The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-02-22
a Good Measure Proposed by Senator
F0rney.
SENATE bill No. 16.-By Senator Forney.l

For the protection of shippers Of grain and
seeds.
Be tt enacted bv the Legislature Of the State of
Kansas:
SECTION 1. That each and every railway
company operating a railway wholly or
partly within this state shall, on or before
the first day Of July, A. D. 1898, construct
and provide and thereafter keep and msin-
tam in good order, track or car scale Of
sufficient capacity, and suitable for weigh
ing grain in carload lots, and in the car, at
each aud every town or station upon its
line of railway, or of the line of railway op-
Grated by it-from which the aggregate of
grain shipments on all railways shall be 100
cars or more, Of grain and seeds during the
yaRr Of 1892.
SEQ. 2. Any town or station, not now en-
titled to track scales under this act, but
from which there shall hereafter be shipped
in any calendar year 100 cars, or more, Of
grain and seed, shall be entitled to the
benefits of this act; and any railway COM
pany operating railway upon which such
town or station is located, shall construct,
provide, keep and maintain track or car
scale at such town or station, as provided by
section l, within six months after the ex-
pirstion of such calendar year.
SEC. 3. AT stations not now entitled to
car scales, by the provisions of this act 1t
shall be the duty of such railway company
to weigh at one Of the stations nearest to
such station having no such scales, such
cars before and after loading, and to give
to such shipper like receipt as provided in
section six (6) of this act; provided that
such weighing before loading may be on
one side of the point of shipment and after
loading ON the other side of the point Of
shipment.
SEC. 4. Each railway company, operat-
ing railway at any station or town in this
state, entitled to track scales under this act,
shall correctly weigh all cars, Immediately
before and Immediately after being loaded
with grain or seed-said cars to be detached
from engine and other cars when weighed,
and su6h weighing to be done in presence Of
the shipper of such grain or seed, if 80 de-
manded by him.
SEo 5. Such railway company shall be
entitled to collect and receive from the per-
SON shipping such grain or seed, the sum of
twenty-five (25) cents for each car of such
grain or seed 80 weighed as compensation
for such weighing.
SECS. Each railway company, operat-
ing a railway wholly or partly within this
state, shall be required to give TO any per-
son delivering grain or seed in bulk or in
sacks to such company, for transportation,
at any station entitled to track scales under
this act, bill of lsding; in duplicate,
which bill of lading shall state the exact
number of bushels or pounds Of gram or
seed so delivered to such railway company,
by whom delivered and to whom consigned;
and thereafter such railway company shall
be responsible to the consignee named in |
said bill of lading, or to his heirs or as
signs, for the full amount Of such grain or
seed 30 delivered to such railway company,
until it shall show that il has delivered the |
whole amount of such grain or seed to such |
consignee or.his heirs or assigns; provided,
however, that if the shortage on, any car Of |
grain or seed shall not exceed 4 of per |
cent. of the amount of grain or seed put in |
the car, then the railwsy company shall be
deemed to have delivered the whole amount
Of grain or seed in the car. And in any ac-
tion hereafter brought against any railway
company, for or on account of any failure
or neglect TO deliver any such grain or seed,
to the consignee or his heirs or assigns,
either duplicate of such bill Of lading shall
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