey whose lines Of road embraced within the
which and baggage be conveyed In which
action uch ticket and ehecE sla be evidence OBTAIN ioLt
ssvefa 40 iof tne Aaouat Of "a re-
psnes liable TO be sued provided however,
said oss either companies inst whom such
recovery may had SHALL ng same have right
action like against ether OF the companies
deliver check ticket VII requested, Aforesaid sns In
the recovery proyii In the preceding section,
nne of less than hy than thousand
doa TO he recovered for the benefit the
byoon, after twenty days notice. In Of the
said.
II any compsny shall be dissatisfied with the rate 40 pre
scrbed III 10 ABIDE the decision Of said board
tbs tolls esAb hhed by ther charters and the provisions
law shall continue to BE- Tie rates 10 be charged said
8 That shall ivfal any express company TO
charge higher Of cmpensaon express freight carried
raj road than MY cent thu amount the said rail
road company Is authorized charge for like freight
All pAckag OF two huadf pounds less, tended
soldiers hospitals shall be )rted Ia
tariff charges aoEei for the Of similar
packages.
livery ezpreis company SHALL upon payment tender
Of the LAWFUL Of toll tanpo to, aud deliver their
destination the line 1t the terminus the ne Of
/ company 10 be Indicated Sy the
shall delivered offered is Office receiving psce,
proper condition TO be It'd The property Of all
Eha far pracc Die be transported In the order
time which shall be delivered ADD offered and the tolls paid
or rendered.
any express company SHALL amer payment feeder Of
he lawful tolls "a TO receive ~ deliver In
time any property delivered offered or the
said company thall demand and receive Than lawful
sha forfeit and 10 the red party TO be recovered
motion aon) Of NOS ss than h than hum
dox AID recovery under this shall prejudice
claim action against such Oompsry independent q this
section.
o. The liability OF a rail road express company as con-
carrier be dirin sh ID 0y any
contract unless the be Ia wIlng signed by the
10 TA ACT sh. be IN force frA It's passage and shall con-
nue In during the Continuance Of present
year thereafter and DO longer.
True copy-rese:
WM. y. GORDON,
mh24-c8s Clerk ii. Of D., and Keeper OF the Rolls.