Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-22
The. New Railroad Law Of Illinois.

As a matter Of general interest we give
below the full text of the Railroad law
recently enacted by the Legislature of
Illinois:
discrimination In the rates charged for the trans
portaJlon OF passengers and freights on railroads
in this State and to repeal an act entitled AN ACT
TO prevent unjust determinations ana eAloftIo i,
i'll the rates to be charged by the dlnerent ran
roads in this State for the transporiailon OF
freights said roads," approved Aprl Z, "a. u,
81
: SECTION l. Be It enacted By the People Of the
State Of Illinois, represented IN me de@erat As
se1biy, If any railroad corportloh' an 20 :; VI
doing business in this STATE, tinder any ACT Oh N
corD0rafion, or general law of this State, now in
force or which may hereafter be enacted, or any
railroad corporation organized, or winch may here
after he organized under the laws of any other
Stale and doing business in this State, shall charge
collect demand, receive more than a fair
and reasonable of toll compensation. for the
TRANSFORMATION of passengers freight, of any de-
scription for the use and transportation of any
railroad upon its track or any of the branches
thereof, upon any railroad within this State
which ii has the right, license permission 10 use
operate control, the same shall be deemed guilty
of cxtortion and upon conviction thereof, shall be
dealt with as hereinafter provided.
SEC ? If any railroad corporation aforesaid
shall make any unjust discrimination i'll its rates or
charges of toll, compensation, for the tTanspor
tatlon OF passengers or freight OF any description
or for the use and transportation of any railroad
car upon its said road, upon any branches there
of upon any railroads connected Herewith,
which it has the right, license, or permission to
operate, control, use, within this State the same
shall he deeemed guilty of having violated the
provisions of this act and upon conviction thereof
shall be dealt with as hereinafter provided
SEC. 3. # any such railroad corporation shall
charge collect, receive for the transportation of
any passenger, or freight Of any description. upon
t. railroad for any distance, within its State, the
same, or a creator amount of toll compensation
than Is al the same time charged, collected re-
ceived for the transportation, in the same direction,
for any passenger or like quantity OF freight OF the
same class, greater distance of the same
railroad if it shall charge, collect receive, at
anv point upon its railroad, a higher rate of toll
compensation for receiving, handling delivering
freight of the same class like quantity, then 1t
shall At the time, charge, collect or receive at
any other point upon the same railroad or If 1t shall
charge collect receive for the transportation of
an passenger, or freight of any description,
liz railroad, greater amount as toll or compensa-
toI than shall, at the same time, be charged, col
lected received by it for the transportation of
any passenger, or ike quantity of freight of the
same class, being transported in the same direc-
tor over any portion of the same railroad, of
equal distance or if it shall charge collect
ccive from any person or persons, higher or
greater amount Of toll or compensation than it
SHALL at the same time, charge, collect or receive
from any other person or persons for receiving,
handling or delivering freight of the same class
and like quantity al the same point upon Its rail
road; If II shall charge, collect, or receive from
any person or persons. for the transpor-
tation of any freight upon its railroad, higher or
greater rate OF t0H compensation tnan IL snail
at the time. charge, collect, receive from
any other person persons for the transportation
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 if it shall charge. collect, receive
from any person or persons. for the use and trans
porraiion of any railroad car upon its rail-
road, for any distance, the same or greater
amount of toll for compensation than is at the
same time charged collected or received from any
other person persons for the and transporta-
or
Der, for like purpose, being transported in the
same direction over a greater distance of the same
railroad; or if it shall charge, collect or receive
from any person or persons for the and trans
poration of any railroad car upon its rail
road higher or greater rate of toll or compensa-
ton than It SHALL at the same time, charge, collect.
receive from any other person persons for the
and transportation Of any railroad car or cars
of the same class or number, for like purpose, be-
ing transported from the point. in the same
direction, over equal distance of the same
raj. road all such discriminating rates charges col
lecn ons receipts, whether made directly. or by
means Of any rebate, drawback other shift or
evaso =, shall be deemed and taken against such
railroad corporation prima faCic evidence of the
unjust d scrmiuaticis prohibited bv the provisions
OF this ac,', and it shall not be deemed a sufficient
excuse or Justification of such determinations on
the part of such railroad corporations that the rail-
way station or point at which they shall CHARGE
collect receive the same less rates of toll or
compensation, for the transportation of such pas
sengcr or freight or for The and transportation
of such railroad Gar the greater distance than for
the shorter DISTANCE, is railway station or point
at which there exists competition with anv other
railroad or means of transportation. This section
shall not be construed so as to exclude other evil
dence tending to show any unjust discrimination in
freight and passenger rates. The provisions Of this
section shall extend and apply to any railroad. the
branches thereof and any road or roads which any
railroad corporation has the right license or per
mission to use, operate, or control, wholly in
part within this State. FTOHiGfeG, however. that
nothing herein contained shall be construed as
to prevent railroad corporations from issuing COM
MUTATION. excursion, or thousand-mile tickets, as
the same now issued by such corporations.
SIC. 4. Any such railroad corporation guilty of
ext0rtion or of making any unjust discrimination
to passenger freight rates, the rates for the
and transportation OF railroad cars, in re-
ceiving handling. delivering freights, shall upon
conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not less
that thousand dollars (S1.000). nor more than
five thousand dollars 5000 for the first offense
and for The second ofense not less than five thou
sand dollars 5000. nor more than ten thousand
dollars SO 0Ol and for the third offense not less