Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-04


Az ACT 70 authorize tie board Of public tcOrks 10 fnoreass
lie rates q oil e Ss sh ssi. S Es sSS s and S
railroad espress and other companies
gAssKD iOTH, 1864
l. Bs H enacted by Tie General Assembly, That whenever
Any r.rcad turnpike o bage canal navigation company
No lis state whose rates t5 are uted BY s oy
any provision shall desire increase tho such
and ssn subait The the board CT public vOris
for heI revision and such soTps0y shall at least once
n said board taG Of lis, for like Ievoo. The said
board shal have enlLoy 70 make any ca heren MED
~ them 70 be proper ami SAID tariffs 30 feei and corrected
be the lawful rate toll 20 chsged BY sail
company hha continue such until chalged upon like sub
mission revision DIVIDED that 70. express freight pack
ages not than huud ed twenty-five pounds
roSd COMPANY may increase e rates Of one
hundred per etn the rates fof FIRST class e h and
sj for express companies net over sevsnoVe per CENT ro.
vi led such railroad, canal navigation company shall
he entitled tn privileges OF hc unless such COM shall
fct gers with ample supply Of fuel light and raer and al
The sane clean and Leaf m The s SSm 1S % persons sost S Az
traveller that such company ha failed 70 supply iueh
the COMPLIANT be established then tas rates OF toll to he charged
Nv the company II falling shall thereafter be raesheretoOre
e ocs said road canal or navigation mpsay used dSs
diligence furnish these arc,s and that the fault vas In
sequence OF failure Of SONS OF their subordinate oces In
violation OF their rules that they may excused upon
dsehargDg from their employment the party SO violating their
81 ted In his place during the present var
It shall sso be the eHty Of Ge rsIoad composites 70 have
and IT The termn Of nch Iosd the passenger cars
admission enBrst Oasg5ge Tor
tece ton Of at est hour bsore
oe departure Of ssch tram.
Connect their Ia connection, unless the beard Of
ub works good and sufficient gssoLs be reported
sud said rompaneS Shall fail to "a Connection shall be
sgree upon fine table for ruanng their several trains
h eguous ronnng the several trains and ssid
companies ssa conform thereto provided that tie eIgencss
erruptsg said schedule at time shah exempt ra
rosf or navigation company from all blame penalties
NM
passenger desire through tcke from terminus OF
use or As hcn stsge regularly any tsrnu to
any such dep tlODg sad qg roads, deliver
him. on payment u 4e cAet snd cheek ice hi baggage
specifying the face OF the ticket the points from and 10 which
passenger to conveyed and said companies shall de-
liver any passenger who may get on such traits AZ any oht
depot station than those before menio1sd check for his
o shall receive aod ran1port such pssssngsr and bag
20 the peln Of defamation and shAl t.e bssesn them
they cannot agree in regad thereto he ssad Of public works
authorised TO tx such on, and to revise
and the tariff Of charges for slch through service In the
loss Of baggage thus ranspo ted eowner thereof
may maintain IN seen Tor recovery Q, damages jointly
against all Sn either OF the rail- road comp respec
lively whose lines OF road embraced within ne route over
passenger baggage be conveyed in whh
action luch ticket snail evidence ioin
several judgment and u;lon fof the smouet 81 said
panes liable TO be sued provided however that
der the anallabiy the company really delinquent in
aid loss OF the companies Lnst whom
may behashs after satisfying tbs same have Alright
action like against either OF the companies
embraced liable Aforesaid Any rail road company falling
deliver check ticket whrn requested Aforesaid SHALL In
liable to ane Of not less than y nor more than one
dollars recovered, for the benefit OF the
motion, after twenty days notice. Of the courts
| said.
II any company shall be dissatisfied wi rate 90 pre-
scbed shall refuse TO abide By the decision OF said
tolls esab hed by theft charters oy provisions
law shall continue be the rates TO- be chAre5y said
pant.
s. That shall be llwful for any express company
charge higher OF compensation for ght carried
road than fifty per onh aodnt the said rail
road company Is authorized charge FOX like freight.
All packages of hundred pCunds Intended for
camp hospitals shall betrsnsp)ted
half tha a charges allowed for The trss rtaon Of similar
packages.
livery express company SHALL upon tie payment tender
Of the lawful Of toll transport to- and deliver at their
experimentation the line, the terminus Of the line Of
such ccmpsnyto be indicated by the owner u:h articles
shall be delivered offered ST Its office receiving place,
shall far pr4cc soe be transported the order 81
time In whcs shall be vered aid offered and tie tolls paid
| or rendered.
II any express company sha after payment tender OF
tie lawful tos f1l tran1porr 10 deliver
reasonable time any popeTtyo delivered offered II the
said company shall demand and receive han Is lawful
tha forfeit and 10 the Injured party ito be recovered
BY oton aciion) OF than ff an Eve hun
del doSrs a1d under this session shall ,ot prejudice
any claim or action against such isoenten CT THU
| section.
The liability rail- or express company, as COM
mon CARRIER cha not be Diminished notice
| parties -
TO- This act Shsh be It's plss &C. and shall
nre In force during continuance Of war; and fol-
one year theresfter and no longer. -
True cOpy-Teste:
mh0i-es! Clerk H. Of D., and Keeper Of the Rolls