Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-09
FARES AND FREiGnis.

enc Of paramount in:eres, and import
ance, and we deem i incumbent upon
as rs matter of newspaper enterprise
tn give the public Information rs TO
the form which tho measure has
assumed.
AS ACT TO REGULATE FARES AND
FEEiGIITs ON THE RAILROADS
OF NEVADA
The people of Nevada represented in
Senate anu assembly do enact rs fol-
lows:
See. 1. II shall be unlawful for any
individual company or corporation
ovuin. or operating any railroad
within she State Of Nevada. TO charge
or receive mere than SIX cents per
mile for each passenger with 100
pounds IF baggage or les, or more
than three GEMS per miie for children
Igder twelve wears ct ace, TrCEidtd
that children under tie age Of five
wears when i'll charge OF parents or
guardian shall pas free
See. - IL shall be un!au fIl. for any
individual, COMPANY ar corporation
owning or operating any railroad in
the State Of Nevada, 10 charge or re
csiye mOTe than the following rates
Per ton for frei.tts transported on
such railroad. To wit: when carried 4
less distance than twenty miles twelve
cents per ton Per rli'e: IL carried
twenty miles and under thirty miles
eleven cs,i.s per t1ii Per mile. II car
rsei over thirty miles and under
forty Iaile> ten cents nc. ton per mile;
II carried over forty miles and under
fifty miles nine cents per ton PER mile;
ifcarried over fifty miles and un Ter
sixty miles eight cents per ton
per nsile; If carried over sixty
mixes and under seventy miles six
snd a half cents Per ton Per mile; If
carried over seventy miles aud under
eighty miles i've cents Per ton per
iiile; IL carried over eighty miles the
rate shall MOI exceed over four cents
per ton per mile.
See 3. On all articles Of bulky
nature, such o. dry goods, furniture,
machinery, agricultural implements.
leather. oils. in less quantities than :,
car load, PAPER, wood, brooms, broom
corn, carriages, manufactured goods
in eases such Is that 1850 pounds
shall measure fify cubic feet and less.
there may he added to- the rates allow
ed in See. = Of this Act, twenty five
per cent thereof. and on such as that
..O10 pounds shall Eiv-Sure sixty cubic
feet and less than seventy. there may
be added To such rates fifty Der cent
thereof; and on all such a. thai 1000
pounds shall measure seventy cubic
feet and less than eighty. there may
lie added To suen rates >eventy-hve per
cent thsreoi; and all such as that |,
1000 shall measure eighty cubic feet 4
and over. there may be- added to such !
rates 100 per cent thereof.
Sec. (. On all single package. i
weighing 700 pounds and less than
5000 there may Ire added to such rates
fry per cent thereof: and ON all
single packages weighing over 1000
pounds asid less tiIlu 5000 there may
lie added seventy five per cent; AMI
On all single Packages weighing 5,eO5
and upwards there may ic aided TO
such rates Zoo per cent thereof
See. 5. On al EuuPowler. sc:iS or
any ether explosive article Of Ike nature,
also on glass and glassware. there mag
lie added 10 the rates pros:.'ed II section
Of this A.; loo per cent. thereof
Sec 8. No extra amount shall %e
charged above the rates fixed By this Act
on freiChts of less than one ton bit each
rate shall be computed AID charged for
in proportion as the vei-ht ska.! b. Is
shall any railroad company be required
70 receive less than Thirty five eeIts Cor
any oEe lot OF freight Transported by
them to any distance.
Sec. :. For each CIR load Of horses,
cattle. hogs or sheep or any other do
Eestic animals Transported over any ,
railroad there shall not he charged ex-
csed:ng ten tons at the rate specified III
section = Of this Act.
Sec. 8. All railroads co:nsctinc with ,
each other whether owned or Orera;eG .
by the same or different corporations
shall for tie purpose Of this Ac; be
deemed and considered continuous lines
OF parts Of one and the sam. railroad. S
See. .. Any agent Of said CORPORA s
lion, lessee or other individual. operat-
stins any railroad within this state who
hall refuse or fail to receive for trans
rortation over the road for which he is I
.gent in the usual way any cf.the arti- I.
lies keYeinbe!ore mentioned on account
II the compensation herein described by
he Law, or receiving any such articles I
4 freight shall charge or attempt to 4
barge for the transportation Of the v
anne any greater sum than herein fixed, 5
" shall in any manner violate or attempt 4
o yiolste or evade the provisions Of this e
Lct shall be deemed guilty Of q INSIDE g
aeanor and on conviction Thereof shall
,ay . fne CT not exceeding $500 for II
ach and every cdense and the injured
arty shall have . right OF action against u
Md Agent or against the railroad COM . J.
any or other persons operating the :,