The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-07-05
TIE RAILROAD COMMISSION.
Completion of It's Standard Schedule oi
Rates.

Commission has completed the Standard
Schedule of lust and reasonable" pas.
scnger and freight rates and classified
ton, also the rules and regulations, ~
required by the General Railroad Act"
approved February Q, 1882, and amend
ments thereto. approved December 81,
1882, To be observed with such mOdiii.
cations rs may hereafter he mad' by
each Of the railroad companies doing
business in the State Of South Carolina.
The following isa copy Of the document
Standard Passenger Tnrin.
For a passenger with not over 100
pounds OF baggage the rate per mile
shall not exceed the following, viz:
IDr i's"uNrs II years old and over,
and one half
PASSENGER RULES.
]. \ charge OF - cents as Il minimum
full rate and - cents Il. halt rate may he
made when the fare falls short uf those
amounts.
:. An advance Of cent per mile on
iui! rates and cent on half rates may
be added 10 the fare of passengers with.
out tickets, provided the ticket Office
shall have been opened for IL reasonable
time l'efore the departure Of the train.
). The fare Shall always be made that
multiple Of five nearest reached by mul.
tipiyinG the rate by the distance. Thus I:
For 80 cents for IL miles collect 80
! cents for ~ cents for 1 miles collect 10
ccn:s.
4. For bcr,hs on sleeping cars not cx-
ceeding 81 for 100 miles or less shall
be charged. and for distances over 100
loo 81
per mile.
| fare Of its class may be charged. If not
in good condition, and improperly pack.
ed, and no. accompanied by person in
charge, the railroad company may de-
cline to receive it.
g. There shall be no unjust dscrimi
nation rs to the passenger rates in favor
| of or against any individual or locality {:
| Provided, however, that this rule shall
no! be So construed rs 10 prevent railroad
| companies from issuing coiDniutation,
excursion or thousand mile tickets as the
same are nowiissued."
Z. On each passenger car shall be
carried, in conspicuous place, one good
hand saw and one good club axe, for use
i'll case of accident.
$. General Statutes, Section 1850, pro.
vides that "Any baggagcmaster or other
person whose duty IL is to handle,
remove or take care Of the baggage OF
passengers who shall wilfully or reckless
ly injure or destroy any trunk, valise,
box, package or parcel while loading,
transporting, unloading, delivering or
storing the same shall be punished by u
fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or i'm
prlsoument IL. exceeding thirty days"
Q. Genera Statutes Section 1903, pro-
vides that Every railroad corporation,
when requested, shall give checks to pas.
sengcrs for their baggage when delivered
for transportation in good shipping order,
and shall deliver the same to the passen-
gers upon the surrender of their checks"
Freight Rules ana Regulations.
l. The Commission is required by the
General Railroad Act" to determine
"what shall be the limits of longer and
shorter distances" and 10 miles has
therefore been fixed rs the usual limit
for change Of freight rates; but the
railroads may, if they so desire, for in
tcrmcdiate distances, adopt rates also in
termcdiatc between those given in the
table.
=. Each railroad company shall make
a table showing the distances between
all its stations, by name, and shall post
the same, together with the STANDARD
Freight Tariff and classification pro-
scribcd by the Commission, in con.
spicuous plnce at their respective sta
tions.
3. In the application Of the "Stan-
dnrd Freight Tariff for purposes OF
transportation, main lines, branches and
connecting railroads, when operated and
controlled by one company. shall be re.
garded as parts OF ono road, and the
rates shall be computed ~ upon parts Of
one and the same road.
i. For like service, for equal dis.
tances, more shall not be charged to one
than to another person, nor shall the
same or more be charged for longer
than for shorter distance, it being un.
derstood, however, that this rule shall
not be so construed rs to Interfere with
the provisions of Rules Q and 10.
8. There shall be no discrimination by
any railroad company chartered by this
State in favor of or against any railroad
company with which it may connect, but
each road shall deal with al, its connec.
tions at any one point on the same terms,
and shall afford the like usual customary
facilities for the interchange of freight
between oil of its connections at the
same point, any contract, combination,
joint ownership or management to the
contrary notwithstanding.
&. No rebate, bonus, drawback or 9TH
er advantage in any form shall be al.
lowed, directly or indirectly, upon ship.
ments made or service rendered to any
person, but the rates shall be the same
to nil, and public.
7. The rates fixed by the "Commis-
sioners' standard freight tariff are maxi.
mum rates, which the railroads shall not
exceed. They mny adopt lower rates
but if they do so for one they shall for n
like service adopt the same reduced rates
for all persons; and if they fix less
freight rates from one station they shall
make reduction Of the same per cent.
at all stations along the line Of road,
Except as provided for by Rules and
lO,) 40 rs not to discriminate against any
person or locality.
8. The rate of freight by regular pas.
senger train shall not exceed the rate
allowed by ordinary freight trains for
first.class freight with so per cent. added
thereto, and no railroad company shall,
by reason Of any contract with any ex.
press or other company, decline or refuse
20 transport any article proper for trans.
portation on the train for which it is
| offered.
Q. The railroads are authorized to
| charge twenty-five cents on any single