Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-09
'REAGAN'S BILL.
Contained from FIrs. rage.

as are hereinafter provided.
The copies OF the schedules shall be
printed In plain, large type, at least
the ordinary plea, and kept posted for
public inspection in at least two places
In every depot where freights are re-
ctived or delivered and no schedGle
shall be changed in particular, except
by the substitution OF another sched-
uIe, containing the specifications
above required, which substitute shall
mainly ate the time when IL shall go
into effect, and copies Of which,
printed ms aforesaid, shall be posted as
above provided, ut least Ave days be-
fore The ssme shall 20 into feet, and
the same shall remain in force until
another schedule shall, as aforesaid, be
submitted, and 10 shall he unlawful
for any person or persons engaged In
the carrying of property on railroads
or pipe lines as aforesaid after thirty
days after the passage OF this act to
charge or receive more or less compen-
sation for the carriage, receiving, de-
livery, loading, unloading, handling
or storing Of any property contem-
plated by the first section of this act,
than shall be- specified IN such SEIZED.
ule as may at the time be IN force.
II shall be the duty of said
person engaged In the carrying of
property rs provided in the first sec
ton, 70 file or cause 10 be filed and
written fifteen days from the time Of
posting "A copy Of each schedule posted
as in this section required, with clerks
Ina the circuit court OF the United
States in and for each judi
cial circuit in or through
which any railroad may be
operated, aud it shall be the duty of
said clerk TO file aud preserve the same
Ss part of the records Of his Office.
Sec. That each and all Of the pro-
visions of this act shall apply TO all
property and the receiving, delivery,
loading, unloading, handling, storage
or carriage Of the same, as ono actual
ly or substantially continuous car
rlage or as a part OF such continuous
carriage, IA provided for in the first
section OF this act, aud the compensa-
ton therefor whether said property
be carried wholly on one railroad or
partly on several railroads or wholly
10y several pipe lines, and whether for
such services compensation Is paid or
received by or TO one person alone, or
in competition with another or other
persons
Sec T That each and every act.
matter or thing in this act declared 10
be unlawful il hereby prohibited, and
In case any person or persons as defined
In this act shall do, suffer or permit to
he done, any act, matter or thing In
this act prohibited or forbidden, or
shalt omit 20 do any act, matter or
thing 10 this act required TO be done.
or shall he guilty of any violation Of
the provisions of this act, such person
or persons shall forfeit and pay to the
person or persons who may sustain
the damage thereby sum equal to
three times the amount of damage so
sustained, TO he recovered hy the
person or persons 30 damaged by suit
ia any state or United States court of
competent luri diCtlon, where the per-
sOE or persona causing such damage
can he found or may have an Office or
place OF business, and IL the court be-
fore which amy such action Is tried
shall be of the opinion that
the.violation of the law was willful, IL
snail make an allowance by additional
ccsts TO the party injured sufficient TO
cover all his counsel and attorney fees.
Any action TO be brought rs aforesaid
may be considered, and, IL 80 brought,
snail lie regarded as subject Of equity
and relief may he sought and obtained
therein. In any such action 90 brought
rs q case 10 the cOgniZAuCe, as afore
said, of any director, officer, receiver
or the trustee OF any corporation ol
railway company aforesaid, ar ( any
receiver, trustee or person aforesaid, OF
Of any agent Of any such cornoratior
or compSny, receiver trustee or person
Aforesaid, or Of any one alone or Will
other person or persons, the party OF
parties may and shall be compelled [,
attend, appear and testity and give ev
idence; and no claim that any Eucl
testimony or evidence might or nigh
not tend to criminate the person testi
Tying shall be Of any avail, but sucl
testimony shall not be used as agains
sucS person ON the trial Of any indie,
ment against him. The atfendanc
and appearance of these peI
sons, who, AS aforesaid, may b
compelled to appear and testify
and the giving OF testimony on ev
dence by the same respectively, an
the production of books and papel
thereby, may and shall be comp lie
the same as In the CAGE of any Otbt
witness. No action aforesaid shall i
'NNAhiil'h AhAtsh bINukhL Mlknlu on
year after the cause OF action shall A,
crue Auy circuit or district court ,
the United States having the iurlsdi
ton OF persona shall have the now,
upon the application Of any person ,
persons firms, railroads or other co
porations or associations alleging IN
iust discrimination against Il perso
m violation OF the provisions of th
act TO Issue writs OF mandamus again
such person commanding such perso
10 move aud transport freight or fu
nish facilities for the transportatlo
ior the party applyin for the WI
upon such terms aud in such mann,
as shall seem just aud proper TO h
court. Ia order 10 prevent any undl
or unjust discrimination against n
relaor, the proct edings shall be IA
other cases Of mRndamus, and, in
case of urgent ne cessity or involvir
the transportation Of perishahle good
Wfits OF alternative mapdamus ms
loo made returnRble forthwith. ~
Nlded that no writ or peremptory ma
ismns shall issue under this act uni
me relator shall have given securit
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