Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-01-10
MORNING APPEAL.
AS AMENDED.

The rough draft for a bill for the regulation
of freights and fares in this State, pre-
,ented in yesterday mornings APPEAL IS
hereby amended, in some slight particulars,
40 as to read as follows:
A bill supplemental to, md ansendatory OF,
~ Act entitled 'An Act to prOviie for the IN
corporation of railroad companies, and the
management thereof, and other matters relating
thereto" approred March 22, 1865 February
Fl, 1869, February 9, 1871, February Fl,
1871, and whenever III so be) at other tines
amendsd
The people of the State of Nevada repre-
seated in Senate and Assembly do enact as
follows;
Section l. From and after the First dav
Of April. A D. 1879, it shall be unlawful
for any railroad company doing business i'll
this State to demand, exact, charge or take,
either directly or indirectly, on any article or
articles of freight, whatsoever, or whithetso
ever or to whomsOever consigned, directed OF
addressed and placed upon their cars for
transportation and delivery, in excess Oh
per cent of the rates for such transpOI tatlOn
and delivery charged, demanded, maintained,
exacted or taken by such company during the
period of time beginning September and
shall be unlawful for any railroad company,
aforesaid, to refuse or neglect to receive any
article or articles of freight offered or pre-
sented to it's agents, to fail through delay
or procrastlnatlon to transport and deliver
the same with customary diligence and ex
paditiOn to OIL toward the place OF delivery OF
such article or articles of freight.
Sertion ? Section 81 of can Act to pro-
vide for the incorporation of railroad com
ranies, and the management of the affairs
thereof, and other matters related thereto,
approved March p, 1865, is hereby amended
- as to read as follows: Section Fifty-one-
It shall he unlawful for any railroad company
going business within this State to charge,
exact, demand or take more than five cents
Der mile for each passenger, moved, trans
ported or carried on or over its road.
Section ,. All lines, parts, words and sem
ten,ea in said section 81, save as amended In
section Of this Act, are hereby repealed.
Section l. For each and every violation,
evasion or disregard OF the provisions Of this
Act, the railway company violating, evad-
ing or disregarding, shall upon conviction Ill
any competent court OF this State, be fined
in a sum not less than One thousand nor
more than ten thousand dollars for each Of
tense, and such fine or adjudgment OF fine
snail be deemed a Judgment against any and
al the property OF SuCn company dilu oil
sneriffs, constables and other executive OH
GERS within whose bailiwick or township such
Judgment or fine shall be rendered or imposed,
shall upon order of court proceed as III case
Il execution of judgment against private
individual or other litigant. and by ike pro
cess. II seize, levy upon and take i'll their
possession the property Of the said company
and hod il subject 20 such procedure as may
be necessary to the recovery CT such fine or
Judgment II penalty.
.>yction > All Acts and parts vt Acts III
conflict with the provisions Of this Act are
hereby repealed.
The amendments PROPOSED are, first, with
A view 10 compel the railways TO receive
treights under these new cordtions and
second, to transport and deliver them at their
customary rate Of speed. and with due dill
geuce.
We have no pride of authorship in this,
and only submit it to our readers III and out
II the Legislature in order that the plan pro-
posed may meet with such discussion and
criticism as will lead to ne perfection of that
which Is best and most effective. Some other
important matters III detail are
preparing for the enli9htenn.f Vt OF our towns
PEOPLE and friends. They will be presented
in a day O" two. In the meantime, the work
.oes bravelv on