Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-19

or in transporting freight OF passengers over the
same or which shall hereafter operate or engage
As aforesaid shall forward, move and carry I'M
partially for all persons Offering freight 10 De
transported or moved, without DISCRIMINATORY,
preference or favor to one over another, IN
price dispatch, speed, or accommodation OF any
kind las to freight Of the same kind or class,
from the same station, IN the same
direction], except as hereln pr9Vl1eu.
All freight Iof the same kind or class snali be
dispatched and forwarded in the order IN which
it is received or rendered for transportation, ex
cept that d preference must be given to perlsha-
BILE articles live stock. household goods eX-
press matter and fast freight, provided that IN
the TRANSPORTATION OF persons and things, prefer
ence must be given to the United states ana the
State of California, and ttacllltes slmliar 10
those in use on january 1874, suhGlelIt loI .ne
accommodation of the public and all connecting
transportation linesl shall be EXTENDED on IKE
terms to all connecting transportation nnes
whether by land OF water, IN the receip. anu ne
livery of goods, exchanging cars making COL
nections by rail- and all other arrangements Tor
expeditng and facilitating the receipt transfer
TRANSFORMATION, and delivery OF freight.
Section , All persons and companies, nell IN
toned in the first section of this Act snail al all
times keep posted in conspicuous place, ac-
cessible to the public, at each OF thelr stations
and offices q printed lor written table or sched-
ule of all rates of freight ana charge IN iorce
| for TRANSFORMATION from that particular station
to all points and stations TO or from when tney
carry lover their respective roads IN tnls Slate
and shall furnish for examination Il printed lor
Writteul CODY of Such table or scheduIe 10 al
| nersons demanding the same Such rates snail
| be equally available to ali persons demanding
| TRANSFORMATION for person OF properly over sdlu
road any part thereof without discriin
| or favor 10 any as provided i'll Section hereof
All discounts rebates, special contracts, special
| rates and other devices Tor charging more OF
| less than such published rates, are torDlddeni
| prOUtoed that Il uniform discount Sto De estaD-
| iished ana published as aforesaid) for payment
/ in advance or for prompt payment, may De
| made and different rates may be charged ioi
express matter, fast and SLOW frelghts, ana Ioi
! carload lots and lots under carload land a less
| rate per mile may be charged for long distances
| than is charged per mile for short distances fol
the same kind or class of freightl all such rates
and discounts to be available TO all applicants
| on equal terms.
Section s. All railroad corporations must Fat
! all times maintain all their track and Other
| structures devoted to public use in good and
| sufficient replir and in state Of complete
| constructed or were adopted. Any such track
or structure decayed, destroyed, or removed
| must be diligently replaced or restored to g.
| good OF better condition OF usefulness ana ell
| cheney as before such decay or removal, Lif nee
essary or convenient to thepublic usel
| Section 4. No railroad corporation organized
| under the laws OF this State is permitted to ac
| cept any charter or corporate franchise from any
| other Government State or sovereignty and NJ
corporation organized under the laws of any
! other Government, State or sovereignty is per
| Initted to operate any railroad or carry by raj
| within this State.
Section s. Section 40l of the Civil Code does
not apply to railroad corporations formed by the
consolidation of two or more companies previ
ously existing but the term of the existence o
| corporations so formed shall not extend beyonC
that of any of the corporations entering into the
| consolidation.
Section g. on the expiration or forfeiture o
the charter of any railroad corporation, its roac
| and right of way acquired by il remain vested
in the people of the State for public use. IT.
! other property shall be sold, and the proceeds
after payment of its debts and liabilities, divided
| among its stockholders
Section 7. Any railroad corporation violating
the provisions of sections /, or i OF this Ac
shall forfeit its charter and corporate privileges
| and shall be Judged TO have incurred such for
| fixture and TO be dissolved, in an action on be
half of the people of this State, and TO be insti
tuted by the Attorney General provided no ACT
of any agent of such corporation violating the
provisions of this Act, shall be construed to b,
the act of the corporation unless ratified by the
Board of Directors thereof Any officer, agen
| or servant of any railroad company, VINO sinai
knowingly take part in the making, carrying
| out or enforcing of any contract or agreement
for railroad transportation in violation of the
provisions of this Act, or in collecting charges
OF paying, or allowing discounts or re
bates forbidden thereby or who shall know
| ingy and Willfully directly or indirectly
| enter into any agreement or undertaking, or give
any orders or directions for, or consent or ratih
cation TO the carrying of freight on terms in any
| respect different from those prescribed in thi!
| Act, or further making of any discount or rebate
| hereby forbidden, or for violating the provisions
of this Act in any particular, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanOr las provided in Section
! 10 of the Penal Codel
Section s. Rates of freight or fare adopted by
| the Board of Railroad Commissioners, if not pu
in force and complied with by the railroad com
| panies affected, may be enforced by writ o
! mandate on behalf of the people, TO be sued ou
by the Attorney General ANY company failins
or refusing to comply with a peremptory man
date issued in such action, shall forfeit its char
| ter and be dissolved On appeal from judgmen
awarding peremptory mandate, in such case
there shall be no stay of proceedings on appeal
The committee appointed to investigate The
| conduct of Assemblyman Leverson and which
was expected to submit its report 10 the Assem-
bly, yesterday, it is understood will not bring the
| matter before the House until next Tuesday.