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

LdlIlcu III ILLS StCllOH lHio pCildlty Sucll NC
recoverable by motion upon ten days notice to
the railroad company or companies in the
circuit court OF any county Or city through OF
into which said railroad runs. The motion
shall be made by the commissioners, through
the attorney general, in the name of the Com
monwealth of Virginia. For the purpose of
trying the above questions or causes. as to the
resonableness of the schedule, the said chan
Gerry court shall be open at all times. Should
the couit before which the cause is to be tried
be in e,sion at the time the cause IS ready for
tt al hit same shall be placed on the docket
of said court, and shall have precedence over
all other causes, and whether tried in term or
vacation, the trial shall be according to the
rules and regulations prescribed for the trial
of other causes, except that said causes shall
be heard upon dispositions taken, or oral evil
dence heard by the court, and upon the appli-
cation of either party jury may be empanel-
ed to try the cause. Either party may appeal
to the supreme court from the Judgment of the
lower court, under the same rules and regu-
lations as are prescribed by law for appeal,
except that the State of Virginia, if it shall
appeal shall not be required to give any
bond to secure the cost of such appeal, and
such court shall advance the cause ON its
docket so as to give the same speedy trial.
DUPLICATE RECEIPTS TO SHIPPERS.
Sec. TO- That all railroad companies in this
State shall. ON demand, issue duplicate freight
receipts to shippers. in which shall be stated
the class or classes of freight charges over
the road giving the receipt, and so far as prac-
tcable shall state the freight charges over
other roads that carry such freight When
the consignee presents the railroadE ,ceipts to
the agent of the railroad that delivers such
freight, such agent shall deliver the article
shipped upon payment of the rate charged for
the class of freight mentioned in receipt
THE STORAGE OF FREIGHT.
It shall be the duty of every railroad COM
pany, upon the arrival of freight shipped to
any of its depots or stations, to notify the
consignee in writing when such freight is
ready for delivery and givea reasonable time
for the removal of the same, making due al
lowance for its class and for rainy weather
and holidays; and if such freight is not so re-
moved, it shall be the duty of such railroad
company to store it at some convenient ware
house at the lowest rate OF storage then in
force in the city, town or station to which
said freight is shipped. and in case there is no
| storage warehouse at the delivery depot, to
store said freight in its own depot and charge
| for the same reasonable rate of storage; and,
in case of controversy between any railroad
| company and consignee of freight over its
lines in respect to its storage and charges, the
services Of the commission may be invoked
| to determine what is reasonable time for re-
moval and rate of storage by the railroad at
any station at the instance of either party.
FURNISHING CARS FOR FREIGHT
| 1t shall be the duty of any railroad corpo-
ration. when within their power to do SO and
upon reasonable notice, to furnish suitable
cars to any and all persons who may apply
therefor for the transportation Of any and all
| kinds of freight, and to receive and transport
such freight with all reasonable dispatch, and
| to provide and keep suitable facilities for the
receiving and handling the same at any depot
on the line of its road; and also to receive
and transport in like manner the empty cars
furnished by any road, to be delivered at any
station or stations on the liue of its road, to
be loaded OF discharged or reloaded and re-
turned to the road so connecting; and, fol
compensation, it shall not demand or receive
any unreasonable or greater sum than is &C
cepted by it from any other connecting rail.
road for similar services, and any railroad
company may be required to switch and trans
i fer ears fcr another for the purpose of being
loaded or unloaded upon such terms and con-
ditions as may be prescribed by the-c commits
sion.
| A PENALTY OF 500 A DAY FOR vIOLATION..>-,
If any railroad company shall violate any
provision of this section OF rule, REGULATE on
OF requirement of the commission under the
provisions Of this section, such railroad shall
incur penalty of one hundred dollars for
each and every day of such violation; said
penalty shall be recoverable by motion as
provided for the recovery of the penalty i'm
posed in section eight of this act
/ EXAMINING BOOKS AND PAPERS OF THE
I CORPORATIONS.
| Sec IL. That it shall be the duty of said
board of commissioners to investigate the
| books and papers of all railroad companies
doing business in this State, to ascertain If the
rules and regulations as aforesaid have been
complied with, and to make personal vista
ton Of railroad Offices, stations and other
places of business for the purpose of exami-
nation, and to make rules and regulations
| SuC1 CAdulllldtlOuS, WulCu Iul6S
and regulations shall be observed and obeyed
as other rules and regulations aforesaid.
Said commissioners shall have full power
and authority to examine all agents and en-
ployees Of said railroad companies and other
persons, under oath OF otherwise, in order to
procure the necessary information to make
| just and reasonable rates of freight and pas
senger tariff, and to ascertain if such rules
and regulations are observed OF violated and
1 to make necessary and proper rules and regu-
| lations concerning such examination, and
which rules and regulations herein provided
| for shall be obeyed and enforced as all other
rules and regulations provided for in this act.
SUPERVISION OF CONTRACTS BETWEEN RAIL-
ROAD COMPANIES.
| Sec. -. That all contracts and agreement
| between railroad companies doing business in
this State, as to rates of freight and passenger
tariffs in this State, shall be submitted to said
commissioners for inspection and correction,
| that it may be seen whether or not it is viO-
lation of the law of the provisions of this act
| or of the rules and regulations of said COM
| missioners, and all arrangements and agree
ments whatever. as to the division of earnings
of any kind by competing railroad compan-
les, doing business in this State, as to business
done in this State, shall be submitted to said
commissioners for inspection and approval,
III so far as they affect the rules and regula-
lions made by said commissioners. to secure
all persons doing business with the said COM
| panies just and reasonable rates of freight
and passenger tariff; and said commissioners
may make such rules and regulations, as to
such contracts and agreements, as may be
deemed necessary and proper, and any such
agreement not approved by such commission
| ers. or by virtue of which rates shall be
charged exceeding the rates fixed for freight
and passengers, shall be deemed, held and
| +okan to he violations of this act and shall