, 1874-03-23

field, THE TRIBUNE must leayo him to his own
WISCONSIN RAILROAD LAW.
At The late session OF the Legislature OF Wis.
conBin Inv was enacted relating TO railroads,
tho substance OF which mny bo thus Btuted Al
railroads III Wisconsin pre divided into three
ciasaos, A, 3, and @. Claas includes all rail-
roads or ports Of railroads In Wisconsin now
owned, operated, managed. OF leased by tho Mil
waukce i st. Paul Railway Company, tho Chi
cago l. Northwestern Railway Company, or tho
Western Union Railway Company. Class In
cludes all railroads owned, operated, &c., by the
Wisconsin Central Railway Company, the Green
Bay l. Minnesota Company, and tho West
Wisconsin Railway Company. class @ includes
all other railways In tho Slate. Individuals,
companies, and corporations, owning or opolat-
ing theso railways shall be ]imitod in componsa-
tion per mile for tho transportation Of passon-
gers with ordinary baggage, as follows: Claas
A, 8 CENTS per mile; Cluss B, 311 centa Clasa G.
chargod one-half these ratca.
For freight purposes. tho roads are divided
into four generul classes !, 2, 8, and L. aud into
~,
eeson ePesi"4 o'anece ooo'6noteu 10 ei"sses ~ f.
r. @. Il, I, andJ. Class shall comprise all grain
in car 1oatH: Lasg e. sl1all compree four in ]ots
e,o ,.,, n.
% w oat1e'7' aaa nl'o Id 'o's VI 19 oa1'e'5 ol
more; Class F slal comprise Balt in lots Of GO
barrels or more, and cement, watel-line, and
~ ,, ,,. !.
stneco IN loss OF u oafrols or more; class q
shall comprise lumber, Iath, aud shingles in car
loads C1uss Rl,a1l oompriaa liyo stocl in car
,oot,a r,oss s,o,1 ,o,,,r;,r o,,,;o,,,t,,xo, ;,.
'o""' o'"0s 7"$''' 50 ''"Pto
fnehl6, furniture, anu wagons; Class shall COM
prize coaI, brick, sand, stono, aud heavy fourtl-
,,ouo ort;r,oa IN car 1ooda and n o,,1;t;o, to
oN N' :" "0N'9A w
tue soVorn art1cles IN tho special classes, slall
DO aaaea osheFs' spcolhed 1nfelof on Ill the Inv.
al osner al!'c'0S no' W Tue 1e" ocs'gnated Ill
classes' snail W c'aesl'eu INTO tho Tour general
olaesea ny 'nS noata u 1's''loao commissioners.
Ino Ia" 1hea nSes' as 1ao MAXIMUM fatea to be
'Eoa lof 'ho transportation of ffe'ght ab fol-
'o"S'
olasa p7er1 or eens PET leu os nfas - lea; cents
minis m to zoo miles: und for cach q mea ovcr 9o
miles, onc-huf CT ut per 100 pounds.
oAss "e.so ett's ref paste! 'or nss1 - miles;
third md sui seoueut Is mtleu but for esc, a n,es
o,s. 400 miles, cent 1er barrel.
o4ass ecu GEMS es oasfei Tor tho irst rs miles;
,n11ea orar ON ynos ~ cants, ~ s,n a.., as
n.iIss.
Glass u-6gnt doa'afa per car load Tor the first 25
~ 'rd s,,as - |A - ''i s1S'' aue''sah8
cmss u-Ten dollars per car 1oad for tic first q
miles, IT for tue SECOND anu Fl for oach additional Is
cl".a r-F,evao 5o,ors nov c,r ,o,, ,o. ,o a~,. n.
milcs 81 for tho second nnl s. for each additional Is
miles.
M pss Cut s .n toaa los the hra1 ~
IS miles, :.
Tho maximum ratee to be charged by tho roads
belonging to olaasea and B. and for trans-
! portation in the four general o1asses, nse ixod
at thoao charged by those Companies Juue !,
1878. No company is authorized to Charge OF
recciyo any greatcr rate Of compensation t!,au
is provided by tho law, under forfeiture Of
right to receive oauycompepsation whatever; md
any ageut or officer who shall refuse to receive
freight on account OF tho compensation being
too low, or ahall charge and recoiyo in exceea OF
the legal rates. ahal1, upon conviction, puy
fine OF not over $500. and tho injured person
may recover by suit three tinos the amount OF
tie oxcess.
Tho Governor, on or botoro A1ay 1, 1874, shall