The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-04-24
AN ACT TO kEGI LATE rHE TRANsr0R.
TATlON o. PASSENGERS AND
FREIGHTx BY .RAIe pan
CORPORATIONS.
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assem-
bly of tie State Of Oregon:

bly, Of tie State Of Oregon:
SECTION 1. That il shall be unlaw-
fnl for person or persons engaged
alone, or associated with others in tho
transportation OF property by railroad
in tha State of Oregon, TO charge to or
receive from any person or persons any
greater or less rate or amount feel hit
compensation, or reward, than ia by
him or them charged to or received
from any other pe'son or persona for
like and eontemporanoous services in
carry ing, receiving, dslivesing, storing
or handling the same. All charges for
such services shall be. reasonable.
Provided, That the rate shall not
exceedsthe rates charged on the first
day Of January, 1885, and any person
or persons having purchased a ticket for
passage on any railroad or railroads in
this State, orspald the required fare
shall receive the same treatment and
DO afforded equal facilities and accom-
modations as are furnished all other
psrsous 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 accommodations for Passengers
as they may deem best for the public
comfort and safety.
Provided, That lao discrimination is
made on account of race or color and
that the furnishing Of separate accom-
modations with equal facilities and
equal comfort,at the same charges shall
not be considered a discrimination, nor
shall any railroad company or its Of
ficerS charge or receive Irom any per-
son, ~bo is to be- conve, eel over any
railroad or railroads in this State, any
SUN exceeding four cents per mills for
the distance TO be Travelled by such per-
son and all persons engaged as afore-
said shall furnish without discrimina'
tion the same facihti f,r carriage, re-
ceiving, deliEer.rK, storage aud hand
ling ell property OF like character CARRIE
by him or them, and shsll perforu
with equal expedition the same kind o
services connected with contemporan
eous transportation thereof as atore
said. No break. ssopuage or interrup
tiou, nor any contract, agreement o
understanding shall be made to prevsn
the carriage ofsany ptol erty from beini
treated as one eon.inulus carriage, II
the meaning OF this Act, from the plao
Of shipment to the place OF destination
unless such s,oppsge, interruption, con
tract, agreement or undertaking wa
made in good faith for some practica
and necessary purpose, without any in
tent to avoid or interrupt such eontin
uous carriage or to e,ade any nf thi
Act, unless prevented by unaSoidabl
accident.
SECTION II. That it thall be unlAw
fnl for any ler,on or persons engage
In the transportation Of property, q
Aforesaid, directly or Indirectly, to al
low any rebate, drawback, or other ad
vantage in any form upon shipment
made or services rendered as sioresai
by him or them.
Pro vided, That the provisions {
this Act shall DOT apply to'goods in
tended in good faith to be shipped t
points beyond the limits of this STATE
Provided, That this Discriminate
shall be considered only as tetwee
persons when relating to similar q iade
of freight.
SECTION III. That il shall be ur
la wful for any person or persons er
gagged in the carriage, receiving, storae
or handling of propertysas mentiose
In the frst section Of this Act, to entt
into any combination ,contracr or agre'
ment, changes of schedule, carriage !
different cars, or by any other NEAR
with intent to prevent carriage OF sue
property from being continuous from th
place of shipment to the place OF destin'
tion whether carried on one or sewers
railroads in,this State and it shall be vi
lawful for any person or persons, carry
ing property ss aforesaid to enter int
any contract, agreement or combination
for pooling freights or to pool freight
of different and connecting railroads
to III, lis LeL~eeu them the aggrega,
or net proceeds Of the earnings of sue
railroads or any portion of them.
SECTION ". That it shall be ur
lawful for any person engaged in th
transportation Of property as prescrit
ed in the first section Of this Act, ,chaGa
or receive any greater compenssti'- Z
a similar amount or kind Of propert
for carrying, receiving, storing, TO
warding or hauling the same for
shorter than for longer distance
the same direction.
SECTION v. That sll persons engs;
ed in the carrying Of property as pr
vided in the first section OF this A
shall adopt and keep posted up sche'
ules which shall plainly state lst, I'll
} different kind and classes Of propert