The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-22
REGULATION OF RAIL FRKIGHTs.
Anderson. OF Whitman County, Intro
duces a Eli I'm Favor OF Farmera.

duces a Bill I'm Favor OF Farmers.
OLYMPIA. Jan. 2i.--fspeciaL Following 10 a
copy of house bill No. %, introduced by Ander-
sou, OF Whitman, today:
An act regulating and fixing railroad freight
rates In the state of Washington.
BE ii enacted bs the legislature OF the state of
Wa ngton:
SECTION /. No individual. company or cor
porasion, owning. operating or managing, or
leasing any railroad or part OF railroad in this
state, shall charge for Or receive a greater or
higher rate Tor carrying wheat, barley, -four or
other milistufs. oats, potatoes or hay than %
per eeutum of the rates actually charged Tor
carrying said articles or COMMODITIES on the 80
day OF January, 1898; provided. that no greater
rate than sA50 per ton shall DO charged for
carrying any articles or commodities heretnbe-
fore enumerated Tor a haul OF 900 miles ar less
sec. The maximum rites OIL freight on all
railroads IN this state. other than those
articles or commodities emu moraIei in section
of this act shall DO the rates that were ia exist
ence Ga the 81 say OF January. is9&
sec. Any ilvldual, mrauy or CORPORA
ton owning, operating managing or leasing
any railroad ia thls state, feeling that the rates
established by sections aud Of this act are
unreasonsby low, shslt have reco .rse IN courts
a. competent Jurisdiction. which shat, grant
such relief 80 NAV az ear just aud reasonable.
Bee. :. The maximum rates o. freight on all
railroads constructed IN this state after the 81
dav % January, lS9S. or Whose rates OF freight
may be established alter the Sd day OF January,
1898, shall 10 fixed SIS near ia conformity with
sections ! and OF this act as may be or is
practicable.
sec. In no instance shall any individual
com psny or corporation, lessee or other person,
charge or receive any greater rats ot ccmpeus.-
tion for carrying freight than aeTe!nbeiore pro-
ytded. aud any individual, company OF corpora.
ton violating or N any way evadiug Ghe pro-
visions Of this act, shall forfeit all gnf 10
recover CO receive Auy compensation whatever
for the services rendered. wherein such ola.
tiou Is aiteD pted; ana every agent Of ans such
CO purat4on. lessee ar Other Individual, uptrnt-
ing any raj road within this sta G. who shall -.
fuse - receive toT transportation over the rail
road Tor which tie Is ageat, I'm the usual wav
any OF tbs articles here unetCre mentioned on
account ot tae compensation here ri before pro-
scfi5ed, being too low, or receiving any such
srIic Is al freight. shall charge or attempt 20
charge Tor the trans pottatlou of the same.
any greater sBm than herein allowed.
shall IN aUy manner viOiats or
svade the prov 'siops 81 this act, shall he deemed
Tu3lty o! = 2,sseueaUor. spd. on convection
Thereof, shall pay tiue Of not exceeding 10
ior each ana every Unease; and tue injured
party shat have the right OF acuCa against tue
rsi roai com psny or other VersoH operating the
railroad. or both. IL which be shall he entitled
O. recover the amount taken or received from
him IN excess of toe rates YrescT bed In te!s act
together with sttorneys ie9s snt costs OF suit
And n sll prosecutions icr violation q; this act
by any person, company OF corporation, such
person, company or corporation making the
complaint IS authorised II >ue IN any court OF
Competent jurisdiction IA This state.