Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-30
State Laws.

An aot to prevent unjust discrimination BY
common oarri.eSifiss" i.Sfs: ~
.1,6ee9 ~ :. enacted by tho Senate and House o
Representatives of the State of South Carolina,
4 now met and sitting in General Assembly, and
/ by tho authority of tho same:
SECTION l. That railroad corporators, mud
oil othor chartered companies acting rs com.
mon carriers within tho limits of this State
shall charge for the handling and storage Of
goods, wares and other property, and for the
carriage Of freight and passengers, such rates
/ only as arc reasonable.
SEC. 2. That no charge for tho carriage o.
Z goods, merchandise or property, to or from
any place or station, shall be doomed reasons
able within the meaning of this act which is
in excess of the usual and established charge
made by the same corporation or combina-
tion of corporations for tho carriage of tho
like kind, GLASS and quantity of freight for
any creator distance over their line or lines in
tho same direction: Provided, That if such
corporation or combination of corporations
con show greater necessary expense to itself,
or to themselves, for the carriage of goods,
merchandise or property over the shorter dis.
tance than that which is incurred for like car.
riage over tho longer distance, proper pro.
position OF such excess of necessary expense
shall be doomed u reasonable additional
charge. In the construction of this section
the sum charged or received for the trans
,portotion of freights shall include all terminal
charges, and tho road of corporation shall
anoludc all tho road in uso by such corpora
tlon, whether owned or operated undor a conc
tract or lease. "But nothing i'll this section
shall be construed SO as to reqairo any corpo-
ration Or combination of corporations to reg.
ulate thoir charges for shorter distances by
thoir proportion Of through freight beyond
their limo or lines"
SEC. 3. \ railroad corporation or other
chartered company doing business as com.
mon carriers within tho limits of this State
shall charge, demand or receivo from any
person, company or corporation for the haul
ing, storage, loading or unloading or trans
portation of freights, or for any othor service,
q greater sum than it shall at tho samo time
Charge demand or receive from any other
person, company or corporation for like
soryicc, upon like conditions, and undor tho
samo circumstances; and all concessions of
ratcs, rcbates, drawbacks and contract for
special ratos shall be opon to and allowed all
persons, companies and corporations alike at
tho samo rate per ton per milo and by tho
car load, upon like conditions and under SIM
liar circumstances; and any discrimination
which violates the spirit and meaning of this
section shall be deemed unjust and unreass
onablo.
SEC. 4. That any railroad corporation or
other chartered company acting rs common
carriers within the limits of this State, which
shall for itsolf, or for itself and other char
tered companies acting in combination with
", charge or receive any sum which is unrea-
sonablo within tho meaning of this net, shall
forfeit and pay to tho person, company or
corporation paying such overchargo twice tho
amount 80 charged in cxccss of reasonable
rates, to bc recovered by action in tho proper
courts Of this State; Provided, That tho
action be commenced within ono year from
tho aocrual Of tho right of action.
Approved December 81, 1878.
An aot to require all Clerks of Courts, Shor.
iffs and Trial Justices to mako monthly re-
ports Of all liconscs, fines and penalties
collected by them to tho Auditor and Treas,
urer of their several counties.
BE IL enacted by tho Senate and House
of Representatives of tho State of Soutl,
Carolina now mot and sitting in General
Assembly and by tho authority of tho
same:
ID SEoTIoN l. That all clcrks of courts sheriIfs
and trial Justices bc, and they arc hcrcby, re-
,quired, on tho first Wednesday in ovory
month or within ten days thoroaftor, to mako
in writing, to the respective auditors and
treasurers Of tloir soyoral counties, full and
accurate statement of all moneys collected
& by them on account or liconsos, fines, ponal-
tics or forfoituros during tho pnst month, and
in default thoroof upon conviction thereof
shall DO liable to fno not exceeding ono hun.
dred dollars or imprisonment in tho common
jail not exceeding two months, or both at the
discretion of tho court.
sso, q. That all acts and parts Of acts
inoonsistent With this act be- and Tho Same
are Hereby, repealed & ssss e "a Il $
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