The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-05-26

under it's control or management, and
such schedules shall in all suits brought
against any railroad corporation, wherein
is involved the rates of any such railroad
corporation for the transportation of
freight of any description, or charges for
the transportation or use of any kind of
car upon the tracks of any railroad or
any of the branches thereof or for the
transportation of any passenger or pas
sengers, or for any unjust discrimination
in relation thereto, be deemed and taken
in all courts of this state as prima facie
evidence that the rates fixed in said
schedule are just and reasonable rates of
charges for the transportation of freight
cars, and passengers upon the railroad;
and said commissioners shall, as often as
circumstances may require, change and
revise any schedule or schedules and fur
nish all railroad companies doing bust
ness in this state with a copy of such
ules as changed and revised shall con-
tain due notice of the time the same shall
go into effect; shall be published in some
newspaper of general state circulation
for four consecutive weeks, copies of
such publication mailed to the operators
or lessees of all railroads in this state af-
fected by the said schedules and to the
office of said commissioners, together
with certificate of the publisher there
Of, which proof of said notice shall be
deemed and taken in all courts Of this
state as prima facie evidence that ample
and sufficient notice that such schedules,
changes, and revisions have been fur
nished in compliance with the provisions
of this act.
Stations and Schedules.-Said commits
sioners shall furnish to all of said rail-
road corporations notice for the building
of such freight and passenger depots
and of such changes of schedules for the
arrival and departure of trains on said
roads as may, in the judgment of the
commissioners, be required to secure
reasonably close connection for the con-
venience and comfort of the public, and
all courts of this state shall only require
proof that such notices were duly served.
Said commissioners, in revising, fixing,
allowing or adopting any schedule of
rates for freights cars shall not dis
criminate unreasonably or unjustly in
favor of any one class of freight to the
detriment of other classes of freight. The
railroad companies so affected shall fur
nish at their own cost, and shall put in
conspicuous places, the schedules, rate
Sheets etc., adopted by the commission
ers, according to the rules and regula-
lions made by said commissioners.
AS the rules and regulations made and
prescribed by said commissioners for the
transportation of persons and property
on the railroads subject to the provisions
of this act, or prevent unjust discrimina
ton or other abuses by them, shall be
deemed and held to be prima facie rea-
sonabfe and just, and are made prima
facie evidence in the same manner the
said schedules are made prin1a facie evil
dence. The said commissioners, before
revising, fixing, adopting or allowing any
such schedules, or prescribing any such
rules or regulations, shall give public no
tice of their intended action in such
newspapers and for such time as shall be
deemed fair and advisable by said COM
missioners to all railroad corporations to
be affected and to the public generally,
of the times and places of their meetings;
and all railroad corporations and per-
sons interested shall be entitled to just
and fair hearing before said commission
ers; and whenever any full schedule shall
have been made, changed, revised, adopt
ed or allowed, or any rule or regulation
prescribed as aforesaid, the commission
ers shall, in every instance, give the
date on which the same shall go into eff
feet Provided that said date shall not