The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-07-31

Adopted by The Railroad CoDimission OF
the state of Mississippi,
July q 1886,

July sth, 1886.
RULE !. The freight rates fixed by
the Commission are maximum rates,
which shall not be transcribed by
the Railroads; they may, however,
carry at less than the rates fixed, pro-
vided, that if they carry for less for
one person, they shall for the Ike
service carry for the same iessened
rates for all persons, except as NEIL
toned hereafter; and If they adopt
less freight rates from II station,
other than the rate fixed by the Com
mission, then they shall make a re-
duction of the same per cent. at all
stations along the line Of road, so as
to make no unjust discrimination as
against any person Or locality. But
when, from any point in this State,
there are competing lines Of transpor-
tation, then any raiiroan, at such
competing point, may make rates be-
low the tariff fixed by the Commits
sion, to meet such competition, with
out making d corresponding feduc-
ton along the line of the road.
RULE 2. Each Railroad Company
shall make q printed table of distan-
ces between its respective stations,
by name, which snail be posted con-
spicuously in the waiting room of its
respective depots, near the schedules
aud tariff of charges for the tianspor-
tation of freight and passengers. And
when any reduction of rates is made
in accordance with the preceding
rule, prompt notice shall be given to
the Railroad Commission and the re-
duced rates shall also be posted as
above required.
RULE 8. There shall be no secret
reduction Of rates and 40 rebate, bo-
nus, drawback, or other advantage
in any form, shall be given either di-
rectly or Indirectly upon shipments
made or service rendered, to any per-
son, not allowed to all other persons
except as allowed by other rules and
| regulations established by the Com
m~ission,) but the rates shall be uni
form to all, and public.
RULE 4. None of the rules and reg
ulations established by the Commits
sion shall be so construed as to pre-
vent any Railroad Company from
transporting freight and persons free
of charge, or at reduced rates, for any
religious, charitable or benevolent
purpose, or for any industrial expo
sition, fair or association Of d public
nature, or for transporting immi-
grants into this State, or persons
| prospecting with a view of locating
or bringing immigrants into this
State, or for pleasure excursions.
RuLE5. The rates specified for ores,
sand, clay. rough stone, common
brick, bone, lumber, shingles, slaves,
corn and other cereals, fruit and vege-
tables raised on line of road in this
State. and shipped to market; and
fertilizers, straw, shucks, hay, fod-
der, tanhark, turpentine, rosin, tar,
household goods, and articles manu-
featured On or near the line Of road in
this State, and for material used in
such manufacture, are maximum
rates; but the roads are left free to
reduce them at discretion; and all
such rates are exempted from the OPP
Grafton of Rule /.
RULE g.. The rates charged for
freight service by regular passenger
trains may be double that for first
class freight by ordinary freight
trains, but the Railroad Companies
are not compelled to transport by
passenger trains such freight as is not
proper to be carried by such trains.
RULE I. Railroad Companies doing
business in this State shall issue
freight receipts to parties paying
freight charges; which shall state the
class and rates of freight, and shall
also contain an itemized statement
showing charges On other roads re-
s%pectivcly, and separately from its
own, if any.
RULE s. In the application of the
prescribed tariff, a ton is 1000 pounds,
a carload is 10000 pounds, and any
excess over the carload weight may
be charged at carload rate, except
where the classification for less than
carloads specifies a lower rate shall
govern.
RULE 8. Any Railroad Company,
chartered under the laws of this
State, and operating therein, whose
line extends beyond the limits of this
State shall, as to freight shipped from
points within, or as to that which is
carried from points within the State
to points without, make no discrimi-
nation in charges on any part of its
line against the shipper or consignee
within this State; but the amount
charged by any such freight over any
part of its line within this state, shall
bear the same proportion to the total
amount charged, as such part of the
line does to the entire distance ear
ried, and shall not exceed the maxi
mum rates fixed by this Commission
for such Railroad Company.