Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-28
RAILROAD LEGISLAIION


amendments made by Gen. NardwellH committee:
 i Introduced by the Chairman Of the 1 Committee on Corporations (MarGWei.l An Act to Prevent Discrimination m 1 Fares and EreighIs by Railroad Com panIes WlOse Railroads run through she Territory Of ArIzona, or Oy Rail
 road Companies the Terminus or Ter mini Of whose Railroads are within the Ierrlto.y of Arizona. Be II en- | acted by the Legislative Assembly of | the Territory of Arizona.
 Section ]. 1t shall be unlawful for | any person or persons engaged alone or | assoclated with others in the transpOlta- | tiOD of passengers or property Oy rail. | roads whose railroads are wholly or Ill | part in the Territory of Arizona, from ! any boundary of said Territory 10 any ! point of said Territory, or from one point IH said Territory to any other | point in sad Territory, directly or lnd.- rectly to charge or receive from any person or persons any greater or less rate or amount of freight or cOmpensa- tion or reward than IS charged to or re- ceIved from any other person or persons for like or contemporaneous service m
 the carrying, receiving, delivering, stOr- ing or handling of the same, or than Is
 provided for by this Act.
 Sec. 2 It shall be unlawful for any
 railroad company engaged ID traDspOI
 tatlon of passengers or property as pro
 yIded in Section l of this act, to charge
 or receive a greater compensation than
 five cents per mlle for every mile trGy-
 cid, for the transportation of any per
 son with ordinary baggage not
 exceeding one hundred pounds iu
 weight, provided that children under
 the age of twelve years shall be charged
 not more shan one-half the rates above
 specified and every passenger ticket sold
 by any such railroad company shall vest
 in the purchaser thereof the right to a
 passage over the road of the company
 or such part thereof as the ticket may
 designate, and the purchaser of any |
 such tlcket shall have the rIght Go get |
 of the cars of the company at any sta !
 ton along the road and tu resume his |
 journey in such cars at any subsequent l
 time prior. to the expiration of six |
 months from and after tue purchase of |
 his ticket, bat no passenger shall have |
 the right to demand his baggage at any |
 other station than the one to winch he |
 shall have procured 1t to be checked be |
 fore entering the cars, and provided |
 further taat when any such railroad | company nave heretofore or suail have |
 hereafter by reason Jf competition or I for any other reason reduced or lx |
 tneir rates for the transportation of pas sengers or theIr baggage or f passrn-
 gers only at sum less than the rat-.
 EereInbefore named, then ln such cas-.
 the rates shall not be raised or increased.
 Sec. B. All railroad companies as spt-
 ciiied ID Section | of this Act. sinai charge and collect for transportation of l all classes Of freight over its road within
 the Territory of Arizona the following rates. VIZ:
 For each ton of two thousand pounds which the railroad company snail have
 the privilege of receiving either by weight or measurt ment, focJy cubic [ ct to be considered a ton transported one mile one dollar which amount shall be m payment for the uau.in., storing an. carnage of the same from the second anu | al distances over one mile the railroad 1 company slaIi receive for the trausper t4tIuu oi one ton as above specified three cents per mlIe; provided that tu. above rates shall apply Co lots ot a cal load Of ten tons or more. and lots OF parcels of less than a car load of len tons may be cuargee for at an advanced rat of twenty per ceLt and further provided that In no case shall any railroad cuu- pany be required tO receIy- legs thaI twenty y-fye cents for any one lot Oi ffeish- transported by them for any distances Provided further for i've stock shipped ] as freight and for all classes of grais tue company may charge for the fir mile one dollar per ton sud for tLe sec Ond and all distance over one mile tLp company shall receive for the transpur- tatlon ol one ton as above specified four pany shall receive for the mile One dol lar for ton aLd for the second: anD ] all distances over one mIle the cOmDau, l shall recelSe for the transportation one ton as above specified five cents uer mile. Provided further, horses, mules and horned animals shall be c.assed n l weight as follows:
 Horses, mules and cattle, one shall b, at one thousand pounds. Twr sAall be estimated at three thousaud tiy, hundred pounds. Three stall be esti mated at five thousand pounds and each Q animal shall be estimated af lne thousand pounds each Staliiou- , shall be estimated at four thousau, ! pounds each, and calves. sheep and hog. shall be estimated at three hundre & pounds each.
 Sec. 1t shall be unlawful for any 'alirOad company engaged in tLa trans E JOrtatlOn of passengers or uroueFt, a- r aforesaid t0 allow any rebate. drawbacl 1 n Jr any other adyantageiE any form ur- ,n shipment made or services raudereI l y him or them.
 Sec. ,. It shall be unlawful for any .' person or persons engaged ID the car lage, receiving, storage or handling O. property as aforesaid, to enter into an, umblnatlon, contract or agreement bl T hanges or schedule carriage IL differ l e It cars breaking ear loads into less a han car loads or by any other mean. l -t nth intent to prevent the carriage O. uch property from being contiuuoU 1 q rom the boundary line of the Territur l " f Arizona to the place of destination. | l v nch place Of shipment be within tb, T aid Territory tO Inc boundary uf sal l n Q ritOry or from e place Ot shipmeu , the place of destination, f sail p.ac ll shipment and destination be with mi lld Territory whether caTr-ed by ou, ,, r several railroads. ,,
 Sec. G. Each and every act. matter, col m llng m this Act, declared to be unlav Il, K hereby prohibited and in cast ny person or persons as defined iu thI- -' ct, engaged as aforesaid shall do, sulfe. r permit to be done, any act, matter Q. ''' llng Tn the Act prohibited or fOrhidde, d r shall omlt to do any act, matter Co '' ing III this Act, required to be done. ? shall be guilty Of any violation Of th la of this Act, such person O 1V 7rsons, shall forfeit and pay to the per ne 'n or persons who may sustain co images thereby a sum equal to thret S'C mes the amount of damages 50 sus- ul' med Go be recovered by the person or srsons, SO damaged, by suit in any las 'urt having jurisdiction in the prem Ter as m the Territory of Arizona, WLer. all e person or persons causing such | ho images can be found or may have all 7s rent, office or place of business. and 1 Pr e person or persons so offending shal rfelt and pay penalty of no less than -ra 'e thousand dollars for the first offense. ", IT less thar ten thousand dollars fOi l Ne e second and each subsequent offence Pr
 be recovered by the Territory of Ari- rof ma by action having juridlsdictiol ii ha, e premises, one thousand dollars Of fen nRlty or penalties when collected to
 paid to the mf0rmer. Any action to
 brought as aforesaid to recover any III, III ch penalty or damages may be con I. iIi tered and If so brought shall be o'.' sarded as a subject of equity jurisiic- Cis ,e ID and recovery and atfirmativ, C.Ii ief may be sought and obtained va arelD. In any action aforesaid and .ue on any app ication for any injunction lu' len provided for any director. officer ar! 'elver or trustee of any corporation or lnu l mpany aforesaid or any receiver. oe istee or person aforesaid or any O. pus sm alone or with any agent Of anv Y. ne. Ter person or persons. party or parties