The Placer herald., 1868-02-22
ROBERTS BILL,

Aos ionS PROMISED OIL OF SenatOr kooerto
Of Nevada county, reducing fares and frsigh,a
on the Central Pacific Railroad, was intro-
duced into the State Senate on Saturday last
Its provisions are a. folows:
An Act to declare and regulate the rates
Of fare and freight on the Central Pacific
Railroad Of California
Section l. There is hereby granted to the
Central Pacific Railroad Company Of CaIifor.
nia, ~ organized under The laws Of this State,
and to its successors apd assigns, and the
said company shall have and enjoy the right
and privilege, power and authority, Of charg.
ing, collecting and for all passengers and prop.
erty transported over its railroad between
Sacramento and the eastern boundary line Of
this State, each way. rates aud prices not
exceeding the following, to wit: Six oenta
per mile for each ton Of freight transported
over ito said railroad at an elevation less than
four thousand ieet above the level OF the sea,
and seven and one half cents per mile for
each passenger, and twelve cents per mile for
each ton offreight transported over its said
railroad at an elevation OF four thousand feet
and over aboveIth level Of the sea; provided,
that in no case shall said company be com.
PEELED to receive less than twenty-five ceuts
for any one lot Of freight for any distance, and
the ton shall be computed by weight or msas,
urement, according to commercial usage; and
each passenger shall be allowed seventy. five
pounds Of personal baggage, free Of extra
charge; and provided further, that said com.
pany may charge, collect and receive, in
addition to the foregoing rates, not exec ed
ing twenty-five per cent. thereof. 90 all
hazardous or perishable property, such a.
gunpowder and other similar exp losive com,
pounds, fuse matches, acids, fruits, glassware
and the like, but said company shall not be
compelled to transport nitro glycerine OF
other dangerous explosive compounds Of q
similar nature.
Sec. 2. The said company shall be aod
hereby is required to sell TO any person,
when demanded. commutaton tickets for
certain number Of trips, not less than ten.
over any part or the whole Of it's said railroad,
or any certain number Of tickets for single
trips, not less than ten in number, at any
one time 10 one person, at such rate OF
discount on the whole amount a. the ssid
company may from time to time declare.
such discount being not less than ten per
GEN.. on the gross amount Of the whole.
SEQ. 3. Tho said railroad company shall
keep, have and use, on their said railroad,
passenger cars Of two classes, which shall bs
denominated as first and second class car.
riages; and Of every regular passenger train
which shall run over its said railroad at least
one of the passenger cars thereof shall 10 .
second class carriage; and from every pa"
sepger conveyed by them on any freight
train, not more than two-ihirds Of the amount
Of passenger fare allowed and provided for
10 the first section of this Act.
Sec. 1. For every transgression of the
limitation prescribed in this Act the said
company shall be liable to the party az.
grisssd thereby ten times the entire
amount OF fare or freight so charged and
collected from such party at any one time.
and an action for the recovery Of such penal
ty may be brought in any Court having juris.
diction OF the amount claimed and of the
place where any station Of said company may
be situated where such passenger may depart
from the cars of said company, or Of any
place on the line Of said railroad where such
freight may be directed 10 be delivered; and
the said company shall and hereby is re-.
quired to appear and answer at such place,
in any Court Of competent jurisdiction, a.
to the service Of any summons iu
such cases. when duly made as prescribed by
law, as in other civil actions.
Sec. s. This act shall not be construed to
repeal, change, alter or impair the general
provisions Of the Act entitled an Act TO pro.
vide for the incorporation of railroad com.
pauies and the management of the affairs
thereof, and other matters relating thereto,
approved May 20, 1851, in any other par
ticuIar than as hereiubefors specially pro.
vded.
Sec. 9. This Act shall take effect on tho
!hirtietb day after its passage.