Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-26
TIE IOWA RAILROAD TAR
TFF BILL.

* TEE SENATE.
A bill for an aci 10 establish reasons
BILE maximum rates OF charges for
the transportation Of freight and
passengers on the different rail
roads ofthis State.
Srcrfos i. BE II enacted bv me
fenerGs Assen5lygf NE State u ionr :
That all rHifroad corporations organ
ired or doing business in this State.
their trustees, receivers or icssees,
under the laws or authority thereof,
shall be limited in their maximum
charges to the rates of compensation
FOR the transportation OF passengers
and freight, which are herein pre-
scribed. All railroads In this State
-hall be classified according to the
gross amount Of their respective an
nual earnings. within the State per
mile for the preceding year, as fol-
lows: Glass ".An shall include all
railroads whose gross annual earn
sings shall be four thousand dollars
lsi, 009l or more. Glass "B" shall in
dude all railroads whose gross annu-
ri earnings, per mile. shall be three
thousand dollars 5000, or any sum
in excess thereof less than four thou.
sani dollars $1,000. Glass SC"
shall include all railroads whose
gross annual earnings, per mile,
shall be less than three thousand
dollars.
Src. 2. All railroad corporations,
according to their classification as
herein prescribed, shall be limited In
compensation per mile for the trans
lortstion of any person, with ordi-
nary luggage, not exceeding one
hundred pounds in weight, rs fol-
lows Class "a" three cents; class
"Bu three and one-half cents; class
"C'' four cents: Prorided, that no
such corporation shall charge, de-
inand or receive any greater compen-
sation per mile for the transporta-
ton OF children twelve years Of age
or under, than half the rates above
prescribed and, proptded, also a
charge of ten cents may be added to
the fare Of any passenger, when the
same Is paid upon the ears, If "A tick
ct might have been procured within
II reasonable time before the depar-
ture of the train.
SEC 8. Refers to and explains
the tariff rates.
SIC. 4. ~ shall be unlawful for
any corporation TO charge, demand,
ar receive greater com Il iitt4t fur
transporting merchandise or proper
~ over line OF railroad Of class "a"
than ninety per cent. Of the rates cs-
tahlished in the schedule ~ section
three Of this act. and ID shall be un-
lawful for any railroad corporation
10 charge, denand, or receive
greater compensation for Transport
Ing goods, merchandise or property,
over line Of railroad OF class ''Br
than i've per cent. in addition there
10 OF the rates established In the
peheda ale OF section three Of this act,
and IL shall be unlawful for any cor.
poration to charge, demand or re.
eeiye greater compensation for
transporting good& merchandise or
property, over line of railroad Of
class ''C'' than twenty per cent. In
addition thereto of the rates estab-
iished in the schedule Of section
three OF this oct.
SEC. 5. The following classified
ton Of freightH explanatory 10 the
preceding schedules, shall be taken
aad held Ia be the classification in
force In this State under the provis.
ions OF this act. ISee classification Of
freights.l
SIC. 6. Every railroad corpora
sion doing business In this State.
shall prepare, and keep posted Ia
each Of is freight and passenger off, |
c,ss, copy Of the foregoing cIassiflca-
ton Of freight, together with true
copy Of the schedules Of rates of
treighss and passenger tariffs under
which said road may lie brought hy |
TIE foregoing classification.
sec. 7. 1t shall be the duty OF
each railroad corporation operating
a railroad In this State during the
month Of January, 1875, aud each |
and every year thereafter, to make
and return to the Governor a state. |
ilient Of Its gross receipts on its en-
tire road within this State for the
Year preceding, and ending with the
3lst day of December. Said state |
,nent shall BIO sworn TO by the presi-
dent and superintendent OF the road