Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-06
THE RAILROAD BlEL.
7exr or THE MASON MEASURE AS II
PASSED THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The New Law which VIII Govern Trans
por,ntioo Companies After the LIST
bay Of Juno, 1894

pelow Is given as embodied IN the Ma
.on hill. which was adopted a. a substitute
O., enc famous Kent measure, the law gov
e,nine railroads as laid down by the Gen
ersl Assembly,. which has just completed
rs work;
IoVa AND SRopr HAUt-GRFATyR Cow
CESSATION ron a SHokrER THAN ron LONGER
pesvaNrr FoRutDDES. BE- n enacted hY ~
rl.e-.i Issrn,,'y Of Vsrqiaid, That Il shall
d. unlawful for any common carrier dong
brapess m this State 20 charge or receive
any greater compensation IN the aggregate
a. ne transportation 81 passengers or OF
vic Mind II property under substantially
s.,oilar circumstances and conditions, for
= .f4rfcr than for q longer distance over
30 same line IN the same direction. the
.lorirr being included within the longer
Instance But tins act shall not be
..r.frupd a. authorizing any common
.srrior 90 charge and receive AZ great COM
,.r.aiion for a shorter ae for a longer dis
,,orr. proys led, however that upon ap.
INJECTION % TIE Railroad Comm ssiner
'rrh common carrier may, IN special cases.
,0ar investicati0n by the Railroad Com
missioner, be authorized to charge less for
grsr than for shorter distances for the
f-ar-n0rtat.on II passengers or property.
sud the Commissioner may from time TO
fue prescribe the extent TO which such
f..irnod common carrier may be relieved
from the OPERATION Of this act.
o. SrpcyALRArFs-R "Reminiscences
T,msT DISCRIMINATION PBoHfBrrED.-If any
common carrier subject TO the provisions
,f.us act shall directly or indirectly, by
ans special rate. rebate. draw back, or
Other device. charge. demand, collect. OF
receive from any person or persons great
o. .r Joss compensation for any service
r.r!ffed or "a be rendered in the trans
frfatl1n Of passengers or property, sub
-a.t fa tho provisions Of this act, than II
charges. demands. collects. or receives
from any other person on persons for doing
f.r Linn ~ them o like and contempOra-
r,.u- service in the transportation Of
Isr kind o. traffic under substantially
smiar circumstances and conditions such
common carrier shall 10 deemed guilty Of
unjust discrimination. which is hereby
prohibited aud declared TO be unlawful
g. yuCf or UNREASONABLE PRHFKRENcEs
pr HmlEp.-It shall be unlawful for any
c.u.u0n carrier subject 10 the provisions
O.. fhis act % make or 20 give any undue
Df unreasonable preference or advantage
lluv particular person. COMPANY, firm,
corporation, or locality, OF any particular
description Of traffic. IN any respect what
t.e.Ur. or 60 subject any particular person.
c.nUauv, firm, corporation, or locality. or
NrF particular description Of traffic, TO
a1e undue or unreasonable prejudice or
asadvantage IN any respect whatsoever.
INTERCHANGE or TRAT1C. All com
ll.r carriers subject 20 the provisions of
90 Isl act shall, according 20 their respective
Do vlTs. and with due regard 20 the exi-
r.ltcs Of Their other traffic. afford all
r- lablc. proper. aud equal facilities Tor
f0e interchange of traffic between their
rrootvc lines. and for receiving. for
wording. and delivering of passengers and
property 90 and from their several lines
sod those connecting Herewith. and shall
I.l discriminate IN Their rates aud charges
between such connecting lines: but tins
s..l not be construed as requiring any
.Irn common carrier 10 establish OF main
fu ulremuuorative train service, or e.
rt. the use 0t IT. track or terminal faclll-
ties o. another carrier engaged IN Ike
business.
D. ScuFDULr or RATES TO BE PAINTED AND
MuL Public Every common carrier sub
Jet 90 the provisions ot tins act shall PRINT
ard keep open % public inspection sche-
duIo, showing the rates and fares and
charges for the transportation Of passen-
gers aud property which any such common
Drrier has established aud which are IN
force at the time upon its route. The
rrledulcs printed as aforesaid by any such
common carrier shall plzinly state the
places upon It's route between which pro-
UeTty and passengers viii be carried, and
shall contain the classification OF freight
% force and shall also state sepa-
rately the terminal charges, and any
rules or regulations which in any wise
change. affect, or determine any part, or
the aggregate Of such aforesaid rates and
fares, and charges. Such schedules shall
ie plainly printed in large type, aud copies
for the use OF the public shall be posted IN
Two public and conspicuous places in every
3D. &c - al p
where passengers or freight. respectively,
are received Tor transportation IN such
form hat they shall be- accessible to the
public and can be conveniently inspected.
ADVANCE ~ RiTEs Ten DAYS NOrICE-
REDUCTION IL RAILS: THREE DAYS No
TfrF-NO advance shall be made IN the
rates and fares aud charges which have
been established and published as afore-
SAID by any COmmOu-Carrier III compliance
with the requirements Of this section, cx-
cent after ten davs public notice, which
shall paialy state the changes proposed to
Doe made IA the schedule then IN force. and
the time when the increased rates and
fares and charges will 60 INTO effect; and
the proposed changes shall be shown 10y
luuting new schedules. or shall be PLAINLY
iulica. ed upon the schedules IN force al
the time. and kept open 10 public lnspec-
ton Reductions in such published rates,
fares. or charges shall only be made after
three days previous public notice, 10 be
given N the same manner that notice OF
Gu advance IN rates must be given.
no VALUATIONS PROM PUBLISHED RATEs.-
And when any such common carrier shall
have established aud published Its rates
and fares and charges IN compliance with
the provisions of tins section, 1t shall be
unlawful for such common carrier to
charge. demand. collect. or receive from
any person or persons greater or less
compensation for the transportation of
passengers or property. or for any services
iu connection Herewith than IS specified
lu the published schedule OF rates and
fares and charges as may at the time be III
force.
COPIES or SCHEDULES FLED WTg THE
COMMISSIONER. Every common carrier
subject 20 The provisions Of this act shall
lie with the Railroad Commissioner copies
ol rs schedules of rates and fares aud
charges which have been established and
published IN compliance with the require
ments Of this section. and shall promptly
notify said commissioner of all changes
made IN the same.
q. FALSE BILIINo. CLASSIFICATION, AND
MuoBNG PBoHBTTED-Any common car
ricr subject TO the provisions Of this act,
or whether such common carrier ~ cor
IOraton. any officer or agent thereof, or
any person acting for or employed by such
corporation, VINO, by means OF false Dill
ing, false classification. false weighing, or
false report Of weight, or by any other de-
vice or means, shall knowingly and will
fully assist, or shall willingly suffer or
permit any person or persons to obtain
transportation for property at less than
the regular rates then established and IN
force on the line Of transportation OF such
common carrier, shall he deemed guilty OF
misdemeanor. and shall, upon conyic-
ton thereof IN any court of competent
jurisdiction within the county or city IN
which such otleuse was committed, DO
subject 70 the penalties hereinafter pre-
tlubed IN section thirteen.
ANY person or any officer or agent OF
any corporation or company who shall de-
liver property for transportation 10 any
common carrier subject 10 the provisions
Ot this act, or for whom as conslgnor or
c1usiguee any such common carrier shall
transport property. who shall knowingly
and wiliully, by false billing. false classiii-
cation. false weighing. false representation
OF the contents Of the package, or false re-
port Of weight. or 10y any other fraudulent
device or means, whether with or without
the consent OF connivance OF the carrier,
it- agent or agents. obtain transportation
fuT anrh at aaa than the reulll8F