The Dawson journal., 1885-09-10

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and reasonable rates of
charges for the transpbrta-
ton Of passengers, freight and
cars on the respective railroads in
this State, and said railroad com
panies shall, from time to time,
and as often as circumstances may
require, change and revise sche-
dulles, and when any schedule
shall have been made or revised
as aforesaid, it shall be the duty
OF each of said corporations re-
spectively to, cause publication
thereof to be made for two succes-
slVe weeks in some public news
paper published in the cities of
Atlanta, Augusta,-A Sayan-
nah, Macon, Rome and Columbus
IN this State, and after the same
shall be so published, it shall be
the duty of each of such railroad
companies to post at all Of the
respective stations, in conspicu-
Gus place, a copy of said schedule
to be observed by them for the
protection of all persons CONCERN
ed; and whenever any railroad
company doing business in this
State, shall make, charge or col
lect other than. just and reason
able rates for the transportation
OF freight or passengers, or shall
make unjust discrimination in its
charges for freight or passengers,
shall give or pay any rebate or
bonus in the nature thereof, di-
rectly or indirectly, or do any act
to mislead or deceive the public
as the real rates charged or re.
ceived for freight or passage, any
person, community, town, city or
corporation affected thereby may
file with the Commissioners APP
pointed under an Act Of which
this Act is amendatory, a petition
in writing, in which the cause or
ground of complaint against such
railroad company, and of the
wrong or injury to the COM
plainant shall be plainly and dis
tinctly set forth; and upon such
petition being filed with said Com
missioners, they proceed to hear
and determine the same under
such just and reasonable rules of
procedure as they may have pre-
scribed for the hearing of such
causes in the county in which such
cause Of complaint originated, or
in the county of the principal
place of business Of such COM
pany, or in the county of Fulton,
and upon the hearing thereof the
Commissioners are hereby autho-
rized and empowered to decide
and determine the matters in dis
pute, and to make such rules and
regulations concerning the same
as shall be just and reasonable,
and not inconsistent with the laws
of this State or of the United
States, to be enforced by such
proceedings and penalties as are
provided in the said Act of Octo-
Der 18th, 1879, for a violation of
the rules and regulations provided
and prescribed by said commits
sioners; that should either party
be dissatisfied with the decision
Of the Commissioners, or with
any rule or regulation made by
them in any case, such party shall
have the right to carry the same
by appeal to the Superior Court
Of the county where the complaint
originated, under the same rules
and regulations as to supersedeas
and manner of appealing as now
provided by law in order cases of
appeal from Courts of Ordinary,
except that the right to have a
supers6deas shall rest in the dis
cretion Of the Commissioners, or
of the Judge of the court before
whom the appeal is to be heard,
and said Superior Court shall
| lie, II and determine such case un-
der the same rules and regulations
as are now prescribed by law fol
hearing equity cases in said court;
that said causes shall have pre-
cedence Of all other causes on the
docket, and shall be heard and
| determined at the first term unless
continued for Providential cause
and the party Or parties in op-
position to the railroad company
or companies may be represented