The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-04-26

OF commissioners shall be- entered OF record
and its proceedings shall be public upon the
request Of either party or any person inter-
csted.
Said board of railroad commissioners shall
have an official seal which shall be iudie.alv
noticed. and every commissioner shall hay.
the right to administer oafhs and aifirmataHs
In any proceeding pending before said board
See. q. The said boara Of railroad commits
sioners !. hereby authorized 10 require annual
reports from all common carriers subject to the
provisions ~ this act. II liz the time and pre-
scribe the manner in which said reports shall
he In.Ie AMI to require from such carriers
specific answers a. all questions uppn which
The said commissioner. may nPed information.
Snh annual reports shall show III detail tire
amount Of the capital stock issued. the amounts
paid therefor aud the manner of the payment
~ the same the dividends paid. the surplus
! fund. ii any, and the number Of stockholders.
the funded AMI floating debts AMI the interest
paid thereon. The costs and value of the car
ricr's property, franchises and equipment the
number of employees and tile salaries paid each
class. the amounts expended for improvements
each year, how and where expended and the
| charactcro Of such improvements; the earnings
and receipts from each branch Of business, and
from all sources. the operating and other ea-
pciiscs. the balance OF profit and loss. and
complete exhibit Of the financial operations of
the carrier c.it year, including annual bal
lance sheet.
Such reports shall also contain such infor-
nation in relation 10 rates ar regulation, con-
corning fares or freights. or agreements. ar
Engagements ar contracts with othtr common
carriers rs the commissioners may require,
and the said beard of commissions - lnas with
in lis discretion Tor the purpose of enabling II
the better 10 carry out the purposes of this act
(if in the opinion of the commissioners it Is
practicable To prescribe such uniformity and
methods Of keeping aecounts), prescribe Il
period Of time within which all common ear
ricrs. subject To the provision of this act, shall
have IA near as max liz uniform system OF
| accounts and the manner in which such az
counts shall lc kept.
Sec. eff ans railroad corporation or com
| mon carrier, subject 10 the provisions Of this
act, shall charge, collect. demand Or receive
more than fair and reasonable rate Of toll or
compensation for the transportation Of PAS
| scngcrs or freight If any description or for
the use and trans ,aoitailun Of any railroad car
upon its track. ~ ans of The branches thereof.
| or upon any railroad within this state which ii
has the right, lirense " permission To Gsc.
| operate or control. ~ shall make any unjust
| and unreasonable charge prohibited in section
| two ~ ~ this net, The same shall ~ deemed
guilty III .Iturilan. aud shall he dealt with ~
hereinafter provided, and II any such railroad
corporation %. common carrier shall be foaad
guilty Of any unjust discrimination rs defined
in section three ~ Of this act. upon eonsic-
iiun thereof. shall be dealt with a. hereinafter
provided.
See. Aft any such railroad corporation
shall charge. collect or receive for the trans
portaton Of any passenger or freight of any
description upon lis railroad for any distance
within this state. n greater amount of toll or
compensation than i At the same time char@-
ed. collected or received for the TRANSPORTATION
in the same direction of any passenger or like
| quantity Of freight Of the same class over
greater distance of the same railroad. or il it
| shall charge. collect or receive nj any point
| upon its railroad a higher rate OF toll or com
| pensation for receiving. handling or delivering
| freight of the same class and quantity, than
! IL shall nj the same time charge, collect or re-
ceive ut any other point upon the same rail-
road. or il il shall charge. collect or receive
! for the transportation Of any passenger or
! freight Of any description oyer its railroad a
| greater amount a toll or compensation than
shall at the same time he charged. collected or
received by il for the transportation Of any
| passenger or like quantity of freight Of the
| same class being transported In the same di-
| rection over any portion Of the same railroad
Of equal distance. or ii Il shall charge, collect
! or receive from any person or persons higher
or greater amount Il toll or compensation than
1 II shall at the same time charge. collect or RI
| ceivc from any other person or persons for re-
| cciying. handling Or delivering freight Of the
same class and like quantity. ut the same point
| upon its railroad or If il shall charge. collect
| or receive from any person or persons. for the
transportation Of any freight upon its railroad.
/ a higher or greater rate Of toll ar conpens.a-
a..
| collect or receive from any other person or
| persons. for the transportation Of the like
! quantity Of freight III the same class being
| transported from the same point in the same
| direction. over equal distances of the same
1 railroad. or il it shall charge. collect or re-
ceive, from any person or persons, for the use
] and transportation Of any railroad car or ears
! upon its railroad, for any distance. a greater
| amount Of toll or compensation than is at the
| same time charged, collected or received from
Il tlA..pv fAr4
transportation of any railroad car of the same
| class or number, for a like purpose. being
transported in the same direction, over
| greater distance of the same railroad; or if ii
| shall charge, collect or receive from any per-
| son or persons, for the USE and transportation
of any railroad ear ears upon its railroad
higher or greater compensation In the aggre-
gate, than IL shall, AT the same time, charge,
collect or receive from any other person or
persons, for the use and transportation of auy
railroad car or ears of the same class for like
| purpose being transported from the same
| original point, IN the same direction. over an
| equal distance OF the same railroad, all such
| discriminating rates, charges, collections or
| receipts whether made directly. Or liz means of
4 any rebate, drawback. or other shift or eva
| sion, shall he deemed and taken against such
| railroad corporation. as prma face evidence
| Of the unjust determinations prohibited by
| the provisions Of this act; and it shall not be
| deemed a sufficient excuse or justification If
4 sucn DISCRIMINATION ON Lie part I'll SAID rail-
\ way corporation, that the railway station or
point at which II shall charge, collect or re-
ccive less compensation in the aggregage for
\ the transportation Of such passenger or freight
i or for the use and transportation Of such rail-
| road car a greater distance than for the short
er distance, IL a railway station or point nj
which then exists competition with any other
4 railroad or means of transportation. This
| section shall not be construed as to exclude
4 other evidence tending to show any unjust
1 discrimination In freight and passenger rates.
| The provisions OF this section shall extend and
4 apply to any railroad. the branches thereof
! and any road or roads which any railroad cor
| poration has the right, license or permission
| to use, operate or control wholly or in part
1 within this state; provided, however, that
nothing herein contained shall be SO construed
| as to prevent railroad corporations from issu-
ing communication, excursion or thousand mile
tickets; provided the same are issued alike to
all applying therefor.
Sec. 25.-lt shall be unlawful for any such
common carrier to charge, collect. demand or
receive more Tor transporting a car of freight
i than 1t ut the same time charges, collects, de-
mands or receives per ear for several ears OF a
like class of freight over the same railroad, for
| the same distance, in the same direction, or to
| charge, collect, demand or receive more for
| transporting ton of freight than II charges.
| collects demands or receives per ton for several
| tons Of freight under u ear load, of like class
of freight over the same railroad, for the same
| distance, in the same direction; or 10 charge,
| collect demand or receive more for transport
| ing hundred pounds of freight than it
| charges, collects, demands or receives per hun
drcd for several hundred pounds of freight,