Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-05-28

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| In all cases, distances are to be computed
from localities where freight is received, not
| withstanding it may pass from one railroad to
another.
LIMITATION OF CHARGES FOR FREIGHT on RAILS
ROADS CLAssRD c.
No individual, company or corporation own
ing, operating, managing or leasing any rails
road mentioned in Glass c, is entitled to charge
or receive a greater or higher rate for carry
ing any freight belonging to either the General
or Special Glasses hereinbefore designated,
than was charged for carrying such freight on
said railroad on the first day of June. 1878.
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE LAW.
Chapter 273, of the General Laws of 1874,
entitled "An Act relating TO Railroads. Ex>
press and Telegraph Companies, in the State
of Wisconsin, in pursuance of which Act the
above classification Of roads, classification of
freights, and rates of fare and freights are
established, provides as follows:
Section 6. In no instance shall any such indiyid-
nal company OF corporation, lessee, other person
charge or receive any greater rate compensation
for carrying freight pass s0gers than hsTenbefore
nroyided and any individual, company corporation
violating, or in any way evadng the provisions of
ths act shall forfeit ali right recover receive
anv compensation whatever for the service rendered
wherein such violation is attempted ard every agent
of any such corporation, lessee or other individual
fuse to receive for transportation over the road for
which he is agent in the usual way, any OF the ari
eles hereinbefore mentioned account OF the COM
pensation hereinbefore prescribed being too low or,
receiving any such articles Of fret gh shall charge or
attempt to charge for the transportation of the same
anv greater sum than herein fixed, or shall IN any
manner violate or attempt to violate or evade tie
provisions of this act, shall be deemed guilty OF
misdeueanor, aud on conviction thereof shall pay
fine of not exceeding two hundred dollars ior esch
and every oense aud the injured party shall have
right of action against said agent or against the rail-
road company other persons operating the rairoad
or both in which he shall be entitled TO recover three
times The amount taken or received from him in
arcess of the rates prescribed by this act.
section Z Justices of the peace shall have concur
rat Jurisdiction with the circuit court in all prose
cutions for violation Of this act with full power and
authority to impose fines, and to the same extent
the circuit court and the defendant shall have the
right of appeal Ia other tried before justices
of the peace and justices of the peace shall also have
jurisdiction in all civil under this act whenever
The amount claimed does not exceed two hundred
dollars
NOT APPLICABLE TO THROUGH FRE1GHTs.
Nothing contained in this notice is intended
in any manner to abrdge or control the rates
for freight charged by any railroad or COM
pany, in this State, 'for carrying freight
which comes from beyond the boundaries of
the State, and to be carried across or through
the State. JOSEPH II. OSBORN,
GEO. III Paul,
JONI W HoYT,
Railroad Commissioners.
Attest; II. A. TESsEy, Clerk of the Board