The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-05-05
Ghe SaiIg Arsas.
Monday, Nay s, 1879.
The New Railroad Law.


now only requires the signature Of the gov
ernor to become law on the list day of July,
1873,
A BILL for an act TO prevent extortion
and unjust discrimination In the rates
charged for the transportation of passen.
gers and freights on the railroads in this
state, and 10 punish the same and pre-
scribe a mode Of procedure and rules of
evidence in relation thereto, and 20 re-
peal an act entitled AN act 10 prevent
unjust determinations and extortions in
the rates 10 be charged BY the different
railroads in this State for the transporta-
ton Of freights on said roads. approved
April 7, A. ID. 1871.
SECTION !. Be 10 eHactsd by tho people
Cfthe State Of TRihofs, represented IN he
General assembly, II any railroad corpora
ton, organised or doing business in this
state under any act OF Incorporation, or
general law Of this State now in force or
which may hereinafter be enacted or any
railroad corporation, or which may herein.
after be organized under the laws of any
other State, and doing business in this
State, shall charge. collect demand
or receive more than fair and reasonable
pOrtation OF passengers or freight, Of any
description, or for the use and transporta-
ton Of any railroad ear upon It's track. or
any of the branches thereof, or upon any
railroad within this State which it has the
right, license, or permission 10 use, oper-
ate, or control, the same shall be deemed
guilty OF extortiOn, aud upon conviction
thereof shall be dealt with as hereinafter
provided
SEC. .. III any such railroad corpora
ton aforesaid shall make any unjust dis
elimination in its rates or charges of toll,
or compensation, for the Transportation Of
passengers or freight Of any description, or
for the use and transportation Of any rail
road car upon its said road, or upon any of
the branches therefor upon any railroads
connected Herewith, which it has the
right, license, or permission % operate,
control or use, within this State, the same
shall be deemed guilty Of having violated
the provisions of this act, and upon convie-
ton thereof shall be dealt with as herein
after provided.
SEC :. IL any such railroad corpora
non shall charge, collect, or receive for the
transportation OF any passenger, or freight
ot any description, upon its railroad, for
any distance within this State, the same.
or greater amount OF toll or compensation
than Is at the same time charged collected
or received for the transportation, in the
same direction, OF any passenger, or ike
quantity Of freight Of the same class, over
q greater distance Of the same railroad or
II II shall charge, collect or receive at any
point on its railroad, higher rate of toll
or compensation for receiving, handling, or
delivering freight Of the same class and
like quantity, than it shall, at the same
time, charge collect or receive at any other
point upon the same railroad; or lift shall /.
charge, collect or receive, for the trans
portauon Of any passenger, OF freight Of !
any description, over its railroad. a great f.
cr amount Of toll or conversation than
shall az the same time, be charged col
lected or received by it for the transporta-
ton OF any passenger or like guam
uty OF freight OF the same class.
being transported in the same direction
over any portion Of the same railroad of
equal distance OF if il shall charge. collect /.
or receive from any person or persons, a I
higher or greater amount Of toll or cumpen- /
sation than IL shall at the same time
charge, collect, or receive from any other
person or persons for receiving handling
or delivering freight Of the same class aud
like quantity at the same point upon It's
railroad or tit shall charge, collect or
receive from any person or persons. for the
transportation OF any freight upon its rail.
road, higher or greater rate of toll or
compensation THANH shall at the same time
charge, collect or receive from any other
person or persons for the transportation of
IKE quantity OF freight OF the same class.
Delng transported from the same point, in
he az Il -
the same railroad or IL il shall charge
oeuect OF receive from any person or per-
sons Tor the use and transportation Of any
rallrQad car or cars upon its railroad for
any distance, the same or greater amount
Of toll or compensation than Is M the same
time charged collected or received from
any other person or persons. for the use
aud transportation Of any railroad car of
the same class or number. for ike pur.
pose, being transported in the same di
reclon over q greater distance of the same
railroad or it IL shall charge, collect or re.
celye from any person or persons. for the
use and transportation Of any railroad car
" ears upon it. railroad, a higher or area.
YER rate OF toll or compensation than il
shall at the same tine charge, collect or
receive from any other person or persons.
Tor the use and transportation of any rail
road car or cars " the same class or mum.
Der for a like purpose, being Transported
from the samc point IN the same direction.
over an equal distance of the same rail.
road all such discriminating rates. charp
es, collections or receipts whether made di-
rectIyi or by means of any rebate. draw
back, or other shiit or evasion. shall he
deemed and taken against such railroad
corporation a. primd facis evidence of the
unjust determinations prohibited by the
PROVISIONS of this act, and il shall not he
deemed sufficient excuse classification for
such determinations on the part of sucb
railroad corporation. that the railway sta
tlon or point at which It shall charge. col
leGt OF receive the same OF less rates of
Toll or compensation for the transportation
OF such passenger or freight, or for the use
and tran.sportiOn OF such railroad car the
greater distance than for the shorter dist.
ance' Is a railway station or point mt which
tnere exists competition with any other
railroad or means OF transportation. This
seenQn shau not be construed So as 10 cx
ciude other evidence tending 10 show any
unjust discrimination In freight and pas-
senger rates. The provisions Of this sec
non SHAH extend and apply 10 any railroad
inc branches thereof, and any road or
-oads which any railroad corporation has
he right, license, or permission TO use, ope-
ate, or control wholly or in part within
his State pr0pided, h0gceger, that nothing
ierein contained shall be 50 construed as
% prevent railroad corporations from issu-
ng communication, excursion or thousand
nile tickets, as the same are now issued 5
" such corporations. .-s.a
SC 4. Any such railroad corporation
'mlty OF extortion, or making any unjust
discrimination a TO passenger or freight -
ates, or the rate. for the use and trans
'ortation Of railroad cars, or in receiving.
Iandling or delivering freights, shall, npop y
0nyiction thereof, be fined in anv sum not n
ess than one thousand dollars Isl ,OOOI nor "A
acre than five thousand dollars t$5, 00ol f,r
be first offense; and for the second offense Ia.
OF less than FIVE thousand dollars s.. 900, 4
OF more than ten thousand dollars
100000 and TOR the third offense not
IS than ten thousand dollars ($l0OOOt
OF more than twenty thousand dollars
100000; and for every subsequent Of "a
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