Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-18

poTtdtlOu Vi DdSSeIScIS uIiu lTtlSHt
on the railroads of this State:
The people of the State of California,
represented ia Senate and Assembly,
do enact as folloaus::
Section l. Any railroad company OPP
Grating any railroad in this State, the
cars on which are propelled by steam,
may charge and collect for the trans
portation of passengers thereon any
sum not in. excess of the following
rates: For each passenger:
First-For all distaces to and includ-
ing thirty miles, six cents per mile.
For all distances from thirty miles to
and including thirty-six miles, 81 so.
For all distances from thirty-siX miles
to and including fifty miles, five cents
per mile. For all distances from fifty
miles to and including sixty-two
miles, So 50. For all distances over
sixty-two miles, four cents per mile.
Second-For every mile travelled
eastward on the Central Pacific Rail-
road between the town of Rocklin
and the eastern line of the State, one
cent in addition to the rates prescribed
in subdivision l of this section.
Third--Every passenger ticket sold
by any such railroad company shall
vest in the purchaser thereof the right
to passage over the road OF the COM
pany, or such part thereof as the ticket
may designate, in the direction speci-
fed, at any time within thirty days
from the purchase of the ticket. And
the purchaser of any such ticket shall
have the right to get off the cars of
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road and to resume his journey in such
cars at any time subsequent to the ex-
piration of thirty days from the pur-
chase of the ticket; but no passenger
shall have the right to demand his
baggage at any other station than the
one to which he shall have procured it
to be checked before entering the cars.
Fourth-Every passenger in the cars
of any such railroad company shall
have the right to have transported,
without extra charge, one 100 pounds
of baggage.
Fifth-It shall be unlawful for the
purchaser of any passenger ticket on
any such railroad to give, sell, assign
or transfer the same to any other per-
son; and any person so giving, selling,
assigning or transferring any such
ticket shall be deemed guilty OF mis-
demeanor; and it shall be unlawful
for any person to purchase or receive
any passenger ticket on any such rail-
road except from such railroad COM
pany or its authorized agent; and any
person so purchasing or receiving any
any such ticket from any person other
than such railroad company or its au-
thorized agent, shall be deemed guilty
Of misdemeanOr.
Sec. 2. Any such railroad company
may charge and collect for the trans
portation of freight over its road any
sums not in excess of the following
rates: -1o $40 sa. sa6 t
First-For each ton of "Grst-class
freight" for one mile, ST 10. For each
mile from one mile to and including
five miles, ten cents in addition to the
amount chargeable for one mile. For
each mile from five miles to and in
GLIDING twenty-nine miles, six cents
in addition to the amount chargeable
for five miles. For thirty miles So.
For each mile from thirty miles to and
including forty-nine miles, three cents
in addition to the amount chargeable
for thirty miles. For fifty miles, So 60.
For each mile from fifty miles to and
including two hundred and thirty-nine
miles, two cents in addition to the
amount chargeable for fifty miles. For
all distances from 240 miles to 260
miles, both inclusive, three and one
half cents per mile. For all distances
from 26O miles to and including 275
miles, four cents per mile. For all dis
tances over 275 miles, four and one
half cents per mile. @#ama
Second-For each ton of second
class freight" by the carload, any
sum, not exceeding 80 per cent of the
rate chargeable for " first class
freight"
Third-For each ton of "third-class
freight" by the carload, any sum not
exceeding so per cent of the rate
chargeable for "first-class freight" 5
Fourth-For each ton of "fourth-
class freight" by the carload, any
sums not exceeding 60 per cent of the
rate chargeable for "tirst- class
freight" svD - #ssF s.E
Fifth-For each ton of "fifth-class
freight" by the carload, any sum not
exceeding So per cent of the rate
chargeable for lsfirst-class freight"
Sixth-For each ton of grain, by the
carload, the following rates: For one
mile, 81 10. For each mile from one
mile to and including five miles, ten
cents in addition to the amount charge
able per one mile. For each mile
from five miles to and including 20
miles, two cents and eight mills in
addition to the amount chargeable for
five miles. For 80 miles, So 20. For
each mile from 80 miles to and includ-
ing $50 miles, one cent in addition to
the amount chargeable for 30 miles.
For 151 miles, So 49, For all distances
from ISL miles to and including $50
miles, 24 cents per mile. For all dis
tances from 250 miles to and including
2Sl miles, So 621. For all distances
over 281 miles, two cents per mile.
Seventh-FOr each ton OF lumber,
shingles, shakes, slaves or stave-b bolts,
by the carload, any sum not exceed
ing 33 per cent of the rate chargeable
for grain by the carload.
Eighth-For each ton of wood, by
the carload, any sum not exceeding
rs per cent Of the rate chargeable for
grain by the carload. -.
| Ninth-For each ton, by the car
load, of any article of less than four
cents a pound, not provided with a
specific rate by this act, any sum not
exceeding the rate chargable for grain
by the carload twenty per cent.
Tenth-For each lot or parcel of any
article less than carload, twenty-five
per cent advance on the carload rate
for such article. u. rH svg
Eleventh-For any freight not speci-
fed in this act, the rate chargeable fol-
other freight of a similar character.
Twelfth-For all freight carried east
ward on the Central Pacific Railroad
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