The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-03-11
THE NEW RAILROAD LAW.
Full Text Of the Amendments to the
Potter Law.

general laws of 1874 is hereby amended to
read as follows: section 4. No individual,
company or corporation owning, operating,
managing, or leasing any railroad or part OF a
railroad designated in section 1 as class 'A'' or
HB, snail charge Tor or receive greater or
higher rate for carrying articles named in the
several special classes herein designated, than
is hereinafter provided, namely:
Class "D"-Not exceeding six cents per 100
pounds for the first twenty-five miles, and not
exceeding one and six-tenths mills per 100
pounds per mile, for the distance actually car
exceeding three cents per 100 pounds for the
third twenty five miles, or fractional part
thereof, unless the fraction be less than thir-
teen miles, in which case the rate shall be one
and One-half cents per 100 pounds for said
fractional part thereof, unless the fraction
shall be less than thirteen miles, in which case
the rate shall be one and one half cents per 100
pounds for said fractional part and not exceed
ing two cents per 100 pounds for each addition
al twenty-five miles or fractional part thereof,
unless the fraction shall be less than thirteen
miles, in which case the rate shall be one cent
for said fractional part, unless the whole dis
tance be over two hundred miles, when no
greater rate than One-half cent per 100 pounds
shall be received for each twenty-five miles
over said first two hundred miles.
Class E.-Not exceeding twelve cents per bar
rel for the first twenty-five miles, and not ex-
ceeding three and two. tenths mills per barrel
per mile for the second twenty-five miles. and
not exceeding six cents per barrel for the third
twenty-five miles, or fractional part thereof
unless the fraction be less than thirteen miles,
in which case the rate shall not exceed three
cents per barrel for said fractional part and for
each additional twenty-five miles, a sum not
exceeding four cents per barrel for each
twenty-five miles, Or fractional part thereof,
unless the fraction be less than thirteen miles,
in which case the rate shall not exceed two
cents per barrel for such fractional part, unless
the whole distance be over two hundred miles,
when no greater rate than one cent per barrel
shall be charged for each additional twenty
five miles over said two hundred miles.
Class F.-NOt exceeding fifteen cents per bar
rel for the first twenty-five miles, and not ex-
ceeding two and fourteen the mills per barrel
per mills, for the distance actually carried, for
the second twenty-five miles, and not exceeding
five cents per barrel for each additional twenty
five miles, or fractional part thereof, unless the
fraction be less than thirteen miles, in which
case the rate shall not exceed two and One-half
cents per barrel for such fractional part.
Class G.-NOt exceeding eight dollars per car
load, for the first twenty-five miles, and not
exceeding twenty cents per mile, per carload,
Tor the distance actually carried, for the second
twenty-five miles, and not exceeding three dOl-
lars per carload for the third twenty-five
miles or fractional part thereof, unless the
fraction be less than thirteen miles, in which
case the rate shall not exceed one and one-half
dollars per carload for such fractional part
thereof, and for each additional twenty-five
miles or fractional part thereof, not exceeding
two dollars per carload, unless the fractional
part be less than thirteen miles, in which case
the rate shall not exceed one dollar per car
load for such fractional part thereof.
CaSs Mot exceeding ten dollars per car
load for the first twenty-five miles, and not ex-
ceedIng tWenty-eight cents per mile, per car
load, for the distance actually carried, for the
second twenty-five miles, and not exceeding
four and One-half dollars per carload for each
additional twenty-five miles, or fractional part
thereof. unless the fraction be less than thlr-
teen miles, in which case the rate shall not eX-
ceed two dollars and twenty-five cents per car
load for such fractional part.
Class Mot exceeding twelve dollars per
carload for the first twenty-five miles, and not
exceeding thirty-twO cents per carload per
mile for the second twenty-five miles for the
distance actually carried, and not exceeding
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i've miles, or fractional parts thereof, unless
the fraction shall be less than thirteen miles, in
which case the rate shall not exceed two dollars
and fifty cents per carload for such fraction
al part.
Class Mot exceeding eight dollars per car
load Tor the first twenty-five miles, and not eX-
ceedlng twenty-fOur cents per carload per
mile, for the distance actually carried, for the
second twenty-five miles, and not exceeding
three and one-half dollars per carload for the
third twenty-five miles, fractional part there
OF. unless the fraction be less than thirteen
miles, in which case the rate sh,.1 not exceed
two dollars for such fractional part and for
each additional twenty-five miles, not to ex-
ceed two and One-half dollars per carload for
such twenty-five miles or fractional part there
of, unless the fraction be less than thirteen
miles, in which case the rate shall not exceed
one dollar and twenty-five cents per carload
for such fractional part.
Section 2. Section 5, of said chapter 213, Of
the laws OF 1874, is hereby amended by adding
thereto the following, viz: And when freightS
shall so pass from one railroad to another, the
amount received for such transportation shall
be divided between the companies rendering
such service in such proportion as the officers
thereof may agree upon. In case the officers
OF such corporations shall not agree as to such
division, then each of said corporations shall
choose an impartial person familiar with rail-
road management, and the persons thus chosen
snail choose one Or more to join them in order
TO make an odd number, and the written award
OF the persons thus selected shall be cOnclu-
Slvs and binding upon all parties. In case
either OF said railroad companies corpora
cree, then upon application of the other party
or parties, any court of record in this state
may appoint such referee.
Section B. Section 6, of said chapter 273, is
hereby amended by striking out of the ninth
line in said section the words ''agent of any,
and by inserting in the eleventh line of said
section after the word Estate" the following:
land every officer, agent or employe thereof
who shall unreasOnably refuse to furnish to
any person cars to be loaded with freight, for
transportation over their respective roads, or
shall discriminate against any person in fur
niShing such cars; so that said section shall
read as follows; Section g. In no instance
shall any Individual, company or corporation,
lessee or other person charge or receive any
greater rate OF compensation for carrying
freight or passengers than is hereinbefore pro-
vided, and any individual. company or corpora
tion. violating, or in any way evading the pro-
visions of this act shall forfeit all right to re-
cover or receive any compensation whatever
for the service rendered, wherein such viola
ton is attempted, and every such corporation,
lessee or other individual operating any rail-
road WITHIN TINS state. ana every O1ncer, agent
and emplOye thereof, who shall unreaSOnably
refuse to furnish to any person cars to be
loaded with freight for transportation over
their respective roads, or shall discriminate
against any person in furnishing such cars, or
who shall refuse to receive for transportation
over the road for which he is agent, in the us
ual way, any of the articles hereinbefore men
toned on account of the compensation herein
before prescribed being too low. or receiving
any article of freight shall charage attempt
to charge for the transportation of the same,
any greater sum than herein fixed, or shall in
any manner violate attempt to violate or
eva6e the provisions of this act. shall be deem
ed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof shall pay fine not exceeding two
hundred dollars for each and every Offense, and
the injured party shall have right of action
against said agent, or against the railroad COM
pany or other persons operating the railroad,
for both, in which he shall be entitled to re-
cover three times the amount taken or receiv-
ed from him in excess OF the rates prescribed
by this act.
Section 4. Chapter 273, of the act aforesaid.
is hereby amended by adding to said chapter
the following, to be known as: Section 10.
Every company, corporation, lessee or indiyid-
ual. owning, operating. managing or leasing
any railroad or part of railroad ia this state,
shall receive and toward, in the usual manner,
all articles and freights delivered to them or
how fnr fron rfafi hoir