The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-03-08

or managing oGlcss Of each railroad or
trnnspovta1i0n eoDp'y doing e4plaeo
To this slate. shall annually make 10
said commissioners, on the 18th day
Of September Of each year, such re-
turna, IN the form which they may
prescribe, - will aGoed The infornsar
uon requlred for the)e ~ o(licial re-
port Ssuch tsourns shall b verified by
tAs 6oth u Tie 0lllcss mailing them !;
end any corporation herein named.
who's rstarno shall not b made ~
horeth prescribed, by the 18th day Of
oo1eniber. shall be liabls 70 penalty
q BOO for each aud every day after
the 18th day Of September that such
return shall 10 wilfully delayed Or
refused.
SEc. 8. The said commissi6ne
shall have power, IN the dlechafgV VI
the duties Of their once, 10 examine
any Of the books, papers OF documents
Of any such company OF corporation,
OF 10 examine under oath % OtherWiss
any officer. direct0r. agent or empl0ye
thereof, or any other person. The com-
missiOnero, 81 either Of them, ere en-
powered tD0ouo supehas and adtntu-
lister Oatha ID the same manner aud
with the same power t0enfOgce Obetli.
ence thereto, In the performance 81
their duties. ~ belong to the courts Of
record In this state and any person
who may willfully obstruct said COM
missiOueTs In the performance Of thels
duties. Or who may refuse to give any
information within their possession
that lnxy be required by said COM
missi0Ders within the line Of their
duty, shall be deemed guilty Of . NH
demeAnOr. and shall be liable, on con.
viction thereof, TO Q fine Of not exceed.
Ing one thousand d0llam, In the dis
erection Of the court the costs Of such
subl,enas aud investigated 10 be first
paid by the state on the certificate Of
said commissioners.
SEC. .. II ehall be the duty Of any
railroad company, when within Its
power 30 To do, aud upOn reasonable
notice. TO furnish suitable cars to any
and ri! persOns who may apply there
all Kinds II freight. and to receive and
transport such freight with all reason
able dispatch. and 10 provide and keep
suitable facilities for the receiving and
handling III the same on any depot on
the line ri Its road, and also to receive
and transport In like manner, the
empty or loaded earn furnished by any
coAnecting road TO be delivered at any
station or stations ON the line Of It's
road, to he loaded or discharged, or Re-
loaded and returned to the road 30
connecting; and for compensation u
shall not demand or receive any great
er sum than In accepted by II from any
other connecting railroad fOT similar
service.
SEC. 10. No railroad oompsuy
shall charge. demand or receive from
any person, company or corporation
for the transportation Of any property
or for any other service. = greater s,lin
than II shall ut the same time charge,
demand or receive from any other per.
son, company or corporation, for q
like service from the same place, or
upon like condition and under similar
circumstances, and all concessions Of
rates, drawbacks and contracts for
special rates shalt he open to and al
lowed all persons, companies and cor.
poratiOns alike, nor shall 70 charge
more for transporting freight from any
point on Its line than = fair and Just
proportion Of the price it charges for
the same kind Of freight transported
from any other point.
SIC. II. No ruilrOad company
shall charge. demand or receive from
any person, company or corporation,
an unreasonable price for the trans
portatiOn Of persons or property, or for
the hauling or storing Of freight, or for
the Use Of its cars, or for any privilege
or service afforded by Il In the trans
action of its business M u railroad
company. And upon complaint In
writing. made to the hoard Of railroad
commissioners that AN unreasonable
price has been charged, such board
shall investigate said complaint, and
if sustained shall make u certificate
under their seal. setting forth what IL
reasonable charge for the service
rendered, which shall be priDsa Jdcie
evidence Of the matters therein stated.
SEC. ~. II shall he unlawful for
any railroad company tn make any
co ltract or enter into any stipulation
with any ether railroad company rum
ming In the same general direction,
by which either company shall direct.
~ or Indirectly agree to divide, In any
manner or proportion, the Joint earn.
ings upon the whole or any part Of the
freight transported over such roads !;
aud any violation Of this provision
shall render the railroad company VI
plating the same liable to u penalty Of
5000 foi each month for which such
earnings are divided, to be recovered
for the use Of the common school fund
ia the name Of the state.
SEC. IL. No railroad company
shall be permitted, except ~ other
wise provided by regulation or order
Of the board, to change or limit Its
common law liability ~ Q common
carrier. All railroad companies shall,
on demand, issue duplicate freight ~.
ceipts to shippers, In which shall be
stated the clasA or classes Of freight
shipped. the freight charges over the
road giving the receipt, and, 10 far ~
practicable, shall state the freight
charges over other roads that carry
such freight. When the consignee
presents the railroad receipt to the
agent Of the railroad that delivers
such freight, such agent ahall deliver
the article shipped on payment Of the
rate charged FOR the class Of freights
mentioned In the receipt.
SIC II. In al cases where COM
plant shall he made In aeCOrdanCe
with the provisions Of section is.
hereinafter provided, that an uurea-
rates charged for freight ere unjust,
unreasonable or extOrtlOnate, and the
board shall find such complaint 70 b
true, they shall require . modified
charge for the service rendered, such
~ they shall deem TO be reasonable,
aud shall certify their 6nding 70 the
managing officer Of the road against
which complaint II. mads, and the
rates 50 determined BY the board 70 be
reasonable shall be, BY the railroad
company affected thereby. accepted
and posted up Ia . conspicuous place
In each depot on the line Of IL road
that may be designated BY aid board,
and snch rates 20 found shall In oil
actions arising In any court IN the
state he taken TO b reasonable COM
pensatiOn for the services for which
they are provided until the contrary 10
proven, and oil compensation de-
handed or received BY any sech rall.
rad company In s1csss Of the no1ee %
determined by the board, shall In any
such action be taken to b unjust, un-
reasonable and extoSti0nate until the
contrary In proved. All eases Of fhil-
ure to comply with Q accommodates
Of the bosrd OF commissioner shall
be embodied In the sop0st aethe board
Of commissioners to the governor, and
the same shall apply 70 say unjust
discrimination, extortiou or over.
charge by said compGay, OF any other
violation IF this act By such company.
SEC. u. Any perSon, paftns4Dhtp