Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-03-13
TIE iicuLT RAILROAD LAW.

gagged alone or associated with 9TH
,rs in the transportation of prsperty
by railroad il the state of Oregon,
to charge or to receive from any
person or persons any greater or
less rate or amount freight compen-
satioa or reward thau Is by him or
them charged to or received FROM
any other person or persons for
like and contenporaneous service,
in carrying, receiving, delivering,
storing. or handling the same. Ali
charges for such service shall be
reasonable. Prouided, That the
rate shall not exceed the rates
charged on the first day Of Janu-
ary, 1885; and any person or per-
sons, having purchased ticket for
passage on any railroad or railroads
in this state, or paid the required
fare, shall receive the same treat
msat, and be afforded equal facili-
ties and accommodations as are
furnished all other persons holding
ticket of the same class, without
discrimination.
But nothing in this act shall be
construed to deny to railroads the
right to provide separate accommo-
dations for passengers, as they may
deem best for public comfort and
safety; Prouided, That no discrim-
ination is made on account of race,
or color, and the furnishing of sep
arate accommodations with equal
facilities and equal comforts, at the
same charges, shall not be consid
cred discrimination, nor shall
any railroad company or its officers
= charge or receive from any person
who is to be conveyed over any
railroad or railroads in this state
any sum exceeding four cents pei
: mile for the distance to be travelled
: by such person, and all persons en-
o gagged as aforesaid, shall furnish
without discrimination, the SAM
facilities for carriage, receiving
delivering, storage and handling al
. property oe like character carried
Q by him or them, and shall perform
l. with equal expedition The sam
IS kind Of services connected with con
n temporaneous transportation there
~ of, as aforesaid. No break, stoE
;, page or interruption, nor any COZ
= - tract, agreement or understandin
IL shall be made to prevent the ca
ID riass of any property, from bein
n treated as one continuous carriay
in the meaning of this act from tt
place of shipment to the place {
a destination, unless such stoppag
interruption, contract, agreemel
or understanding was made
ID good faith for some practical al
ry necessary purpose, without any i
ch tent to avoid or interrupt such CO
,f. tinuous carriage, or to evade any
:. the provisions of this act unle
~ prevented by unavoidable accider
et- SEC. 2. That it shall be unlawf
Ill for any person or persons engag
in the transportation of proper,
as aforesaid, directly or indirect
ng to allow any rebate, draw back,
of other advantage, in any form, ny
os shipments made or services rcnG
ed as aforesaid, by him or the
''n Provided, That the provisions
: this act shall not apply to goods
ms tended in good faith to be shipp
me to points beyond the limits of Il
= state. Provided, That this discri
ination shall be considered only
OF between persons when relating
TO similar grades of freight.
os. Sec. 3. That it shall be unla wi
70 for any person or persons engae
in the carriage, receiving, stors
''n or handling of property as menti,
ed in the first section of this a
enter into any combination, c.
DE. tract or agreement, by change
the schedule, carriage in different Ca
ap. or by any other means with int
Il to prevent carriage Of such prope
from being continuous FROM
~ place of shipment to the pace
ing destination whether carried on
re- or several railroads in this sta
his and it shall be unlawful for {
oar person or persons carrying prere
as aforesaid, to enter into any C
oe tract, agreement, or combinat
zed for pooling freight or to pool freis
Iich of different and competing railro
ries or to divide betW cen them the
Inn. gregate or let proceeds of the ea
lngs Of such railroads or any +
us tion of them.
nan Sec. 4. That it shall be unlaw
for any person engaged in the ira
portation of property as prescrl
In in the first section of this &C,
ays: charge or receive any greater C,
-; pensation for a similar amount
kind of property for carrying,
any ceiving, storing, forwarding,
In handling the same fer a sho,
con- than for longer distance in
,hs. same direction.
A. Sec. 5. That all rersons enga
~ in the carrying of property as
TO vided in the first section of this
ges shall adopt and keep posted
pa schedules which shall plainly st
lion l. The different kinds and cia
of property to be carried.
no 2 The different places betw
but which such property shall be
med risd.
Re. 8. The rates of freight and pr
-, of carriage between such places
for all service connected with
ceivins, delivering, loading,
H.. loading, storing or handling
same whether such property
nih- carried wholly on one railroa,
lral. partly en- several railroads,
de. whether such services are perforl