Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-12
2 it enncted bu the Leaislatipe Assena.

Be at enacted 6y the Legislati0e Assem-
 bEy of the Territory of Arizona:
 SECTION That all railroad and
 transportation companies are de-
 clared to be common carriers and
 subject to Legislative control. Any
 association or corporation organized
 for the purpose, under the laws of
 the Territory shall have the fight to
 connect at the Territorial line with
 ,he railroads of other states or Ter
 ritories. Every railroad company
 organized or doing business in this
 Territory shall have the right with
 it's road to lntersect, connect with or cross any other railroad, and shall receive and transport each the others passengers, tonnage freight and cars, without delay or discr animation,
 SEC. 2-No railroad company or corporation shall charge, demand or receive from any person, company or COt pOldtIOn, 1O1 t11O tAdu1 ppA ldtlOH
 of persons or property, greater sum than It shall at the same tune Charge, demand or receive from any other person, company or corporation for like service, from the. same place and upon like conditions and similar circumstances, and all concessions of rates, drawbacks, rebates and con tracts for special rates shall be open to all persone, companies or corpo- rations alike under similar circum- stances.
 SEC. 3-No railroad company or corporation organized or doing bus mess, or that may do business in this Territory, shall, directly or in directly, charge or collect for the transportation of goods, merchandise or propertty on it's sad road for any distance, any larger or greater amount per mile or as toll or come pensation, than is charged or col- lected for the transportation of sims liar quantities of the same class of goods, merchandise or property over greater distance upon the same road; Provided, however that such railroad company CT corporation may charge a higher amount per mile when the distance does not ex- ceed thirty miles; and provided, also, that the total charge for such distance less than thirty miles shall not exceed the total charge for a distance greater than thirty miles; dor shall such corporation charge different rates for receiving, handling or delivering freight at different points on it's road, or roads cons nccted herewith which it has a right to use; nor shall any railroad | corporation charge or collect for the | transportation of goods, merchandise | or property, over any portion of its | road, greater amount as toll or | compensation than shall be charged | or collected .,by i; for the transporla- tion of similar quantities of the same class of goods, merchandise or prop l erty over any portion of it's road of | equal distance; and all such rules, or bylaws of any rail- road corporation as fix, prescribe or any greater toll or ccmpene sation than is heroir.brfore pre- scribed are hereby q clt ed to be void
 SEC. 4. Any ralllo.d company or which my violate any of ibe provisions Of this Act, as to extortion or unjust discrimination, shall forfeit and pay for every such to the person, company or aggrieved thereby, three times the actual damages sustained or overcharges paid by the sad par ty aggritved, togctber with the roSis or suit and a reasonable attorney fee, 10 he taxed ty the Noprt, to be recovered by civll action by the party aggrieved, in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
 SEC. 5. Any officer, agent or ems ployee of any such railroad company or corporation who shall knowin gly or wiltully violate any nf the pro- visions of this Act, shall he guilty of mIsdemeanor.
 SEC. 6. All Acts and parts of Acts in conflict with the provisions of this Act ere hereby repealed.
 SEC. 2. This Acf shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.