Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-03-17
Railroad Discrimination.


The following bill was introduced in
the Legislature Tuesday:
| An Act to prevent Railroad Comps
MES from making Discrimination in
! favor Of any shipper, forwarder or
! railroad company TO the prejudice OF
any other shipper, forwRrder or rails
| road company.
.~ECrIoN |. BE IL enacted bV the Gem
erdt assembly Of the State Of Tennessee,
That hereafter 1t shall be the du Of
every railroad company owning or OPP
Grating line of railroad, or any por-
| ton or branch thereof, in the State Of
| Ten ne-see, to receive ut any station of
such line or branch, or on the tracks
at such station, from every person, for
warder, shipper or railroad company,
all property, wares anu merchandise
rendered for transportation, being such
As is usually transported 10y railroads,
and promptly, and in the order of their
tender, transport the same TO its place
of destination, If on its line of road
and there make delivery To- the con-
| -ignee, or if such place OF destination
be beyond the terminal station OF such
road, then to promptly forward such
] property, wares or merchandise to such
destination by any connecting railroad,
steamboat or transportation company.
/ SEC. >. BE II farther enacted, That
/ il shall toe the duty OF every such rail-
road company to charge and collect
/ from every person, forwarder, shipper
or railroad company, for all property,
wares aud merchandise received 10y 1t
for transportation and forwarding at
any station, exactly the same rate of
/ freight per ton per mile, or however
/ the rate of freight he estimated, AS II
shall charge and collect from any per-
sou, forwarder, shipper or railroad
company for the same character, class
or description Of property, wares or
merchandise in car loads, quantities or
less, received for transportation and
forwarding at said station, consigned
to take same destination, no more nor
less; but nothing in this section con
tanned shall prevent any railroad COM
pany from charging and collecting
from all persons, forwarders, shippers
and railroad companies rate of freight
proportional to the distance the goods
shall be transported over its own line,
provided that no discrimination on
such rates be made in favor of any per.
son, forwarder, shipper or railroad
company, to the prejudice of any other
person, forwarder, shipper or railroad
company,
SEC, 8. BE il further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of every such rail.
road company TO extend to every per.
son, shipper, fOrwarder and railroad
company, the same facilities, benefits
and advantages, and particular privi-
leges accorded by it to any person oi
shipper, furwarder or railroad compa.
4. l., go
ton, partnership, special contract OF
otherwise.
SEC. l. BE il further enacted, Tn :
no such railroad company shall dis
cTiminate in favor of any person, ship
per, forwarder or railroad company il
charge, for loading, hauling or repair
ing cars, or in the receipts, eXchang,
or return of cars, or in forwarding
freights in car loads or in less quaint
. ties than car loads, or in collecting o
advancing back charges or freight, o
by placing "A greater rate of charge
for transportation of freight per ton
per mile, or however the rate of char
ges be estimated over one portion o
its main line or branches than owe
any other or otherwise, however, L
; the disad vantages or prejudice of an,
person, shipper, fOTwarder or railroad
company whatever.
SEC. 5. BE IL FURTHER enacted, Tina
for every violation of any provision o
this act by any railroad company oper
, ating any line of railroad in Tennes
see, whether the acts be COMMITTEES
within the limits of Tennessee or not
such company shall upon prosecution
and conviction, be fined for each ant
every such act not less than one thou
sand dollars nor more than five thou
sand dollars, to be collected as othe
. fines and forfeitures are collected, one
half of the same TO go to the State ant
, the other half to the party aggrieved
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, Tina
any person, association or compan,
from whom any sum or sums of none.
may have been taken or collected IL
contravention of any of the provision
of this act, may by suit began in an.
= court having jurisdiction of this elias
, of cases within six years after the fac
. of such illegal taking or collection
shall have been ascertained, receiv
such sums of money so illegally col
lected, with interests and costs.