Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-10
NOTICE TO RAILROAD, TURNPIKE,
IN TOLL BRIDGE, CANAL OR EAvIGATIoN COMPANIES

NOTICE TO RAILROAD, TURNPIKE,
IN TOLL BRIDGE CANAL OR NAvIGATIoN COMPANIES
OF TIE STATE OF VIRGINIA.
Az AO. e.sOrts' r board q public ssorhs @ dnersSs:
c0npanlss declaring esrtdiR duties and liabilities q
raitr0dd, cePress aud other companies. szssts
lPAssKD 1OTH, 1854
/ Be saaeted by tAs General Assebiy, fha, whenever
any railroad turnpike toll bridge canal or navigation company
any prSVlsoa Of s desire the same, such
Psny shall prepare AG Of the tolls proposed 70 be charged
FOR thsT revision and such company shall, once
IL every months thereafter In IKE prepare and sub
board shall have authority make any change hen deemed
~ them be proper and s5t ar ;, revised and
company shall continue such until changed like sub
mission and and
carried BY any railroad company on It's own account the said
TAlrosd company may & -, s =, Sp IA ssT
express companies net sevsnave per cent pro:
yded INA. no such railroad, sana Or nAusAIon
provide and boa iltented for tAe GO is OF pas
s Aus clean and neal fr The comfort Of persons travelling
therein complaint to The board Of public works BY any
comic Is hsy examine Into The and II the truth Of
eonPas be established thee the rates Of ton % pc
BY company falling shall thereafter be The rates heretofore
provided by buth shall be found upon nvesgaton that
me os q s road canal or SSTs s N, SO%Rsy S,sa due
sequence Of I've failure Of some Of ner subordinate omces
Ieharrg from their employment party violating their
orders "a rasI oeer discharged shall not be REIN
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their ticket ocCs opened and their agents for The sale Of tickets
oDen for the admission pas sngS and baggage for the
reception Of baggage al least hour before the advertised hour
y sSS be he duly Of ra road companies whose roads
connect trains 10 connection, unless the board Of
he gsasral assembly, shall them from this Obligation
and said companies saad fan 70 run In connection or shall Be
uaaA = table for running their several trains
% aforesaid, the board Of public works shall
regulations RAINING the trains and said
Of the military service or van Of me
ro eaSai o. navigation npany from ali penalties
under % Il ha asO be the duty Of said companies when
any passenger ~ through hOks from any terminus Of
any aid roads or ron any station town court
vhcl btage regularly runs to any terminus or 70
10 hin o. gsgn ut sffe eket and check his baggage
specifying N ticket the points nom and 10 which
liver Z az passenger may get any other
depot Gon hAn those before mentioned check for hs
baggage and from any depot or station en- SUCH Ana %
shall receive and iranspor such and bag
II hey agree regard thereto the board Of public works
and an the tAa 81 charges for saeA through service IN ns
Of baggage thus transported The owner hereof
aTsnst ali or either Of The rain road companies fsspsc
lively neS OF road embraced within the route over
action such saA be evidence and obtain nt
several Judgment ana execution for ne amount Of said re-
pAnes liable be sued provided however, that in
der 70 IN TIE hsl liability on the company really delinquent IN
nav b. bsd sha Aer satisfy same right
Of action In ike against either OF the companies
embraced liable Aforesaid Any rail- road company falling 70
deliver check or ticket when a. Aforesaid snail
addition the recovery provided In the preceding section, be
less than hfy more than one housln
doars recovered, for the benefit OF the commonwealth
BY notion AFTER twenty days notice. In any OF the courts aoe
said.
II any company shall be dissatisfied with therste pre-
scbed shall abide by the decision Of said board,
tolls hed BY their charters and py the provisions
law shall continue 70 be the rata 70 be charged oy said COM
psny.
That Il shall not be lawful for any express company to
charge hher Of compensation for freight carried
over any ay per cent the amount the said rail-
road company IL authorized 70 charge for Ike freight
AL packages Of two huaded pounds or less ittnded Tor
nospA shall be transported Ia turn at
half the Arn charges allowed for he transportation OF similar
packages.
the Of toll transport 70, and deliver at their
proper destination line Al the terminus Of the line OF
such company be indicated by the owner Iuh articles ~
shall be delivered offered ~ It's ONCE other receiving place.
sous Ia IS far as prAcc,ss transported in the order q
time IN which sha be delivered AID offered and the tolls paid
rendered.
II any express company shall amer payment tender Of
The lawful tolls fail TO receive or 70 transport or 70 deliver
time any property delivered offered the
said shall demand and receive more than lawful
forfeit pay the jured party 10 be recovered
BY motion aon) Of not ess than any than ave hum
Any or action against such company independents Of this
The liability Of rail road or express company,
carrier shat not be Diminished removed notice or
By any contract unless the same be In wiling, signed BY the
TO- Ths act shan be Ia force from It's passage
nue IN force during Of the present and for
year thereafter and no longer.
True coPy-Teste; -
mhQ4--ca Clerk Il. Of D. and Keeper Of the Rolls