The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-04-26
IMPORTANT NEW LAWS.
Several Acts Of General Interest PASSED.
by the Last General Assembly.
she New LAW 20 Regulate Railroad
Corporations and Oiher Common
Carriers..Pharnnacy Act and
Other Laws Passed.
The Railroad Law.

other common carriers In this State, and TO
increase the powers and further define the
duties of the board Of railroad commission
err, in relation to the same and to prevent
and punish extortion and unjust discrmina-
ton in the rates charged for the transporta-
ton Of passengers and freights on railroads
in this state, and 10 prescribe mode Of pro-
cedurc and rules of evidence in relation
thereto; and to repeal section IL of chapter
n 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 ths
state, and shall apply to all railroad corpora
tons and railway companies, express comra-
MES, 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 he
held TO apply to shipments Of property made
from any point within the state to any puin.
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,n as used in this
act, shall include Ill bridges and ferries use,
or operated in connection with any railroad
and also all the road in use by any corporation
receiver, trustee or other person operating i
railroad, whether owned or operated under
contract, agreement lease or otherwise, and
the term Transportation" Shall include NIL
instrnmentalities Of shipment or carriage. and
the term railroad corporation contained i'm
this act shall be deemed and taken to mean all
corporations, companies or individuals now
owning or operating. or which NAV hereafter
own or operate any railroad i'm whole or i'm
i'm 81 ata IN l,a -xi., of
act shall apply to all persons, firms and com
panes, anu to all associations OF persons
whether incorporated or otherwise, that shall
do business as common carriers upon any ot
the lines Of railway in this state (strcet rail
ways eycepted) the same as To railroad eorpur-
rations herein mentioned.
See. 2.-All charges made for any service
rendered or to be rendered i'm the transporta-
ton OF passengers or property in this state, as
aforesaid, or i'm connection Herewith or for
the receiving, delivering, storage or handling
of such property shall be- reasonable and just
and every unjust and unreasonable charge fer
such service is prohibited and declared To bt
unlawful.
Sec. 3.-That IL any common carrier subject
to the provisions OF this act, shall, directly oi
indirectly, by any special rate, rebate, draw.
back or other device, charge demand, collect
or receive from any person or persons u greater
or less compensation for any service rendered
or TO be rendered, in the transportation Of pas
this act, than il charges, demands, collects OF
receives from any other person or persons fol
doing for him or them q like and contcmpor.
aneous 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 un
lawful; this section, however, is not to be con
Etrued as prohibiting less rate per 100 pounds
In car load lot than Is charged, collected oi
received for the same kind Of freight In less
than car load lot
Sec. 4.--That il shall be unlawful for an,
common carrier, subject to the provisions oi
this act, 10 make or give any preference or al
vantage to any particular person, company
nrm, corporation or locality or any particular
description Of traffic, in any respect whatso
ever, or to subject any particular person, com
pany, firm, corporation or locality, or any par
ocular description of traffic, TO any prejudice
or disadvantage in any respect whatsoever
provided, however, that nothing herein shall
be construed to prevent any common carrier
from giving preference as to time of shipmen,
Of live stock, uncured meats or other perish
able property.
All common carriers subject to the provis
ions O this act, shall according to their re-
spective powers, afford all reasonable, proper
and equal facilities for the interchange of traf
fic 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
several lines, and to and from other lines anu
places connected Herewith; and shall not dis
criminate in their accommodations. rates and
charges between such connecting lines. And
any common carrier may Dc required to switch
and transfer cars for another for the purpose
Of being loaded or unloaded, upon such terms
and conditions as may be prescribed by tlt
board of railroad commissioners.
Sec 5.-That it shall be unlawful for any
common carrier, subject To the provisions oi
this act, 70 charge or receive any greater com
pensation IN the aggregate for the transporta-
ton Of passengers or Of a like kind of proper.
ty for o shorter than for a longer distance over
its railroad, all or any portion Of the shortc.
haul being included within the longer.
And said common carrier shall charge no
more Tor transporting freight to or from an,
point on its railroad than fair and just rate
As compared with the price it charges for the
same Kind Of freight transportations to O,
from any other point.
Sec. G.-That 1t shall be unlawful for. an,
common carrier subject 10 the provisions 81
this act 10 enter into any contract, agreemen,
or combination with any other common carrie,
or carriers for the pooling Of freight of differ
ent and competing railroads, or divide between
them the aggregate or net proceeds of the
earnings of such railroads, or any portion
thereof; aud in any ease of an agreement fol
the pooling Of frcghts as aforesaid, each da,
Of It's continuance shall be deemed separate
offense.
Sec. THAT every common carrier subiect
to the provisions of this act, shall print ant
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, ana
which are i'm 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 pasScn
gers will be carried and shall contain the classi
ication Of freight In force upon such railroad
and shall also state separately any terminal
charges and any rules or regulations which in
anywisc change, affect or determine any par,
of the aggregate Of such aforesaid rates and
fares and charges
Such schedules shall be plainly printed in
large type of at least the size Of ordinary plea
aud copy for the Hse Of the public shall be
kept in every freight office and passenger sta
tion, on such railroad, where it can be conyen
shall keep printed notice posted in every such
freight office and passenger station indicating
where therein such schedules can be found.
No advance shall b. made in the rates, fares
and charges which have been established and
published as aforesaid by any common carrier
IN compliance with the requirements of this
section, except after ten days public notice,
which shall plainly state the changes proposed
to be made in the schedules then III force and
the time when the increased rates, fares OF
charges will 70 into effect and the proposed
changes shall bc shown 10y printing new sehcd-
ules, or shall be plainly Indicated upon the
schedules in force al The time, ard kept Tor
public inspection.
Reduction in such Published rates. fares o,
~Aargcs may he inat., without previous public