The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-29
THE ANDERSON RAILROAD BILL.

Following il the text OF house bill No %, in-
troduced BY Representative Anderson and ap-
approved BY the governor, regulating and fixing
railroad rates in the state of Washington:
SECTION !. No individual company or copora-
any railroad. or part Of railroad. in this state,
snail charge Tor or reive greater or higher rate
for carrying wheat. barley, -four, faxseed. rye
IS csnsum Of II. eo.ns for CARVING
said articles or commodities on the Sd day of
January. 1898: Pvoridcd, That no greater rate
the articles or commodities hereinbefore emu.
merated for haul Of 500 miles or les&
sec. The maximum rates of freight on all
cles or commodities enumerated In section I Of
this act shall be the rates that were in existence
on the 81 day OF January. 1898: Prorided, That
that We're in existence u tbe ~ date las. named
made In competition with transportation wholly
or partly by water.
ton owning, operating. managing or leasing
any railroad in this state, feeling that the rates
established by sections l and of this act are
oi low shall have ,scour:s 70 court:
such relief a. may appear just and reasonable.
Sec. The maximum rates Of freights on all
day OF January, 1893. or whose rates Of freight
may b established after the Sd day OF January,
A. d. 1893. ehall be fixed a. near in conformity
with sections and Of this act - may b or a.
Sec. 5 In no instance shall any individual,
company or corporation, lessee or other person
charge or receive any greater rate of compensa-
sion Tor carrying freight ON any railroad or rail-
roads In this state than hereinbefore provided,
and any individual, company or corporation
vioiating or In any way evading the provisions
OF this act shall forfeit all right 70 recover
celve any compensation whatever for the SER
vices rendered wherein such violation ia at
tempted, and .every agent of such cor
poration, lessee or other individul ope-
ratlng any railroad within this state
who shall refuse to receive for transportation
over the railroad for which he 10 agent, in the
usual way, any of the articles hereinbe men,
toned. on account of the compensation herein
tofore prescribed being too low, or receiving any
such articles of freight, shall charge or attempt
70 charge. for the transportation of the same any
greater sum than hersin allowed, or shall in
any manner violate or evade the provisions OF
this act shall be deemed guilty of . INSIDE
meanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall pay a
fne OF not exceeding $500 for each and every Of
tense, and the injured party shall have the right
OF actton against the railroad company, or other
person operating the railroad, or both. in which
ne shall te entitled to recover the amount taken
or received from him In excess of the rates pre-
scribed BY this act, together with attorney ices
and cost OF suit. And In all prosecution for vio-
laticn OF this act BY any person, company or
corporation, such person, company or corpora.
ton making the complaint 10 authorised to sue
In any court OF competent Jurisdiction in the
state.
Tho removal OF the duty from corn in Mexico
has resulted in great rush of this grain from
the United States and . marked decline in
price.