Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1885-01-22
TIE REGAN BILL

Following is the text of the inter-
state commerce bill as it passed the
national house of representatives;
Bet enacted, Get, That 1t shall be unlawful
Tor any person or persons engaged alone or
associated with Others In the transportation OF
property by railroad or by pipe line or lines
from one state or territory 10 or through one
or more other states or territories of the United
States or to or from any foreign country di-
IcCty or indirectly to charge to
or receive from any person or
persons any greater or less ratc or amouus
ol freight compensation, or reward than is by
him or them charged to or received from any
other person or persons for like and COntCmpO-
rancOus service IN carrying, receiving, deliver
Ing, storing, or handliHg the same. All
charges for such services shall be reasonable,
and any person or persons having purchased
ticket for passage from one stat. TO another,
or paid the roqu red fare shall receive the
same treatment and he afforded equal facl ties
and accommu udatiOns rs are furnished all other
| persons holding tickets Oi ihc same class with
out discrimination But nothing in this act
shall be construed To deny to ailrOads the
right TO prov de separate accommodations for
| passengers us they may deem best for public
comiOt and safety or TO relate to trRnsportA-
| tiOn relating TO points wholly within the limits
| of one state
| ITOuihd, That no discrimination Is made on
account Of race or color, and that furnishing
| separate accommodations " th equal facilities
aud equal comforts at the same charges shall
not be considered discrimination, nor shall
any railroad company, or its officers, charge
| to or receive from any person who is TO be con
| vcycd from one State or territory into another
| any sum exceeding , cents per mile for the
distance to be Travelled by such person. and all
persons engaged as aforesaid shall furnish
without discrimination the same facilities for
| carriage receiving, delivering, storage, and
! handling all property of like character carried
! by him or them, and shall perform with equal
expedition the samc kind Of services connect.
! ed with the contcmporancous TRANSFORMATION
| thereof, as aforesaid. No break, stoppagc, or
/ Interruption nor any contract agreement or
understanding shall be made to prevent the
carriage Of anv property from being, and
beng treated as. one continuous carriage, In
| the meaning # this act from the place Of
| shipment to the place of destination, unless
such stoppagc, interruptions contract arrange
mcnt, or understanding was made In good
| fnl'h for some practical and necessary purpose
Without any intent 10 avoid or intcrr,ipt such
continuous cnrriacr. or to cyndc any of the
provisions Of this act.
SEC. .. That II shall he unlawful for any
| person or persons engaged in the transporta-
| lion Of pr6pcrtv as aforesaid directly or in.
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other advantage, in any form. upon shipments
made or services rendered as aforesaid by him
or them.
Srr 4 That I, shall no u,lo,,r,,I for any.
nrr.on or narsops cn"arcI in thn carriaoc
rrrciyipr stnrogr 0r Lorhlimr nf nrnncTtv
os mcniinprI in Tho tir.t srcti"n nf tbis act IL
enter into nnv continuation c0,,tract ar agr,c,
,o,, ,, wi
different car. ~ hy any n,hor means win In
t,nt IN nrcvcnt thc rarrio,ro ~ sm, nronorty
from hol,S ,,,,;,,,,s fr1; A., ,,nl S lgL
r,ort tn ,i,c ,I"o ~ bo,,i,,n,i,, tL,tnr 'mr Dar
Nod an ono so,oroI raiirad !, holi ho
u,ia,yfI Tor 49,, S', ~ S'.a,i
nrnncr,v as aforesaiJ IN entsr into ony cnn' ?t"S
irart S,,recnnnt "r co,nbinotion for S n9S,;mo JT,
tr"h r r., rni fro;,,St ~ JiTora,, NJ, o,lJ om,,
rn,i,, ro,not 90 80 i,.ia h,,,.,n,, ,h,, ,ho
,,,,'r",,n, nr ,,o, rooaoI" ~, ,ta vi
oi smcb ,oiIro,Js u ony n"r,ior ~ ~ Ihe"
T,n, :, .ini, ,' fo'''on ,af| ", ,''',''' s
~, t. nat 1t snall nc uh!a"iuI Ior any
u'IS"H VI lcIsuhs cnE"SCu in tnc trahsportA'
you "i properly, as PROVIDED III 'hc iIst sec
uuh Vi tll'S acl, 10 charsc or receive any
~ I'crc'h lcnsatl"h lor s'hllIar amount ana
n'i" W proper! ior TarrAIInE' ieccINlnS' sloF-
'il-, lnr%arHihG' or manning the same ior a
'h' t'cr IMAM l"r longer Instance, Whlch IN
uHvH ali % ullT raI rual oT lIpc ,lhc oi ac0rpoI,
",',''i "'' sla'i ,u'.u,r ai 'wau TI plc lillS III
Vi" w sIrH t"II3rHuon' "n''ucr owned OF
OPP r"''u ny IL uiucI 'shIia't, agreement, or
"ns' u! s"C1 T GO CV' ilTra@,luh' POI @
so o. lhat all persons engaged IN carry,
hS pruIGIlS as ProNlueI III lhe nrsi sectloh 9l
lhls nrt Snali ADOPT anu keep posted up sched'
uics Hmlcl sum Piaitly slhte
l. me Inherent xmas ana classes oil prop
cry 70 We carried, ,-..-.,,-,
:, Luc uineIeht places between winch such
properly shail nc carried;
d halrS vi lIcignt anu prices ol carriage De-
Mccn such placcs anu loT an services connect
cu WIN rec,lN NJ "ciiNeri' loauihg, unIoaulhg,
storing; OF hahIllng lhc salHe ANA accounts
lor seeh shNll snow What part OF thc charges
are ior lralSporlat on anu Whal part lot
i9au'hg' unloanlng, anu olher terminal iaclll'
ues' euch scheuuIcs may nc changed from
utne W Illile us hereafter proNlucu' toplcs OF
such schedules shall bc printed in plain, large
type, al least to Inc SIZE oil ordinary plca, and
sha'l De kept PLAINLY posted lor pubic lnspec-
non IN at least tNO pla'cs IN every uepot where
lrrigh's are received or delivered, and no such
schtuule snall De changed IN any particular
expect by the substitution of another schedule
containing tnc spe 'lc1tiors above required,
which substitute schedule shall plsinly state
lmc when i shall 20 into effect, and copies OF
Which, printed as aforesaid, shall be posted as
sOo'c PROVIDED NJ least hVe days before the
same snail +" intO ell ct, anu the same shall re-
main In force until another schedule shall as
Aforesaid be substituted, and 1t shall he un-
laWlul lOf any person or persons engaged IN
carrying property on railroads or pipe lines as
aforesaid, after thirty days after the passage OF
thls act, TO Charge or receive more or less com
pcnsation Tor the carriage, receiving, delivery,
loading, unloading, handling, or storing Of
any property contemplated by the tlrst section
Of this act than shall be specified in such sched-
ue as may at the time be in force.
4. IL shall he the duty of said person or per