The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-24

An Act Making Provision for Reg
ulating the Rates for Transports
ton of Freight, Passengers or
cars on Certain Railroads Therein
Named. Introduced by Hon. Pitt w.
Hyde.
II is hereby enacted By the general assem-
bly, Of tie state Of Vermont.
Sec. 1. Wheelock G. Veazey, Jerome B.
Bromley and Barnes Frisbe, are hereby
appointed and constituted commission
for the purpose, and with the power of de-
termining and establishing, what is rea-
sonable compensation for the transporta-
ton, within the state of Vermont, of
freight. passengers and cars, over or upon
the railroad, commencing in the town of
Rutland and extending through the towns
of Ira, Castleton, Poutney, Pawlet and
Rupert in said state and over or upon the
railroad commencing in the town of Cas-
Teton and extending through the town of
Fairhaven in said state, and over or upon
the branch railroad extending from West
Rutland to the various marble quarries in
the town of Rutland, and over or upon any
branch or branches of said road in said
state.
SEC 2. The commissioners named in the
preceding section shall, within thirty days
after the passage of this act, give notice in
writing to the principal officer or agent of
the corporation, or persons operating said
railroads, of the time and place, when and
where, they will attend to the duties i'm
posed upon them by this act; and they
shall also cause a notice of such meeting to
be published in the newspapers printed in
the town of Rutland for the period of two
weeks prior to such meeting. AT the time
| fixed for such meeting the commissioners
shall give seasonable hearing to any and
all persons who may appear before them,
| and desire to be heard as to the rates of
| compensation charged or to be charged for
the transportation of freight, passengers or
| cars, over and upon said railroads, or either
of them and they may, in their discretion,
| require any or all statements of facts to be
made under oath, and, for that purpose,
they are authorized to administer oaths.
| Sec. B. At the conclusion of such hear
ing said commissioners shall determine and
establish such rates for the transportation
OF freight passengers, or cars. over or
upon said railroad as shall be just and rea-
sonable, and shall cause schedule of
such rates, signed by them, to be published
in the newspapers printed in the town OF
Rutland and shall also cause said schedule
to be printed and posted up in conspic-
uous place in each and eve.y station house
on the line of said railroads. And greater
rates than those thus established shall moi
thereafter be lawful, and shall not be
charged, demanded nor received for the
transportation of freight, passengers oil
cars over or upon said railroads, or eithel
of them, except as herein provided.
SEC. 4. The rates thus established by
said commissioner shall be and remain thu
established rates for transportation o.
freight, passengers or cars over or upOI
said railroads, or either of them, for til,
period of five years, and thereafter unit
changed as herein provided. At any TIM
after the expiration of five year.
from the passage of this act, ant
every five years thereafter, any
person or persons, or corporation operat
ing said railroads, or either of them, or an,
person or persons or corporation, sendin.
or receiving freight transported, or to b
transported, over or upon said railroads
or either of them, may petition the count.
court of the county of Rutland, prayin
for the appointment of a commission to re
adjust and establish rates for the transpoI
tation of freight, passengers or cars over
upon said railroads, or either of them, an
notice, to all persons. shall be given of sal
petition, by publishing the same for tn
period of three weeks successfully, in tn
newspapers in SAID county of Rutland, til
last of which publication shall b
at least twelve days before tn
term of said court at which sal
petition is to be heard. And thereupo
said court shall appoint three suitable pei
sons as commission to readjust and es
tablish said rates for the transportation @
freight, passengers or cars over or upo
said railroads, or either of them. And tn
, commission thus appointed shall proceed
in all respects, in the performance of the
duties, as is herein provided as TO the PEI
formance of the duties of the commissiO
named in the first section of this act. TIL
: rates established by such commission shall
! from the date of their publication, be I'll
n legal aud established rates for the tran
portation OF freight, passengers or car
. over or upon said railroads, or either {
d them, for the period of five years, an
+" thereafter until changed as herein provided
4 Sec. o. Any person who, as agent {
u otherwise, shall, after the publication {
such rates as provided in the preceding SCI
G tons of this act, charge, demand or r.
Ia ceive in any way, any sum greater than II
= rates SO determined and established by sa
commission for the transportation ,
10 freight, passengers or cars over or upc
h said roads, or either of them, shall
v deemed guilty of niisdemeanor, and ups
:, convection thereof, shall be fined in
u sum not less than one hundred de
lars nor more than five thousand dc