The Placer herald., 1874-02-14
FREEMAN'S FARE AND FREIGHT BILL

cents per mile Tor each passenger, with one
hundred pounds, Or less, baggage; or more
than the following rates per ton for freights
transported on such railroad If such
freights be carried eighty miles, or over, the
amount charged shall not exceed three cents
per ton per mile. If carried seventy miles.
and not exceeding eighty miles, the amount
charged shall no. exceed three and one quar-
ter cents per ton per mile, and shall not ex-
ceed two dollars and forty cents per ton for
the entire distance; is carried sixty miles
and not exceeding seventy miles, the
amount charged shall not exceed three and
one-half cents per ton per mile, and the
whole amount charged shall not exceed two
dollars and twenty cents for the entire
distance; if carried fifty miles and not ex-
ceeding sixty miles, the amount charged
shall not exceed four cents per ton per mile,
and shall not exceed two dollars and ten
cents per ton for the entire distance; if car
ried forty miles, and not exceeding fifty
miles, the amount charged shall not exceed
four and three-quarter cents per ton per
mile, and shall not exceed two dollars per
ton for the entire distance; if carried thirty
miles and not exceeding forty miles, the
amount charged shall not exceed six cents
per ton per mile, and shall not exceed one
dollar and ninety cents for the entire dis
tance; if carried twenty miles, and not ex
ceeding thirty miles, the amount charged
shall not exceed eight cents per ton per mile,
and shall not exceed one dollar and eighty
cents per ton for the entire distance; if car
ried any distance less than twenty miles,
the amount charged shall not exceed ten
cents per ton per mile, and shall not exceed
one dollar and sixty cents for the entire dis
tance.
Sec. 2. On all railroads that reach an
altitude of fifteen hundred feet and more,
above the level of the ocean at high tide,
charges may be made on all freights trans
ported over such parts of said road as are
at or above such altitude, "for the distance
they are transported upon such part of the
road which is above such altitude, at a
rate of fifty pr cent. above the rates al
lowed by the provisions of this Act.
Sec. 3. On all articles of bulky ma
ture, such as dry goods, furniture, machin
cry, agricultural implements, hardware
leather, liquors, oils, paper, wool, brooms,
broomcorn, carriages, manufactured goods
in cases, etc, such as that two thousand
pounds shall measure fifty cubic feet and
less than sixty cubic feet, there may be
added to rates allowed by section one of
this Act, twenty-five per cent. thereof; and
on such as that two thousand pounds shall
measure sixty cubic feet and less than sew
enty cubic feet, there may be added to such
rates fifty per cent. thereof; and on all such
as that two thousand pounds shall measure
seventy cubic feet and less than eighty Gu
bic feet thee may be added to such rate
seventy five per cent. thereof; and on all
such as that two thousand pounds shall
measure eighty cubic feet and over, there
may be added to such rates one hundred
per cent. thereof.
Sec. 4. On all single packages weighing
two thousand pounds and less than three
thousand pounds, there may be added to
the rates allowed in section one of this Act,
twenty five per cent. thereof; and on all
single packages weighing three thousand
pounds and less than four thousand pounds,
there may be added to such rates fifty per
cent. thereof; and on all single packages
weighing four thousand pounds and less
than five thousand pounds, there may
added to such rates seventy-fve per cent.
thereof; and on all single packages weigh
ing FIVE thousand pounds and upwards,
there may be added to such rates one hund-
red per cent thereof.
Sec. 5. On all gunpowder, camphene,
acids, or any other explosive article of like
nature, also on glass and glassware, there
may be added to the rates provided in sec
tion one of this Act, one hundred per cent.
thereof.
Sec. 6. All loading and unloading of
freights transported over any of the rail-
roads of this State, shall be at the expense
of the company owning and operating such
road; provided, said loading or unloading
is done at points where the company has
regular stations.
Sec. T. No extra amount shall be
charged, above the rates fixed by this Act,
on freghts of less than one ton, but such
freights shall be computed and charged for
in proportion as the weight shall be as to
one ton; prouided, that in no case shall
any railroad company be required to receive
less than twenty five cents for any one lot
Of freight transported by them for any dis
tance.
Sec. s. For each car load of horses,
cattle, hogs. sheep, or ether domestic ami
mails transported over any railroad, there
shall not be charged an amount exceeding
ten tons, at the rates specified in section one
of this Act.
Sec. 8. All railroads connecting with
each other, whether owned or operated by
the same or different persons or corpora
tions, as well as all steamers employed by
any railroad in ferrying cars or passengers
across or along any Of the waters of this
State shall, for the purposes Of this Act, be
deemed and considered continuous lines, or
parts of one and the same railroad.
Sec. 10. For every violation of any of
the provisions or limitations contained in
this Act, by any company or corporation
owning or operating any railroad in this