Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-01-24
sen. TAYL0R'S r. R. BILL.
An Abstract of the Measure Now Fendin.
Before the Ieoisiafnre

An Abstract of the Measure Now Tending
Before the Legislature.
It shall be deemed an un just discrim-
lnatiOD, for any common carrier TO charge
or receive greater rate per hundred
pounds for the trans portation of prop
erty shipped in carload lots, fer one or
more carloads than for any greater
number of carloads, of 2 like commodity
from the same point of shipment to tn e
same destination, whether shipped at one
time or during any period of time.
Ii shall be unlawful for any common
carrier to make or give any undue or IN
reasonable preference or advantage to
any particular person, company, firm,
corporation, or locality, or any particular
description of traffic, in any respect
whatsoever, or to subject any particular
person, company, firm, corporation, or
locality, or any particular description of
traffic, to any undue or unreasonable
prejudice. All such common carriers are
hereby required to make such Joint ar
engagements as may be necessary to carry
the provisions 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.
Every common carrier shall make as
soon as practicable schedule OF reason
able rates of charges for the transporea-
tlon OF passengers and property over its
various lines within the state, with a
proper classification of freight, and also
reasonable charges for terminal facilities
and privileges. Such schedules prepared
as aforesaid by any such common carrier
shall he plainly printed in large type,
and shall state the places upon its rail
road between which property and passen-
gers will be carried, and shall contain the
classification of freight in force upon
such railroad, and shall state separately
the tererminal charges and any rules and
regulations which in aHywise change, af-
feet or determine any part of the aggre-
gate of such aforesaid rates, fares and
| charges. Copies of such schedules imme-
diately upon their being put in force,
shall be posted in every depot or station
| in such manner that they can be conven-
iently ms pecued.
Any common carrier, or, whenever such
common carrier IS corporation, any d.
rector or officer thereof, or any receiver,
trustee, lessee agent or person acting for
or employed by such corporation, who,
| alone or with any other corporation,
company, person or party, shall wilfuliy
do or cause to be done, or shall wilfully
suffer or permit to be done, any act, mat
ter, or thing in this act prohibited or de-
clared to be unlawful, or who shall aid or
abet therein, or shall wilfully omit or fail
| to do any act, matSer or thing in this act
required to be done, or shall cause or
wilfuily suffer to permit any act, matter
or thing so directed or required by this
act to be done not to be SO done, or shall
aid or abet any such omission or failure
or she'll be guilty of any infraction of this
act, or shall aid or abet therein, shall be
deemed guilty of a mis0emeanor, and
shall, upon conviction thereof in any
court OF this state Of competent juris
diction, be subject to fine of not to ex
| coed i've thousand dollars for each
offense. al fines recovered under the
provisions of this section shall be paid
one-half into the state treasurer and one
| half into the county treasury of the
county in which the suit is brought, to be
used for county purposes. Suits COM
menced under the provisions of this act
shall have precedence over all other
business, except criminal business.
ExEUNr RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS
The governor, by and with the consent
of the senate, shall within thirty days
after the passage of this act, appoint two
commissioners, who shall hold office, one
until four years and the other until six
years from the first Monday in January,
1889, the term of each to be designated
by the governor, and the said com mis-
sioner, with the present commissioner,
shall constitute the railroad commission
for the state, until their successors are
appointed and qualified. In case an ap-
pointment shall be made by the governor,
and the senate shall fail to act thereupon,
such appointment shall be in full force,
snbj eot to the future confirmation of the
senate. On the expiration of the term of
Office of either of the three commission
ers, and every two years thereafter, the
the governor, by and with the consent of
the senate, shall appoint railroad COM
missioner, who shall hold his Office for six
years, and every vacancy in such Office
occurring previous to the expiration of
the term shall be filled in like manner for
the residue of the term only. If such
vacancy occurs during a recess of the
Legislature, it may be filled by the COVER
nor, subject to confirmation by the SEN
ate when next convened. The governor
may remove any such commissioner at
any time for ineff1ciency, neglect of duty
or malfeasance in office. No person in
the employ of or holding any official re-
lation to any common carrier sub iect to
the provisions of this act, or owning
stock or bonds thereof, or who in any
manner pecuniarily interested therein
shall enter upon the duties OF or hold such
Office. Said commissioners shall not en-
gage in any other business, vocation or
employment. One of said commissioners
shall be experienced in the freight traffic
of railroads. No more than two of said
commits sioners shall belong to the same
political party. No vacancy in the com
mission shall impair the right of the re-
naming commissioners to exercise all
the powers Ct the commission.
DUTIES OF COMMISSIONERS.
That the commission hereby created
shall have authority to inquire into the
management of the business of all com
mon carriers subject to the provisions of
this act, and shall keep itself informed as
to the manner and method in which the
same is conducted, and shall have the
right to obtain from such common car
riers full and complete information neces-
sary to enable tie commission to perform
the duties and carry out the objects for
which it was created. 1t shall be the
duty of the railroad commission to in
quire into any neglect or violation of the
laws of the state by any railroad corpo
ration doing business therein, or by the
officers, agents, or employees thereof, or
by any person operating railroad; and
to visit the various stations upon the |
line of each railroad for that purpose as
often as practicable. II shall inspect
and examine the condition, equipment
and manner of management of all rail-