River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-04-24
published March -, ls7i.l
CHAPTER a..
AN ACT in relation 70 Railroads.

The people Of The state If wisconsin, f.pitsentcd
IN Senate and Assembly. TO enact as follows
section AL railroads which have been hereto
tore or may h. hereafter created hy virtue OF any
general or special act within tn limits of thiz
state, are hereby declared 20 be public HIGHWAYS .
aud all railroads OF other transportation companies
heretofore CT hereafo~ 90 be created iucofporattd
or organized by auy law, general or special III this
state, ara hereby declared common cnrriptg, and
shall receive AMI transport each others psasrugers
tonnage or cars, loaded pr pmpty. without unrv4.
sonable delay or unjust dscriu nation an nef tsh
portaton.
Section 2. An iplividGals. associations and cor.
porahons, SHAH have equal right 10 have pctsons
aud property trausl orted over railroads. AMI mo-
undue or unreasonable di.crimioatirr shall d..
made IN charges for or In facilities flf trlrsporis
I ton OF freight or passengers within the stare. ~
coming from or going g. snv other State. hut cz-
eursion aud tommnia'ion tickets may bc issued a
special fates.
Section 3. No railroad OF other corporation. or
the essses, purchasers manhg r. Of any railroad
corporation, shall consolidate tho stock psa4srtt
" franchise % such corporation with az ltase Or
purchase the works or iranChtes Of, or la any yat
control any othr railroad corporation, owning r
having under rs control a parallel or coniprtinp
lhe, nor SHAH any officer ~ such railroad oori,ra
ZION act a. an officer ot any other railroad corr ORR.
ton owning Of having the control ~ raraflel ~
competing lines, and the question whether ran.
teaas are parallel or competing lines shalt WHEN
ushahded ny the complainant, h5 decided hy a
jury a. IN other civil ISSUES provided That The
provisions Of this section shall not apply ~ my
cuntratts now existing who're uns corr. ration has
become responsible for the Liabilities of another.
either ny advance heretofore matr or hy tho guar.
anty Of bonds previous a. the passage If thts ~
Section g. No president. director. oficar. scen,
or tm9loye Il ans railroad or trankpt Itsti0n cor
pany shall be interested directly or Indirectly iU
the FURNISHING Of material ur supplies 10 such
company, or n the business OF Transportation AZ !
common rfigr Of freiahts or passengers over the
WORKS owned. leased, contrrled or worked by such
Section 5. No discuminat' ON IN charges or f,cil.
lues Tor transportation shall be- made between
,FahsP ration cnmpanIcs aud indi, iualz. or ia
AaNoF ~ either by abatement, drawback or other.
wise, aud no railroad Company o. any lres,e man
ager o empoye thereof shall make any ~, Il fcprr
- furnishing Sars ~ motive POWER.
Seetlon q. Railroad, railway aud trguarortef ftp
companies are hereby prohibited from 'er4rtipg.
Tree passes or passes 90 discount 10 ANY state on
GER Judge % thc Supro me Court Judge 81 the Cir.
~. curt oF Judge Of any court Of record, nr 4
member Of tee legislature elect provided fh4t Z
ms section shall not bc construed 10 prohibit ant
enc from purchasing one thousand IUun' mile tt,k
~ or other ammuhton tickets n the regular cs.
laelshcd rates.
section Z. Any oniccr. asyut or emrlo,e of am,
railroad OF transportation company violating af, I
p lhe provisions Of this oct shal b. deemed emlt,
y misdemtauur and upon conviction tl.rrof
shall he punished hy tue or imprisonment or h, +
both uno aud Imprisonment such ave u1i q, a.
eas thau hNe hundred dollars Nto1.tN, r,r 10 ek-
ICED ave thousand dollar, ,s5,HuO.uO) and suth inns
,rlseument no' 60 hc less thin thirty lays more
Seclan =. ANY state officer, Judge ni tlg sil.
rene court, Judge 81 the circuit count, ia tgdsy
= any court q rucnrd, or member af tho Iegisla.
ute, or any state cheer judge, ur member ~ the
legislature elect, who shan accept auy fr,r uits 81
MS ~ discount, ttam amy railroad, railway IS
rah sporaioh company, shall ~ deemed guilty. III ,
mlsdtmeAnor, and upon conviction thvroof shan ,
: punished by hnc or Imprisonment. such hur 1
ol to be less Than twenty i've dollars lf1t U Nor
EXCEED one hundred dollars ,slOIuD aud such
loru thar thirty days E
section = " any rulrnad company. orglnised or =
olhe hWlngss within THE STATE, or which NAV =
,a'ai'ei 90 business within This state shs charge q
'Ncct demand, ur recover more than a All
iasonaale fate ui compensation uplu anv limo pr I +
'ad Muhih this state, which 30 has thr right rrua,
remission " usc. operate pr CONTROL the same d
iall lie deemed guilt, III rSinrtilu. ana ,,,,, ,,,,
ton thtreof shall he lined in aus sun. noe i,ss E
an hNe hhndred dollars flDu.uN nor more Than
. thousand dollars f',a"r.UN ipr each a0,u.t
20 'osts y sun. aud reasonable attorney fees Is L