The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-31
THE VETOED BILLS.
Text Of the Four Measures Just
Passed by the House.
TO REeuKE CHARLEY LAuGHToN
The WATSON Freight Rate Bf11, the Rail-
road Fence Bill, and Ban -
Discourage Time CheeAa

OLMfA, Jan. 30.-ISpecial- !-Fo!ioxing
Is the text of the WATSON bill, fxiDg rail-
road rates. which vas passed By the house
February %, 1881; by the senate March 3.
ISL; vetoed By Charley Laugheon March
II. and passed by the house over the veto
today:
SECTION L No in3iviiual, con psng OF corpo'-
alton owning, operating. managing or leasing
a3yraiItosd o. psrto. railroad il tas state shali
charge for or receive greater OF higae, rate Tor
carving whsa., barley, -four or other mill stuss,
potatoes. melons or hay than S. Pc cen'um OF
the rates actually charged for carrying said ar
tclss Or commodities On the drsi dag OF Deem
Der, ls9): Provided, that 10 greater rate than
FIVE dollars fs5) ton shall be cna.gsi for carry
ing the srttc-s. or commodities here q osiore
enumerated tor haul o. 20 miles Or iess
Gee. The maximum rates Of ..elgh,s on eli
railroads in this .tats other than OF those s,ti-
cIes or com mobiles enumerated In section OF
this act, shall be the rates that w@rs In exist
snce On the frst day Of December. ls5o
Sec. Any in iiysdusi. company or coipora-
ton owning. operating, managing or leasing
any railroad n this state, feeling ths: the rates
established BY SECTIONS 1 and Of shis act are
unreasonably low. shall have RECOURSE 20 courts
o! competent Jurisdiction, which shall grant
sucn relief - may APPEAR jus. and reasonable.
Fec. 4 The maximum rates OF freights on all
railroads constructed in his state A:ter the fr-s
0ay OF Dece 70 Der, ISL, or whose rates o. iTeignI
may be establishes after the iirs. dag OF Deem
Der. 1880. snsil Re fixed a. near in conformity
with sections ] ard OF this act nay be or Is
practicable.
Sec 5. In no instance shall any such indi-
viduai, company or corporation, lessee or other
per-on. charge or receive any g.e4rer rate OF
compensation for carrying freight than hereinoe-
TOTE provided, and any individual, company or
corporation violating or IN any way syadiEg the
q "a n rEha ft Frpf ct- oh N
recover or receive any com pensation whatever
for the services rendered wherein such violation
is attempted; and every sg-n. oil any such cor
poration, lessee other lnd.v dual operating
TO receive for transportation over the railroad
iot watch be Is agent, II The usual way. any OF
the articles hereinoefo-e mentioned. On accoun.
Of the compensation Bere.nbvfore pre-
scrioed being too low, Or, receiving any
sucn articles OF freight, shat. charge or at
tempt to charge for the transportation of the
same any greater sum than herein allowed, Or
shall in any manner violate or evaGe the pro-
nisGsrneauor, and, on conviction thereof, shall
pay fine no, exceeding 500 ioc eaca and every
ofense, and the Injured party shall nave right
OF action against the raj road company or other
person operating the railroad or both, in which
be shall De entitled 10 recover the afsount taken
Or received from him in excess OF the rates pre-.
scrlbed by this act, together with attorneys fees
and costs OF suit. And in ali prosecutions for
violations Of this act by any person, company
Or corporation, such person, company or cor
poration making the complaint Ia authorized
20 sue in any cour. of com petent jurisdiction III
this state