The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-05-22
The Illinois Railroad Law,

The following is the Railroad Bill
as it passed the General Assembly of
Illinois, at the late session
SEC. I. Be it enacted BY the people Of
the State Of Illinois, represented IN Gen.
erai assembly, 1t any railroad corpor.
alton organized or doing business in
this State, under any act Of incorpor-
alton, or general law of this State
now in force, or which may hereafter
be enacted, or any railroad corpora
ton organized or which may hereaf-
ter be organized, under the laws Of
any other State, and doing business
within this State, shall charge, col
lcct, demand or receive more than a
fair and reasonable latc of toll or
compensation for transportation Of
passengers or freight, of any descrip.
tion, or for the use and tran,porta-
tion of any railroad car upon its
track, or any of the branches thereof
or upon any railroad within the
State, which 1t has the right, license
or permission to use, operate or con
troll, the same shall be deem ed gull.
ty Of cxtortions ald -sson conviction
thereon snull De dealt With as herein.
after provided.
SKc. 2. If any railroad corpora.
tion aforesaid, shall make any unjust
discrimination in it's rates or charges
OF toll or compensation for the trans
portation OF passengers or freight OF
any description, or for the use or
transportation Of any railroad car
upon its said road, or upon any
branches thereof, or upon any rail-
road connected Herewith, which it
has the right, lioensc or permission
to operate, control, or use within
tins State, the same shall be deemed
guilty OF having violated the provls.
ions OF this act, and upon conviction
thereof, shall be dealt with rs herein
after provided.
SEC. 8. II any railroad corpora
ton shall charge, collect or receive,
for the transportation Of any passcn
ger, or freight Of any description, up
on It's railroad, tor any distance within
this State, the same, or a greater
amount of toll Or compensation than
| is at tho same time charged received
| or collected for the transportation, in
the same direction, for any passen
ger or like quantity Of freight o1
the same class, over q greater dis
lance Of the same railroad; or, if II
shall charge, collect or receive at any
point upon its railroad, . higher rat'
Of toll or compensation, for rcceiv
ing, handling or delivering freight Q
the samo class or quantity than !,
shall, at The same time charge, col
lect or receive at any other point up
| on the same railroad or il it shal
charge, collect or receive tor TIL
transportation Of any passenger, o
freight Of any description, over it
railroad, greater amount as toll a
compensation, than shall, al the sam
time be charged, collected or recel,
ed by 1t for the transportation OF an
! passenger or like quantity Of frcigl
of the same class, being transporte
in the same direction over any po
, ton OF the same railroad, OF cqu;
distance; or if 1t shall charge, collc'
or receive from any person or pc
: sons higher CIR greater amount I
toll or compensation than it shall,
the same time, charge, collect or r
ceivc from any other person or pc
sons. for receiving, handling or d
livering freight Of the same cla'
and like quantity at the same poi
upon its railroad; or if it shall cEarI
collect or receive from any person
persons for the transportation ofa,
freight upon it's railroad. a higher
greater rate Of toll or eompensatio
than it shall, a. the same time CHAR