, 1873-04-19

i and for oyosy anbaoqlcnt oerao and conyjc-
yed that III n ut,,ior till act einor nariv iii
1ayo u t1e r1ght @ Of trlal by yury. p"''' '''"
recovered IN ncon Of debit III the nnno of ~
counts onc in o declaration o. to % o.sorto sor9s
of q, railroad cars, aud for receiving 1.anI.
cause nsucd under his act ta jry sai an IN 1hy oy
st ne amount Of Tho e 10 be imroac upon lis to
tlnn 900, and tho Oort nlall re,tor judgment sc.
corai,sy mud Il tho Jury shall ind for to people.
OF violation OF tho provisions Of thts act tloy anIi
fesaFn h.e finding with tleir verdict and nla ~.
asss 'ne II ffFn ta ns WIZ q 'r ges't d.
os .9 pe1o sonnn. tlaS s aay aM s mt es, sn
tho people md TINT o defendant las been lico be-.
foto % convicted of yolnon Of tho provisions Of tits
sa sssoss and reurn with their verdict he amount a
sum not loss than o0o nor moro than 40 nd
ytction, such defendant sla bo abo to rs Of SSs-
o dtord hat In al cusea under the provisions Il
people shall 10 sufficient 10 authorize verdict aud
. sEo: g. II any railroad corporation SHALL in viola.
ton Of hny al tho provisions Of tlis act, aak demand
sssSvs sSFso Of o
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Of any paascngsra, gooa. merchandise, or property
Or for receiving, handling, or delivering froghts or
son or corporaon fig cnrges therefor, tho person Or
eorpo1atten 20 offended against nny, for eac oionso
action, three times tho amount Of iamaeea Sustained
~ the party sggreyed together with costa Of sui aud
a.tofney fec, to bo axod BY tho Court
taxed rsrt Of tic costs Of tilo caSc 'o
r.. sEg 7. It shall be the duty Of the Railroad and
and aacerasn whether tic provisions Of thia ac aro
violated BY my railroad corporation IN ha sato aud
to ysit tue ysro.u stations upon the line Of each rail-
wenoyer the facts, fl any uscerained by said
osanae'on sl s1 y IT. thd warrant aueh
to Immediately eaune suits 70 be commenced and
prosecuted t. againat any railroad corporations
such suits and rosecnous may be- instoa 1 IN se1; act;
county ~ ths State, through Or into Which tic iina
Of tho railroad corporation sued for vlolnting this act
may e1tcud. And e,tch railroad mud warehouse Com
mBslonerB aro horeby authorized, when tho facts Of
the presented TO thom shai, III their Judgment,
poy counRol to assist tho Attorney General In con~
dnsting s.tch a4t Oh behalf Of tho State. No auch
saes sa rosa an warhoaaa 1a pe as.
atonera and tho Attorney 0snoral shalt consent
SEQ. 8. The Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
arc hereby directed to make for each Of tho railroad
eorporat!ons doing busuess IN this State, aa aoon as
for the transportation Of paasongora aud freight nd
cars on each Of said railroads ad said achcduo SHALL
n @ ~ sos brought agalnat any such RAILROAD corpora.
any huch railroad corpnration for tho transportation
of any passenger or freight OF cara or unjust discr
aon ~ n t fGa31n en-, hoaeto e eoed and ake u al
rates therein hrod aro rcaalnablo msxlmu1u
aSs @ VI enasees lor sno O. psss9ngcra
selednles may Ayo bcen respectively prepared. Said
commissioners shall, from limo to time. and ofton
schedules When any scloduics ahalI have been 1nao
Or rsvisea a. aforesa Y shall bs tho duty Of SAID
70 samss TO oo sao
published IN tho City Of Chicago IN tbs State Al
aaa ~ o ~ ~ rooa., ~ fsu LILY & hu pu1 ~
% %sue ~ hras tasG t ene @ .! saio o1-
M .uriueI Isoul .au .hg pEGae ~
upn a,U u LII -, E ~ ~ ia ~ xa
taa tne .nstesn y @ ~ aa sopy
Sn at has ean nnb9heG hn aboVo
sneenod time sna any eucn 1,, parer pnrporttng to
,nnrr sni1 ho ,roanc Il bnva rce,, ~ n,,1,sh
a na X date % Ih,peof a, IN ho ~nh,ic naxs,nncr
Eyn q Al1 nr1ltad honta nnI narnn,lefa mirnortino
noqso m m 70 tue sna pc
a1a m a H. onrp ~ whout thor
roof q sd to te,urss Of sstd conisa;on- are nereby
made primn tuca evidence Of the truth OF tho stato
ments theEetn contained for all purposes under this
m ezS e. TO- In = oil cases nnaHr th9 provisions Of hla
aos as 10 IN
Ydod. Ali lines recovered under tho provisions Of
this act sla be paid into thu County Treasury Of tho
county in which the suit is tried, by the person collect
ing tho aame In tue manner now provided by aw, to
b. uaed { 1os = county purposes Tho remedies hereby
gsn " ~ arna 10 sno m
I sa ut ne eonsrue as any aatuo
giving such remedies. Suits commenced under tic
other business, crcent criminal business.
sEo Il The term "rsiltoad corporation :" contained
IN M aet snan oG aeenen dna ,asen 70 mean ~ cor
W nv 0e
proyisonn OF this act ahall apply to n persons firms
and companies and 10 all asaoctatIona Of persons,
whether incorporated Or otherwise that aha do busi-
moss % common carriers up9n my o. Inc nes o. ra
IT. i9 r. srio act to rayont
dncriminatioua and oxtor.ions In tie rates to be-
charged by the forcnt railroads in this State for tho
April A. D. 1871 is hereby repealed, but such repeal
shall not affect OF repeal any penalty incurred Or right
Under ad of 70 ns @ - ncs taEse