St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-30

one terminal charge for switching or
transferring any car. whether the same
is loaded or empty, within the limits of
any one city OF town. If it is necessary
that any car pass over the tracks of
more than one company within such
city or town limits, in order to reach
It's final destination, or to be returned
the refrom to its owner or owners, then
the company first switching or trans
ferring such car shall be entitled to re-
celve the entire charge to be made
therefor and shall be liable TO the COM
pany OF companies doing the subse-
que mt switching or transferring there
OF for its or their reasonable and equit-
aDle share of the compensation re-
celved, and if the companies so Jointly
interested therein cannot agree upon
the share thereof which each is entitled
to receive, the same shall be deter
mined by the board of railroad and
warehouse commissioners, whose de-
cIsion shall be final and conclusive upon
all parties interested. and the said
board are authorized to establish such
rules and regulations in that behalf as
to them may seem just and reasonable
and not in conflict with this act.
Sec. t. That it shall be unlawful for
any common carrier, subject to the pro-
visions OF this act, to enter into any
contract, agreement OF combination
with any other common carrier or car
rierS for the division or pooling of bust
ness of different and competing rail-
roads, or to divide between them the
aggregate or net proceeds of the earn
ings of such railroads, or any portion
thereof; and i'll case of agreement for
the pooling of their business aforesaid,
each day of its continuance shall be
deemed separate offenSe.
Sec. .. That if any common carrier,
subject to the provisions of this act.
shall directly, or indirectly, by any
rate, rebate, drawback OF other device
charge, demand. collect or receive from
any person or persons a greater or less
compensation for any service rendered,
or to be rendered, in the transportation
OF persons or property, subject to the
provisions of this act, than it charges,
demands, collects or receives from any
other person or persons for doing for
him or them like and contemporaneou
service in the transportation of pasSen-
gers or property, such common carrier
shall be deemed guilty of unjust dis
crimination, which is hereby prohibited
and declared to be unlawful.
Sec. 6. That it shall be unlawful for
any common carrier, subject to the pro-
visions of this act, to charge or receive
any greater compensation for the trans
portation of paSSe myers or of like kind
OF class and quantity of property, for a
shorter than for longer distance over
the same line, the shorter being included
within the longer distance; but this
shall not be construed as authorizing
any common carrier, subject to the
provisions of this act, to charge or re-
celve as great compensation for short
er as for longer distance.
Sec. z. That it shall be unlawful for
any common carrier. subject to the pro-
visions of this act, to charge or receive
any greater compensation, per ton, per
mile, for the contempOraneOus trans
pOrtatlon for the same class Of freight
for a longer than for shorter distance
over the same line, in the same general
direction, Or from the same original
point of departure, OF to the same point
of arrival; but this shall not be con-
strued as authorizing any common ear
rier, subject to the provisions of this
act, to charge as high rate per ton, per
mile, for a longer as for shorter dis
SEC. s. (al That every common car
rier. subject to the provisions of this
act, shall within thirty (30) days after
this act shall take effect, print and
thereafter keep for public Inspection,
schedules showing the classification,
rates, fares and charges for the trans
portatlon OF passengers and property of
all kinds and classes which such COM
mon carrier has established, and which
are in force at the time. upon It's rail-
road, as defined by the first section of
this act. The schedule printed as afore-
said by such common carrier shall
plainly state the places upon its rail-
road between which property and pas
sengers will be carried, and shall con-
tain ''Classificat.ons of freight" in force
upon the lines of such railroad, ibis
lance tariff" and 4 table of 'Intersta-
ton distances" and shall also con-
tain copies of any and all term
inal tariffs IN force upon the lines
of such railroads within the state.
Provided, that all such terminal tariffs
shall conform to the distance tariffs in
use on the lines of said railroad. with
the exception that Oh the application of
any railroad, and in The discretion of
the commission hereinafter provided
for in section ten of this act, the charges
in the terminal tariffs from st. Paul
Minnesota Transfer, or Minneapolis,
may be based upon the distance from
either of these named stations; which,
according to the table of interstation
distances, is nearest to the station to or
from which such freight is shipped.
The schedules shall also state separ-
ately the terminal charges, and any
rules and regulations which IN any wise
change, effect or determine any part of
the aggregate of such aforesaid rates,
fares and charges. Such schedules
shall be plainly printed in large type,
and copies, for the use Of the public,
shall be kept i'll every depot OF station
upon any such railroad. in such places
and iD such form that they can be con-
veniently inspected. land be kept separate
and distinct from schedules published by
virtue of the interstate commerce act.
(b) No change of classification shall be
made, and no change shall be made in
the rates, fares and charges, which have
been established and published as afore-
said, by any common carrier, in com
plIance with the requirements of this
section, except after ten days public
notice, which notice shall plainly state
the changes proposed to be made in the
schedules then in force, and the time
when the changed schedules will go into
effect, and the proposed changes shall
be shown by printing new schedules, or
shall be plainly indicated upon the
schedules in force at the time and kept
for public inspections; and provided,
that i'll case OF a reduction of rates,
fares OF charges, the time required for
public notice may be shortened by the
order or permission of the commission
hereinafter provided for in section ten
Of this act. (c) Aud when any com
mon carrier shall have established
and published its classification,
rates, fares and charges in
compliance with the provisions OF this
section, it shall be unlawful for such
common carrier to charge. demand, col
lect or receive from any person OF per-
sons a greater or less compensation for
the transportation of passengers or
property or for any service in connec-
ton Herewith that Is Snhcified In such