Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-30
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visions of this act.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Kansas:
SECTION 1. Every company or cor
poration doing general express bust
ness within the state shall, within six
ty days after the taking effect of this
act. file with the secretary of the state
board of railway commissioners full,
true and complete report of the express
business of such company for the last
year preceding the passage of this act,
giving the business of each month,
showing the amount of freight or ex-
press matter carried, and the rates
charged therefor, the number of en-
plOyes engaged within this state, and
the wages paid in conducting said ex-
press business, and each item of eX-
pense Herewith connected, and full,
perfect and true itemiZed statement of
receipts and expenses, and the gross
and net earnings from said express
business for said year, together with a
statement of the capital stock of said
company and the dividend paid there
on for the last three years prior TO the
passage of this act. And such COM
pany shall file with said report five cor
rect copies of.the schedule of rates or
charges of such company in force at
date of the filing thereof. And such
companies shall, on or before the 20th
day of January OF each year thereafter,
file with said secretary tuli true and
correct report of its express business
for the preceding year ending Decem.
Der 31st, giving the amount of freight
or express matter transported, the
rates charged, with an itemiZed state
ment of the receipts and expenses per-
tanning to said business. The reports
herein required shall be duly sworn to
by some person connected with said
company who has full knowledge Of
the business thereof.
SECTION 2. That the state board of
railway commissioners are hereby en-
powered, and it is made the duty of
all companies or corporations doing ex-
press business filed with the secretary
of said board under section one of this
act, and carefully examine into the
business of such companies and the
rates charged by the sans for, the
transportation of express matter be-
tween points within this state; and if.
in the judgment of said board, the
rates and charges of such companies
are excessive, unreasonable, or unjust,
or discriminate in favor of one person
or class of persons against another. or
in favor of one locality, town or city
against another, the said board shall at
once prepare and prescribe a reasona
BILE, fair and just class ificatiOn and
schedule of maximum rates to be used
and charged by all corporations or COM
DanIes doing express business within
this state for the transportation of
freight or express matter as express
transported between points in this
state, which said schedule of maximum
rates or charges shall be subject to al
teratiOn, change or modification at any
time, in the discretion of said board.
The board shall furnish to each com
pany doing general express business
within this state at least ten printed
copies of any schedule of rates or
charges fixed by said board, or any
charges, alterations or modifica tons in
any such schedule of rates or charges,
and notify said company that such
schedule of rates and charges, or such
modification, alteration Or change of
any such previous schedule, has been
adopted and ordered by said board to
be put in force; and after the delivery
of such schedules or notifications, al
teration or change in any schedule, and
the service of such notice, 1t shall be
unlawful for any such company to de-
mand, charge or receive any higher OF
greater rate or charge for the trans
portation of any goods, wares ,merchan
disc, freight or express matter of any
kind between points within this state
than the rates and charges fixed and
specified by said board in such SEIZED
ule, modification, change, or alteration
SECTION 3. 1t shall be the duty OF
every company or corporation doing g
general express business within this
state to keep posted in each Office Of
such company within this state, at al
times, in some conspicuous and con
venient place, a copy of the schedule o.
rate and charges fixed by the board o.
railway commissioners, and as altered
or modified in force, printed IN good
clear type, for the information of thu
public.
SECTION 4. Any corporation or com
pany dong general express bushes:
within this state, or any officer, agen
or emplOye of any such company o.
corporation, violating any of the pro
visions of this act, or failing, neglect
ing or refusing to comply with any O
the provisions of this act, shall b,
| guilty OF misdemeanor, and upon con
viction thereof, shall be punished by
fine of not less than one hundred no
more than five hundred dollars, and b,
imprisonment in the county Jail for no
less than thirty days nor more than on,
year, for each and every such offense
SECTION 5. This act shall be in fore,
and take effect from and after 1T
second publication in the statute book
| AN ACT.
Senate Bill No. 47-By Senator LandisD
| Concerning the transmission and delivery O
Telegraphic messages, regulating tn
charges therefor between points within
this state, and prescribing penalties 70
violating the provisions of this act
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Kansas.
SEC. l. No person, company or cor
poration owning, operating or usin.
any telegraph line in this state shall
demand, charge, or receive, directly O
indiroofIu in avooc.