The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-06-27

missioners at Springfield for true copy,
aud received 1t yesterday morning. The
following is a correct copy Of the law, as
passed by the legislature:
AN ACT 10 prevent extOrtion and unjust
discrimination In the rates charged for
the transportation of passengers and
treights on railroads in this State, and TO
punish the same, and prescribe mode
OF procedure and rules OF evidence in re
lati0n thereto, and 10 repeal act entitled
An act to prevent unjust discrimina-
tons and extOrtiOns In the rates to be
charged BY the different railroads in this
State for the transportation OF freights
on said roads, approved April Z, A. d.
1871.
SECTION /. BE Il enacted 5g the STATE of
Illinois, represented 81 the General Assem-
by, II any railroad corporation, organized
or doing business in this State under any
act OF incorporation, or general law of this
State, now IN force or which may hereaf-
ter be enacted, or any railroad corporation
organized or which may hereafter be or
Ranized under the laws of any other State,
and doing business in this State, shall
than fair and reasonable rate of toll or
compensation, for the transportation of
passengers or freight, of any description,
OF for the use and transportion of any rail
road car upon its track, or any of the
branches thereof, or upon any railroad
within this State which it has the right, Ii
cense, or permission to use, operate or con
troll the same shall be deemed guilty of
extortion and upon conviction thereof shall
be dealt with as hereinafter provided
- II any such railroad corporation
aforesaid shall make any unjust discrimi-
nation in its rates OF 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 ear upon its said road, or upon any of
the branches thereef,or upon any railroads
connected herewith, which il has the right,
license, or permission TO operate, control or
use within this State, the same shall be
deemed guilty Of having violated the pro
visions OF this act, and upon conviction
thereof shall be dealt with as hereinafter
provided
3. If any such railroad corporation
shall charge, collect or receive, for the
transportation of any passenger, OF freight
of any description, upon its railroad, for
any distance, within this State, the same,
or a greater amount of toll or compensa-
ton than is at the same time charged col
lected or received for the transportation
~ the same direction, OF any passenger, or
like quantity of freight Of the same class.
over n greater distance Of the same rail
road or If it shall charge, collect, or re-
coive, 1T any point upon its railroad, a
higher rate of toll OF compensation for re
ceiying, handling or delivering freight of
the same class and like quantity, thau it
shall, at the same time, charge collect, or
receive at any other poiTt upon the same
railroad or If il shall charge, collect or
receive Tor the transportation of any pas
sencer or freight Of any description, over
its railroad, greater amount as toll or
compensation than shall, at the same time
be charged, collected, or received by it for
the transportation Of any passenger, or like
quantity ct freight Of the same class, being
transported in the same direction, over any
portion Of the same railroad, of equal dis
lance or If 1t shall charge, collect or re-
ceive from any person or persons, a higher
OF greater amount of toll or compensation
than II shall, at the same time charge col
lect, or receive from any other person OF
persons for receiving, handling, or deliver
ing freight Of the same class and like
quantity, at the same point upon its rail
road or If il shall charge, collect, or re-
ceive from any person or persons, for the
transportation of any freight upon its rail
road, higher or greater rate of toll or
compensation than it shall, at the same
time charge, collect, or receive FROM any
other person or persons, for the transpor.
tation OF the like quantity Of freight of
the same class, being transported from the
same point In the same direction, over
equal distances Of the same railroad or
n Il shall charge, collect, or receive from
any person or persons for the use aud
transportation ~ any railroad car or cars
upon its railroad, Tor any distance the same
or greater amount Of toll or cnmpcn-a
ton than Is ut the same time charged. col
lccted or received from any other person
or persons, Tor the use aud transportation
OF any railroad car Of the same class or
number, for like purpose, being trans
ported IN the same direction, over a greater
distance Of the same railroad or II IL shall
charge. collect, Or receive from any person
ur persons, for the use and transportation
OF any railroad ear or ears upon it, rail
road higher or greater rate OF toll ar
compensation than it shall, at the same
time collect or receive from any other
person or persons, for the use aud trans.
pOrtation OF any railroad car OF cars of the
same class or number, for like purpose
being transported from the same point. in
the same direction, over an equal distance
Ut the same railroad all such discrimina
ting rates, charges, collections, or receipts
whether made directly, or by means of any
rebate, drawback, or other shift or
evasion, shall be deemed and taken.
against such railroad corporation, as
primo Jaeis evidence Of the unjust discrini-
nations prohibited by the provisions of
this act aud II shall not be deemed a suf-
hclent excuse or justification of such dis
ordinations on the part ~ such railroad
corporations that the railway station or
point at which it shall charge, collect, or
receive the same or less rates If toll or
compensation, for the transportation Of
such passenger or freight, or for the use
and transportation Of such railroad car the
greater distance, than for the shorter dis.
lance, isa railway station or point at which
there exists competition with any other
railroad or means Of transportation. This
section shall not be construed 50 a. to ex-
clude other evidence tending to show any
unjust discrimination in freight and pas
senger rates. The provisions of this see
ton shall extend and apply 10 any railroad,
the branches thereof, and any road or roads
which any railroad corporation has the
right, license, or permission n use operate
or control wholly or in part within this
State Proridsd, houerer, that nothing
herein contained shall be so construed as
to prevent railroad corporations from issu
ing communication, excursion or thousand
mile tickets, as the same arc now issued BY
such corporations.
2 4. Amy such railroad corporation
guilty Of ext0rtion. or of making any un-
just discrimination as 10 passenger or
freight rates. or the rates for the use and
transportation Of railroad cars, or in re
ceiying, handling or delivering freights,
shall. upon conviction thereof, be fined in
any sum not less than one thousand dol
lars t$l ,OOO), nor more than five thousand
dollars $5,0OO) for the first offense and
for the second offense not less than five
thousand dollars $4,000, nor more
than ten thousand dollars $4,000,
and for the third offense not less than ten
thousand dollars t$l0,OOO) nor more than
twenty thousand dollars ls2O, 300; and for