The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-14
49, .,a,I.aad E.egisiation.

.,,,,,o, Smith has introduced bill
.S,'',,,,,,s ohio. which suggests sweep
S,,,. I.,,nt,c, in the railroad regulations Vi Ihc
State: .,.. o,c,, ,-,;,road COM
.,,U twice a wear, in March and sep
,omtcr fix it, through rates OF passcnSc'
f,rn, nv the mile. and shall charge no Hlori.
Ear any distance greater than one huhafeo
milo, For any less distance 1t may cHaro''
in addition to It's through rates. s'i:'ll sun
M, each passenger: and ~ compah! sun
make any distinction between paaseiiSc','
cvccpt that il may run trains NJ slF:cItt 10.
f,r n,,b,jc accommodation. II may ic'usc "
convey filthy persons OF those hH,!i ,oir,
e e%;r', 49,. II may sell communication
f;rlnts and convey children 4; hall lalc. !,
NOV saIect the ear which each passenger s'is':'
ocr;,nv proyilcd it be OF the Gas, p' 'l'.,'
W. ~: MA II may convey il, officers, en-
AZ .'IS' nn,,J ,,lorcrS and INDECENT persons,
i,o. nf clorre. but no otner person "'la'-
over. and any officer, agent, or clhlHoEc, "l"
cvndcs this provision by private arrangement
rcha,emcnt. or drawback, or IN any hE'nhci'
shall be fined or imprisoned.
The bill makes legal classification OF
freichts. embracing all the articles 70 w
f,pnd on large number OF different rail-
road classihc,ions, and making is niue W.
ration as possible from those no" III 'l7c
There are six classes corresponding 10 liic
dor3lc-trst, first, and Observation-Disclosures 81
cond, third and fourth. :.
II provides that each railroad company III
the state shall four times year hN auo p"''-
hsh lis through rates OF lrclSht on en-"
class Der mile by the carload. when Tue sumo
Is pas,iny over It's line from ono cohnccl'h-
line Of the road to another, ana It's through
rates hy the mile per carload, per toh' aii'
hundred weight for such class, Whch tiI'
SAME Is received from some connecting ilne
10 he delivered OH its own line, or Wicn .ii'
same is received on It's own inc 10 nc oc C,,
cred on the line of some oshcr roaa. lH'
rates so liked shall be the lawful rates II HAY
charge on AL distances OF more iIah ONE
hundred miles when any part oil inc %'llc y
in Ohio, and on any less distance II may ao',
n percentage as the distance is icsscneu; Du'
- ". n,c, <hn,l Il y" rcgrlrcd n 'l-ll>pn!
freight for less sum in the aggregate tlian II
Mv... &c uutnoII4rd " cn,not loi l"l''-
porting it ten miles.
Freight on fast freight lines shall pay Pre-
csclv the same as other freight, ana lts snip
p.rs shall have no preference over o'hci
.Linnr,s: and no officer, agent, or Cmploye,
OF .tlGlIlCS Oh tilN lil'i'''''
have any interest ia any express or last
t,ri"',t liuc do II business on such conpa'l! ;
road.
10 railroad company shall discriminate he
tween shippers in any manner, except tI'at 1t
may transport goods 70; charity, or may con-
vey article, or stock from any iaif Or cNilibI-
ton at reduced prices.
The rate, for transportation may not be
increased during the period for which the!
urc liked, but may DC decreased but II the!
are decreased they Shall not again he III
creased during the period for Which they
have been established.
Railroad companies are required to keep
postrd in each Of their dCp6to and stations
the lawful classification of 1rcights, the rates
of passenger fares per miles, the rates OF each
elias, of ireights per carload, per ton, and per
hundred weight. aud the distances between
all Of its stations aud dcrots, and iair
printed copy Of this law for public lnlorin;'-
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