The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-29
Col. n. D. Johnson., RnlIron,l nm.

hOM W IeuuTd ule bNllIluOEoG Otllu L
Railroad Companyto comply withian act
Of the General Assembly Of virginia emit.
tied. can ACtlo authorize the d. & OR.
r. Co. to construct the extension OF their
tailroadthrough the territory Of Virginia, y
passed March 9th, 1871:
? SEuFIoS /. BE Il enacted By Me Legislature
Of lHeSt PiTgiRia The Baltimore l. Ohio
Railroad Company, their officers or agents,
shall ascertain, determine md declare the
true and actual rate per milo for persons,
including their baggage, ind the rate per
mile .por ton, or per hundred weight, for
freight charged or 10 be charged from
time to time for transporting persons and
freight on said railroad, as limited and de.
fined by the acts OF the General Assembly
Of Virginia relating thereto, passed on the
sth day OF March, 1927, and on the 9th day
Of March, 1S47, between Baltimore and
any point on said road other than the city
OF Wheeling, within direct distance Of
6miles from the Ohio river, whether the
same be received or delivered BY said
Company from or TO any person, rlilFoad,
common carrier, company or corporation,
under their control or otherwise; and hay.
Ing so ascertained, determined and de-
Clared said rate, they shall charge the
same rate for transporting freight and per.
sons, including their lawful baggage, be.
tween Baltimore and Wheeling. III. a
SIC, 9. The rate charged, or to DO clarg.
ed, for transporting persons and freight
between the point where the Central Ohio
Railroads connects with the B. 90. Rail.
road at or near the town Of Benwood, in
the county oil Marshall, and Baltimore,
when such persons or freight are trans.
ported from Baltimore 10 any station
northwest OF tho Ohio river, or from such
station to Baltimore, shall DO asccrtained
and determined by taking the whole
amount charged or to DO charged as pro-
vlded in section one Of this act, for trans.
porting such persons or freight from Bal
timorC to such station or from such
station to Baltimore, and assign
ing to each railroad connecting With
said B. 4 o. Railroad, or leased, purchased
or constructed by said b. & o. Railroad
Company, and operated in connection
with said 3. 4 o. Railroad, over which
said passenger and freightare transported,
its or their due and proper proportion Of
tho whole amount charged, or to be
charged, as aforesaid, and the remainder
shall be assigned to the B. 4 o. Railroad
for transporting such persons or freight
between the point where the Central Ohio
Railroad connects with the b. & o. Rail.
road and Baltimore; and such remainder
shall be the charge between Baltimore and
any point on said b. & o. Railroad with
In direct distance OF five miles from the
Ohio river; and shall be the same as be.
tween Baltimore and Wheeling, provided
that In aspertaIpIng tho rate Us herein
provided for, It shall not he necessary 10
inquire into the rate charged west Of Chi.
cago, and il the ratio charged for transpor.
tation between Baltimore and points west
OF the Ohio river, are not uniform, the
rate hetwcen baltimore and Chicago shall
be takon as tho standard or governing.
SEC. 8. The Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road Company, their officers and agents
shall .apporti0n tho amount asCertained
and authorized to be charged for trans.
porting persons or freight between Balti-
more and Wheeling as provided in section
two OF this act, to the whole line Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad between
Baltimore and Wheeling, by dividing the
amount SO ascertaincd BY the number Of
miles in length OF said railroad from Bal.
timorO to Wheeling and tho Quotent shall
be the ratio per mile the said company
shall be permitted 10 charge for transpor-
t0tion, either from or to any point or sta
ton within this State.
SEC. !. The Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road company shall forthwith prepare and
print In plOa type u correct and true
schedule or tariff aCOOrling to tho pro-
visions OF this act, showing the distance,
ratio pOr milo and amount charged for
transportation on each railroad operated
by them between Baltimore and Chicago,
and the rate per mile and amount charged
for transportation between Baltimore and
Wheeling md tho rite per mile and
amount so charged from Wheeling and
Baltimore to any station in this State and
from any such station 10 Wheeling and
Baltimore, and from any such station Ia
any other station In this State; and shall
keep copies Of the same posted in con.
spicuous and convenient public place in
every freight and passenger depot on their
sail railroad in this State; and il the r0te
OF charges shall be changed from time to
time as provided in Sections aud 9 Of
this act, then said schedule or Ftarif''
shall DO forthwith changed accordingly
and published as Aforesaid,
SIC. 3. IftheB. & 0. r. II. Co. fail, refuse
or NEGLECTED. perform any duty imposed by,
or to comply with any Ofthe provisions Of
Sections l, 9, and OF this act within
twenty days after the act takes effect, said
Company shall DO deemed guilty OF mis-
dcmeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined not less than $500 nor more
than $1,000; and for naah and every day
they shall fail after the said twenty DAYS
to post copies of tho schedule or tariff as
required by Section ! OF this act, thew
shall be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor
and upon e0viuti0n thereof shall fined not
less than $500 nor more than SlOuO.
SIC. 9. lftho b. & o. R. n. Co., It's
otlieGrH or agents, shall charge or receive
greater sum than is authorized by this act
TO be charged for transportation Of persons
or freight, said Company shall be deemed
guilty OF q misdemeaor and upon conyic.
ton thereof shall DO fined not less than
500 nor more than $500, and moreover
shall DO liable to tho party aggrlevol for
double the amount OF slUh over charge.
SIC. I. The Baltimore 4 Ohio Raiiroad
Company shall not be permitted 10 charge
q higher rate for transporting ono or more
classes OF freight, except gypsum and limo,
than for transporting any other Cass OF
freight, nor shall said company charge a
higher rate for transporting freight, OK.
cept gypsum and lime, for one or more
persons, company or corporation than for
transporting freight for any other person,
persons, company or corporation, except
that goods, merchandise or other articles
designed for exhibition ut any fair or in.
dustrial institution, or designed for any
charitable or benevolent purpose, may be
transported to and from their destination
at less rates than those fixed for transpor.
tation Of freight forRll otherpurposcs, and
passongels or persons travelling on exour.
sions or to attend public gatherings may
be transported at less rate than tho fixed
rate for transporting persons. For each
violation Of the provislons Of this section
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