The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-05-31
A Railroad Commission.

10 show the operations of the Rail
road Commission lava subject about
which the minds of the people of this
State are exercised-we have copied
from our Kentucky exchanges the fol-
lowing circular which has been issued
by the Railroad Commissioners of that
State
''The Railroad Commission of Kentucky
| hereby give notice to all concerned that
| they are now organized and ready for the
transaction of such business as may come
| before them under the provisions of an act
entitled AN act to prevent extortiOn and
| discrimination in the ansportation of
| freights and passengers by railroad corpora
| tious, and in aid of that purpose to estab-
| lish a Board of Railroad Commissioners and
define its powers and duties approved
April 6, 1882. The first, second and nine
| teenth sections of said act are as follows,
viz:
SECTION l. IF any Railroad Corporation
shall willtully charge, collect or receive
more than just aud reasonable rate of toll
OF compensation for the transportation of
passengers or freight in this State, or for
the use of any railroad car upon its track,
or upon any track of which it has control or
the right to use in this State, it shall be
guilty of extortion, and, upon conviction,
shall be punished as prescribed by this act.
SEC. 2. If any railroad corporation shall
wllfully charge, collect, or receive from
any person or persons, for the transportation
Of any freight upon its railroad, higher or
creator rate of toll or compensation than it
shall at the same time charge, collect or re-
ceive from any other person or persons, for
the transportation of the like quantity of
freight OF the same class, being transported |
from the same point, in the same direction, |
over equal distances of the same railroad, or
# it shall charge, collect or receive from any |
person or persons, for the use and transpor- |
tation of any railroad car or cars upon its |
railroad higher or greater sum than it |
shall at the same time charge, collect or re-
ceve from any other person or persons for
the use or transportation of Il car or cars of
the same class for a like purpose, from the
same point, in the same direction, and an
equal distance; all such discriminating
rates, charges, or collections, whether made
directly or by means of any rebate, or other
shift or evasion, shall be considered and
taken as prin1G tacie evidence of discrimina-
tion, which is hereby prohibited and de-
clared unlawful, and shall be punished as
prescribed by this act When one or more
carloads of freight shall be transported at
the same time for different persons, and for
each shipper carload or more, such ship
ments shall be considered and taken as the
same quantity of freight within the mean
ing of this act; and when less than a car
load of freight, and over five thousand
pounds are transported at the same time
for different shippers, and for each shipper
Va fbonsapI chi tz |
shall be considered.and taken as the same
quantity of freight; and when over five hun
dred pounds, and less than five thousand
pounds are transported at the same time
for different parties, and for each shipper
said quantity of freight, such shipments
shall be considered and taken as the same
quantity of freight.
''SEC. 10. Said Commissioners shall hear
and determine complaints under the first
and second sections of this act. Such COM
plants shall be made to said Commissioners
in writing, and they shall give the company
of not less than ten days notice
of the time and place of hearing the same.
They shall hear the evidence of the parties,
and award judgment as authorized by this
act. Unless the same be satisfied, the
Chairman shall, within ten days, file copy
of said award in the Office of the Clerk of
SAO SllCuIt SOuIt Vi tuc Couul1 Which,
under the Code of Practice, would have
jurisdiction of such controversy, on which
execution shall issue as on other judgments
That any party dissatisfied with
said award may, within ten days, file a
traverse thereto with the Clerk of said
court, who shall docket the same for trial at
the next term. If the matter in controver-
sy shall exceed $40, said court, on demand
Of either party, shall impanel jury to try
the same. If it does not exceed that sum,
the court shall hear and summarily decide
the same without the intervention of a
Jury.
'Third-Communications to the Board of
Railroad Commissioners should be addressed
to them at Frankfort, KY Complaints
should be made in the form of charge and
specification, and attention is called to the
fact that they are required By the law to be
IN writing.
FRANKFORT. KY, May II, 1882.
I'D. Howard SMITH,
"W B. MAcHES,
CIV. NJ BEcKSER,
commissioners.
Attest: {.
C. E. KIyCAID, Secretary.