Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 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
| estcd.
! Said board of railroad commissioners shall
! have an official seal which shall be judicially
/ noticed, aud every commissioner shall have
( the right 10 administer oaths and atllrmations
/ in any proceeding pending before said board.
! See 22,-rhe said board of railroad commits
siopers is hereby authorized 10 require annual
I reports from all common carriers subject to the
4 provisions of this act, 10 fix the time aud pre-
Z scribe the manner IN which said reports shall
/ be made, and To require from such carriers
! specific answers to all questions upon which
\ the said commissioners may need information.
/ Such annual reports shall show In detail the
amount of the capital stock issued, the amounts
] paid therefor and the manner of the payment
/ of the same; the dividends paid the surplus
1 fund, II any, and the number OF stockholders
Z the funded and floating debts and the interest
I paid thereon; the costs and value of the car
! rier's property, franchises and equipment; the
number of employees aud the salaries paid each
/ class, the amounts expended for improvements
! each year, how and where expended aud the
! characterof such Improvements; the earnings
! and receipts from each branch OF business and
| from all sources; the operating and other ex-
! pcnses; the balance Of profit and loss; aud a
| complete exhibit OF the financial operations of
! the carrier each year. including an annual bal
| lance sheet.
Such reports shall also contain such infor-
! nation In relation To rates or regulations con
| corning fares or freghts, or agreements, ar
| rangemcuts, or contracts with other common
| carriers as the commissioners may require;
| and the said board Of commissioners may with
in its discretion for the purpose OF enabling II
| the better to carry out the purposes of this act
| Qt In the opinion of the commissioners IL Is
! practicable 10 prescribe such uniformity and
methods of keeping accountsl, prescribe
| period of time within which all common car
rers, subject to the provision OF this act, shall
! have as near rs may be a uniform system of
| accounts and the manner In which such ac-
counts shall be kept
! See. 2S-lf any railroad corporation or com
| mon carrier, subject TO 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
scngers or freight of any description or for
the use aud transportation of any railroad car
upon its track, or any of the branches thereof,
or upon any railroad within this state which II
has the right, license or permission to use,
| operate or control, or shall make any unjust
and unreasonable charge prohibited In section
| two (2) OF this act, the same shall he deemed
| guilty of cXtOrtion, and shall be dealt with rs
| hereinafter provided, and il any such railroad
! corporation Tor common carrieI) shall be found
| guilty of any unjust discrimination as defined
! In section three (3D of this act, upon eonVic-
| ton thereof, shall be dealt with Ms hereinafter
| provided.
! See. 24.-If any such railroad corporation
| snail charge, COltCl OF receive LOT inc trans
| portation of any passenger or freight OF any
| description upon its railroad for any distance
| within this state, greater amount OF toll or
| compensation than Is at the same time charg-
| 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 II IL
| shall charge, collect or receive ut any point
upon its railroad a higher rate of toll or com.
| pcnsation for receiving, handling or delivering
| freight of the same class and quantity, than
! It shall at the same time charge, collect or re-
| ceive at any other point upon the same rail-
| road, or II II shall charge, collect or receive
| for the transportation of any passenger or
| freight Of any description over its railroad n
| greater amount as toll or compensation than
shall ut the same time be charged, collected or
received by II for the transportation Of any
| passenger or like quantity of freight of the
| same class being transported IN the same iii
| rcction over any portion of the same railroad
! of equal distance; or If II shall charge collect
| or receive from any person or persons n higher
or greater amount of toll or compensation than
/ IL shall at the same time charge, collect or re-
| ccive 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,
! higher or greater rate of toll or compensa-
tlon than II shall, at the same time, charge,
| persons for the transportation Of the like
| quantity of freight Of the same class, being
| transported from the same point In the same
| direction, over equal distances OF the same
| railroad, or II it shall charge, collect or re-
| ccivc, from any person or persons, Tor the use
! and transportation of any rairoad ear or cars
! upon Its railroad, for any distance, greater
! amount Of toll or compensation than is at the
| same time charged, collected or received from
any other person or persons, for the use and
tran tat Inn Of al his
class or number, for a like purpose being
transported In the same direction, over
greater distance Of the same railroad or II II
| shall charge, collect or receive from any per
| son or persons, for the use and transportation
| OF any railroad car or cars upon It's railroad, II
higher or greater compensation In the aggre-
gate, than II shall at the same time charge,
| collect or receive from any other person on
| persons, for the use and transportation OF any
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 by means of
any rebate, drawback, or other shift or eva
sion, shall be deemed and taken against such
| railroad corporation MS prlna faclc evidence
of the unjust Determinations prohibited by
the provisions Of this act; and II shall not be
deemed a sufficient excuse or justification OF
such discrimination on the part Of said rail-
way corporation, that the railway station or
point at which II shall charge, collect or re-
ceve less compensation In the aggregage for
the transportation Of such passenger or freight,
or for the use and transportation of such rail-
road car a greater distance than for the short
err distance, is railway station or point at
which then exists competition with any other
railroad or means Of transportation. This
section shall not be construed as 10 exclude
other evidence tending 10 show any unjust
discrimination In freight and passenger rates.
The provisions OF this section shall extend and
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,
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.
See. 25--It shall be unlawful for any such
| common carrier TO charge, collect, demand OF
receive more for Transporting car Of freight
! than ii at the same time charges, collects, de
mands or receives per car for several cars OF a
like class of freight over the same railroad, for
the same distance, In the same direction, or 10
charge, collect, demand or receive more fol
transporting a ton OF freight than II charges,
collects demands or receives per ton for several
! tons OF freight under car load 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 Tor transport
ing hundred pounds OF freight than II
! charges, collects, demands or receives per hun
dred for several hundred pounds OF freight