Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-03

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PASSED 1OTu, 1854
l. Be enacted by tie General Assembly, That wseisVsr
any rsresa turnpike toll bdge, canal navigation company
any provision Il shall desire 70 increase tbs IAs such
ha prepare tAG Of the tolls proposed be charged
for then revson and such company shall, a. !eis, eEes
m 10 said board tadG Of tl for Ike revislon Tie said
shall authority 10 make chsn e therein deemed
sSa thefeaef be toll be charged BY said
company shs continue such until chsOged upon like
mon and rion provided that for express freight on pack
ages weighing than two ed and twenty pouadi
By any railroad company iu own account tue aid
huadred per cent over the rates nst elias, ~ and
med for express e9mpSse net over scysnyavs per o.a. o,
ensd TO N. privileges Of this uness laea shall
KEGS the sane clean persons AysDy
.Ssh ays ny sach cOnpsSy Ia ae 10 saPy u
cnuo, they shall examine into tbs cGe sad tbs ruth Of
coapznI etsbhed hea tao rates o. o 10 Do chs
ny the company falling shall thereafter be The TGtes
provided BY Ia. buti shah be found, invesgh6oD a.
the cces OF s'id road canal or Navigation omPAnJ nied due
gence fGnb these arcs aud thA the dsAus
sequence OF ts e Of some OF ,asr subordinate osces in
0son OF Their orders or rules, hst they &c sxeuIsd
from their employment the parry 90 violating t1sr
or ELS rules. ocsr discharged shall
lated IN lis place durirg the present war.
il shall also be the duty Of The railroad conparies 70 have
III tokcs opened and their agents for dcks
aeo5aOee and st tennl Of such road the pssngs
open slon OF passengers, ane baggage for ihs
Tecson Of bssg ct least one hour bsore headvesd houf
OF cepsruse Of saeh irain.
D. il ahsl b ta dWy OF rail- road cOmptnl,s whose reads
the hns c0nnechon uelctI bears
puOc works. for coed and Sacen IssoHs be rePorsa 70
gsne.a ssemsy snail release Shear frog .is obligation
unable agrce open lime table Tor unsing sr
aforesaid Me board Of Pusc works shall
hS regulations Tor rGnpuS the several trains ssd
ceaaie sal! conform hetet0 provided that ,ss .Igsness
nerluptsg schedule 1t suy time shah exempt any RAD
cseI navigation company from al blame penshel
IN Ter ihsla be The du Of isi copIneS whea
any passenger 81 through from any
any said roads, from s,aon at or cour
e or at vhca alag. regularly runs to any srunuI or "
him. payment 81 f.re, ticket aud ehekor lis baggage
p.fynS GA tas ac OF the ke, point. fc and TO Vh
sh asfenser eonveyei; said compAns, shsL
any passenger who such trGira ohsr
pot station ,hsn those before mentioned, check for bis
Baggage and from any depot station ouch rosdi and S
comp shall transport Ecch passenger aud bag
.s e s gsa 81 @ s sSs sss 49, S.ssssa so.s
5y authorised 10 az sush eompensaton and 10 revise
aud e ar Of charges for through service. In
may mnsin action IoE the recovery Of dsnNs.s Jointly
against alns thet OF the rail road compSse, rSpse
sey whose lnes OF road are em0rA.ed within reue
which senser aud bbggags be cohy ed, n WhoA
such ucKet and checS saA De evidence o5iln nt
Judgment aud e1sulon fo the o. said
cvey tie ecurt OF eoun In vEich ehsr CT said
aus now soe 10 b. snsd provided however, s in or
Del to loa liability the company resIy Delinquent Ia
,yry NAV be had shall after stfyins ths saIs I'm
o. Econ like against either of ,he eonpsnlsl
eSbrace Liable as Aforesaid Any Ia rosd company Milling 20
addition recovery prOSia.d in the preceding s.c.op
oe 10 hne CT not Las than fifty than hoHssDd
dsrs teIecoyereu, 70; the benefit the
~ aolon, after twenty days notice. Any hs
said
II any company shall be dissatisfied vi u The rAs 50 pre-
serb d. and shall reu. TO ABIDE BE- the decision q board
thu tolls esaodshed by Their charters AMI by provIloni
Of law SHAH continue b tie rates to be chaYsdoy sad
peny.
shall be lawful for any ezrels company
charge higher rate Of compensation for txpes freight carried
any rail road than h cent he amount the said rail
road company Is authorized charge fJE Ike freight
All packages OF huadged pounds sI itt,ndsa for
folders hospts shall be tramp 1Eted Ia
half tbs tAG charges allowed for The transportation Of a
packages.
Every express company SHALL upon TIE ptymert sender
OF the LAWFUL rates OF toll tanpot to- ard deliver hsif
proper des nation the line the terminus u the ns Of
such c9psnyto be indicated by e ouer tueh articles
eha be delivered offered at Its ONCE other receiving psee
proper condition 70 be ransp Itsd Phs property o. AL
sSns sha far practicable be transported In the ordar Il
ie In shhI be delivered asd oGrst End tie tolls paid
or rendered.
s. II any express company shall aer payment ie1dsr Of
tie aSal t6 fall TO receive to 70 deliver IN
reasonable time spy propes delivered or oned or II he
SID cem?any shah demand and receive tncre han 10 Avfg
shall forfeit and psY the lj1fed party 60 be recovered
ny motion aoon less hy shan I'VE han
any claim action agsnst such company dependent IL h,
sectlcn
.. ghe liability rail- road express comp ~ COM
mon carrier Lha net be dnhd nodce
BY ay eonrtc unlesI the be In wiicg aligned By hs
parties .
TO- This shall be in force PAY g. and shall con-
true Ia force during the capnEanoe Of te and ior
ons year theseafer and no longer
Trus copy--Teste:
wa y. GORDON,
mhzi-cS. Clerk II. Of D., and Keeper OF ths Rolls