The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-03-19

may be allowed by the Jurts an d
included in the judsueHt as attor-
ney's fees.
Sec. 8. All connecting railroads
in this State, operated or controlled
by the same person or company,
under lease or otherwise, shall for
the purposs of this act, in comput-
ing distances and determining rates,
be regarded as one road.
Sec. 10. No railroad company
shall charge any person, company
or corporation for the transportation
of any property greater sum than
1t shall at the same time charge and
collect from any other person, COM
pahy or corporation for like service,
from the same point, and upon like
conditions, and all concessions of
rates, drawbacks, and contracts for
special rates founded upon the de-
mands of commerce and transporta-
ton shall be open to all persons,
companies and corporations alike.
Sec. IL. [Stricken out in the Sem
ate-the main provision of the Sec
ton being embraced in another
bill.
SEC. l2. Any (oflicer, agent or en-
ployee of any railroad company,
(person) or corporation, operating a
line of railroad within this State,
who shall violate or be a party to
the violation of any of the provis.
ions of this act, or Instrumental
therein, shall be guilty of misde-
meanor, and shall, on conviction
thereof, be punished for every Of
fense by fine not less than twenty
dollars, nor more than one hundred
dollars, and by Imprisonment not
less than five nor mere than thirty
days or any (such person,) corpor-
alton or railroad company (as afore-
said) who shall auihsrize, direct,
cause, permit or allow sny vialation
of the provisions of this act by any
officer, agent or employee, such
railroad company, person or eorpor.
alton shall forfeit and pay to the per-
son injured FIVE times the amount OF
compensation or charge Illegally
taken or demanded, or FIVE tunes
the amount of damage caused as
tie case may be, to be recovered
with reasonable attorneys fee by
such person in civil action in any
court, or before justice Of the
peace, as the case may be, of this
State; and If an appeal be taken from
the judgment or any part thereof, it
shall be the duty of the appellate
court to include in the Judgment
an additional reasonable attorneys
fee for the services in the appellate
court or courts and for every such
violation such railroad company,
person or corporation shall forfeit
and pay to the State of Iowa, for the
use of the school fund the sum OF
FIVE hundred dollars, to be recovered
in any civil action IN the name of the
State and it has hereby made the
duly of the Attorney General Of the
State and of the several district at
torneys within their respective dis
tricts to sue for and recover all sums
forfeited as aforesaid.
SEC. l3. The terms railroad
corporation" and "railroad compa-
n.y." contained in this act, shall be
deemed and taken to mean all COR
porations, companies or individuals
now owning, or which may hereafter
own or operate any railroad, In
whole or in part, in this State and
the provisions OF this act shall apply
to all persons, firms and companies,
and to all associations of persons,
whether interpretations or otherwise,
that shall do business as common
carriers upon any of the lines of rail-
ways in this State express compa-
nies and street railways excepted)
the same as to railroad corporations
hereinbefore mentioned.
SEC. IA. All acts or parts Of acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby
by repealed.