Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-04-22
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
Published April %, 1874
CHAPTER 273.


The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
AN ACT relating to railroads, express and telegraph
companies, in the state of Wisconsin. -
Section /. All railroads in the state OF Wisconsin
hereby divided into three classes, to be known
as Glass A. Glass B. and Glass G. Glass shall in
clude all railroads or parts of railroads III the state
of Wisconsin owned, operated, managed or
leased either by the Milwaukee and ST. PAU halfway
Company, the Chicago and Northwestern hallway
Company, or the Western Union Railway Company.
Glass b shall include all railroads parts Of rail
roads owned. operated, managed or leased by
the Wisconsin Central Railway Company, the Green
Bay and Minnesota Railway Company, the West
Wisconsin Railway Company. Glass shall include
all other railroads parts of railroads in said state
Section 2. Any individual company or corpora
ton owning, operating, managing or leasing any
railroad part of railroad in the several cassi-
cations herein prescribed shall be limited to
compensation per mile for the transportation of any
person with ordinary baggage not exceeding one
hundred pounds in weight, follows: Glass A,
three cents: Glass B, three and one-haf cents
Glass G, four cents; provided, that 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 half of the rate
above prescribed; and provided further, that the
rates of transportation herein prescribed may be
duced as hereinafter provided.
Section 3. All freightS hereafter transported up
any railroad part of railroad in this state are
hereby divided into four general classes to be des
ignated first, second, third and fourth classes,
and into seven special classes, to be designated
Glass d, E, T, G, Fl, l, and j. Glass d shall COM
prise all grain in carloads Glass E shall comprise
flour in lots of so barrels and lime in lots of "a bar
rels or more Glass shall comprise salt in lots of
so barrels more, and cement, water lime and
stucco in lots of "a barrels or more Glass G shall
comprise lumber, lath and shingles in carloads
Glass shall comprise live stock in carloads Glass
i shall comprise agricultural implements, furniture,
and wagons Glass shall comprise coal, brick,
sand, stOne and heavy fourth-class articles in
loads and in addition to the several articles in the
said special classes shall be added other articles
and in the manner hereinafter prescribed, except
Glasses D.. E. q.
above enumerated, or subsequently set into said
classes as hereinafter provided shall be placed in
and belong to the four general classes, to be CLASH
fed by the railroad commissioners hereinafter pro-
yided to be appointed, said articles were CLASH
fed by the Milwaukee and ST. Paul halfway, which
classification went into effect on the 18th. day Of
June, 1872.
Section A. No individual company corporation
owning, operating managing leasing any railroad
part of railroad designated in section class
B, shall charge for or receive greater or high
rate for carrying articles named in the several
special classes herein designated than is here
matter overwhelmingly Class d not exceeding six
cents per 100 lbs, for the first twenty-five miles, and
not exceeding four cents per hundred pounds for
the second twenty-five miles, and not exceeding two
cents per hundred pounds for each additional twen
tyive miles or fractional part thereof, unless the
fraction shall be less than thirteen miles, in which
case the rate shall be cent for said fractional
part, unless the whole distance be over two hun
dred miles, when greater rate than onehalf cent
per hundred pounds shall be received for such
twenty-five miles over said first mentioned dis
lance. Glass E, not exceeding twelve cents per
barrel for the first twenty miles, and
exceeding eight cents per barrel for the second
twenty-five miles, and not exceeding four cents for
each additional twenty-five miles, or fractional part
thereof, unless the fraction be less than thirteen
miles, in which case the rate shall not exceed two
cents per barrel for said fractional part unless the
whole distance be over two hundred miles, when no
greater rate than cent per barrel shall be charg
ed for such additional twenty-five miles, over said
two hundred miles. Glass T. Not exceeding fif-
teen cents per barrel for the first twenty-five miles,
and not exceeding six cents per barrel for the second
twenty-five miles, and not exceeding three and
half cents per barrel for each additional twenty five
miles, or fractional part thereof unless the fraction
be less than thirteen miles, in which the rate
shall not exceed and one-half cents per barrel
for said fractional part. Glass G. Not exceeding
eight dollars per load for the first twenty-five
miles, and not exceeding five dollars per car load
for the second twenty-five miles, and not exceeding
two dollars per car load for each additional twenty
five miles, fractional part thereof, unless the
fraction be less than thirteen miles, in which
the rate shall not exceed dollar and fifty cents
per car load for such fractional part. Glass II. Not
exceeding ten dollars per load for the first
twenty-five miles, and not exceeding dollars
per car load for the second twenty-five miles, and
four dollars per car load for each additional twenty
five miles, or fractional part thereof. unless the
fraction be less than thirteen miles, in which case
the rate shall not exceed two dollars per load for
such fractional part Class Not exceeding eleven
dollars per load for the first twenty-five miles,
and not exceeding six dollars per load for the
second twenty-five miles, and not exceeding three
dollars per load for each additional twenty-five
miles, fractional part thereof unless the fraction
be less than thirteen miles, III which the rate
for such fractional part. Glass J. Not exceeding
eight dollars per load for the first twenty five
miles, and not exceeding six dollars per load for
the second twenty-five miles, and not exceeding two
and Onehalf dollars per car load for each additional
twenty-five miles, or fractional part thereof, unless
the fraction be less than thirteen miles, in which
case the rate shall not exceed dollar per load
for such fractional part.
Section 5. No individual company or corpora
ton owning, operating, managing, or leasing any
railroad mentioned in classes and B, in the first
section of this act shall receive greater higher
rate for carrying any freight under the four general
classes named in the third section of this act than
charged for carrying freghts in said four gen.
eral classes said railroad the first day of June
1878, and individual, company corporation
owning, operating, managing or leasing any rail-
road mentioned in class G, in the first section of
this act, shall receive greater or higher rate for
carrying freight than was received by said indi-
vidual, company or corporation for carrying such
freight the first day of june 1873. In computing
the rates for carrying any freights according to the
provisions of this act the distance for carrying such
freight shall be computed from where it is received
Notwithstanding it may pass from one railroad to
another.
Section 6. In no instance shall any such indi-
vidua company corporation, lessee or other per-
son charge or receive any greater rate compensa-
ton for carrying freight or passengers than herein
before provided, and any individual company
corporation violating, Or III any way evadlng the
provisions of this shall forfeit all right
or receive any compensation whatever for the SER
vice rendered wherein such violation is attempted,
and every agent of any such corporation, lessee,
other individual operating any railroad within
this state who shall refuse to receive for
transportation over the road for which he is
agent, in the usual way, any of the articles
hereinbefore mentioned on account of the compen-
sation here1nbefore prescribed being too low, or,
receiving any such articles of freight shall charge
attempt to charge for the transportation of the
same, any greater sum than herein fixed, or shall
in any manner violate attempt to violate or evade
the provisions of this act, shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall pay
fine of not exceeding two hundred dollars for
each and every ofense, and the injured party shall
have right OF action against said agent, against
the railway company or other persons operating the
railroad both in which be shall be entitled to
cover three times the amount taken or received
from him in of the rates prescribed by this
act.
Section 7. Justices of the Peace shall have con-
current jurisdiction with the circuit court il all
prosecutions for violation of this act, with full pow
and authority to impose fines and to the same
extent the circuit court and the defendant shall
have the right of appeal in other tried be-
fore justices of the peace and justices of the peace
shall also have jurisdiction in all civil cases under
this act whenever the amount claimed does not ex-
coed two hundred dollars. -a.-
Section s. The Governor shall, on or before the
first day of May, 1874, by and with the consent of
the Senate, appoint three railroad commissioners,
one for term Of one year, one for a term Of two