Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-03-27

An Act to prevent discrimination in fares
and freights by railroad companies whose
railroads run through the State of Nevada or
| by railroad companies, the terminus or ter
| mini of whose railroads are within the State
of Nevada.
[Approved Februry IL, 1879.
The people of the State of Nevada, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly do enact as
follows:
SECTION l. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or persons, engaged alone associ-
ated with others in the transportation OF prop
erty by railroad, whose railroads are wholly
| or in part in the State of Nevada, from any
boundary of said State, to any point IN said
| State, or from any point IN said State to any
| boundary of said State, or from any one
point in said State, to any other point IN said
State, directly or indirectly, to charge to or re
| ceive from any person or persons any greater
or less rate or amount of freight, compensa-
ton or reward, than is charged to or received
| from any other person or persons for like and
cOntemporaneous service IN the carrying, re-
| ceiviug, delivering, storing or handling of the
same, and all persons engaged rs aforesaid
shall furnish, without discrimination, the
same facilities for the carriage, receiving, de
livery, storage and handling of all property of
| ike CIfdIdCteI Wy ulul VI LlIolu hilCl
shall perform with equal expedition the same
kind of services connected with the contem-
poraneous transportation thereof as aforesaid
| No break, stoppage or interruption, nor any
| contract, agreement or understanding shall
| be made to prevent the carriage of any prop
erty from being, and being treated, as one
continuous carriage In the meaning of this
Act, from the boundary line of the State of
Nevada, to the place of destination if within
said State,or from tho place of ship
ment if within said State, to the boundary Of
said State, or from the PLACES of shipment to
me place of destination, If said place of ship
nent and destination be within said State,
unless such stoppage, interruption, contract,
arrangement or understanding was made In
good faith for practical and necessary
purpose, without any intent TO avoid or inter
rupt such continuous carriage or to evade any
of the provisions of this Act
SEC 2. 1t shall be unlawful for any per
son or persons engaged in the transportation
of property as aforesaid, directly or indirectly
TO allow any rebate, drawback or any other
advantage in any form, upon shipments made
or services rendered as aforesaid by him or
them.
SEC. 8 It shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persons engaged Ill the carriage,
ceivlng, storage or handling of the property,
as mentioned In Section One of this Act, to
enter into any combination, contract or agree
ment, by changes of schedule, carriage in diff
ferent cars, breaking carloads into less than
carloads, or by any other means, with intent
to prevent the carriage of such property from
being continuous, from the boundary line of
the State of Nevada to the place of destina-
ton, if such place of destination be within
said State, or from the place of shipment, if
such place of shipment be within said State,
to the boundary of said State, or from the
place of shipment TO the place of destination
if slid places Of shipment and destination be
within said State, whether carried ON one or
several railroads, and it shall be unlawful for
any person or persons carrying property as
aforesaid to enter into any contract, agree
ment or combination for the pooling of
freights, or to pool the freights of different
and competing railroads, by dividing between
them the aggregate or net proceeds of the
earnings of such railroads or any portion of
them.
SEC. T. 1t shall be unlawful for any per- |
son or persons engaged in the transportation
of property, as provided in Section One of |
this Act, to charge or receive any greater |
per carload or part thereof of |
similar property per mile for carrying, reeeiv
ing, storing, forwarding or handling the |
same for shorter than for longer distance
lD one continuous carriage.
SEC. 5. All persons engaged in carrying
property, as provided in Section one of this
Act, shall adopt and keep posted up sched-
ules, which shall plainly state, first, the diff
ferent kinds and classes of property to be car
lied, second, the different places between
which such property shall be carried, third,
The rates of freight and prices of carriage be,
;ween such places, and for all services con-
lected with the receiving, delivery, loading,
lnloading, storing or handling the same
Such schedules may be changed from time to
line, as hereinafter provided Copies of such
ohedules shall be printed in plain, large type,
It least the size of ordinary plea, and shall
% kept plainly posted for public inspection,
n at least two places i'll every depot where
reights are received or delivered, and no
uch schedule shall be changed in any partic-
liar, except by the substitution of another
chednle, containing the specifications above ;
eguired, which substitute schedule shall
'lainly state the time when it shall go into
fleet, and copies of which, printed as afore- :
aid, shall be posted as above provided, at
east five days before the same shall 90 into
feet, and shall remain in full force until
mother schedule shall as aforesaid be substi
nted, and it shall be unlawful for any person
= persons engaged in carrying property on