The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-27
RAILROAD LEGlSLA-
TON.
CORRECT TEXT OF THE NEW
LAW.
UNJUST DISCRIMINATION DE.
FINED.
EXTORTIONS PROHIBITED AND
DEFINED.

|
The following is correct copy Of The
| new ralroad Uiil, which passed bo.ll
houses Oi the general assembly, Of this
,lste. May /, 1919;
An sct 10 prevent extor:iUn and unjust
| decentralization ia tue rates charged Tor
me transportation of Passengers and
freight on railroads ia this state aud u
punch tho same, aud prescribe - ulude "
prvcoedure aud rules OF evidence III re.a-
s'on there1o, and 10 rereal an act enutl d
"Au act " prevent unjust Discrimination
anu extUrtions IN the rales 10 be Charged
uy The q ,Hereut rAiirVsds IN this state Ior
.he Interpretation of freigbts on said
roads, approved Apiii 7, a. ID 1871.
SECTION |. BE IT enacted by ths peo-
pc vi The s,ate Vf LIMOS, rep eseuted H.
ue general assembly. Ii any IaIiroau
oorporatIon, organ'zed or doug business
IA tnis sta.e uuder ANY act Vt iucui porA-
.iun, Or general law Vf TINS stale, now in
fuico or which may hereafter be ebAcleu,
or any railroad corporation organized o.
which may hereafter te Organized Jude
he laws vi any Other State, and dung
business IA this state, shall cuArge, coliec,,
ieIushd or receive more than lar aud reu.
'unsb'e rates u toll Or compensation, 10,
1he transportation .: passengers or freigh
oi any description, or iur the use ALu
ran, pOrtativn . any railroad car upon IT,.
track, or any " the branches thereof, Ur
upon any railroad within tins state which
\ has tue right, nc-nse, or permission to
| Use, operate, or cvolroi, t 70 same shall b.,
ieemed guilty OF ex ortion, and upon con
victiUn thereof snail 10 dealt with as here
| matter provided.
Sec. 2 II any such railroad corpora
lion aforesaid snail make any unjust dis
criminAton In its rntes or cuarges of toll
pr compensation, tor the transportation #
passetlpar- az tr~ivh, ~ coy a-s.-i, tia
Or Tor Tue use aud transportation Of any
abroad car upon ia said road, or upon
| any of the branches thetcof, or upon any
| railroads connected therewnh which IL
| nas the right license, or permission to OPP
| crate, con.roI or use. within this state, th,
same shall 10 deemed guilty of having
violated The provisions Of this act, and
upon con viction thereof shall he dealt with
as hereinafter prov ded.
Sec. 3 Ii auy such railroad shay charge,
collect or receive for the tram portatlob
vi any passebg-r, or freight Of any descrIp
zion upon ITS railroad, tor any distance
within this state, for the same or greater
amount of toll or compensation than Is al
The same time charged, collected, or re-
ce,ved for the transportation, in the same
direction, or any passenger or quantity Of
| 'r-igh. OF the same class, over u greater
distance of the same railroad or it II shall
charge, collect, or receive, AT any point
| upon its railroad, q higher rate of toll or
compensation for receiving, handling or
delivering freight Of the same class and
| IKE quantity. than il shall. MT the same
Tune Charge. collect, or receive at any
Ter point upon the sam.
railr I'd; or If il shall charge, col.
&c, or receive for the transpor.
tauon of any passenger, or freight of any
description, over its railroad, q greater
amount "a toll or compensation than shall
at tho same time, be charged, collected, or
received by it ter the transportation Of
any passenger, or like quantity of freight
"f the same class, being transported in the
same direction, over any portion of the
same railroad, of equal distance: or if IL
shall charge, collect, or receive from anv
person or persons, a higher or greater
! amount of toll or COMPENSATION than il
shall, at the same time. charge. collect or
receive from any other person or persons
tor r.ceiyipP handling or deliverino,
ireipbL Of the ssme cl.ss and like nu.nii,y
A. IN. same noinL unon ,srsilrosd or
II shall chsrye collect ar rsceive iron,
any psrson or persons for ,bs tr.nsno,,s.
lion OF ANY fr.iyht nnnn ia RAILROAD
| higher or yr.at.rr.,s ~ ,oIl or cor,rar..N
ton than IL ,bnll atthe same Tine cb.rae
collect or r.oeivs frorn sny o,hel na,ssn
or persons, TOR the transportation OF rus
Ike quantity of freight of tho same class.
f.4 n tg n frnV hsa Il.