The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-08
raitfqad commission powofatoS require
double daily trains on the several rail

ebsionS 4 Lat an act entitled q IA
aot 70 smSnd an act entitled Fan act TO-
rcgyllate E tho schedule II Of 8 naaaane ears
IltIeibs In certain osses, approved tho
9Th day Of March, 1885, approved the 4
I'd ID ay OF May, IA, d. 1897, be, and tho
! sa 10 Sif hefs by, atnonded 5by inserting
EonIline$l il Sof section /, aftor tbo word
sn'rAilIoads, and before tho word ''so,n''
efolloWipgsssand, if thoY doom rel q
sohRble, they may Likewise require,
sloh persons, associations or corpora
ti6Ms TO furnish to the travelling pub
/ liQ.tfaeilitiea Tor; passage over 4 such:
railroads twice each way daily, psS go,
n that section 1Ssball re I'D. H a8 IS
tss Section !, BE It enacted BY the gem
sSrai assembly Of tho State Of South
garolina: That an act entitled s'An
act to regulate tho schedule of pasaon-
ger trains in certain oases," approved
The 9th day Of March, 1896. be, and tho
ssme is bereby, amended by adding at
tho end of sootion l thereof tho follow.
Ing words, to wit: .And the better to
secure a..eh connections, thoy may 70.
;qpire all persons, associations or ;oor.
5ensnrati0ns operating any railroad or
railroads (oxoept suoh as may be in
tho hands OF rooeivers) to run at least
ono unmixed daily passenger train
oaoh way over such railroad or rail-
roals, and if they deem reasonable
they may likewiso require suoh per-
son,, associations or corporations to
furnish to the travelling public faoili.
tics for passage over such railroads
twice csch way daily, 30 that said
sootion !. shall road: 1t shall bo tho
duty Of the railroad com mmiasionors,
%;shia thirty, dsys after inc passage
of this act, and from timc to time, 10
examine into the schedules Of all the
railroads in this State for the carriage
of peraone9 0r passengers, with a view
Tt1 ascertain if said roads can reason
ably make CLOSE connection with inter.
seeting roads; and whenover, in their
opil ion, suoh close connection oan be
made without injustice or material in
jury to suoh road or roads, they shall
mako tho appropriate orders to effect
tho same. And tho better to sc ouro
euoh connections, they may require all
persons, assc oiations or corporations.
operating any railroad or railroads
lexeapt such as may BE III tho hands
rof raceiver.) to run at Loaf ono un.
mixed daily passehger train oaoh way
over suoh railroad or railroads, and
may likewise require suoh persons, as,
sooiations or corporations to furnish to
tho travelling public facilities for pas
sage over such railroada .wico oaoh
way daily.
DEMURRAGE.
ii During tho last State campaign thoro
y as a lot Of talk on the part of oandi-
dates for the office ofrailroad oommis..
eioner about the hardship exaoted Of
ra.rons of railroads on account Of the
heavy demurrage charges made by
railroads. One Of the complaints was
that railroads do OF furnish warehouses
at small stations to store freight until it
is called for, and yet it demands Of the
parlyto whom tho freight is consigned
that no remove it at onoo or pay stcr
sgo charges for the uso Of the car. AT
tho end Of a certain time the freight
will be uploaded at the owners risk
a the case of soluable guano aud suoh
commodities, the weather might dam
ego tho shipment considerably If it BIO
unloadcd Without shelter, and tho own
er might live at some distauoe from.
The station aud not know. Of the arrival
If tho freight. Mr.. FL. j. Kinard Of
Greenwood introduced asbill which bo
came an act, which provided moder-
alto rate of storage. The aot ia entitled
sAn aot TO require the railroad oom-.
mission to fix rates of storage to be
charged by railroad companies IN this
State, TO prescribe regulations for oharg-
inn 4 a on rt1a fhon l. l.
,euit shall be brought for over charges
andgto fix the measure for recovery, and
to regulate the freight cha,g s on
melons," So much of tho act as re,
lates to melons was an amendment put
in by the senate. The act roads: Il. M N.
Section l. Bo IL enacted by tho gen-
eral a 'ssembly Of tho State of South
Carolina, that from and after the pas
sage OF this act power is hereby CON
fcrred on tho railroad commission Of
South Carolina, and they are required
to fix and prescribe schedule Of maxi,
mum rates and charges for storage Of
freight, made and charged by railroad
com paniea doing business in this State,
aud to fix at what time after the reoep.
tion Of freight at place Of destination
puoA 0HaA Sop. ~ ptUI dSo bueJl UcSlu,
with power to vary the same according
to tho value and character Of the freight
stored, the nature Of tho placc Of des-
tination and the re sidonoo Of consigned,
and suoh other facts as in their Judge
ment should be considered in fixing
the sane. iS gs y
8 %. 2. That ali the provisions Of the
act creating said railroad commission
and aols amondatory thereof, pre-
scri.ing the procedure Of said commits
sion in fixing freight and passenger
traffic, and hearing complaints Of car
rior and shipper, and Of altering and
amending said traffic, shall apply to the
subject Of fixing and amending rates
| and charges for for, storage, as afore.
said.
SEQ g.. That no railroad company,
shall make or retain, directly Or indi-.
rectly any charge for storage OF freight
greater than that fixed by the commits
sion for each particular storage, nor
ahall they discriminate directly or indi-,
reotly by means Of rebates, or any
other device in suoh ohargos, bstween
persons
Sec. d That if any railroad company
shall violate the provisins OF this act.
either by exceeding tho rates Of stor-
ago protoribed, or by discriminating as,
aforesaid, the person or persons;ao, pay, /;
ing Euoh OYerohArge. or subieoted tO