St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-30

charge, describing the property by weight, II
grain or other commodity usually shipped by
| weight, or when marked by the marks ana
nun bers on the packages so delivered, and
| shall forward commodities consigned or di-
rected to be sent over another road connect
ing with its road according to directions con-
talned thereon or accompanying the same,
and shall not receive and forward over its
road commodities consigned, ordered or eX-
pressly directed to be received and forwarded
by different route; it shall not charge or
receive for the transportation of freight to
any station on its road a greater sum than
is at the time charged or received
for the transportation Of the like class
and quantity of freight from the same orig
inal point of departure to q station at a
greater distance on its road in the same di-
rcction. Two or more railroad corporations
whose roads connect shall not charge or re-
ceive for the importation of freight TO any
station on the road of either Of them, greater
sum than is at the time charged
or received for the transportation of
the like class and quantity of freight from
the same original point OF departure to a
station at greater distance on the road of
either of them in the same direction. No
railroad corporation shall discriminate in
charges for the transportation of freight
against or in favor OF any person, firm, cor
pOration or location, or demand or accept
from any person, firm or corporation for the
transportation of freight, higher or lower
rate or demand or grant terms more or less
favorable than those demanded or accepted
from any other person, firm or corporation
for like services, and no railway company
shall, in its charges for the transportation OF
or in doing its freight business, make or
give any undue or unreasonable preference
or advantage to or in favor of any personr
firm or corporation or location, nor subject
any person, firm, corporation or location to
any undue or unreasonable prejudice or dis
advantage, either by rebate, drawback, or by
any other means, shift or evasion whatever;
provided, that nothing herein contained shall
be construed to deny the commissioners
reas enable latitude Of Judgment.
Sec. is. Must Furnish Cars and Transport
Passengers and Property-Every railroad
corporation in this state shall furnish, start
and run cars 70: the trans poriation Of such
passengers and property as shall, within a
reasonable time previous thereto, be ready,
or be offered for transportation, at the several
stations on its railroad, and at the functions
of other railroads, and at such stopping places
as may be established for receiving and dis
charging way passengers and freight; and
shall take, receive, transport and discharge
such passengers and property at, from and
to such stations, functions and places, on
and from all trains advertised to stop
at the same for passengers and freight
respectively, upon the due payment or
tender Of payment of tolls, freight or
fare, legally authorized therefor, if payment
shall be demanded.
Sec. 10. Any such railroad corporation
guilty of extortion or of any unjust discrmi-
nation as to passenger or freight rates, or the
rates for the use and transportation of rail-
road cars, or in receiving handling or de-
livering freights, or of violating any of the
provisions of this act, not herein before pro-
vided for, shall, upon conviction thereof, be
fined in any sum not less than one thousand
dollars for the first offense, and for the sec
ond and each subsequent offense not less
than two thousand dollars nor more than five
thousand dollars; Prooided That in all cases
under this act either party shall have the
right of trial by jury.
Sec. 90. Duties of Railroad Commission
ers-It shall be the duty of the railroad
and warehouse commissioners to person
ally investigate and ascertain whether the
provisions of this act are violated by any
railroad corporation in this State, and to
each railroad for that purpose, as often as
practicable; and whenever the facts, in any
manner ascertained by said commissioners,
shall in their judgment warrant such prose-
cution, it shall be the duty of said commits
sioners to Immediately cause suits to be COM
menced and prosecuted against any railroad
corporation which may violate the provisions
OF this set. Such suits and prosecutions may
bp IN n
through or into which the line of the
railroad corporation sued for violating this
act may extend. And such railroad and
warehouse commissioners arr hereby author
ized, when the facts Of the case presented to
them shall, in their Judgement, warrant to
employ counsel to assist the attorney gen
erai or any county attorney, in conducting
such suit in behalf of the state. No such
suits commenced by said commissioners I'M
der the provisions of this act shall be dis
missed unless the reason therefor shall be
stated on the record
See. 81. Attorney General and County
Attorney to Prosecute Suits--It shall be the
duty Of the attorney general and the county
attorney In every county, on the request Of
said mssiOners, to institute and prose-
cute any and all suits aud proceedings which
they, or either of them, shall be directed by
said commissioners to institute and prose-
cute for violation of this act, or any law of
this state concerning railroad companies or
the officers, employees, owners, operators or
agents of any such companies.
Sec. %. All such prosecutions shall
be in the name Of the state
of Minnesota, and ali moneys arising
therefron shall be paid into the state treasury
by the sheriff or other officer collecting the
same; Pro,ided, This act shall not be con-
strued so as to prevent any person from pros
ecuting any action as authorized by law, and
of receiving such part Of the amount recov-
cred in such action as is or may be provided
under any law Of this state.
Sec 3d. This act shall not be so construed
as to waive or affect the right of any person,
injured by the violation Of any law in regard
to railroad companies, from prosecuting for
his private damages in any manner allowed
by law
Sec a. decision of the majority OF the
board shall be considered a decision of the
board on all questions arising for their con-
sideration.
Sec %. schedules-The railroad and
warehouse commissioners are hereby directed
TO make, for each OF the railroad corpora
tons doing business In the state, as soon as
practicable. schedule OF reasonable maxi
mum rates of charges for the transportation
of passengers and frcignis and ears on each
of said railroads; and said schedule shall, in
all suits against any such railroad corpora
ton for the transportation Of any passenger
or freight or cars, or unjust discrimination
in relation thereto, be deemed and taken In
all courts Of this state as prina .tacie evidence
that the rates therein fixed are reasonable
maximum rates Of charges for the trauspor-
tation OF passengers and freights and cars
upon the railroads for which said schedules
may have been respectively prepared. Said
com missioners shall from time to time, and
as often as circumstances may require,
change and rcvi.e said schedules When