The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-07-06
THE NEW RAILROAD LAW
As CONSTRUED By TIE RAIL
ROAD AND WAREHOUSE
COM MISSION Frs

The following important document is.
sued by the railroad aud warehouse COM
mi.sioners, will be read WIFI grea! ih'ef-
st by the public:
STATE or ILLINOIS.
OFFICE or K. Asp ". CoNMIss1oSEEs,
Jaiy ], 1873
10 the Public
Some important questions having s'is-n
under the acl OF Mag "a, 1873, ~ prevent
ABORTION add unjust dIscrim nation. v
irem It prpp-r ~ maA- h"v-u - 'a7
public our construction OF certain portions
IT the act
We would first direct attention to :le
dr.l section, wuIch d.cIar.s Tat u anN
railroad COT puralIOn dong business ia tLl'
state, shall charge or Iecetve more tasn n
TAI and reasonable rate Of toll Ut cJmpena-
ION for the transportation Of p,,ssng-r'
pr freight, the same shall 6e deemed gulIl'
# rntortiun and upon conviction be pun
,rrd by speciii; penalties The aYo"ri
,bi' ct ut the statue. - to prevent "Atoi-
on a. we'll rs jIst di.crlninati"n It,
uaktug their rates y charges conform l"
.n. quitements OF the third section, de
| hn,ng Shn, would be primd tdtie evidence
II Uni t determinations. the railroad
companies must not ignore the hr-t Sec
,,n, forni' ding eKtortion. In our juds
| menl the rate. II charges PRIOR to tins date
| nave been in thu main unr"a~nnahly hign.
,uA any increase thereof would b, a clear
| violation Of the law.
TIE fDll"w,ug are the questions abov
referred t.;
FIRST: Does the Hct apply to through
trctgnt. MS Wen "a local Ite,s ut,2
/ Il al a I.
crIminauon Ia irerght tar,h based upon
tue qIuuuty snIpped, or must 'he raiIiOAI
Cunpautvs, ~ comply w.th TIE at aGOp
oue unl,"rrn rate per hundred pounds, pc
sou, or per car load, regardless Ui tu'
! qutu.tN Ur tAe amount Of he Ell pment
| lmrI: W uere twu or more railroads,
operated 10y different cutnpanIes, are 60
! cJuueuLeI AS ~ form IA lac. one Couunu.
| "a ,Ihe, aGd suipuienIs are made from a
| point on one rOaI ~ puiut on the u,her
uay Tue charge b a. tue rate HfpnchOiv
10 the l.-tau e over Dp,n roads, or At tn
Aggregate ui tue local rates on each road
Foam; Ca railroad corp JratiOns mere
ai,ef Issue excursion uchets
Alter uus consideration Of these qGes-
tIuus ~ have arrived at tue following CON
uIu,IUn:
/. The provisions + the act are spph-
caDIs well to through AZ 10 local
rvlg At, 80 tar At least as - require thai
Irss suuuli toe charged tor tue lrau-purLa-
ion 4 luruIsu OF tbrcisu trrights the
same distance WITHIN the -tste, auI for II,
ttahsp ,rtstIun fr IN or t. "A poIat without
lho .,ale
lhus: Toe charges from point wet
Of tue state 10 II point within the state
must not be he same Ne, or less than toe
charges from me west line of the stale
over the same road 10 the same point OF
destination. 81 the charges from point
within the state - point east OF The stste
must not be che same a., or lees than The
charges from tue same point of departure
over the same road 10 The east line Of the
slate.
80 also, the charge, from point west OF
be -tale 20 pUiut east of tue state must
not bee .ue saiue as, or los than the charge,
over he -aui- ruad from the west line 10 III"
rA.t Hhe O The s,zte.
Tue general principles, that TIE charge
fer auy dI,LaI ce wItulu l. sta must not
b. the -amr or preater than the charges
tor greater distance
IL 4 reasonably less rate ny b.
charged per 100 pounds, per ton, "r pr
car, where large amounts OF freight are
.hipped by 1t. same person, tasn where
email .hipme = are made. ~lth"ut y!Oiat-
ins the act. Determinations Of thls char
Acter ~, upon lair business principles were
j4-l and reasonable before the p,-sALe OF
tho act, are not prohibited thereby but
seem TO be recO sniIeithereIn by be words
"lsequanlity frequently occurring N The
: .lrl s~Ctluu Of the act
III When Iwu or more Railroads are
9wa~d aud operated Toy different compa-
/ o .,.. ana are connected 80 ~ - form, N
/ lat. one cputiuu, as h0s and either such
/ csmp,ni-, receive, freight upon isr road t
%. .npued 20 some point upon the othe'
rua4 IN. came may be tre.l-d Tor pur'
pu-.- of -ucu shipment NJ on" sntr" uh"
ard the zane rate may be charged ~ D
one Company Owned ID road upon which
the freight wac -uippsi for The entire die
iauce, ln.'e,i "f ch.rgIug the agg cgat. 10
9 local r.i-- on each road tor the di,
tznre I'M ped heron
" TIE 70, expressly prove. thu
nothing therein coutAl e suali be ~ cor
A" -'ru"d - o. prevent railroad corporation
il from is.ulne Communication eInursI0n q
u tn .usnrd ME tickets. ~ the sHm" hitler,
have been Issued bv such corporations.
II - CuuK.
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