Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-01-15
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ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE.

AN ACT to require Railroads to furnish Consign-
ees an itemized Statement of Freight charges,
and requiring them to settle according to the
Bill OF Lading.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State of South Caroli-
ma, now met and sittingin General Assembly,
and by the authority of the same:
SECTION 1. That whenever any article or
articles of freight shall be shipped to any
point within the limits of this State, whether
shipped from a point beyond the limits of this
State or not, it shall and may be lawful for
the consignee or consignees of said article or
articles, to demand and receive from the agent
or agents of the railroad company delivering
the same, and before the payment Of any
charges upon the same, full and correct
statement of said charges, showing the total
amount to be paid by said consignee or con-
signees. together with the proportion of the
same to be paid to each road over which, or
any part of which, said freig ght may have pass
ed, whether such road be beyond the limits Of
this State or not.
Sec. 2. If at any time, upon the demand be-
ing duly made by said consignee or consignees,
or his or their agent, said railroad agent or
agents shall refuse to furnish said statement
as hereinbefore set forth, said railroad corpo
ration shall be liable to penalty of double
the total amount of said charges said penalty
to be paid to the use of said consignee or con.
signees, and to be collected by suit brought
in any court of competent Jurisdiction within
this State
Sec. 3. 1t shall be misdemeanor for any
railroad agent to refuse to give any consignee
or consignees the information above set forth,
and upon conviction thereof in any court Of
competent jurisdiction, he shall be fined in
sum not to exceed one hundred dollars, nor
to be less than ten dollars, or be imprisoned
from FIVE to thirty days, unless he shall have
been ordered to withhold such information
by the superior officer of such railroad, and IN
that case, such superior officer of the railroad
shall be subjected to double the foregoing
penalties.
Sec. 4. That in all cases, the railroad COM
pany delivering freights to consignees shall
be required to settle their freight charges &C.
cording to the contracts as set forth in the bill
of lading from the shipping point, and they
are hereby forbidden to retain the article Of
freight after the consignee offers and is ready
and willing to comply with the terms of said
bill of lading, For violating this Section, the
penalties shall be the same as prescribed in
Sections two and three hereof for the offences
therein set forth.
Sec. 5. So much of any Act or Acts as is
in conflict with this Act, is hereby repealed.
Approved, December %, 1879.
AN ACT to Prohibit the Running of Freight
Trains and to Regulate the Running of Passen-
ger and Mail Trains on Sunday.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State of South Carroll
ma, now met and sitting in General Assembly
and by the authority of the same:
Section l. That from and after the passage
of this Act, it shall be unlawful for any rail-
road corporation to load or run any train on
any of the railroads of this State on Sunday,
except such trains as carry the United States
mail. ~
Sec. 2. That for each violation of jtke pro.
visions of this Act, the railroad copss6any so of.
Tending shall forfeit to the Ssate not less than
five hundred dollars. tsT Be collected in any
court Of comPete1t Jurisdiction.
1nnro,,od TSa1o,,hor % 1870