Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-30
NOTICE TO RAILROAD, TURNPIKE,
IN TOLL BRIDGE. CANAL OR NAVIGATION COMPANIES

NOTICE III RAlLhOAD, IUhNPJhE,
IN TOLL BRIDGE, CANAL OR NAVIGATION COMPANIES
or THE STATE or VIRGINIA.
Az Aor authorize TIE board Of public eoOrks Increase
ne rates Of toH % Dc charged by railroad and other
railroad, espress and other companies
[PAssKD 10Th, 1864
l. Be enacted by he General assembly, That whenever
any railroad turnpike toll BRIDGE canal navigation company
In thS state whose rates Of toll are by charter Dy
any law shall desire increase the same such
pany prepare tariff OF the tolls proposed 10 be charged
and the to the board q public WORKS,
in every three months thereafter IKE prepare and sub
mlt 70 tariff Of lis for like revision The said
By them to be proper revised
thereafter be the lawful rate toll be charged by sail
mission and revision provided that for express freight pack
ages Weighing than hundred and twenty i've pounds
railroad company increase the rates Of transportation
hundred per the first class feg and
Red express companies sevenydye per cent
vsed thai such railroad canal navigation company shall
entitled the privileges OF this act unless such shall
provide Intended for the conveyance OF
Sergers with ample Iuppy OF fuel light and water and snS
herein and on complaint public works. by any
traveller that such company Ia failed sappy ueh
the complaint be established the toll be cha ged
By the company falling shall thereafter be the rates heretofore
provided BY butt shs be found upon investigation, that
the said road canal navigation company used due
diligence furnish these ARTICLES and thar the default was
sequence OF their subordinate ocer In
violation of their orders rules that they may excused
charRng their employment the party violating their
orders aud rules and the officer discharged shall not be rein
sisted In his place during the present war.
shall be the duty oil rAgoad companies 70 have
their ucket oces opened agents The sale tickets
and At the rni Of such road the passenger
open for the admission Of ptsengr and baggage cara for the
reception OF baggage least hour before the advertised hour
OF departure Of such train.
connect their trains Ia connection unless the board OF
public works. for good and sufficient be reported to
aad said companies shall fall to run In connection shall be
unable agree upon time table for runang their trains,
90 % to connect Aforesaid the board Of public works shall
Ihe regulations RAINING the several trains and said
compSnes snail conform thereto provided the exgencs
on c military service or waut, Of the Confederate
nterrupng said schedule at any time shall exempt rail-
oS1 Or canal or navigation company from all penalties
under this act ,hS also be duty companies
passenger desire through tcket from any einus Of
any roads, any STATION COURT
house or at which stage regularly any terminus 10
any station depot along said connecting roads deliver
psng of the ke the points from and 10 which
such passenger 70 pc conveye and said companies shall de-
depot station than those before mentioned, check for his
baggage from GEy depot station such roads and sid
comp shall receive and transport srch passenger and bag
the Of destination, and shall settle between them
selves oompensan each 10 receive for such service and
II they agree regard heretc the board Of public works
hereby authorized TO TX such compensation and TO revise
and charges for such through service In the
event Of any baggage transported the thereof
may maintain action Tor the recovery oil damages jointly
lively whose lines embraced within the
which passenger and baggage be conveyed In which
or several judgment execution for smount Of sid
covsy the courts Of counties In which either Of said
pGneS liable be sued provided however, that In
der anal liability the company really delinquent In
said loss either one or more Of the gns, whom such
Of against either OF the companies
embraced aforesaid any rail road company falling 70
deliver ticket when requested Aforesaid SHALL In
addition the provided In the preceding Section be
liable fine Of not less than hy more than one thus md
doars TO be recovered for the benefit the commonwealth
by notion after twenty day notice. In any OF the courts afore
said
scrbei shall refuse abide by the decision Of said board
Ihs tolls esabhed by their charters and by the provisions
law shall continue be the rates to be charged BY said COM
pany.
higher rate Of compensation for express freight carried
over than my cent the amount the said rail-
road company authorised charge for like freight
packages hundred pouuds less, Intended for
hospitals shall be transported In at
half the tariff charges allowed for the transportation Of similar
packAges
T. livery express company SHALL upon the payment tender
Of the Of toll transport 10, and deliver at their
destination the line st the terminus Of the line Of
such company be indicated by the u:h articles
shall be delivered Its Office other receiving place.
sha practc Ioe be transported In the order CT
which shall be delivered and offered and the tolls paid
II any express company SHALL after payment teader Of
property delivered offered the
said company demand and receive Than lawful II
forfeit the Injured party TO be recovered
by motion acon than fifty than ave hun
any claim action against such company independent Of this
section.
o. The liability Of rail express company,
mon carrier diminished removed notice
BY any contract Unless the same be In wng signed BY the
parties.
10 shall In force from its passage and shall
nue In orse during continuance OF the and for
one year thereafter and no longer.
True oopy-Teste: 49,.
rnhQ4-csl Clerk II. Of D., and Keeper O the Rolls.