Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-01-01


place where the order of the court shall re-
same, to be paid said witnesses when sum-
moned on behalf OF the said board of COM
missioners out of the treasury of the Com
monwealth upon ticket issued by the clerk
Of said court, stating the name of such wit
ness, the number of days of his attendance,
| the number of miles travelled by him by the
most direct route to the city of Richmond; and
where the place of attendance is other than
before the said court of the city of Richmond.
ticket shall be issued of like effect by the
officer before whom he IS required to attend,
which ticket shall be certified as correct by
one OF more OF said board of commissioners
and upon presentation of the ticket issued as
| above, directed to the auditor of public &C.
counts, he shall issue his warrant upon the
| treasurer of the Commonwealth for payment
| oyERCHARGE is A VIOLATION OF THE LAW.
Sec g. That from and after the passage OF
| mis- act, if any railroad corporation organized
! VI doing business in this State under any act
i incorporation or general laws of this State
now IN force, or which may hereafter be enac
| ed. or any railroad corporation organized, OF
which may hereafter be organized under the
| avs of any other State, and doing business in
| his State shall charge, collect, demand OF
receive more than fair and reasonable rate
of toll or compensation for the transportation
of passengers or freight of any description, OF
| for the use OF transportation of any railroad
car upon its track OF tracks. or any of its
branches. or upon any railroad within this
State which it has the right license, or per.
| 4x>o 10 he
be deemed to have violated the provisions OF
this act, and shall be dealt with as hereinaf-
ter provided.
UNJUST DISCRIMINATION IS A VIOLATION OF
THE LAW.
Sec. 6. That if any railroad corporation
| aforesaid shall make any unj just discrimina.
ton in it's rates or charges of toll or compen-
satiOn for the transportation Of passengers OF
freights of any description, OF for the use and
transportation Of any railroad car upon its
said road, or upon any of the branches there
OF. or upon any railroads connected Herewith,
which it has the right, license, or permission
| to operate control, or use within this State,
the same shall be deemed to have violated the
provisions OF this act, and shall be dealt with
as hereinafter provided.
STEAMSHIP, EXPRESS AND TELEGRAPH COM
PANIBs EMBRACED IN THE ACT.
| Sec. Z. The said Board of Rail road Com
missionerS shall make reasonable and just
rules and regulations to be observed by all
| railroad companies and other common car
riers embraced IN this act, and doing business
in this State for the necessary handling, de
livery Of freight, and the receiving, transmits
ciO md 1a1i r %oIn
companies; shall make such just and reason
able rules and regulations as may be necessa
ry for preventing unjust discrimination in the
transportation of freight and passengers Oh
the railroads in this State; shall make reason
able and Just rates of charges for use of rail
road cars in carrying any and all kinds Of
freight and passengers on said railroads, M
matter by whom owned or carried; and shall
make just and reasonable rules and regula
lions to be observed by said railroad cOmpa
MES on said railroads, to prevent the giving
or paying Of any rebate OF bonus, directly OF
indirectly. and from misleading and deceiv
| ing the public in any manner as to the rea
rates charged for freight and passengers; pro
vided, that nothing in this act contained shall
be taken as in any manner abridging OF con
railroad company in this State for carrying
FREIGHT WHICH COMES FROM OR GOES BE-
L. YoNDTHE - = 1laIiiE1Es OF 11I1l
/ and said commissioners shall have full pow
er by rules and regulations to designate ant
fix the difference in rates of freight and pas
sengers transportation to be allowed fol
longer and shorter distances ON the same O.
different railroads, and to fix what shall b.
the limits of longer and shorter distances.
THE COMMISSION HAS THE POWER TO ORDEI
REPAIRS TO ROADS, NEW DEPOTs, sc.
4 Sec. s. That the commission herein provided
for, whenever it deems that repairs are neces
sary upon any railroad doing business in thi
State, OF that any addition to its rolling stock
OF any addition to or change Of its stations
station-houses, Or depots, or change in it
mode of operating its road and conducting it,
business, is reasonable and expedent in orde
promote the security, convenience, and &C
commodation of the public, shall in writing
inform the corporations of the Improvement
} and changes which it considers to be proper
and il the changes and improvements are not
made after such notice, or the commission il
not satisfied that they will be made in rea
sonable time. then the Board OF Railroad
Commissioners shall give said railroad com
pany peremptory notice that said repairs, i'm
provements, and additions shall be made o.
commenced within thirty days or sooner, il
the discretion of the commissioners, and an,
railroad company falling thereafter to compl!
with the requirements of said Board of Rail
road Commissioners shall incur penalty O.
one hundred dollars for each day of failure tt
comply herewith. Said penalty shall be re
} coverable by motion, upon ten days notice t.
the railroad company in any circuit court O.
any county OF city through OF into which SAID
road runs; provided, however, the said rail
road company shall have the same right as
hereinbefore provided in section four of this
act, of stating wherein said requirements are
unreasonable, and of appeal from the decis
ion of said Board Of Railroad Commissioners
TO CHANGE UNREASONABLE TRAIN
/ SCHEDULES AND ENFORCE REAsONA-
BILE ONES
Sec. g. The said board of railroad commits
sioners are hereby authorized and required te
examine and inquire into the train schedules
of all the railroads within the state, and the
connections made by them at different juno
ton points in the state. and shall see that sale
schedules and connections are so regulated
and established as to afford for the public all
reasonable, proper and equal facilities for the
interchange of traffic between their respective
lines, and for the receiving, forwarding and
switching of cars, and the receiving, forward
ing and delivering of passengers and proper
ty to and from their several lines, and to anG
from other lines and places connected there
with.
And the said commissioners, whenever and
wherever in this state they shall deem it prop
er and expedient to make any change in the
schedule, OF in the running of trains, or in thu
connections thereof. or in any other matters
as provided for above, shall give ten day.
notice in writing to the railroad company