The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-07-24


Transportation d any railroad
car upon ITS track, or amy If the
branches thereof, or upon any
railroad within this State when
il has the ri4Lt, license ~ pc
mission 10 use, operate ~ con
troll. the same shall be deemed
guilty OF extortiou and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be
deal! with Is hereinafter pro
yided.
SEe. t. That if any railroad
CORPORATION as aforesaid Shall
make any unjust discrimination
in its rates or charges Of toll or
compensation for the transport
| tation Of passengers or freight
Of any description, or Tor the
use and transportation II any
railroad car upon It's said road
or upon any of the branches
| thereof, or upon any railroad.
connected tnerewith, which Il
has The right, license OF perni5-
sion to operate, control o. use
within this State, the sam shall
be deemed guilty ii having vi
olated the provisions Of this act,
and upon conviction thereof
shall be dealt with as HereinIf-
ter provided.
SEC. ). That the commits
sioner5 appointed as hereinbe-
fore provided, shall, as provided
in the next section Of this act,
make reasonable and just rates
OF freight and passenger tariffs,
to be observed by all railroad
companies doing business Ill
this State on the railroads there
of, and in making said rates
they shall consider the actual
value of the employed capital
Of the corporation, the earnings
of the railroad, and tie cost OF
operating the same, and any
and all other matters proper K
be considered by them; shall
make reasonable and just rule,
and regulations, to be obs erveG
. by all railroad companies doing
, business i'll this State, as tC
charges at any and all points
for the necessary handling anG
: delivering Of freight; shall
! make such just and reasonable
: rules and regulations as may b,
, necessary for preventing unjus
, discrimination in the transpor
tation Of freight and passenger
on the railroads in the State
f shall make reasonable and jus
rates Of charges for use of rail
t road cars carrying any and al
y kind Of freight and passenger
! on said railroads, no matter b,
+ whom owned OF carried; ant
y shall make just and reasonabl
v rules and regulations to be Oh
: served by said railroad com
: panies on said roads, TO proven
II the giving OF paying - all.
i rebate or Bonus, directly OF i'll
r directly, aid from misleadin
o or deceiving the public il an
It manner as to the real rate
l. charged for freight or passel
# gers; and said commissioner
l. shall have full power, by rule
r. and regulations, to desiguat
> aud fix the difference III rates O
n freight and passenger transpol
= tation, to be allowed for lODge
q. and shorter distances on til
,e SAME or different railroads, al,
,e to ascertain what shall be =
n limits Of longer and shorte
a distances: Prorided, that nott
l. ing i'll this act contained sAa
" be taken as in any mannt
)r abridging or controlling til
le rates for freight charged by III
+ railroad company in this Stat
s. for conveying freight whic
IN comes from Or goes beyond Il
,r boundaries Of the State, and Q
is which freights less than loci
e. rates on any RAILROAD carryil
ne the same are charged by sue
y railroads, but said railroad con
n panies shall possess the san
I'd power aud right to charge sac
ct rates for carrying such freigI
is as they possessed before tt
) passage of this act: Provi,l
&c Further, Howerer, that upon IL
ry complaint Of any person
d persons, corporation or corpor
Is tons to said commissioners,
he any unjust determinations
IN, carrying freight which com
ed from or goes beyond the bound
nd ries of the State, by any "a
&c. road company whether organ
NJ zed under the laws OF til
We State or organized under Il
w. laws of another State ana doll
lie business in this Sta'e, the sa
he commissioners shall investiga
oy the said complaint, and it t
be same be sustained it shall
Oh the duty of said commissions
he to bring said complaint befo
he the Inter State commerce col
rs mission for redress, in acco1
nd aEce with the provisions of
an act of Congress establish
nd said Inter-Stat- commerce Coz
lid mission.
on Ser. 6. That the said raiiro
lo- commissioners are hereby q
on thOrized and re0uired TO ma.