Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-03-15
MIS- scEIIAREo
THE WILSON RAILROAD BILL,
The Full Text of the Bill as Passed BY
- the House.

7 House Bill No. "a, bill to establish
reasonable maximum rates Of charges, to
provide for the correction of abuses, to rre.
vent unjust Determinations and extertions
in tho rates to be charged by all railroad
companies aud corporations heretofore or
hereafter organized aud owning aud opera
ting any railroad wholly within or partly
within and partly without this State, for the
transportation of freights, to protect the
just rights of the public concerning the
same, and TO enforce tho same by adequate
penalties.
Be II Enacted by The Legislature of West
Virginia:
SECTION l. That all railroad companies
or corporations heretofore or hereafter or
ganized and owning or operating any rail-
road wholly within. or partly within and
partly without this State, shall be limited to
the following maximum rates of charges as
compensation for the transportation of
freight per ton of tive thousand pounds.
from any point within to any point within
or without and from any point without to
any point within this State. For the trans
portation of coal of evory kind shipped by
ear load, for any distance not exceeding five
miles, six cents per ton per mile; for sny
distance exceeding Eve miles and not mere
than fifteen miles, threo and fve-tcnths
cents pcr ton per mile; for any distance ex-
cseding fifteen miles and not moro than
twenty five miles, two and fve-tenths cents
per ton pcr mile; for any distance exceeding
twenty-five miles and not moro than fifty
miles. two aud two>tenths cents per ton per
mile; for any distance exceeding City miles
and net moro than one hundred miles, one
and eight>tcnths cents per ton per mile; for
any distance exceeding one hundred and not
more tn an nna hundTod md 6Ek, ,,.;lo, -.
and four>tenths cents per ton per milo for
any distance exceeding one hundred aud
htsy miles and not more than two hundred
miles, one and one>tenth cents pcr ton per
mile; for any distance exceeding two hum
dred miles and not moro than three hundred
miles, eight,tenths of one ocnt per ton per
mile.
For the transportation of coke, iron ore,
pig iron, railroad iron, nails, castings. .mapu>
featured or partly manufactured articles of
iron, whose bulk will admit of twenty thou
sands pounds or moro being loaded upon a
car, limestone, fire. brick, clay, logs and
lumber of every kind, slaves, tanners bark.
hoop poles, petroleum and all other oils.
grain of every kind, -four and salt shipped
by carload for nny distance rot exceeding
i've miles, six cents per ton per mile for
any distance exceeding FIVE miles, and not
moro thnu fifteen miles. three and fivc>
tenths cents per ton Per mile for any dis
tanse exceeding fifteen miles, and not more
than twenty-five miles, two aud five .tenths
cents per ton per mile; for any distance ex.
coediug twenty five miles, and not moro
than fifty miles, two and two.tenths cents
per ton per mile; for any distance exceeding
fifty miles, and not more than one hundred
miles, one and eight-tenths cents per ton
per mile; tor any distance exceeding one
hundred miles, and not more than one hun.
dred and fifty miles, one aud fve.tsnths
cents per ton per mile; for any distance
exceeding one hundred md fifty miles, and
not more than two huudred miles, one and
two>tenths cents per ton per mile; for any
distance exceeding two hundred miles. and
not more than three hundred miles, niue~
tenths of one cent per ton per mile, and for
any distance exceeding three hundred miles
seven-tenths Of one cent per ton per mile.
For the transportation Of cattle and all
other live stock excepting Sheep shipped
BY carload, for any distance not exceeding
i've miles, ten cents per ton per mile; for any
distance exceeding Eve miles and not more
than htteen miles, six cents per ton per
mile; for any distance exceeding fifteen
mllas, esd not moro than twenty-five miles.
four cents per ton per mile; for rny dis
more than fifty miles, three cents per ton
per mile; for any distance exceeding fifty
miles and not more than one hundred miles.
two cents per ton per mile; for any distance
exceeding one hundred miles aud not mora
than one hundred and fifty miles, one and
six-tenths cents per ton per milo for any
distance exceeding one hundred and fifty
miles and not exceeding two hundred miles,
one and foGr>teRths cents per ton per mile;
for any distance exceeding two hundred
miles and not more than three hundred
miles, one and two>tenths cents per ton per
mile, and for any distance exceeding three
hundred miles, one cent per ton per mile.
For the transportation of sheep aud to-
bacco, shipped by car load, for any distance
aos exceeding Eve miles, thirteen aad three
tenths cents per too per mile; for any dis
tance excsediDg five miles, aad not more
than fifteen miles, light cents per ton per
mile; for any distance exceeding fifteen
miles, and not more than twenty-five miles.
i've aud three>tenths cents per TOP per mile:
for any distance exceeding twenty-five miles
and not more than fifty miles, four cents per
ton PER milo; for any distance exceeding
fifty miles, aud not more than eneshuudred
miles, two and seventeenth cents per tan
per mile; for sny distance exceeding one
hundred miles, and net more than one hun.
drod and fifty miles, two and t5Sc-tenth cents
per ton per mile; for any distance exaeedino
one hundred and fifty miles. and NOT rno,e
than two hundred miles, one and n;neNtentks
cents per ton per mile; for any distance ez,
eeeding tSo hundred miles, and NOT mora
than three hundred miles, one and six.tentb.
cents per ton per mile; for any distance
exceeding three hundred miles. ona and