Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-02-02
FREIGETs AND FARES BILL


| introduced in the Eouse by Mr.,
Wardwell.l
Be it enacted by the Legislative
Assembly OF the Territory of Ari-
Eona:
SECTION 1. It shall be lawful for
any person, or persons, engaged
alone or associated with others, in
/ the transportation of passengers, or
property, by railroad, whose 1eil-
II ads arc wholly, OF in part, in the
Territory OF Arizona, from any
b undary of said Territory to any
point Of said Territory, or from any
point of said Territory to shy hound
airy of said Terriiery, or from one
point in said Territory to any other
point in said Territory, dir city Or
indirectly, TO charge, or receive from
any person, or persons, any greater
or less rate, or amount of freight, or
compen alton, or reward, than is
charged to, or received from, any
other person, or persons. for like, or
contcmporaneous, service in the
carrying, receiving, delivering, stor-
ing or handling of the same, other
than is provided for by this act.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be unlawful for
any railroad company engaged in
the transportation of passengers, or
property, as provided in section one
i'll this act, to charge or receive,
greater compensation than five cents
per mile. for every mite travelled, for
the transportation OF any person with
ordinary baggage, not exceeding ore
hundred pounds in weight; provi led,
children under the age of twelve
years shall be charged not more than
one-half the rates above pecified,
and every passenger ticket sold by
any such railroad company shall vest
in the purchase thereof the right 10
passage over the road of tie com
pany, or such part thereof rs tn
ticket may designate, and the pur-
chaser of any such tisket shall have
the right to get off the cars of the
company at any station along the
road, and to resume his journey in
such cars, at any subsequent time |
prior to the expiration of six months |
from and 2f er the purchase of his |
ticket; but no passenger shall have !
the right to demand his baggage at |
any other station than the one to
which he shall have procured it to
be checked before entering the cars
And provided further, that when any !
such railroad company have hereto
fore, or shall hereafter, by reason of
or for any other reason,
reduce or fix their rates for the trans
portation of passengers, or their bag
gage, or for passengers only, at a
sum less than the rates herein before
ihtn in such case said rates
shall not be raised or increased
SEC. 8. All railroad companies as
specified in section one of this act
shall charge, and collect, for the
of all classes of
freight over its road within the Ter
,itory of Arizona, the fol lowing rates,
7iz: For each ton of two Thousand
pounds, which the railroad company
hall have the privilege of receiving
.iiher by weight or measurement
Orty cubic feet to be consid red a
on, transported one mile, one dollar,
which amount shall be in payment
or the handling, storing, and car
iage of the same; from the second.
nd oil distances over one mile, the
company shall receive for
he transportation of one ton, as
pecified, three cents per mile; pro-
ided, that The above rates shall APP
ly to lots of car load of ten tons, J
r over; and lots or parcels, of less
han a car load of ten tons, may be
hargcd for at an advanced rate of a
wenty per cent; and further pro- o
ided, that in no case shall any rail- C
pad company be required to receive a
,ss than twenty-five cents for any a
ne lot of freight transported by C
lcm for any distance. Provided a
1rther, for live stock shipped as o
-cight, and for all classes of grain, P
he company may for the first mile r
barge one dollar per ton, aad for the '
scond, and nj distances over one d
Tile, the company shall receive, for p
le transportation of one ton, as o
hove specified, four cents per mile s.
or explosives the company shall re- Fl
,ive per mile one dollar per ton; Il
I'D for the second, and all distances G.
yer one mile, the company shall re- a
1--WE for the trans ,ortation of one o
n, as above specified five cents per d
lie; provided further. horse, a
ules, and horned animals, shall be f