The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-05-08
THE NEW RAELROAD ID LAW OF gLI.-
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Tie lDttONitiS Ia d BpE'~sS w tuC hCN
railroad law of the state of Illinois,
t. prevent extortion and mi ust discrim-
ination IN ,he rates charged for the trans
portation of passengers and freights on
railroads in that state, and TO repeal the
act of April I, 1871 ::
Ii any railroad corporation, organized
under the law of the state. or anv rail
road cnrpnratinu organized under the law
of any other state, and doing business
in this state, shall charge, demand, or re
ceive more than a fair Compensation for
the transportation of pa sengers or
freig hit of any description, or for the use
and transportation of any railroad car
upon - track. they shall be deemed
guilty of extortion, or Fit shall charge or
receive from any person or persons a
higher or greater amount of toll or com
,,ensation than it shall at the same time
charge or receive from any person or per-
sons, ali things being equal, all such dis
examinations. rates and charges, or re-
ceipts, shall be deemed and taken a.
vrima facie evidence of the unjust dis
crimination prohibited by the provisions
of the law, nor shall it be allowed IL
charge less, or the same, for longer than
for short distances, because competition
exists there by ether lines, bnt nothing
,baII h. co
to prevent railroad corporatinns from
Issuing Communication. excursion. OF
thousand mile tickets as now issued by
such corporation.
Any such railroad company guilty oi
extnrtion or unjust determinations as to
pa .sengers or freight rates, or rates fol
the Use and transportation of railroad
cars. or the receiving, handling. or deliv
ering of freightS, shall upon conviction
thereof, be fined in any sum not less than
81 900 or more than 5000 for the frs1
offense, and for the second offense no
less than s. 900 nor more than SlU.00t
aud for the third offense not less than
$40 600 nor more than $50 900, aud foI
every subsequent offenSe and conviction
thereof, shall be liable to fine of S25
UJU, but III all cases either party shai
have the right of trial by jury. Th,
hnes may be recovered iu an action o
debt in the name of the people ot tht
state Of Illinois, and there may be sew
rra counts Joined in the same declara
ion.
The jury shall assess and return will
rhe verdict the amount OF fine to be i'm
po>.d according to the law, and tn,
court shall render Judgment accordingly
aud preponderanee of evidence in favo
ri the penpic shall he sufficient to auth
orize a verdict AMI Judgment for th'
people
II any railway corporation shall. il
violation of any of the provisions of t1'
act, ask or receive any uni lst charges, tn
| person or corporation so offended agaias
nay fpr each offenSe recover three time
/ the amount OF damages sustained by th
party agsrieyed together with costs
1t shall be the duty OF the Railroad
aud Warehouse Commissioners tn inve>
| igate and ascertain whether any OF 1t
| provisions of this law are violated by an,
railroad corporation in the state, an
whenever the facts in their judgmen
warrant such prosecution. it shsn b
| their duty 10 cause suits 10 be CON menc
ed aud prosecuted against any railro;
corporation which may violate the pro
| visions of this Jaw
Ali fines recovered >hall be plid int
the county ..rsasury of the couaty i
which the suit i, tried, =. - the persor
c,llecting the same,to lie used CT count.
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