The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-02-24
Regulating Railroads.

Among the more important meas
ures now before the legislature is the
following, introduced by Senator Buck.
relating to railroad corporations in the
state OF Minnesota:
A bill in relation to railroad corporations car
rying freight, and to prevent combinations to
reduce the market price of agricultural pro-.
auctions intended for transportation over
the lines of railroad corporation
Be it enacted by the legislature of the State of
Minnesota.
Section l. Each railroad corporation doing
business within this State, being common
carrier and enjoying the right Of way under
the constitution and laws of this State, shall
carry all mineral, agricultural and other pro.
auctions or manufactures, and all freight,
upon equal and reasonable terms, and for an
equal and reasonable rate and compensation;
and if any railroad corporation shall fail to
comply with the foregoing provisions, it shall
forfeit and pay $500, for the use and benefit
of any person injured or damaged by such
failure, or for the use and benefit of any per-
son from whom such unequal and unreason-
able rates or compensation have been taken,
received or exacted, or any person on whom
such unequal and unreasonable terms have
been imposed or enforced ito be recovered by &C
ton in any court of competent jurisdiction, and
which action may be brought by such person
in the county where he resides
Sec. Q. If any railroad corporation doing
business within this State, being common
carrier, and enjoying the right of way under
the constitution and laws of this State shall re-
fuse to take, accept, receive, carry or trans
port over it's line of road, any mineral, agri-
cultural or other productions, or manufac-
lures, or freight, from any person requesting
it to do SO, and to carry the same from one
depot or station to some other depot or sta
ton on its line of road, it shall forfeit and paw
for the use OF such person the sum of five
hundred dollars, to be recovered by such per-
son in any court of competent jurisdistion,
and which action may be brought by such
person in the county where he resides. Pro-
vidcd, however, that such action shall not be
brought unless reasonable rate or compen-
sation is first paid or rendered to such corpo-
ration for carrying or transporting over its
line of road such mineral, or agricultural, or
other production, manufactures, or freight.
Sec. 5. No two or more railroad corpora
tons shall bargain, contract, agree, or CON-
bine and exact OF any person unequal or un-
reasonable rates for carrying any mineral,
agricultural or other productions, manufac-
railroad depot or station, and if any railroad
corporation shall fail to comply with the fore
going provisions it shall forfeit and pay the
sum of five hundred dollars, to be re-
covered by action in any court of COM
petent jurisdiction, by any person who shall
in his own name sue such corporations, one.
half of which sum shall be for the use and
to be paid into the general fund Of the county
where the action.is brought, and such action
may be brought in any county where such
corporation has its line of road.
Sec. 4. This act shall be in force from and
after its passage.