The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-02-13

troduced in either House. does not ap
pear on the bill. AS it applies only to
railroads wholly within the State, it
does not materially concern the citizens
of this part OF the State. 1t is probably
Il copy of bill drafted by the citizens,
Railroad Committee of Storey county
to reduce fares and frelghts on the yIr
g,nia d Truckee Railroad:
SECTION |. No individual, company
or corporation, owning, operating or
managing any railroad. the termini of
which ara within the State of Nevada,
the transportation of passengers or
freight between any points, places or
localities within this State, than SIX
ceuts per mile for each passenger over
the age of twelve years. with ordinary
baggage not exceeding one hundred
pounds in weight, aud for each pas
senger of the age of twelve years or
under. not exceeding three ceuts per
mile, and tea ceots per mile for each
ton of freight of two Thousand pounds,
except as herein provided
SECTION 2. 1t shall be unlawful to
charge exceeding five cents per mile per
ton of two thousand pounds for the
transportation of wood. lumber, pig
iron. coal, salt. -four. grain or feed,
when in Car load lots; provided, that
for the transportation of sucn freight
for a distance of ten miles or less flom
the point of shipment or transfer from
another railroad, il shall be Unlawful 10
charge not exceeding ten cents per mile
per ton; and proUided further, it shall
be unlawful to charge exceeding five
cents per ton per mile or fractional part
thereof for any distance beyond the
first ten miles.
SECTION 3. No individual, company
or corporation. owning. operating or
managing any railroad. the termini of
which are ia this State, shall charge.
collect or receive for the transportation
of passengers or freight of aay descrip
ton greater amount of toll or com
pensation than Is charged, col ected or
received for the transportation in the
same direction of any passenger or like
quantity of freight over greater dis
lance of the same railroad, or in any
Way discriminate 10 the rates upon
freight between any person or corpora.
ton and another person and corpora
ton, either by special rates or rebate.
ment or repayment of charges.
SECTION 4. 1t shall bs unlawful for
any individual, company or corporation
operating or managing any such rail
road to refuse to receive, Garry and de-
liver any lawful, proper. or customary
freight or passengers. at any station,
depot or side.track now existing, or
which may hereafter be established.
SECTION D. 1t shall be lawful for
such railroad company or corporation
to charge a reasonable compensation
for the necessary loading and unloading
OF all freights carried over its railroad
SECTION 6. Any individual. com pany
or corporation operating or managing
any railroad, the termini of which are
10 this State, and every agent of such
individual. company or corporation
who shall violate or attsmpt to violate
or evade any of the provisions of this
Act. shall be deemed guilty of misde.
meanor, aud upon conviction thereof
shall pay fine OF two thousand dollars.
and Ia addition thereto there shall be
recovery of five hundred dollars to be
paid to the informer.
SECTION Z. Nothing 10 this Act con.
tanned shall be construed as in any
manner affecting or regulating the
transportation of ores or bullion pro-
duced within this State.
SECTION 8. All Acts and parts of
Acts Inconsistent with the provisions of
this Act are hereby repealed.