Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-15

ceive from any othor person for like
service. Any such corporation shalI
not allow, give or pay TO any person,
company or corporation, any m rey
or valuable thing whatever as q rebate,
drawback, compensation or remunera
ton on account Of ahy shipments
made by such person, company OF
corporation Of any property If any
description whatever, over itS line OF
railroad. Such corporation who shall
receive from any person, company or
corporation, to be transported over its
railroad, any live stock, grain mer.
chandise or other personal property In
car lots in quantities of more than one
car load at the same time or at diff.
ferent times, the charges collected,
demanded or received In such case by
such corporation shall be neither less
nor more for each a load than Is
charged, collected, demand or re.
celved by such corporation from any
other person, company or corporation
as freight charged on a single car load
of like property to be transported o
like distance. Nor shall any railroad
corporation charge, collect, demand or
receive from any person any greater
rate If freight or passenger tariff,
than Is allowed by the provisions of
this act.
SEC. Q. Every railroad corporation
operating a railroad i'll this state shall,
upon reasonable notice, furnish suita-
bic cars to any person applying there
for for the transportation of freight,
and shall receive, transport and deliver
such freight with all reasonable dis.
patch, and provide suitable facilities
for receiving, handling and delivering
of such freight at any station on the
line of Its road.
SEC. 3. All connecting lines of rail.
road In this state operated or con-
trolled by the same persons or corpor-
atoms under lease or otherwise, shall,
for the purposes of this act, In com.
putting distances and determining
rates, be regarded as one road.
Sec. 4 Every railroad corporation
operating q railroad in this state shall
prepare and keep posted in each of its
freight and passenger offices, In some
conspicuous place, q printed statement
showing the classification. of freights,
together with a printed statement of
rates of freight and passenger tariff.
And the rates stated shall not
be increased, and the classifcatlons Of
freight therein specified shall not be
changed except as hereinafter pro-
vided.
SEC. 5. Any railroad corporation
operating In this state shall not charge,
collect, demand or receive a greater
rate of freight for any property or
articles transported as freight over
railroad, in this state, a greater sum
than eighty $780, per cent of the rate
as charged in schedules and classifica-
tiors In force on the first day of Jau.
u4ry, A. d. 1883, from all points to
all points In this state. And the mean
ing of the provisions of this section
are to be a reduction of twenty (20)
per cent on all freight in car loads or
less than car lots reaching and in
Guiding every article transported over
railroads In this state or named in
schedules or classification tables of
railroad companies duing business In
this state in force on date above named
in this section.
SEC. 6. Any railroad corporation
operating a railroad in this state shall
receive all live stock, grain, produce,
merchandise or other personal prop.
erty offered 1t, usually transported
yer railways In Car lots; ard upon be-
ing notified by the owner or consignee
thereof, at the time of delivering the
same to such company for transporta.
ton over Its railroad, that he wishes
the same transported TO a point with
In or beyond the limits of this state,
yer a connecting line of railroad
within this state or an adjoining state,
such corporation shall transp ,rt and
deliver such live stock, grain, produce,
merchandise or other personal prop
erty as directed by the owner or con.
signee thereof, upon payment of the
freight, if demanded, at the rate here.
iubefore specified, in the Car or cars
as loaded, to be carried In such car or
cars used In that instance by such
connecting line of railroad, without
unloading or reloadirg, to the place
Of consignment, unless by accident or
breakage the car or cara may become
unsafe or disabled; then the company
In whose possession the car or cars
may in such case be shall transfer the
contents to other car or carr
with all reasonable dispatch, al
their own expense. And II
such case of accident the railroad
company transferring the contents oil
such car or cars. shall be liable to the
owner or consignor of such property
as may bs In such car or cars, for any
and damage, breakage, or destruction
to such property, by reason of sucf
transfer. And any such railroad cor
poration shall receive any c~onnectln,
line of railroad within this state, Of
from any connecting line of railroad il
an adjoining state, all live stock
grain, produce, merchandise, or an!
other personal property, In car Loaf
lots, which may be offered to 1t, ant
which Is consigned to any station OF
Its line of road in this state, and shall
transport the came as loaded in tn,
car or cass in which the same Is deliv
cred to 1t, to the place Of destination
and shall deliver the same to the con
signee thereof, on payment of the rat
of freight, not exceeding the same al
lowed by the provisions of this act
together with any back charges, If tn,
same has not been prepaid.
SEC. z. Any railroad corporation
operating a railroad in this state shal
not charge, collect, demand or receiv
for the transportation of any pasaen
ger, including baggage not exceedin
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