The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-01-26
THE STATE TO CONTROL.
Hold. TayIor's Bill Introduced at Madi-
snn-New Law for fsLiiMaya

soa-New Law for is1iiways.
MADISON, Wis, Jan. IA bin to
regulate railroad traffic." was intro
duced in the Senate to-day, by Senator
IL. A. Taylor, and referred TO the com
mittee on railroads. 1t has evidently
been prepared with great care, after Il
study of the act OF Congress to regulate
commerce, and the laws OF various
states bearing upon the subject MIR.
| Taylor believes his bill to be a ilet and
proper measure, one which every mem
Der not under railroad influence can
properly vote for. The bill is as fol
lows:
Sec. /. The provisions OF this act shall apply to
any common carrier or carriers engaged in the
transportation OF passengers or property wholly
by railroad, or partly by railroad aud partly y Z
water when both are USED under common con
troll management or arrangement for a contia-
uous carriage or shipment from one place To- an
| other within the state The term railroad" "a
used in this act shall Include all bridges and
ferries IN this state used or operated in conuec-
tion W In any railroad and also ali the road In
use within the state by any corporation operatIng
a Railroad, whether owned or operated under Il
contract, agreement or lease: ana the term
! transportation" shall include all Instrumental
tiles OF shipment or carriage AL charges made
Tor any service rendered TO be rendered in the
transportation Qt passengers or property, "a
Aforesaid or in connection Herewith, or for the
receiving, delivering, storage, 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 carrier, subject to
the provisions OF this act shall directly or iudi
rectly, by any special rate, rebate, draw back Of
other device charge. demaud collect or receive
from any person or persons greater or less com
satou Tor any service rendered or to be rendered.
III the transportation of passengers or pruperty
subject To the provisions OF this act, titan ii
charges, demands, collects or receives from any
other person Or persons Tor doing for him them
like and contemporaneous service in the trans
poItatlon OF Ike kind Of traitic under substau-
TALLY similar circumstances ana conditions such
common carrier shall be deemed guilty of an
unjust discrimination, which is hereby prohIb-
lied and declared TO be unlawful. ii shall be
deemed an unjust discrimination for any com
mon carrier to charge or receive a greater IA }
per 100 pounds FOR the transportation Of prope--
y shipped in carload lots for one or more
carloaGs than Tor any greater number of car
loads, OF Il Ike commodity, from the same point
OF shipment to The same destination, whether
shipped at one time or during any period of
time.
See. 3. That il shall be unlawful for any COM
mon carrier subject 10 the provisions of this act
to make or give any UNIQUE or unreasonable
preference or advantage 10 am particular per-
son, company, iirIp, corporation or locality, or
any part cultr description OF traffic in any re-
spect whatsoever, or 10 subject any particular
person, company, firm. corporation or locality,
any particular description OF traffic to any 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 ali
reasonable proper, aud equal facilities for the
interchange of tGalic between their respective
lines, ana for the receiving, forwarding, ana de
livering of passengers ana property 10 and from
their several lines and those connecting there
with and shall not discriminate in their r. ties
ana charges between snCh connecting lines but
this shall not be construed as requiring any such
common carrier 10 give the use OF IT'S tracks or
terminal facilities to another carrier engaged in
like business; and eli such common carriers are
hereby required 10 make such Joint arrange
ments as may be necessary to carry the proyis-
ions OF this section iniu elect, and shall make
such Joint through rates for the transportation
OF passengers and property as shall be fair and
equitable.
See. T. That it shall be unlawful foc 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 Ike kind OF property. under substan-
italy similar circumstances and conditions for
a shorter than Tor q longer Oh lance over the
same line, IN the same erection, tie shorter be-
Ing included with n the longer distance but
this shall not be construed as authorizing any
common carrier within IT, terms Of this act TO
charge and receive a. gBcAt compensation for
shorter a. tor longer distance. provided, how
ever, that upon application 10 the commission
appointed under the provisions OF this act, such
common carrier may IN special cases, amer in-
yestigatiOn by The commission, be auihDuZ d to
charge less for longer Than for shorter distance
Tor TRANSPORTATION Of passengers or property, and
the commission may tom time to time prescribe
the extent TO which said designated common
carrier may be relieved from tie operation 0!
this section OF this act.
Fec. B, That every common carrier subject 10
the provisions OF this act, shall make az soon as
practicable, q schedule OF reasonable rates of
charges for the trHns pGrtAtiOn OF passengers aud
property over its various lines within this state,
with proper classification Of freight and also
reasonable chars es for terminal facilities and
privileges. such schedules prepared as af0re-
said, by any such common carer shall be PLAIN
ly printed in large type, aud shall state the
places upon its railroad between which property
and passengers vii he carried, ana shall contain
the classification Of Ieipit IA force upon such
railroad, and shall state separately the terminal
charges ana any rules ana regulations which in
airy wise change, affect o. determine Gty part Of
the aggregate Of siieh aforesaid rates, iales and
charges. Copies Of such schedules Immediately
upon their being put IN force shall be pasted in
every depot or station in such place and manner
that they can be conveniently inspeCteI
No advance Sian be mace ia the
rates, fares Ead charges which have
been established and Published as aforesaid
by ally comInoa carrier III compliance with the
requirements Of this section, except aEgr zen
DE- IS public notice, which shall plainly state
the changes proposed to be made in the suhe iulez
then in force and the time when the increased
rates, fares or charges VII 80 II effect, sud the
proposed changes shat be sGoNu by pFtutit &
new schedules, or shall be plainly Indicated
upon the schedules IN force st Tire time ana kept
for pubic inspection. Reductions il such pun
lished rates. fares or charges NAY Zoe made With
out previous public notice; bat Whenever any
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lhe III tofte ana Eeii ter Fhb.1C Inspection.
ana Wheh any common carrier sletsl rave Is
taDllshed ana pubAshed rs rates, laEes aud
charges, IN compliance win Inc provision OF
TINS seetloh, u ShaH re hhl&Wiut Tor such com
mon carrier 70 tiatEe, demand COZ eci or re-
celVe IRON any Pe,Noa or teisah-' a greater or
less compensation lOf Inc transportation OF pas
sehgers or properly. Or ioE any asIy &c in con.
hectlon thereNlth, tiai - SIecIt.5d III such
printed schedues OF Tstes, ihIcs aHa .arges as
may at tLe tliile oe ~ ioiCe. Every common
carrier suLJeet 70 le pFnF4S oLS 81 thls Rcl snal
HIe Win the commission EeItiLalter lTHNlutd
ioI' coI'Ies VI ~ LalS7 u5u ci'gFSss "hieh
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plailte WIN we ieIEntIlaAi5 OF th!s
1echol aI an, sna1 pioIIPts ilpt'f faiI colllhls-
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coihmIssluh copies o. az contracts agreements
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relaLol W ally ualilG ellIetIo ny ING provisions
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cdses "heIo passchhcl5 aau re bnt pass over
thpn one common carriar and tbe ss'yar7 49,
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for such continuous liues or routes cnri-s or
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