Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-04-08

One S9uafe one year = r.
thre1 mnr,h;: !. &. !. s. & -
Local Notices. 10 cents pes lins aseA inssrston.
vestigation, to be hrst paid ~ the Tsrsi.
tory. on the certificate Of said Commits
sioners.
SEC. .. II shall be the duty Of I'll rail.
road corporations doing business IN this
Territory, upnn reasonable notice, 10
furnish suitable cars 10 any and all per.
sons who may -appiy therefor for the
transportation OF any and al kinds Of
freight with all reasonable dispatch. and
provide and keen suitable facilities for
the securing and handling OF the same q
any depot on the line Of its road, and
also to receive and transport In like man
ner the empty and loaded cars furnished
by any connecting line of road, to be de
livered at any stat on or stations ON the
line OF its road, to be loaded or dis
charged, or reloaded and returned 70 the
road 80 connecting. and for cOmpensa.
ton II shall not demand or receive any
greater sum than Ii expected By il from
any other connecting railroad for similar
service.
SEC 10. All railroad companies doing
business in this Territory, when desired
by any person wishing to ship grain over
its road. shall receiya and trarsport such
rrain in bnik within 4 reasonsble fine.
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house or side-track without distinction,
discrimination or favor between ono
shipper and another, and without dis
criminal on or distinction as to the mani
ner in which such grain Il offered for
transportation. or as to person. ware
house. elevator. or place where or to
which Il NAV be consigned Every rail.
road company shall permit connections 10
| be made. and maintained in 4 reason
able manner. its track to and from sny
warehouse. elevator or mill without
reference to its size or capacity. where
grain or -four NAV be stored: provided.
however, that such railroad company
shall not be required to nav the cost Of
making max "a and maintaininc ssid connection
| or Of the siding or switch track necessary
| 10 make the same: and provided. fuYthor.
| that n majority Of the Commissioners N.
| pOlnted undef this act shall direct auch
railroad to make such CONNECTIONS and
siding. Grain shall also be received from
wagons or sleighs. the same aa vhen
| offered In carload lots from wareh0usee
or elevators. allowing reasonable time
| for loading the cars. and the cars shall be
| placed In convenient place Of easy &C.
| cess.
SEC. II, No railroad corporation shall
| charge. demand or receive from any per-
| con. company or corporation, for the
| TRANSPORTATION of persons or property. or
| for any other service. a greater ann Than
| II shall at the same time charge. demand
or receive from any other person. com
| many or corporation for like seryico
| from the same place. and upon like con.
tli,ions and ali concessions OF rates. re.
hates drawbacks and contracts for specia1
rates' ahall be omen 10 and allowed is an
persons. companies and CORPORATIONS upon
| like conditions, and they shall charge no
| more for transporting from any point on
4 its line than q fair and lust proportion
1 Of the price it charges for the Same kind
4 of freight transported from any other
| point.
| charge. demand or receive from any conn
! pany or corporation an unreasonable
| price for the transportat on OF persons or
1 property. or for the handling Of storage
4 Of frcight or for the use or It's cars, or
/ for any privilege or service afforded 81 II
| in the Transaction OF it, business - 1 rail-
| road corporation, and shall not demand
the pavment Of freight beyond the point
4 to which the goods or property ID con-
signed by the shipper
SEC. IS. Any raiiroad corporation which
shall violate ary OF the provisions OF this
act, as to extoriion or unjust discrimina-
to the person, company or corporation
| ageris we'd thereby. three times the actuel
damage sustained or overcharges paid by
the said party aggrieved, together with
the costs OF suit and reasonable attor-
! news fee, 10 ba fixed by the Court, and II
| an appeal is taken from the Judgment, or
any part thereof, II shall be the duty Of
the Appellate Court to include In the
| Judgment an additional attorneys fee for
service in the Appellate Court or Courts,
to be recovered in civil action therefor.
And in all cases where complaint il made,
| in accordance with the provisions Of sec
ton IA, hereinafter provided. that an un-
reasonable charge or regulation Is made.
the Commissioners shail require inodi-
fed charge or regulation, such a. they
shall deem reasonable, and all cases Of I
failure to comply with the recommends
tions of the Commissioners, shall be
embodied with the report OF the Com.
missioners to the legislature, and shall
apply to any unjust determination, ex.
tortion or overcharge by said company,
or other violation of law.
SEC. ii. Upon the complaint Of she
mayor or alderman of any city. or Board
of County Supervisors, OF OF the trustees
or supervisors Of any town or tuWnship,
of the freight tariff charged or On injus-
tice 10 the public, growing out Of any
rule or regulation Of a railroad company,
IL shall be the duty OF the Commissioners,
~ cas1 'ney uec.n src ;. 800 ssss -.
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,;nr y, sTessnnsbIe s III rot;cs h w,issng * 81 ~
time and Mace of enterinr nDon th1
same. If, upon examination. Il shall s.
pear to said commissioners that tho CON
plant Of the petitioners II well founded
they shail 80 ind. and shall inform Y.
corporation operating sucn r1hoa0 g
their adjudication, within ten daya ank