St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-30
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manner hereinafter provided, and that
each aud every railroad company or cor
pOratIon doing business of and acting
as common carrier WITHIN the boundaries
of the state of Minnesota shall observe
and charge such rates so fixed and adj
JuSted, and shall charge no more and no
less, under pain OF the penalties herein
after provided.
Sec. ,. That for the purpose of liking
the rates to be charged by common car
riers, or of adjusting the same in the
manner referred to in section l of this
act, it shall be the duty of the railroad
commissioners aforesaid TO obtain from
each and every county auditor in the
state. on the I'd day Of January OF each
year, commencing on the I'd day of
January, 1892, i sworn statement show
ing truly the average assessed valua-
tiOn of all agricultural or farming lands
eirther under cultivation or otherwise,
and the average assessed valuation per
acre. each county auditor making the
aforesaid sworn statement for the
county for which he is county auditor;
and that on receiving this sworn state
ment. it shall be the duty of the rail
road commissioners to Xix ana adjust
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freights to be charged by all common
carriers doing business in this state
and any OF the counties thereof. in the
manner prescribed in section 3 of this
act.
Sec. 3. That the average assessed val
uatlOn for each acre Of farming land IN
the various counties IN the state shall
be taken as the basis for the rate to be
charged by all common carriers for all
freightS they receive M carry out OF
each county, and all common carriers
are prohibited from charging less or
more for transporting freight from one
point within the boundary line of one
county than from another point within
the same county.
Sec. 4. That to enable them to fix a
just and equitable rate for the trauspor-
tation OF freight by all common carriers.
IN each and every county in the state.
the railroad commissioners shall take
the sworn statements OF the various
county auditors and ascertain therefrom
the average value per acre of all the
farming or agricuIturaIland IN the state.
They shall then summon before
them Such officers OF agents en-
plOyed by the common carriers doing
business in this state. or the common
carriers shall depute not more than two
persons to represent them, aud at a
meeting 20 he held on the first Tuesday
in March of each year. III the office of
the state railroad commissioners in st.
Paul. the agents. officers or representa-
tIyeS of the common carriers then pres
ent shall state the average value per
mile OF their respective lines of railway
or means or transportation. together
with the average cost Der mile OF per
atlng and maintaining the same IN q
safe and efficient condition. From the
facts then and there furnished by the
common carriers or their agents. Off
GERS or representatives. the railroad
commissioners shall provide a separate
freight tariff for each railroad, such tariff
to be so fixed and adjusted as to Just
I'VE the cost of maintaining and oper-
ating the line OF railway or means OF
transportation of said common carrier.
and the railroad commissioners shall
then add to such freight tariff
a sum sufficient so as to enable each
and every common carrier TO realize ana
declare a dividend to their shareholders
and owners of all their bonds. whether
common or preferred stock. OF 6 pei
ent. and no more and no less.
Sec. ;. The tariff rate so fixed as il
the manner described in Section 4 o.
this act. shall be taken and shall be re
garded as a sliding scale, so called
whereby to fix in an equitable and JUS
manne all the tariff rates tor carrying
freight from any point in any county IL
TINS state to any ether point within thu
limits of this state, so that no farmer o.
agrIcuiturISt as shipper of any descrip
ton of produce or merchandise whatsO
ever shall be %unjustiv dealt with or b.
compelled to pava heavier rate than thr
value and location of his holding O
homestead r%ightfuily and in equit,
entities hlm so TO do, and in order Z
make Just and equitable rates for tn
transportation and carriage of all produce
and merchandise over the lines of all rail
roads or other means of transportation
by common carriers in this state tn
railroad commissioners shall first tax
as a basis for the tariff rate TO be tixet
IN each of the counties of the state tn,
sliding scale of rates referred to in sec
ton 4 of this act. and, in countie
where the average assessed value pc
acre OF the farming or agricultural lam
is below the average value of all farm
ing or agricultural land OF the state
the railroad commissioners shall make
prOportionate reduction of the sliding
scale OF rates; and. where the aYerag
assessed value per acre of all the farm
ing and agricultural land in the count
Is above the average assessed value De
acre of all the farming and agriculture
land in the state. the railroad commits
SjOnerS shall make a pr-oportionate in
crease in the sliding scale of rates. AM
all rates so fixed shall be equitable an
just as far as practicable. both to TIL
shipper Il the common carrier.
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