The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-04-10

;'Paas OF corporation, for the transDor-
.a'lch oI persons or property or foral;y other
| $3.50 tC.' SF+ater sum than il shall at the
sam time charge demand or receive from an .
other person, COMPANY or corDoration for !,
me SAIVice, from the same place or npon like
condition and under similar eircumstoncas
apN al concessions of ~ates, draw backs and
contracts for special rates shall he Omen ~
and allowed all persons. co N NAMES and o.
poratous alike, at the same RATE Nor ton
per mile, by carload, upon like eanditinn
anu under similar circumstances, unless by
reason OF the extra est Of TRANSFORMATION
per carload from different Doint fba xarr q
would be unreasonable aud eouitabl,. and
| slall charge no more for TRANSPORTING
| irelghts from any point on its line than a
a adir ana Just proportion of the price it
| charges Tor the same kind of freight trans
ported from aay other pDint.
DEC. IL NO railroad Company shall
charge. demand or receive from any person.
company or CORPORATION an unreasonable
PrtceJor the transportation Of persons or prop
| eTty' or Tor the hafdttng or st0rin0 Of frelaht
or for the use of its cars, or for any privi-
lege or service afforded by it in the trans
ton. 20
SEC, -. Any railroad corporation which
shall violate any of the provisions of this
act, as to
EATORTIOS OR UNJUST DISCRIMINATION
shall forfeit for every such off.ace to rbe
| agIFleVe0
thereby, three times the actual damage sus-
tanned, or ovcrcharges paid bg the said party
aggrleved, together with the cost of suit
and reasonable attorneys fee, to he fixed
Dy the court; and II an appeal be taken
from the Judgment, or any part thereof. il
shall be the duty of the appellate court TO
include in the Judgment an additional
reasonable attorneys fee, tor services in the
appellate court or courts. To be recovered in
a civil action therefor.
SEC. ID. lie shall Re the duty Of said COM
mlssloners. upon the CONF plant and appIica-
ton of the mayor and alderm an of any city
or the mayor and council of any inc nrDora-
ted town, or the trustees of any township,
to
MAKE AN ExAMINATIoN
Of The rate Of passenger fore, or freight tariff
charged by Iity rGikr0dd BlDdny and OF the
condition or operation OF any railroad, any
part OF whose location lies within the linn
lis OF sail city, town or township; and ii
twenty-five or more legal voters IN any city
OF township shall b. petition, in writing,
request the mayor and aldermen of such
CITY, or the trustees of such township to
make the said CON Dilint aud application
and the mayor aud aldermen. or the trus-
tees, refuse or decline TO comply with CHI
PRAYER of Lhe stiCiOI tIev snail stat the
reason for Suc1 non-cOm Dljauce in writing
upon tue petition, and return the same -
the petitioners, and the petitioners mtv
thereupon. within zen days from the date OF
such refusal and return, present such pet-
ton to said commits >iOnerS, and said com
misSiOners shall. if upon due inquiry aud
hearing OF the petitioners they think the
public good demands the examination,
proceed to make it in the same manner AZ
If called upon by the mayor and aldermen
Of any city, or the trustees OF any town
ship. fore proceeding TO make such ex
animation in accordance with such applica-
ton or petition. said commissioners shall
give to the petitioners and the corporation
reasonable notice in writing OF the time
and place OF entering up0n the same. If
upon such an examination it shall appear
TO said comm issioners that the complaint
alleged by the applicants petitioners is
inform rhe corporation operating such rail
road of their adjudication within ten days,
and shall aIse report their doings to the
Governor. as provided in the fourth section
of this act.
SEC. is. In this act
THE PHRASE RAILROAD
shall be construed to include all railroads
and railways operated by steam, and
whether operated by the corporation own
ing them or by other corporations, or 9TH
efwiSe The phrase railroad corporation
shall be construed to mean the corporation
which constructs. maintains or operates d
railroad operated by steam power.
| SEC. II. Nothing in this act shall be con-
strued to eStOp or hinder any parsons or
corporationsfro from bringing suit against any
railroad company for any violation Of any
laws of this State Tor the government OF
railroads.
SEC. Is. All acts or parts of acts inconsis-
tent with this act ace hereby repealed