, 1888-01-12

required Ivy said commissioners
within the line Of their duty, shall
be deemed guilty Of u misdenieHnOr,
and shalt be liable, on conviction
thereof, tOa fine not exceeding one
thousand dollar, in the discretion
NJ the court, the cost of such sub
ppnns and estigation to be first
paid hy the territory on the certifi-
cate of such commissioners.
Sec. H. II shall be the duty of any
railroad company or corporation,
when within their power to do 80,
and upon reasonable notice, to FUR
nish suitable cars tO any and all per-
sons who may apply therefor, and
for the transportation Of any and all
kinds OF freight, and to receive and
transport such freight with all rea.
sonable dispatch, and to provide and
keep suitable facilities for the re-
ceiving and handling the same ut
any depot on the line M It's road;
and also to receive and transport IN
like manner the empty or loaded
cars furnished by any connecting
road, to be delivered to any station
or stations on the rOad, to be loaded
or discharged or reloaded and re-
turned to the road SO connecting:
demand or receive any greater SUN
than IL accepted hy 1t from any other
connecting railroad for a similar SER
vice.
SEC. IL. No railroad corporation
shall charge, demand or receive from
any person, company or corporation,
for the transportation OF persons or
property, or for any other service,
| a nj IN bal af hxa
same time charge, demand or re-
pany or corporation for II like service
from the same place or upon like
condition and under similar circuin.
stances; and all concessions of rates,
dra awbacks and contracts for special
rates shall be open to and allowed
all persons, companies and corpora.
tiOns alike, at the same rate per ton
per mile, by carload, upon like con-
dition and under similar circum-
stances, unless, by reason OF the ex-
ira cost Of transportation per carload
from different point, the same
would be unreasonable and inequita.
BILE, and shall charge no more for
transporting freight from any point
on its line than fair and just pro-
portion Of the price 1t charges for the
same kind of freight transported
from any other point.
SEC. 10. No rail,oad company
shall charge, demand or receive
from any person, company or cor
pOratiOu an unreasonable price for
the transportation OF persons or pro-
perty, or for the hauling and storing
Of freight, or for the use of It's cars,
or for any privilege or service af-
forded by it In the transaction of il,
business as a railroad company; ands
upon complaint in writing made te
the board Of railroad commissioners
that an unreasonable price has beuO
charged such board shall inves-
tigate said complaint, and, If sus-
tanned, shall make certificate under
sonable charge for the service rem
dered, which shall be priina facie
evidence OF the matters therein
stated.
SEC. IA. In all cases where com.
plaint shall be made IN accordance
with provisions of section l6, here.
matter prov ided, that an unreasOna.
BILE charge is made, or that the rates
charged for freight are unjust, un.
reasonable or extOrtiOnate, and the
board shall find such complaint to be
true, they shall require modified
charge for the service rendered such
as they shall deem to be reasonable,
and shall certify their finding 10 the
managing officer of the road against
which complaint Is made; and
the rates 10 determined by
the board to be reasonable, shall
be, by the railroad company affected
thereby, accepted and posted up In
conspicuous place In each depot on
the line Of It's road that may be des-
lgnated by said board; and such rates
SO found shall, In all actions arising
many court in the territory, be taken
to be reasonable compensation for
the services for which they are pro.
vlded until the contrary is proven;
and all compensation demanded or
received by any such railroad COM
pany In excess Of the rates so deter
mined by the board, shall In any
such action be taken to be unjust,
unreasonable and extOrtiOnate until
of failure to comply with recon.
mendation Of the board of commits
siOners shall be embodied in the re-
port OF the board Of commissioners
to the governor, and the same shall
apply to any unjust discrimination,
extOrtiOn or over.charRe by said
company, or any other violation Of
this act by said or such company,
SEC. Is. Upon the occurrence of
any serious accident upon q railroad
which shall result In personal injury
or loss OF life, Incorporation Operat-
ing the road upon which the accl-
dent occurred shall give immediate
notice thereOf to the comm issiOners,
whose duty it shall be, II they deem
It necessary, TO investigate the same
and promptly report to the governor