Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-04-26
IMPORTANT NEW LAWS.
Several Acts OF General Interest Passed
by the Last General Assembly.
The New Law TO Regulate Railroad
Corporations and Other Common
Carricrs.-PharmacyA Act and
other Laws Passed.
The Railroad Law.

AN ACT TO regulate railroad corporations and
other common carriers In this State, and to
increase the powers and further define the
duties of the board of railroad commission
ers, In relation to the same, and to prevent
and punish extortiOn and unjust discrimina-
ton in the rates charged for the transporta-
ton of passengers and freights on railroads
In this state, and to prescribe a mode of pro-
cedure and rules of evidence in relation
thereto; and to repeal section IL of chapter
a of the acts of the Seventeenth general
assembly, in relation to the board of rail
road commissioners, and all laws in force in
direct conflict with the provisions of this
act.
BE it enacted by the General Assembly Of the
State of Iowa.
Section 1.-The provisions Of this act shall
apply to the transportation of passengers and
property, and to receiving, delivering storage
and handling of property wholly within this
state, and shall apply TO all railroad corpora
tons and railway companies, express compa-
mics, car companies, sleeping car companies,
freight or freight line companies and to any
common carrier or carriers engaged in this
state in the transportation of passengers or
property by railroads therein and shall also be
held to apply to shipments Of property made
from any point within the state to any point
within the state, whether the transportation of
the same shall be wholly within this state or
partly within this and an adjoining state or
states. The term railroad, " as used in this
act, shall include all bridges and ferries used
or operated in connection with any railroad,
and also all the road in use by any corporation,
receiver, trustee or other person operating
railroad, whether owned or operated under
contract, agreement, lease or otherwise, and
the term Transportation shall include all
instrumentalties Of shipment or carriage and
The term railroad corpdrationn contained in
this act shall be deemed and taken to mean all
corporations, companies or individuals now
owning or operating or which may hereafter
fnNl ~ or nr1t To an rsilr in hOl Il,
part in this state; and the provisions of this
act shall apply to all persons, firms and com
panies, and to all associations of persons
whether Incorporated or otherwise that shall
do business as common carriers upon any OF
the lines of railway In this state (street rail
ways cXcepted) the same as TO railroad corpor-
.rations herein mentioned.
See. An charges made for any service
rendered or to be rendered in the transporta-
ton of passengers or property in this state, as
aforesaid, or in connection herewith, or for
the receiving, delivering storage or handling
of such property shall be reasonable and just;
and every unjust and unreasonable charge for
such service is prohibited and declared to be
unlawful.
Sec. 3.-That if any common carrier subject
TO the provisions of this act, shall, directly or
indirectly, by any special rate. rebate, draw
back or other device, charge, demand, collect
or receive from any person or persons a greater
or less compensation for any service rendered
sengelS or property subject to the provisions of
this act, than II charges, demands collects or
receives from any other person or persons for
doing for him or them like and contempor-
ancous service in the transportation of like
kind of traffic, such common carrier shall be
deemed guilty of unjust discrimination, which
is hereby prohibited and declared TO be UNI
lawful this section, however, is not to be cOu-
struCd as prohibiting a less rate per 100 pounds
in car load lot than is charged. collected or
received for the same kind of freight in less
than a car load lot
Sec. 4.-That it shall be unlawful for any
common carrier, subject to the provisions of
this act, to make or give any preference or adj
vantage TO any particular person, company
firm, corporation or locality or any particular
description of traffic, in any respect whatso-
ever, or to subject any particular person, com
pauy, firm, corporation or locality, or any par
ticuiar description of traffic, to any prejudice
or disadvantage in any respect whatsoever;
provided, however, that nothing herein shall
he construed to prevent any common carrier
from giving preference as TO time of shipment
Of live stock, uucured meats or other perish
able property.
All common carriers subject to the provis-
ions of this act, shall, according to their re-
spectiye powers, afford all reasonable, proper
and equal facilities for the interchange of traf-
tic between their respective lines, and for the
receiving, forwarding and switching of cars,
and the receiving, forwarding and delivering
of passengers and property to and from their
sew raj lines, and TO and from other lines and
places connected thercwith; and shall not dis
criminate in their accommodations, rates and
charges between such connecting lines. Aud
any common carrier may. be required to switch
aud transfer cars for another for the purpose
OF being loaded or unloaded, upon such terms
aad conditions as may be prescribed by the
board of railroad commissioners.
Sec 5.-That it shall be unlawful for any
common carrier, subject to the provisions OF
this act, to charge or receive any greater com
pensation in the aggregate for the transporta-
lion of passengers or of like kind Of proper
~ fora shorter than for longer distance over
its railroad, all or any portion of the shorter
haul being included within the longer
And said common carrier shall charge no
more for transporting freight to or from any
point on its railroad than q fair and Just rate
as compared with the price it charges for the
same Kind Of freight Interpretations to or
from any other point
See. G-That it shall be unlawful for any
common carrier subject to the provisions OF
this act to enter into any contract, agreement
or combination with any other common carrier
or carriers for the pooling Of freight OF di!ler-
ent aud competing railroads, or divide between
them the aggregate or net proceeds OF the
earnings Of such railroads, or any portion
thereof; and in any case of an agreement fol
the pooling OF freights as aforesaid, each day
Of its continuance shall be deemed separate
oifense.
Sec. THAT every common carrier subject
TO the provisions OF this act, shall print and
keep for public inspection, schedules showing
the rates and fares and charges for the trans.
portation of passengers ana property which
any such common carrier has Established, and
which are In force at the time upon its railroad
as defined by the first section of this act. The
schedules printed as aforesaid by any common
carrier shall plainly state the places upon it:
railroads between which property and passen
gers will be carried and shall contain the classi
fcation of freight in force upon such railroad
and shall also state separately any termna
charges and any rules or regulations which ii
anywise change affect or determine any part
of the aggregate of such aforesaid rates anC
fares and charges.
Such schedules shall be plainly printed ir
large type of at least the size Of ordinary plea
and copy for the use of the public shall b,
kept In every freight Office aud passenger sta
ton, on such railroad, where it can be conveu
iently inspected, and such common carrier
shall keep printed notice posted in every sucl
freight Office and passenger station indicating
where therein such schedules can be found.
No advance shall Ee made in the rates, fare
and charges which have been established ant
published as aforesaid by any common CARRIE
in compliance with the requirements OF thi
section, except after ten days public notice
which shall plainly state the changes proposed
TO be maic IN the schedules then In force anC
the time when the increased rates, fares o
charges viii 20 into effect; and the PROPOSED
changes shall be shown by printing new SEIZED
ules, or shall be plainly Indicated upon tn
schedules in force at the time, and kept 10
public inspection.
Reduction In sacll published rates, fares o
charges NAV he made without previous publi