Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-01-23
THE STATE TO CONTROL.
Hold. Taylor's Bill Introduced at Madi
son-New Law for Railways.


son-New Law for Railways.
MADISON, Wis, Jan. ia bill to
regulate railroad traffic." was intro
duced in the Senate to-day, by Senator
FL. A. Taylor, and referred to the COM
mittee on railroads. Lit has evidently
been prepared with great care, after a
study of the act of Congress to regulate
commerce, and the laws Of various
states bearing upon the subject. Mr..
Taylor believes his bill to be a just and
proper measure, one which every mem
Der not under railroad influence can
properly vote for. The bill is as fol-
lows:
Sec. l. The provisions of this act shall apply to
any common carrier or carriers engaged IN the
transportation of passengers or property wholly
oy railroad, or partly by railroad ana partly by
water when both are used. under common con-
troll management or arraneement 10, contin-
uous carriage or shipment from one place to an
other within the state The term railroad as
used in this act shall include all bridges and
ferries in this state used or operated In connec-
tion with any railroad and also all the road in
use within the state by any corporation operating
railroad, whether owned or operated under
on All
tiles of shipment or carriage All charges made
for any service rendered or TO be rendered in the
transportation of passengers or property, "a
receiving, delivering. storage, or handling OF
such property, shall be reasonable and just, and
every unjust or unreasonable charge Tor such
service is prohibited and declared to be unlaw-
full.
Sec 2 Thatif any common car,ier, subject tc
the provisions of this act shalr directly or indl-
rectly, by any special rate rebate. draw back or
other device, charge. demand, collect or receive
from any person or persons greater or less COM
tor amy service OF TO oe
subject to the provisions of this act, than 1t
charges, demands, collects or receives from any
other person or persons for doing for him or them
q like and contemporaneous service in the trans
portation of like kind of traffic under subst&n-
tally similar circumstanc ICES and conditions, such
common carrier shall be deemed guilty of an
unjust discrimination, which Is hereby prohlb-
tied and declared to be unlawful. 1t shall be
deemed an unjust discrimination for any COM
mon carrier to charge or receive greater ra;a
per 100 pounds for the transportation of proper
V shipped in carload lots for one or more
carloads than for any greater number of car
loads, of like commodity, from the same point
of shipment to the same destination. whether
shipped at one time or during any period of
time.
Sec. y. That it shall be unlawful for any COM
mon carrier subject to the provisions OF mis- act
to make or give any undue or unreasonable
preference or advantage to any particular per-
son, company, firm, corporation or locality, or
any particular description OF traffic in any re-
spect wha ssoever, or to subject any particular
person, company, firm. corporation or locality.
or any particular description OF traffic to eny I'M
due or unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage
In any respect whatsoever Every common car
rier subject to the provisions of this act shall,
according to their respective powers afford all
reasonable, proper, and equal facilities Tor tne
lines, and for the receiving. forwarding. and de-
Hvering of passengers and property to and from
their several lines and those connecting there
with and shall not discriminate in their rates
and charges between such connecting lines but
this shall not be construed as requiring any such
common carrier to give the use of its tracks or
inc foa nil IN n in
like business; and all such common carriers are
hereby required to make such Joint arrange
ments as may be necessary to carry the provis-
ions of this section into effect, and shall make
such joint through rates for the transportation
of passengers and property as shall be fair and
equitable.
Sec. 4. That it shall he unlawful for any CON-
mon carrier subject TO the provisions of this act
to charge or receive any greater compensation
In the aggregate for the transportation of passen-
gers or OF like kind OF property, under substan-
TALLY similar circumstances aud conditions. for
q shorter than Tor a longer distance over the
same line, in the same direction, the shorter be-
ing included with n the longer distance; but
this shall not be construed as authorizing any
common carrier within the terms of this act to
charge and receive As great compensation for a
shorter as for longer distance. provided, how
ever, that upon application to the commission
appointed under the provisions OF this act, such
common carlier may in special cases. alter in
vestigation by the commission, be authorlzs q to
charge less tor longer than for shorter distance
for TRANSFORMATION of passengers or property, and
the commission may from time to time prescribe
the extent TO which said designated common
carrier may be relieved from the operation OF
this section of this act
Sec. 5. That every common carrier subject to
the provisions of this act shall make as soon as
practicable, q schedule of reasonable rates of
charges for the transportation of passengers and
property over its various lines within this state,
with proper classification of freight, and also
reasonable charge s for terminal facilities and
privileges Such schedules prepared as afore-
said, by any such common carrier shall be plain
Nv into in orG %r-vaa of1d hall M
places upon its railroad between which property
and passengers will be carried, ana shall contain
the classification of freight i'll force upon such
railroad, and shall state separately the terminal
charges ana any rules and regulations which in
any wise change. affect OF determine any part OF
the aggregate of such aforesaid rates, fares and
charges Copies of such schedules, Immediately
upon their being put in force, shall be pasted in
every depot or station i'll such place and manner
that they can be conveniently. inspected.
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 schedule
then in force, and the time when the increased
rates, fares or charges VIII go in effect; and the
proposed changes shall be SHOWN by printing
new schedules, or shall be plainly indicated
upon the schedules ia force at the time and kept
for public inspection. Reductions il such pub
Hshed rates. fares or charges MAJ be made with
out previous public notice; but whenever any
SUCH reduction Is made, notice of the same shall
be Immediately publicly posted, and the
changes shall be Immediately made public by
printing new schedules, or shall be plain
~ indicated upon the schedules at the
time in force aud kept Tor public inspection
And when any common carrier shall lave es-
t6blished and published IT'S rates, fares and
charges. in compliance with the provision of
this section, it shall lie unlawful Tor such COM
mon carrier TO charge, demand, collect or re-.
celye from any person or persons, greater or
less compensation for the transportation of pas
sengers or property, or for any serv. ce in con .
nection Herewith, than is specified in such
printed schedules of rates, fares and charges as
may at the time be in force. Every common
carrier subject to the provisions of this act shall
file with the commission hereinafter provided
for copies of its rates, fares and charges which
have been esta blished aud published in CON-
pliance with the requirements of this
section, and shall promptly notify said commits
sion of all changes made in the ssme Every
such common carrier shan also file with SAID
commission copies of all contracts, agreements
or arrangements with other common carriers in
relation to any traffic affected by the provisions
of this act to which it may be party. And in
cases where passengers and freight pass over
continuous lines or routes operated by more
than one common carrier and the several COM
mon carriers operating such lines or routes
establish joint tariffs of rates. fares OR charges
Tor such continuous lines or routes, copies OF
such joint tariffs shall also. in like manner, be
filed with said commission. Said joint
rates. fares and charges on su,
continuous lines so flied as aforesaid, shall be