The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-03-22
WAZ FGEIGHT8.
a Proposed Law to Regulate Dis
examinations by RairSad
Commands
ComDanIas

Speaker II. VI. NeA loo. of the Senate.
introduced ;hs foil. wiag bill, wbich
passed its frat reading in the Ssa-
ate, and, together with u House bill on
the same subject, referred to the Cog
mittee on Z is and EailsaVs.
AN act TO prevent unjl.t diseri.Bina-
inns against and ex;ort;ons FIR w4y
freighss by railway con- NAMES"
BE it enacted by tho General Assam
bly, of the Stats Of Tenasssae, thss i.
she'll be uulASful, in shis State, f = lne
railroad company, or person operating
faiiToIi IN this S5a5e to DO any Of ,hs
following tlIngs to Wit:
/. To charge nDra for the transoDr;l l.
Lon of freiEhts over a railroad than thu
mszimHm amount al,ore1 by to CHAR
ter nader which the road NAY ba uper-
ated
2 To unjnstIy charge moro for she
Eranspoststioo of f:alslt Of any class,
quaiiey and quantity ehipped IA whstsa-
aver rsauhsv, over any distance Of - raj
road, than is charged TOR shippin.. the
same class, quality AID quantity OF
freight, skipped in ths Same manner,
over Il greater distance of the same
road.
3 II unj1s'ly dia,risuinaso agniost
the freigh.s Of any psrson nr Locality IN
Iav1r of the frs'ghts Of other parsons o.
localities.
4 TO uDjustly discriminate ag4in4s
zhe diffsrens classes of fse,ghs trans
oor,-d nvsr the same rold.
| :. To unjustiY classify freights wAsre-
| by unjust DETERMINATIONS against c-rtlia
| trsights, ana tho freiglts pg CERTAIN 20
| ealities, are maje. in the transportation
thereof over tho sauna ROAD.
Is uujussly and extortionaeeI7
! charge more far tbs trss pOr54t.on Of any
| freiZh5s than is re4sooabig AID airis Sc
| cauneEasiye for the aasp4r,ac,on e.l-s.-
! of, to "a determined fgOm SO geuersi
! railroad practice aud charges lH ga.a.sa1
| to such and all other kinds aE Ers,gar-
and from ali the circunzsaocs of la-
! ease.
See b it further e5tc.s4 ,aas
| consolidation o. railroads I1ad saf oY.
ated as main liae. shln be deemed ga-
| road In TIE sense o. tn aes
Sec. 3. Be- it further enacted Gaas e4c-
com any or pers IA 5pera 'nn q s-j.-a,.
saHil keep 4 plain, inteitl,l o. aaaata.s
If freight rates ADD fTeizh ci.s.- Fae .laa-
from all points on the road r-'us-a -a
posted az in q c8nsgicuDl- place, acaes
I
iios of tae railroad ops-sss5 by sue,
company Or psraA7.
Sec /. Ba it further cnac.ad. 5a-s 7us
person Or company operating "a rliir5a.
in this State, shat shall b. guilty @
violating any of the provisions of ma
act shall be liable 10 the pAr.y the~-b
injured. in the sum Of $3.50 for the frs
vio!sti IN convicted of aad in the sum o
$500 for she second violation convicted
of IN the same couaty, whether part
Injured be the same or different persons
and the penalties herein given may b.
aued for and recovered IN any Of tn,
courts of this State having jurisdistior
Of the subject matter
Sec 5. Be it further enacted, that tn,
acts of all ofIioers, agents and employees
whose business may be 70 receive an,
ship freights over any railroad, shall b
deemed the acts OF the company or per
son operating saiA cd
Ssc. 8. BE It further enacted, that thi
act take effect from aud after . passage
the publ; welfare rrqur;ng It.