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shall, IN all suits brought against any such
railroad corporations, wherein is In any
way involved the charges of any such rail
road corporation, for the TRANSPORTATION of
any passenger or freight or cars. or
unjust discrimination in relation thereto
be deemed and taken, in all courts Of this
State, as prtma ,facte evidence that
the rates therein fixed are reasonable
maximum rates of charges for the trans
portatlon OF passengers and freights and
cars upon the railroads for which said
schedules may have been respectively
prepared, said commissioners shall from
time to time, and as often as circum-
stances may require, change and re
wise said schedules. When such sehed
ules shall have been made or revised as
aforesaid, it shall be the duty of said com
mlssloners to cause publication thereof
70 be made for three successive weeks
IN some public newspaper published in the
elty OF Springfield in this State. 'APropf
aed that the schedules thus prepared shall
not be taken as p99ntd .facfe evidence as
herein provided until schedules shall have
been prepared and published as aforesaid
Tor all the railroad companies now organ
lzed under the laws Of this State, and until
the fifteenth day Of January, A. ID. 1874.
or until ten days after the meeting Of the
next session Of this General Assembly.
provided session of the General Assem-
bly, shall be held previous to the fifteenth
day ct January aforesaid All such
schedules, pufporting to be printed and
published as aforesaid, shall be received
and held, in all such suits, as printa facfe
the schedules Of said commissioners, with
out further proof than the production of
the paper in which they were published.
together with the certificate of the publish
er Of said paper that the schedule therein
contained Is true copy of the schedule
furnished for publication by said cmmiss-
toner's, and that it has been published the
above specified time, aud any such PAPER
pUTp0rting to have been published at said
city, and to be d public newspaper, shall
be presumed to have been so published at
the date thereof, and to be public news
paper.
Z 10. In all cases under the provisions
Of this act, the rules Of evidence shall be
the same as in other civil actions, except
/ as hereinbetore otherwise provided All
fines recovered under the provisions OF
this act shall be paid into the county treas
! ure OF the county in which the suit is tried
/ BY the person collecting the same, in the
/ manner now provided by law, to be used
| tor county purposes. The remedies here
/ by given shall be regarded as cumulative
to the remedies now given by law against
railroad corporations, and this act shall
/ not be construed as repeating
any statute giving such remedies
( Suits commenced under the provisions of
this act shall have precedence over all
/ other business, except criminal business
( H. The term railroad corporation. =
contained in this act, shall be deemed and
/ taken to mean all corporations, companies
! or individuals now owning or operating or
/ which may hereafter own or operate an7
railroad in whole or in part, in this State:
and fhe provisions Of this act shall apply
! TO all persons, firms and companies, and to
! associations Of persons, whether incorpor-
ated or otherwise, that shall do business as
common carriers upon any Of the lines Of
! railways IN this State, street railways ex-
ceptedl the same as to railroad corpora
tons hereInbefere mentioned
4 II. An act entitled An act to pre-
/ vent unjust determinations and extortions
IN the rates to be charged by the different
railroads IN this State for the transporta-
ton of freight on said roads, approved
April It'll, 4 D. 1871, is hereby repealed
but said repeal shall not affect nor repeal
any penalty incurred or right accrued under
said act prior to the time this act takes
effect, nor any proceedings or prosecutions
To enforce such rights or penalties.
/ ). NJ. CULLoM, Speaker Of the House Of
! Representatives
| JOHN EARLY, President of the Senate
! Approved May ID, 1873.
/ JOHN l. BEyERIDGE. Governor.