Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-09
[PAssED MARoH 1OTH, 1854

I railroad, espress and other companies.
passed HARoH 1OTH, 1884,
l. Be enacted by tie General Assembly, whenever
turnpike toll BRIDGE canal navigation
eate whose rates Of toll limited By M charter BY
any Of Las. shall ds1 , to The same such com
and Iubnit the the board Of public WORKS.
in every three months hereafter
mi. % said board tariff Of Ills for IKE REVISION rs said
be anu SAID tariffs so revised and
company and such until changed upon Ike sub
revision provided that for express freight on pack
ages not weighing more hsn Two ana
railroad may increase the ratee Of one
He'd for companes over per pro-
vifed such railroad canal navigation shall
provide boats intended for the Of pas
erger with ample supply OF fuel light and water and shall
clean and neat fer the comfort OF travelling
and complaint 70 the board Of public works. BY any
such traveller that such company has failed to supply iuch
comforts they shall examine Into the and the truth OF
the complaint be established then the rates OF toll TO be charged
by the company falling shall thereafter be the rates
provided by bu shall be found upon Investigation, that
officers Of said road canal navigation company used due
SEQUENCE Of the failure ocsrs
their orders rules that they may be excused upon
orders add rules and the discharged rein
stated 10 his place during the present war.
shall also be Me duty OF the railroad companies 70 nave
their Ticket Offices opened and their agents for the sale Of tickets
la NJ the termin Of such oad the passenger
omen for the pas enge and baggage for the
baggage least hour hour
Of departure Of such rain
D.
TO their rans nconnecon, unless the board Of
public for good and sufficient reasons TO be reported
said companies shall fall 70 in connecon or shall be
unable 70 sgee upon time table for running he several trains
so As 70 connect as Aforesaid public shall
prescribe the regulations running the several trains and said
shan conform thereto provided that the exgencits
of ne military service or wants Of the Confederate
nteruptsg said schedule at any time, shall exempt any ran
under this act It shall be duty said companies
any passenger may desire through ticket from terminus OF
any said roads, or from any station near
which regularly
depot said connecting roads, 20 deliver
DsoynT on The face Of the ticket the popts
passenger be conveye and said companies shall de-
depot or station those before msntOned check for his
and from any depot or station en- such and sad
gage the point Of destination and shall settle between them
selves The each = 70 receive % To ana
are hereby authorized TO nx such compensation and 10 revise
and AZ charges for such through service In the
event Of any baggage transported the thereof
may maintain action for the recovery OF damages Jointly
lively whose lines embraced within the route
which passenger and baggage are 70 be conveyed In which
action ticket and check shall be evidence and obtain Joint
or several Judgment and execution OF said
In me s9ST, o. any so1nss ~ .soh sns o. sd CON-
der TO liability the company really delinquent In
S SsS Say Be had ha after the have
action in Ike manner over against either OF the companies
deliver ticket when requested Aforesaid, SHALL In
addition to the recovery Proyid In the preceding section be
liable 10 not less than fifty than thousand
dollars to recovered for the benefit OF the commonwealth
by NOTION after twenty days notice. In any OF the courts aore
said.
cbe and shall refuse 10 abide the decision Of said board
the tolls hed by their charters and Dy the provisions
law continue 10 be the rates be charged BY said
psny. "a .
over any rail any the said rail
Is authorized to charge for Ike freight
packages hundred pounds Less, htended for
soldiers camp hospitals shall be transported In at
hall the tariff charges allowed for the transportation Of similar
packages.
Every express company SHALL upon the payment tender
the lawful Of transport and deliver their
proper destination the line at the terminus Of the line Of
such company be indicated BY the owner such articles
In proper condition transported The property Of all
sons Iha practicable be transported In the order OF
which shall be delivered and offered, and the tolls paid
rendered. sf..l
any express company shall ater payment tender Of
transport, 10 deliver In
reasonable time any property delivered or offered the
said company sha demand and receive Than lawful It
shall forfeit and to the injured party sum 10 be recovered
by motion acon) OF notices. than y more than i've hun
drei dollars ad recovery under this section shall not prejudice
claim action against such company independent oil this
section.
The liability Of rail road express company, as COM
CARRIER aha not be diminished removed by any notice or
BY contract unless the same be In writing, hgned BY the
parties.
TO- This shall be force s passage and shall
nue force during the continuance Of the present and for
one year iheresfter and no longer.
50 wM.F GORDON, e.
mh24-c8t Clerk II. Of d., and Keeper Of the Rolls