The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-06-18
Circular Of the state Railroad Commits
siOners-ClaSsificatiOn of Roads and of
Passcnger and Freight Tariffs.

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ST. LOUIS, Mo, June ;, 1919.
To any in lividual. company or corporation
owning, operating, managing or leasing any rail
road in the state q. Missouri
Notice is hereby given hy the undersigned Rail
road Commissioners for the State of MlSsouri,
that the following classification of railroads.,
classification of trciEhts and maximum rates of
charges on passengers and frelghtS, nave been
PStahliShc hV an act al the General Assembly Of
the state o: Missouri entitled An act To regulate
the charges OF railroad companies and To provide
for the appointment OF Railroad commissioners
and to prescribe tac.rp"wers and duties, )" and by
said Commissioners, IN pursuance of authority
conferred upon them bv law:
CLA>>iFECATIO OF ROADS.
Class : includes al through or trunk line rail
roads.
Glass L includes al branch roads owned, leased
or occupied 10y the trunk line railroad companies
or corporations.
Class i~ncluics al other railroads or parts of
railroads owned. leased or occupied, or which
may hereafter be owned, leased or occupied in
this State, either wholly OF in part.
TNOTE.-Thc iaW hoes not classify the roads
by name or define Tho term : through or trunk
line; ;" bat the folio" ing are supposed to belong to
class \, VIZ. The y. Louis, Kansas City and
Northern the Hannibal and st. Joseph, the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas, the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific, the Missouri Pacific, the At
lantiC and Pacific, AMI the y. Louis, Iron Noun
tain and southern railways.
CLASSIFICATION OF FREIGHT.
All freighc- u~ereafler transported upon any
railroad. or pfrJ Of a railroad, in this state, are
glNltGHl INTO lbl.f 4ttltsll tl1SSt~, 10 1' 'tFSiNltJ-
ell As First. second, Third and Fourth classes,
and into seven S~lccl;! classes, designated d.,
r, F, q, II. IaEdJ.
GencrGI Cbt<>ss->aid four general classes in
riude all merchandise and other articles of trans
p%Ortation not included 10y the act in the said seven
special classes.
.Speriol GLasss&.-The special classes hereafter
named shall include the following articles re
spectively
Glass D-Aug grain il car loads.
Glass F. Flour in lots az 10 barrels or more,
and lime in lots o'24 barrels or more.
Glass F-Salt in lots OF 50 barrels or more, and
cement, water lime and stucco in lots of p bar
rels or more.
Glass G-Lumber, lath and shingles in car
loads.
Glass Hive stock in car-loads
Glass I-Agricultural implements, furniture
and wagons.
Glass J-CoaI. brick. sand, stone, railroad ties
and cordwood, and all heavy fourth class articles
in carloads.
RATES OF CHARGES on PASSENGERS AND
FREIGHT.
LIMITATION OF PASSENGER ARE
Any individual, company or corporation own
ing, operating, managing, or leasing any rail
road or part Of 4 railroad, in the classification of
railroads, herein prescribed, is limitcdtO 4 com
penSatlOn for the transportation OF any person
with ordinary baggage, not exceeding one hun
dred pounds in weight. as follows, viz. On all
roads in class 4, 20 three cents per mile, and
hose in glasses + and G, to four cents per mile E.
Proridea, That children of II years old and
under shall be charged not more than one half
the above rates respectively.
LIMITATION OF CHARGES on FREIGHT.
The Commissioners are authorized and en-
powered by the act, to reduce the rates on any of
said railroads, or parts of railroads., for frcishtS
in either OF the general or special classes, and
any individual, company or corporation owning,
operating, managing, or leasing any railroad or
part Of 4 railroad, in this state, Is, according to
the terms OF said act, bound by the decision of
the Commissioners, with reference to the rates
so fixed by the commissioners, and the Commits
SlOnerS, in pursuance of the authority vested in
them, decitje and =" declare that, until further
notice il given, the rate on the articles now
placed in, and belonging to, the four general
classes, shall not be Il Greater or higher rate than
was charged / IN the established rates in force on
said roads respectively, on the 29th day Of
March, $50. And 10 individual, company or
corporation owning, operating, managing, or
leasing any Railroad in this State is entitled to
charge, or receive, 4 greater or higher rate for
carrying articles belonging to either OF the
special classes, herein named, than is specified
in the ~fOllOWInTa annexed table:
FnET. III. - 9 ~ ~ I Ct ASSES