The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-02-02

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SEQ. 2. IG shall be unlawful for any
railroad or steamboat company to
charge or receive for transportation OF
a passenger bet ween any two points in
North Carolina more than two ()
cents per mile for first class or one and
a halt Q4) for second class fare.
SEC 8 It shall be unlawful for any
telegraph company to charge for a
message between any two points in
North Carolina to exceed the follow
ing rate, to wit: Fifteen Q5) cents for
a message of ten words or less In the
body of the message Ohe address and
signature not to be charged tor and
one cent for each adtiTIonaI word over
ten words.
SEC 4. Il shall be unlawful for any
company or person operating a tele-
phone line or exchange to charge more
Than at the rate of twelve dollars per
annum for the rent or use of a tele
phone at q residence, or eighteen Dol
lars per annum for the use or rental of
a telephone located in a store, Office or
other place of business.
SEQ. 5 No railroad, telegraph O tele-
phone shall, IN conse queuce of the es
tablishmenG of the rates nereln pro
vIded for, give a less amounG of accom-
mediation Cor inferior AcCUmmUGaGlOn)
Unan is now furnished.
SEC. 6. That just and reasonable
freight rates within the meaning of said
Chapter 800, Acts 1891, are q be pre-
scrIbed and established by inc Rail
road Commission in the manner fol.
loving: The charges for freight be
tween any two points in North Caro-.
lima shall be calculated upon the fol
lowing basis, Go-wlt: taking SAID
charges for freight IN connection With
the receipts from ali other sources, the
total gross receipts from all sources
snail not yield TO any railroad company
60 exceed a net prOtG of 3 per cen .. per
annum, on the actual cOsG Ut the y
sGrucGlOn of It's line and equipment Hn0
OUner necessary property Ia Cnls SOaVe.
In calculating SAID net profits n Il al
road Commission IS FORBIDDEN ~ Take
INTO consideration, as u proper an0
legitimate deOucGlOn from The gross
receipts, SO mucn or any and all salaries
paI0 by any railroad company wnICn
Is III excess Ot 81 SUI per Hnnum 10 any
one officer ar Inc pay menI OF OLner
unnecessary Or rOILanG expens, y,
or Tne RENTAL PAID ON leased Lnes Or
disbursements IOr purposes not wlCnIu
The line UL the duties OF SAID corpora
lion Within the scope OF It's cnarGer.
For TINS purpose n RaIIrOau Columns
sion Is hereby auJnUIIzod W send IUI
persons and papers, and TO
all officers, sgenUs ana employ ees vi
salO railroad corporation VI UGner Per
sOus, oath, as ls provided In saIu
cnHpJer.
SEC LG snail be unla wrul Tor any
railroad, STEAMBOAT, Telegraph Or tx
press Company To Issue Il 30 pass OF
frank or render SERVICE al less UnAu
Lne.r ates cnaI ge4 n puOIc k~eneralIy
GU any person holding hn utice UT pace
Of profit OF TRUST uuuor MS 5UaUe uu
Der any preGeXU Whatever, wneInor AOr
VIC rendered or UUnerwIse; nor 10
any UUner person (uOG an employ ee OF
officer OF lUselr or cUnnecGlns Hus) OK
copG IOr services of tquaI value ron-
uere0 by the rocIpIenG 70 saIG cUm-
panIes.
SIC 8 very railroad, steamboat,
telegraph aLO express company snail
On Lne first Coy vi January ana first
uay or July CT eacn year reGur On
OaGn to the Railroad Commission h list
OF the franks or free PASSES granted To
persons OJner IMAM employees uf Them-
seIves or Of a cUnnecGIng C JTpOrHTIOn,
sGaElDg opposite 10 Jne name or eacn
person Inc nature OF the service for
wnIcn SAID free pass or frank was Is
sueu, WnlCn llsU SO returned shall Do
open at all Times TO the Inspection Of
Gne puOlIc
SEC 8. ANY violation of the prOvIs-
lois Of this Act shall be punlsned as Is
provided for vIOlaGIOn OF the regula
lions of the r .lIrOsd Commission n
aforesaid CnApGer 32J, Acts 1891, ana
IN addition thereto, TOR eacn auu every
violation OF this ACT Inc Corporation 80
offending shall be Liable TO d Penalty IN
the sun of two hundred dullars 10 be
recovered before a jusGlce Of the peace
IN any COunsy In wnlcn sucn corpora
tlon snail nave part OF LIS I.ne or trace
OF h%aOIGuail! exercise ICs traucnIse.
Any person holding any Cttice OF place
of TRUST or protiG uader this State VINO