Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-02-15
THE RICE RAILROAD BILA

SAAS INV AedlIIOdu Dill.
Assembly bill, No. 74-An Ac
to regulate the charges for carr,
ing, hand ing and storingof proper
ty by interstate common carrier
within the State of Nevada, an,
prescribing penalties for the viola
ton OF its provisions
The people. Of the State of Nevada
represented IL, Senate and Assem-
tIy, 40 enact as folloms:
SECTION l. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person, persons, company
or corporations organized or doing
business in this State, and engaged
either alone or associated with
others in carrying or transporting
property by railroad whose rail-
roads run continuously from any
boundary of the State of Nevada
to any other boundary Of said
State, within this State, to carry or
transport such property beyond the
place of It's final destination within
this State, or to carry any such
property in any direction other
than its final destination. or aay
greater distance is actually neces-
sary to enable such person, persons
or corporation to deliver such prop
erty at its destination.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be unlawful for
any such person, persons, company
or corporation to charge, demand
collect or receive greater compen-
sation for carrying or transporting
property from any point upon the
line OF such railroad, within this
State, to any other point upon the
line Of such railroad within this :
State, than is charged by such car {
rlers for carrying and transporting t
goods or property of like character
from the same point of shipment n
over greater distance of the same a
road; and it shall be unlawful for d
such carriers to charge, receive col q
lect or demand a greater compensa- c,
ton for carrying or transporting a,
property received by it at any point 81
within this State, to be transported in
or carried to any other point in tn
this State, than is charged or col A
lected by such carrier or carriers dr.
for transporting similar property it,
for the same destination over a mr.
greater diatance for the same, with
n this State; prorided, hooorer, Ac
hat in nc case shall the compensa he,
Ion SO charged exceed the sum of
i've cents per ton If two thousand tn
ounds per mile for each mile such
roperty may be actually carried
'ithin this State.
Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for 7
ny such person, or persons, COM Def
any or corporation directly or in the
irectly to charge or receive from yea
ny person, persons or corporation for
ny greater or less amount for YETI
eight, compensation or reward. gro,
ian is charged to or received from Of a
" other person, persons or cor bill:
'rations for like services in the pree
frying, receiving, delivering, stor the
g or handling of property, so as dife
oresald carried, or to be carried man
er such railroad, and all persons. ton
mpanles or corporations engaged TT
aforesaid, shall furnish, without fixes
termination, the same facilities and
the carrying, receiving, deliver in th
> storing and handling of all NJ,
perty Of like character carried and
him, them, or it, and shall per- work
m, with equal expedition, the Til
ne kind of service connected the r
h the transportation thereof as is to
resaid, no break, stoppage or in Treas
'uptlon. nor any contract, agree GOOD
ut, or any understanding shall snant
made to prevent the carriage of shoul
property from being treated as rat mr.
continuous carriage from the came
e OF shipment to the place of printe
ination, unless such stoppage, Ags
contract, agreement by Tn
understanding be made in good the U
for some practicable or neces should
purpose, without any intent to men v
or interrupt such continuous lies an
age, or to evade any of the The
lsions of this Act. memb
C. f. It shall be unlawful for furnis]
'ucn person, persons company charge
engaged IN the car supper
or transporting of property, As f
'ovlded in the first section oe narties