The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-06-09
! Laws of Wisconsin.
published april l6, 1864
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AN ACT TO amend chapter 79 fthe revised stat
utes, entitled "of railroads
The people 1i the state of Wisconsin represent
ed IN senate and assembly, d. enact io4@
lows
Section / Chapter 70 Of the revised statutes
entitl ed ''of railroads., ID hereby amended, a.
fjIlows: TT shah be and s hereby intde the duS
~ Of every railroad company operating and run
ming their road within this state. to receive for
suipmeIit and trans portatjon any and all grain
thai shall to offered 20 sucn company, THEN au-
yhOrized agents, servants employees, Tor
TRANSPORTATION over their road, to make and de-
liver for such grain consigned to any con5igaee
Or consigBees, the usual bin of ladng to the snip
per or consignor thereof TO transport and carry
all such grain over their aid road, at the tartH
OF charges adopted by sGCh company and then IN
force TO such elevator, warehouse or mill as
toe same may be directed or shipped TO by the
6ller shipper or cousignor OF such property and
t. deliver such grain 10 the actual consignee or
coasgnees thereof, at such warehouse or place
VI storage as may be designated az the place %
delivery thereof by SUCH c0psIsnee Or c3uslgHees
pr0Utded, the same can beso delivered to him Or
chem at any elevator, warehouse or mill " any
track Connecting herewith, at any distance not
sreater~ taan on8@hall mile thereirom by whom-
sOever Lard crowned, over which such company
has or shall have tho right or privilege 70 run
d cir cars; and IN no case shall any railroad
company make any increased or additional
charge Tor Inc transportation OF S1CH gram as Il
nay be obliged to deliver TO tue cOuslgnee of
;onsignees thereof, except ia cases where the
company is equITed 10 pay ToE TIE use OF suCH
= acs; and in all such cases additional or IN
creased charge shalFeXceed the sum so actually
reJuired to be paddy the company for the right
and privilege to run th cir cars over sGch Track
Sec. 3, IL shall bslaWIuI Tor The owner Or
owners of any elevator, warehouse ormIll at any
stat OIL On the line OF ct the termination OF any
raiheed in this STATE, to construct from Suca ell
eva OF, warehouse or mill railroad track 10
the rnck of any railroad company, and to con-
meet with the same BY switch at his or their own
expense, and it shall be the Gaty or any such
railroad company to permit and allow such cons
oecton Such side track ami switch shall at all
times be under the control and management OF,
and kept in repair By such railroad company
0royided, the party for wE)se benefit such side
track and switch shall be constructed, shall pay
to such railroad company the actual cost OF nam
tanning and operating such side track and swltch
which payment shall be made monthly; ana III
case such payments shall not be made a. aooV
provided, then aud in that case the obligation $
of this section upou said railroad panles shall
| from and thereafter cease and be imperative az
against them until such costs and expenses are
July paid.
| to be an amendment to each and every railroad
charter or grant in this state, made pursuant t.
the right Of amen dment reserved IN tie cOnsttu'
| ton,
| section 4. In case any railroad company, Oh
their agents. servants or employees, shall neg
ect or refuse to comply with any or either OF the
provisions ofthis act, such railroad company
| shall for each aud eve such violation or re'usa
forfeit and pay the sum Gritty l50) dollars suci
penalty to be collected as other fines and penat
| Ties are collected and to be paid over one hal
to the person in whose name the petition II
| brought, and the balance to be paid into th'
| county treasury of the county where such &C
ton is prosecuted, for the benefit Of the schoo
! fund; and in addition thereto, she'll pay TO th
person aggriey ed such damages as he may sus
! tain.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be il
force from and after its passage.
| Ap proved April Z, 1864.