Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-01-31
THE REAGAN BILL.

Be it enacted, etc, >! That 1t shall be
unlawful tor any person or persons en-
gagged alone or associated with Others
In the transportation OF property by
railroad, or BY pipe-line, or lines from
one state or territory to or through
one or more other states or territories
of the United States, or to or from any
foreign country, directly or indirectly, ,.
to charge or to receive from any per-
son or persons any greater or less rate
or amount of freight compensation or
reward than is by him or them charg-
ed to or received from any other per-
sons for like and contemporaneous
service in carrying, receiving, deliver
ing. storing, or handling the same.
All charges for such services shall be
reasonable, and any person or persons
having purchased ticket for passage
from one state to another Or, paid the
required fare shall receive the same
treatment and be afforded equal facili
ties and accommodations as are fur
nished all other persohs holding tick
cts Of same class, without, discrimlna-
ton. But nothingin in this act shall be
Construed to deny to railroads the
right to provide separate acculnmoda-
tious for passengers as they may deem
best for the public's comfort and safe
ty, or to relate to transportation rela-
ting TO .points wholly within the limits 8
ofUne state, provided, that 10 discri,n-
ination is made on account of race or
color, and that furnishing separate &C.
cOinnodations with equal facilities and
equal comforts. at the same charge
shall not be considered a discriniiia
ZION; nor shall any railroad company
or its officers charge to or receive from
any person who is to be conveyed from
one state or territory into another any
sum exceeding cents per mile for the
distance to be traveied by such person
ami all persons engaged as aforesaid
: all furnish, without discrimination
the same facilities for carriage, receiv
ing, delivering, storage, and handling
I'LL property of like character 'carriet
ny him or them,, and shall perform
with equal expedition the same kint
of services CONNECTED with the contem
poraneons transportation thereof a.
Aforesaid No break, stoppage. or i'll
l.rruptiOn, nor any C, ntract, agree
ment, or understanding shall be mad,
to prevent the carriage Of any pro .ert,
from being and being treated as ONT
continuous carriage, in the .neaning o
lhls ACT, from the place OF shipment |,
the place of destination, unless sucl
stoppage, Interruption. contract, ar
rangeiGent, or understanding was mad
IN good faith for some practical All,
n.cess Try purpose, without al, inten
To avoid or interrupt such cOmtinuou
Q rriage or to -vade any provisions Z
this act.
Illat it shall be unlawful for an
! persons engaged in the transportation
of property as aforesaid, directly O
Indirectly, TO allow any rebate, draw
back, or other advantage in any forI
upon shipments made or services rel
dered as aforesaid by him or them.
That 1t shall be unlawful for any pei
son or persons engaged in The carriage
Il receiving, storage, or handling of proI
erty as mentioned in the first section Z
this act to enter into any combination
contract, or agreement by changes i
( the schedule carriage in different ca,
or by any other means with intent I
prevent the carriage of such propert
from being continuous from the plac
Ut shipment to the place OF destination
whether carried on one or sever
railroads. And it shall be unlawful fl
:, any person or persons carrying prope
ty as aforesaid to enter into any col
" tract, agreement, or combination fl
:. pooling treights, or to pool freights {
tdifferent and competing railroads, c
to divide between them the aggrega
or net proceeds OF earnings OF suc
ID railroads, or any portions OF them.
:, That it shall be unlawful for ar
person OF persons engaged in Il
N transportation of property as provide
r. in the first section Of this act to char:
or receive any greater compensate
for similar amount and kind of pro-
1t erty for carrying, receiving, STORM
Id forwarding, or handling the same Fl
Il shorter than for longer distanc
W which includes the shorter, on al
,y one railroad Or pipe, and the road
the corporation shall include all t
., road or pipe line in use by such C,
poration, whether owned or operat,
al by it under contract, agreement,
i, lease.
That all persons engaged in carryi
ny property as provided in the first 81
ton of this act shall adopt and Ike
be ,osted up schedules which shall plail
state:
e; l. The different kind and classes
property to be carried.
Oh 2. The different places betwe
which such property shall be c.
Is, ried.
). The rates Of freight and t
~ prices of carriage between such pIa
no and for all services connected with t
it. receiving, delivery, loading, unloadil
storing, or handling of the same, a
the accounts for such service shall sh
get what part of the charges are for ira
his pOrtation and what part tor loadi
ue unloading, and the other terlni
ett facilities. Such schedules may
+ changed from time to tune as here