The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-03-19
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THE IOWA RAILROAD TARIFF BILL,

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THE IOWA RAILROAD TARIFF BILL,
The House substitute for the Senate
Tariff Bill, as adopted in the House
and as amended and re.adopted in
the Senate.
A Bill for an act to establish reason
able maximum rates of charges for
the transportation of freight and
passengers on the different rail.
roads of this State.
SECTION L. BE it enacted 6y the
General assembly Of the State Of
IOacd:: That all railroad corpora
tions organized or doing business in
this State, their trustees, receivers or
lessees, under the laws or authority
thereof, shall be limited in their max
imum charges to the rates of COM
pensation for the transportation of
passengers and freight, which are
herein prescribed. All railroads in
this State shall be classified accord
ing to the gross amount of their re-
spective annual earnings within the
State per mile for the proceeding
year, as follows Class 'A' shall in
Glade all railroads whose gross earn.
ings per mile shall be four thousand
dollars $4,OOO,) or more. Glass 'B'
shall include all railroads whose
gross earnings, per mile, shall be
three thousand dollars $4,000, or
any sum in excess thereof less than
four thousand dollars $4,000. Class
'C' shall include all railroads whose
gross annual earnings, per mile, shall
be less than three thousand dollars
(S3'OOO.)
Sec. 2. All railroad corporations,
according to their classification as
herein prescribed, shall be limited
in compensation per mile for the
transportation of any person, with
ordinary luggage, not exceeding one
hundred pounds in weight, as fol-
lows: Class 'A' three cents pro-
vided, that no such corporation shall
charge, demand or receive any
greater compensation per mile for
the transportation of children twelve
years of age or under, than half the
rates above described and proyided
also charge of ten cents may be
added to the fare of any passenger,
when the same is paid upon the cars,
if ticket might have been procured
within a reasonable time before the
dep arturo of the train.
SEC. 8. Refers to and explains
tariff rates.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be unlawful for any
railroad corporation to charge, de.
mand, or receive a greater compen-
sation for transporting merchandise
or property over a line of railroad Of
class 'B' than five per cent. in addi-
ton thereto of the rates established
in the schedule of section three of
this act, and it shall be unlawful for
any railroad corporation to charge,
demand, or receive greater COM
pensation for transporting goods,
merchandise or property over line
of railroad of class 81 than five per
cent. in addition thereto of the rates
established in the schedule of sec.
ton three of this act, and it shall be
unlawful for any railroad corporation
to charge, demand or receive a
greater compensation for transpor-
ting goods, merchandise or property
over a line of railroad of class 'C'
than twenty per cent. IN addition
thereto of the rates established in the
schedule of section three of this act.
Sec. 5. The following classified
ton of freights, explanatory to the
preceding schedules, shall be taken
and held to be the classification in
force in this State under the provi-
sion of this act. See classification OF
freights.
SEC. 6. Every railroad corpora
tion doing business IN this State,
shall prepare and keep posted in
each of its freight and passenger of.
fees, copy Of the foregoing classi'
fication of treights, together with a
true copy of the schedules ofrates OF
freight and passenger tariffs under
which said road may be brought by
the foregoing classification.
SEC. 7. 1t shall be the duty OF
each railroad corporation operating a
railroad in this State during the
month of January, 1875, and each
and every year thereafter, to make
and return to the Governor of its
gross receipts on its entire road with.
in this State for the year preceding
and ending with the 3lst day of De
cember. Said statement shall be
sworn to by the president and super.
intendent of the road in this State,
and shall contain q detailed state.
ment of the entire receipts for trans
porting freight and passengers, and
all other sources of income of the
road. A failure to comply with the
provisions OF this section shall sub.
ject the corporation so failing to q
penalty of one hundred dollars pc,
day, for each and every day after
such report is due until it is made
to be recovered in an action in the
name of the State of Iowa, for the
benefit of the school fund. If the
executive council shall, on examina
ton, be satisfied of the correctness
of said return, it shall be their duty
to classify the different railroads il
this State as hereinbefore provided
and the Governor, when there hal
be any change in classifications, sh al
issue a certificate to any corporation
or corporations affected by such
change, certifying to them the
class to which they are respectively
assigned. Any change of rates
made by any railroad corporation
pursuant to any change of classifica
ton, shall take effect and be in force
from and after the 4th day of July
following such changes. The re-
ports from the railroad corporations
of this year 1878, made persuant to
the provisions of section 22Se of the
Code, shall determine the classified
ton of each road for the year ending
July Sd, 1875.
Sec. 8. Where any prosecution
or action for the violation of any O.
the provisions of this act in relation
to the transportation ofpassengers O,
freight, shall be commenced, it shal
be the duty of the Governor. wher
notified thereof, and requested by