Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-16
Published March %, 1871
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III sVHAtc anu dsstADlS, 40 enact az 1olIoNs.
Section l. All railroads which have been here
toiore or may be hereafter created by virtue of /
any general or special act within the limits OF /
this state, are hereby declared to be public high
ways and all railroads or other transportation /
companies heretofore or hereafter TO be Created /
Incorporated or organized by any law, general or
special, OF this state, are hereby declared com
mon carriers, and shall receive and transport
each others passengers, tonnage and cars, loaded
or empty, without unreasonable delay unjust dis
elimination, and perishable property shall have the
preference in transportation
Section :. All individuals, associations ana
corporations shall have equal right 10 have per-
TO undue or unreasonable discrimination shall
be made in charges for in facilities for trans
portaton of freight or passengers within the
state or coming from going to any other state,
| but excursion and Communication tickets may be
issued at special rates.
| Section 3. No railroad or other corporation, or
| the lessces purchasers or managers OF any rall-
! road corporation shall consolidate the stock
! property or franchises of such corporation WITH
| or lease or purchase the works or franchises Oh
or III any way control any other railroad cor
poration owning or having under its control
| parallel or competing line, nor shall any oIlcer
OF such railroad corporation act as an onicer OF
any other railroad corporation owning Or hdNlh55
| the control Of parallel or competing lines, ana
the question whether railroads are parallel or
competing lines shall, when demanded by the
complainant, he decided by a jury as III olhef
civil issues: provided that the provisions OF THIS
| section shsll not apply TO any contracts now eA-
listing where one corporation has become respon-
sible for the liabilities Of another, either advances
| heretofore made, or by guaranty OF bonds pre-
| Ylons 10 the passage Of this act.
Section !. No president, director, oihcer, agent
or employe of any railroad or transportation com
pany shall be interested, directly or indirectly
in the furnishing of material or supplies 70 such
company, or i'll the business OF transportation
as common carrier of freight or passengers,
over the works owned, leased, controlled OF
worked by such company.
Section ). No discrimination in charges or
facilities for transportation shall pc maze pc
tween transportation companies and individuals,
Of OF fhGrh Nv H.. X.
otherwise, and no railroad company or any lestee.
manager or employer thereof shall make any pre-
ference in furnishing motive power
Section q. Railroad, railway and trans portatloh
companies hereby prohibited from granting
free passes or passes at a discount to any STATE
officer, judge of the supreme court, Judge OF ne
circuit court, or judge OF any court OF record or
member of the legislature, Or 10 any such state
officer. Judge or member of the legislature elect:
provided, that this section shall not be constrned
10 prohibit anyone from purchasing one thousand
0,0O0l mile tickets, or other communication tickets
AT the regular established rates
Section z. Any officer, agent or employe OF any
railroad or transportation company violating any
of the provisions of this act, shall be deemed guilty
of msdemeanor and upon conviction thereon
shall be punished by fine or imprisonment or by
both fine and imprisonment such hne not 10 pc
less than five hundred dollars $500) nor to exceed
five thousand dollars (S50OO), and such lmprlson
ment to be not less than thirty days nor more
than one year.
prene court, judge of the circuit court or judge Of
any court of record member OF the Legislature,
or any state officer, judge or member OF the legls
lature elect, who shall accept any free pass or
pass at discount from any railroad railway or
transportation company shall be deemed CAVITY
| of a misdemeanor. and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by fine imprisonment, or
| by both fine and imprisonment such fine not TO
be less than twenty five dollars (S25) nor TO exceed
one hundred dollars (S1O0), and such lnprlsoh-
ment to be not less Than ten days nor more thah
thirty days.
Section g. If any railroad company or corpora
ton, organized or doing business within this state
or which may hereafter do business within this
: state, shall charge, collect, demand or recover
more than fair and reasonable rate OF compenta
ton upon any line or road within this state, which
it has the right, license permission 10 use
operate or control the same shall be deemed guilty
Of ext0rton. and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined in any sum not less than five hundred
(S500) more than two thousand dollars $4,000
for each ofensc with costs Of suit, and reasonable
attorneys fees to BE- fixed by the court: provided
that in all under this act, either party shall
have the right Of trial by jury.
Section 10. All acts parts Of acts contraye en-
ing or conflicting with the provisions OF this act
are hereby repealed.
Section H. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and alter its passage and pub ieation
Approved March Il, 1874.
4 Published April %. 1874
CHAPTER 273.
AN ACT relating to railroads, express and tele
graph companies, in the state Of Wisconsin.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
III Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. All railroads in the state of Wiscon-
sin hereby divided into three classes, TO be
known as Glass A. Glass b, and Class q. Glass A
stall include all railroads parts OF railroads in
the state of Wisconsin now owned, operated,
managed or leased either by the Milwaukee and
st. Paul Railway Company, the Chicago and
| Northwestern Railway Company, or the Western
Union Railway Company. Class shall include
all railroads parts of railroads owned operated,
managed leased ny The Wisconsin Central Rail
way Company, the Green Bay and Minnesota kali
wayCOmpsny, or the West Wisconsin Railway Com
pany Glass &. shall include all other railroads or
! parts of railroads in said state.
Section ,. ANY individual company or cOrpO-
ration owning. operating, managing or leasing any
railroad or part OF railroad in the several classi-
cations a. herein prescribed, shall be limited TO a
compensation per mile for she transportation Of
any person with ordinary baggage not exceediLg
one hundred pound in weight, as follows: Class
A. three cents: Class Il, three end one half cents
Glass G, four cents: provided, that no such indi-
yidual, company or corporation shall charge, de-
mand or receive any greater compensation per
mile for the transportation OF children of the age
OF twelve years or under than one-haf OF the rate
above prescribed; ana provided further, int the
rates for TRANSFORMATION herein presIibed may be
reduced az hereinafter provided.
Section 3. Ali treghts hereafter transporter
upon any railroad Part OF a railroad in this state
are hereby diyid INTO four general classes, to be
designated as aus, second, third and fourth
classes and into seven special Classes. to be des-
ignated es Glass y Il, T. g. H. l. and j. Glass ID
shall Comprise all grain in carloads Class L shall
comprise fonr lots of 81 barrels or more, lime
in lots If 81 barrels or more; Class shall comprise
| salt in lots of co barrels or moro ana cement,
water lime and stucco in lots OF a barrels or
more; Glass G shall compr' sc timber, lath and
shingles in carloads Glass Ii shall compris live
| stock in iesds; Glass / shall comprise sgr-
| cultural implements, furniture and wagons; Class
snail comprise coal, brick sand, stone and heavy
toarlL-csss articles In Car loAds; anu III ADDITION
o the several articles in the SAID special classes
shall be added other articles as and IN the manner
hereinafter prescribed, except into Glasses ID, r,
q and IL; and all Articles not above enumerated,
or subsequently, set Tito said classes hereinafter
provided, shall be placed in and belong to the four
| general classes. TO be classified by tie railroad
commissioners hereinafter provided to be appoint
cd eaid articles were classified by the Milwau-
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went into effect on the 18th day OF June, 1872
! Section A. No individual company or corpora
ton, owning. operating, managing OF leasing any
railroad part OF a railroad designated IN section
one class or b, shall charge for or receive a
| greater higher rate for carrying articles named
| IN the several special classes herein designated
than is hereinafter provided namely, Class p, not
exceeding six cents per 100 lbs ioT the first twenty
five miles, and not exceeding Tour cents per hu1-
dred pounds for the second twenty five niles and
not exceeding two cents per hundred pounds ioT
each additional twenty-five miles or fractional
part thereof unless the fraction shall be less than
thirteen miles, IN which case The rate shall DC one
cent for said fractional part unless the whole dis
! lance be over two hundred miles. when greater
rate than one half cent per hundred pounds shall
| be received for such twenty five miles over said
| frat mentioned defiance. Class E. not exceeding
| twelve cents per barrel for the fret twenty-five
miles. and not exceeding eight cents per barrel Tor
the second twenty-five miles, and NOS exceeding
four cents for each additional twenty-five miles or
fractional partlthereot unless the traction be less
than thirteen miles, IN which case the route rate
shall not exceed two cents per barrel for sajd fTac
uonal part, unless the whole distance be
hundred miles when no greater rate than one cent
per barrel shall be charged Tor such additional /
twenty-five miles, over sad two hundred mile /
Class +. Not exceeding fifteen cents per barrel /
for the first twenty five miles and exceeding
SIX cents per barrel for the second twenty five I
miles, aud not exceeding three and ehaif cents
per barrel for each additional twenty-five miles or
fractional part thereof unless the fraction be less
than thirteen miles In which case the rate shall a0t
exceed one and one-half cents per barrel for ald /
fractional part Glass g. Not exceeding eight dol /
lars per car load for the first twenty five miles, I
aud not exceeding i've dollars per car load /
for the second twt nty dive miles, and not exceed
ing two dollars Uer car toad far each add tional