Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-28
rae WILSON RAILROAD BILL.
The Fun Text OF the Bill a. Passed by the
House.

to prevent unjust Determinations and
eXtortiOns in the rates TO be charged by
all railroad companies and corporations
heretofore or hereafter organized and
owning and operating any railroad Who'll
~ within or partly within and partly
without this State, for the Transports
ton of freights, 10 protect the Just rights
of the public concerning the same, and
to enforce the same by adequate penal
ties.
Be i cnacted By the Legislature Of Wea P'r-
gina:
SECTION l. That all railroad companies
or corporations heretofore OF hereafter
organized and owning or operating any
railroad wholly within, or partly within
/ and partly without this State, shall be
/ limited to the following maximum rate
/ oiChaI ges as compensation for the trans
I portatiOn OF freight per ton OF two thou
sand pounds, from any point within to
| aTV point within or without and from
/ any point without to any point within
| this State. For the transportation al
/ coal of every kind shipped 10y car load,
| Tor any distance not exceeding five
/ miles. SlI cents per ton per mile; Tor
/ any distance exceeding cy, miles and
not more than fifteen miles, three and
/ five tenthS cents per ton per mile;
| for any distance exceeding fifteen
/ miles and not more than twen-
| " five miles, two and tive-tenths cents
| per ton per mile; for any distance eI-
| ceeding twenty five miles and not more
/ than fifty miles, two and two-tenths
cents per ton per mile; for any distance
exceeding fifty miles and not more than
i one hundred miles, one and eight
| tenths cents per ton per mile; for any
| distance exceeding one hundred and
| not more than one hundred and fifty
| miles, one and iOurtenths cents per
ton per mile; for any distance exceed
ing one hundred and fifty miles and not
more than two hundred miles, one and
One.tenth cents per ton per mile; for
any distance exceeding two hundred
miles and not more than three hundred
miles, eight-tenths of one cent per ton
per mile; and for any distance exceed
my three hundred miles, seven-tenths
of one cent per ton per mile.
For the transportation OF coke, iron
ore, pig iron, railroad iron, nails, cast
ings, manufactured or partly manufac'
tured articles OF iron, whose bulk will
admit Of twenty thousand pounds or
more being loaded upon a car, lime
stone, friedrich, clay, logs ana lumber
Of every kind, slaves, tanners bark,
hOOp-pOles, petroleum and all other oils,
grain OF every kind, flour and salt ship.
ped by carload, for any distance not ex'
Ceeding tive miles, six cents per ton per
mile; for any distance exceeding five
miles, and not more than fifteen miles,
three and fiye-tenths cents per ton per
mile; for any distance exceeding fifteen
miles, and not more than twenty-five
miles. two and tive-tenths cents per ton
per mile; for any distance exceeding
twenty-five miles, and not more
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 eightSenths cents per ton per
mile; for any distance exceeding one
hundred miles, and not more than one
hundred and fifty miles, one and five
tenths cents per ton per mile; Tor any
distance exceeding one hundred and
tiity miles, and not more than two hun
dred miles, one and two tenths cents
per ton per mile; for any distance ex-
ceeding two hundred miles, AMI not
more than three hundred miles, nine
tenths of one cent per ton per mile, and
for any distance exceeding three hun
dred miles, seyen-tenths OF one cent per
ton per mile. .,
For the transportation OF cattle and
and all other life stock excepting
Sheepl shipped 10y carload, Tor any
distance not exceeding five miles, ten
cents per ton per mile; for any distance
exceeding five miles and not more than
fifteen miles, six cents per ton per mile;
Tor any distance exceeding hlteen mles
and not more than twenty-five miles,
four cents per ton per mile; Tor any dis
taEce exceeding TWENTY-FIVE miles and
not more than fifty miles, three cents
per ton per mile; for any distance exceed
ing fity miles and not more than one
hundred miles, two cents per ton per
mile; Tor any distance exceeding one
hundred miles and not more than one
hundred and fifty miles, one and SIN
tenths cents per ton per mile; Tor any
distance exceeding one hundred and
fifty miles and not exceeding two hun
bred miles, one and fOur-tenths cents
psr ton per mile: iOr any distance ex-
eeeding two hundred miles and not
more than three hundred miles,
/ one and twO-tenths cents per
/ ton per mile, and for any distance ex-
cecdlng three hundred miles, one cent
per ton per mile.
For the transportation OF sheep aud
| tobacco, shipped by car load, for any
| distance not exceeding five miles, thlr-
teen and three-tenths cents per ton per
mile: for any distance exceeding tive
| miles. and not more than fifteen miles,
| eight cents per ton per mile; Tor any
| distance exceeding fifteen miles,
and not more than twenty-five
miles tive and three-tenths cents per
| TON per mile; for any distance exceed
I ing TWENTY-FIVE miles, and not more
than fifty miles, four cents per
| ton per mile; for any distance exceed
| ing fitv miles, and not more than one
| hundred miles, two and seventeenth
cents per ton per mile; for any distance
| exceeding 'one hundred, miles, and
| moi more than one hundred and fifty
| miles two and two tenth cents per ton
nor mile; for any distance exceeding
one hundred and fifty miles and not
more than two hundred miles, one and
nine-tenths cents per ton per mile. Tor
| any distance exceeding two hundred
\ miles and not more than three
hundred miles, one and six-tenths cents
prr ton per mile; fer any distance ex-
ceeding three hundred miles, one aud
| three tenths cents per ton per mile.
| Nothing herein contained shall b'
construed TO prevent a reduction OF any
or all of the foregoing rates for trans
por a.ion; but in TO case shall any such
| company or corporation as aforesaid
char-e To- or receive from any person or
persSns, natural or corporate, any great
or conversation for snch transportation
for a shorter than lorger distance; hut
when any Of the foregoing articles ri
property are shipped and transported
for anv particular distance, and by the
rate of charges allowed for such distance
the aggregate amount due is less han is
allowed for shorter distance, then the
charge may he for the shorter distance
alone, ut the rate allowed therefor
and not for the longer dis.
Al L