The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-06-04
THE RULES OF PRACTICE
Governing Procedure Before the
Railway Commission.

The rules of practice of the Rail-
way Commission are published, and
with the acts creating the commission
and making it board of appraisers
for railways, and with the standard
freight and passenger tariffs established,
form pamphlet of ffty-six pages. In
this much of interest is to be found.
The commission will hold sessions on
Wednesdays of each week for the hear
ing of applications, receiving petitions
and matters other than contested
cases. Special sessions will be held
as occasion requires at other places.
In cases ofcomplainant the petitioner or
complainant must always prove the
existence of the facts alleged to con-
stitute violation of the act unless
the railway complained of shall admit
the same or fail to answer to the COM
plant. The fact alleged in answer
must also be proved by the railway,
unless admitted by the petitioner. In
case of failure to answer the commission
will take such proof of the charge as
is deemed proper and reasonable.
Each railway company doing business
in the State is ordered to file with the
commission on or before the 2oth of
each month report of its earnings
and expenses for the preceding month.
The rules governing the transporta-
tation of passengers are interesting.
The fare is 34 cents per mile for first
class, 2A cents for second class; chill
dren over five and under twelve years,
one-half first class fare Each pas
senger is allowed $50 pounds of bag
gage. No more than the schedule of
passenger rates shall be charged where
the ticket office at any station shall
not have been open for a reasonable
time before the departure from a
station Of the train upon which the
passenger intends to be transported.
At junction points, where the incoming
trains arrive so near the leaving time
of the outgoing train that it is not
practicable for passenger to procure
a ticket, no more than the schedule of
passenger rates shall be charged. Rail-
ways are authorized to collect the
exact mileage for passenger fares if they
shall make the necessary change to
enable them to do SO; but if not, no
more than the next lowest amount
ending in 5 or shall be charged.
No company shall be allowed to charge
over 10 cents as minimum full or
half rate between regular stations when
the regular fare would be less than
that amount, provided, where the dis
tance is not greater than two miles or
under the maximum charge for first
class tickets shall be 10 cents and for
second class 5 cents. No more than
the standard passenger rate shall be
charged passengers to and from flag
stations or other stations where tickets
are not kept on sale. Where passen-
gers, by wan, of proper diligence fail
to provide themselves with proper
tickets before getting on the train, then
10 cents additional for each passenger
IL years old or over may be demanded
and collected for all distances under
10 miles; 20 cents for over 10 and less
than 20 miles, and half these rates for
passengers over 5 and under II years
of age.
From and after Wednesday, the
first day Of April, 1892, no change of
freight or passenger depots or flag
stations from their present location,