, 1873-04-12
CHICAGO, SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1873

eoo c!asa boitg transported IN the same d1tcctioh
ance Il shall ehargo, Collect Or rocelvo from any
or higher sreItor 1s' t Ss
G,hss potson p for receiving anling o. d. q
tho roIns upon III railroad Or ii It sa charge.
collect receive from any person persons for tho
q Wy s s FsfGa p
any othor pcraon persons for tho Transportation Of
ro pon sis
ovor equal distances Of tho same railroad or, It
For a ss sna Sr r
rod car upon itn railroad for any distance, The nano
or greater ratio of toll or compensation than is at the
other pcreon persons for tho and transportation
Of any rai1road car Of tho Same clnss for like rnr-
groater distance Of Tho railroad Or II Il shall
Charge collect or roeoivo from any porson or peraon
M rroa a gaor gresor rae o o Or CO..
aation tlan Ii shall, at tho samo time, charge, i
1ossse ffqm 1 #
chr Of tho samo class for Ike PURPOSE bcnE trann-
ported from iho samo point II tho same drS;tion
whether MAIDS directly or by means q any rebate
and takol against such railroad corporation as rrima
aeG syonse ot tho o9%, # s pp
ieouod saicout o1cuso or Qualification Of such dis
ordinations on tho part Of such railroad corlorasion
that tho railway station or point Of Which 1t shall
rates Of toll or compensation for tho trans
portation Of such passenger or freight, or for
greater distance than for Tho phorrr distance Ia rail-
way station Of point at which thoro oxiats competition
with any other railroad or means OF transportation
This eection shall not bo construed as to Dxcle
other evidence tending to ahow any unjust dhcrtsia.
ton In freight md passenger rates Tho provisions of
company Or corporation owning ,ana operating any
raroad tho branches thereof and any road or roats
pa part td1 whn this t state: e''A''' - ~>-'
tortlon, or makug. any unjust Discrimination "a to
passenger and rAtes aud tho ratos for tho so
I a nsa 1S soS
than 5000 for lilo rst orcnac, and for tho
aoconl offengo not loas than 5000, nor more thnn
oonso and conviction thereof, 900 provided that
in 81 unor this act etter parsy Hha have tic
sEo. {. Tho lines herolnbefore provided for may ba
recovered in an action Of dgbt I'll The na1no Of tho
uon and unjust discrimination, md to passenger
sai u sd asa rsraad road s The
cause tnstutoi undcr this nct, tle jury shall n for
tho people noy sa sasess nna d. return VIZ hS'e t
than and }ho oourt shail rondcs Judgment ao-
pe sna th ths tho aefsnant las M bcoa ~
before convicted Of violation OF tho provisions Of
thls ao they shall return such finding @ wh thse ysr
amount Of tho nD TO ba imposed upon tho defendant
Mt any not ess than 5oo9 nor moro than 80 ooo
md II ho jury sIa fnd for the people, and tlat ts
defendant his been twice before convicted Of violation
a ton MIN hey u ss such
and 1a'' feturn with their verdict tho, amount oi
hS any s o e. ess e. n9@sa ann on s
ond in lko manner for every subsequent oifense and
conviction. euc defendant shall Do liable to tho no
Of froviie, that In Ill cases under tho provi
slons of this act pfeponoraneo of evidence ~ favor
Of tho pcope shall DO suicont to authorize tho Eer-
dict and Judgment for the people.
pla in violation Of tho provisions Of this oct charge,
2so G. 81
goods or PEoR,p'9y On
my person or corporation lu it's charges therefor the
person or cerpornon 80 oas9doa asainst NM,
zach a n oo res o. es s'h tho
Of tho damages sustained by the party aggrloyed TO-
gothor with costs Of suit including reasonable s.-
heard, appeal or otherwise md taxed ~ part Of
SEC. T. Whenever it shall como to tho knowledge Of
noco received from tic Attorney General my statea
Or other1se, that any such railroad corporation las
violated tho provisions Of this net sch complaint
,1do S II m
constitute such violation, It shall bc the duty Of said
| railroad and Warehouse Commissioners, whcn tho
acts Of the oaso presented to tholn shall III their
Judgment warrant the commencement Of tho suit to
Immediately commence suit against such railroad
o,rred. Aud euch Railroad aud Warehouse Commits
soners hereby authorized Wien the faosa Of tho
case presented to them shall, III their jugmcn war-
competent counsel to asast tho Acknowledgement ID
conducting Hlc suit behalf Of the State No such
missed, except saI Railroad and Warehouse CoulB-
soners, maturity Of them ahnA consent thereto.
sEo. 3. The Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
arc heroby directed to 1nnko III boialf Of tho people,
for each Of tAa railroad corrorntiona n this State
soon aa practicable, schedule of reasonable MAX
inum rates Of charges for the transportation Of pas
nei,gore and freight On each OF said railroads; and
sa!d schedules Blal, In MI suits brought against any
uuch railroad sorporaon whese!n u n any WY ~.
or or unjust uni dtscrIminaton ii rolatio therato, b
staso Is rrima face evidence TINT tue rates therein
| fi1ol reasonable maximum ratcs Of charges for
ot
speeyey prepared: snil Commissioners shall, from
time to time, aud often aa circumstaucca may re-
qulry, change nnd royfBe said schedules. When any
sehedulo ahal hayo been made or revised as aforesaid
@ b. m 9 # '4 dz tSps to
AZ osSsed ;ss ss;. a G r.tsvt ts
ind hold in al such ss prima facIo tho achedu1oa
of said 0omniaaoucrs without further proof than the
aud any auch paper rurportng to have been published
1t sail city, and 10 10 public newspapor shal be
~ TO 6een yY No suoh s as
said sha bo reversed III tic suproo Court by
IN oa o @ .ean
Of the other ovdonco ho1ein sha bo IN favor OF
tho plaintiff.
In ha rHpOrtB Of thu Railroad AQu WArG-