The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-07-12
The Work of the Railroad . mmission

Ine WORK OF tae Railroad commission
The RHilread Commission has Mt last
formulated STANDARD Passenger Tariff"
anl "Standard Freight Rates." with
"Rulcs" governing the sanre. For pnsse-
ngers with NOT over 100 ponnds of bag.
gage the rate per mile shall not exceed the
following. viz:
For passengers u years old and over 3
cents; over and under l2-13 cents. An
advance of 4 cent per mile on full rates and
t cent on half rates may be added to the
fare Of passengers without tickets provided
the ticket Office shalle have been opened for
reasonable time before the departure Of
the tvain. Other important rules in refer.
ence to passengers nre the following;
q. For berhs on sleeping cars not cx
ce ding ST. for 100 miles or less shall be
charged, and for distances over 100 miles
the rate shall not exceed one cent per.
mile.
5. Upon corpse The regular passenger
tnrc OF its class may be charged. If not in
good CONDITION, and improperly pnckcd, and
| not accompanied by person in charge,
the railroad company may decline to re.
ccivc It,
&. There shall be no unjust discrimina.
ton as to passenger rates in favor of or n,
gainst any individual or locality; Provided.
however that this rule shall not be so con
sirucd MS to prevent railroad companics
'trom isSuing con mutation, excursion or
thonSand nile tickets MS the same arc now
| issucu."
q On each passenger car shall be car
RED, in conspicuous place. one good hand
! saw and one good club axe for use in cas-,
of accident.
8. General Statutes, Section 1850. PRO
Vidcs that "Any baggagcmnsrcr or olhc,
| person whose duty il is TO handle, rcmov,
! or take care of the baggage of passengers
VINO shall wihully or rccklcssly irjur, o,
destroy amy trunk, valisc, box, package o.
parcel while loading, transporting. unload
ing delivering or storing the same shall b,
punished by fine not exceeding fny dol
| lars, or Imprisonment not exceeding thiHy.
days"
.. General Stntu'cs, Section 1903, provi
"cs that "Evcry railroad corporation. when
requested, shall give checks to passengers
! for their baggage when delivered for trans
porinIion in good shipping order, and shall
redclIvcr The same to the passengers upon
the surrender of their checks"
The table showing The maximum raics ia
! be charged on cnch class Of freight is too
| large for our columns, but rs the table to
gcIhrr with the table of classlficatious is to
he published and conspculously posted at
every Rniliond station, and AS each indi-
vidunl who is interested in the shirmcnt
Of heights will probably be furnished by
the Commission with g. corr, they can be
fully informed rs to charges on every class
| of frcigh's. The "Frcighl rules and rcru>
la'ions," are of much Importance and We
publish those Of most Importance below, rs
| follows:
! |. The Commission is required by the
| "Gcncral Railroad Act" to determine .who,
shall he the limits Of longer and shorter dis.
tinces,' and 10 miles has therefore been
| fixed ms the usual limit for change of frcirh,
| rates; bur the railroads may. il they SO de-
| sire, for Intermediate distances, ndupI roIos
| also, intermediate between those given in
| the table.
2 Each railroad company shall make n
table showing the distances between NIL lis
stations, by name, and shall post the sam,
! together with thr"Slnndari Freight Turitt =
md clm>srh"nii"ne nr"e"rih"d NV ,hn r.,..