The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-02-28


and notify the company of the same |
and such rate SO made shall be imne- |
d1ately posted in conspicuous place |
in the nearest depot If the mayor
and council trustee refuse to act, |
upon the petition of twenty-five resi-
dents such petition sent to the |
Board shall authorize and compel them |
to Investigate without the action of the |
city or township officers
The cOnS1gnOr cOnSignee OF
freight may also make complaint in
like manner, so that power is given to
every one interested in freight rates,
whether directly Indirectly, to set
the Board in motion
Railroads are forbidden to |
Do ata oI c barge unreasonable |
ia aus freight rates, to charge |
more than cents per mile for passen- |
gers. to discriminate between different |
points or shippers, to charge more for |
short haul than long haul, to make |
secret rates or give any rebates or |
drawbacks They must furnish cars
upon notice. and if they fail to do SO
the shipper may recover, in addition to |
his actual damages caused by such
failure, the sum of So per day for every
days delay eacn car. One railroad
may complain against another of I'M
reasonable shipping or connecting
charge and have it adjusted and are
forbidden to add switching charges to
t the freight charge They are prohibit
| earnings or comDInlng, under pen
atty OF $4,000 per month for each
/ month OF such arrangement They are
/ not allowed to change rates or CLASH
hcation without the consent OF the
Board They must obey all orders of
| the Board herein before provided,
| and must on the first of every Septem-
1 Der make full report to the Board of
| their capital stock. earnings. divi-
dendS, receipts, disbursements. Operat-
ing expense, cash vaIue of road. etc,
| which the Board is to transmit to the
! governor in its annual report on the
first of December following.
Penalties 1t is made perjury for any
Laid Upon person TO swear falsely be-
Railroads fore the Board in any of
%hEscn fol
obey order Of the Board is liable to
a fine of 500 day fer each days re-
fus2l, to be recovered by the attorney
general for the benefit of the school
fund In addition penalty of from
500 to $4,000 may be recovered in any
/ county by the county attorney for the
| proper county Any individual ag
grieved or injured by failure of the
road to obey such ort-er OF the Board
may recover treble damages and a
reasonable attorneys fee, ITO be fixed
by the court IN addition, any indi-
vidual aggrieved may go into the Su-
preme court and by nlandamus compel
! the road 10 obey the order
Besides all these penal
ro"er OF ties and remedies the
? the Board Board itself may order
the attorney general to bring a man
damus action in the name OF the state
. to compel the railroad to obey its or
$ ders, and all such suits have prece-
I dence in the Supreme court over all
s it will be observed that if railroad
: fails to obey any order OF the Board it
S is liable:
t First, to a fire of 800 a day for such
e refusal.
Second to lump fine in each county
= of not to exceed So 600
: Third to action in treble damages
), by the party aggrieved-
a Fourth, to action in mandamus in
, the Supreme court by the party ag-
# grieved, and
= Fifth, to an action by the board it
n self. conducted by the attorney gen
+ eral, with the whole power of the state
4 back of it
: This is the capstone to the whole
e bill. The old commission had not this
d power, and its weakness in that re-
/ spect great drawback The
q Pops attempted to remedy this in the
it Court of Visitation bill by permitting
y the court to make and also enforce c.
s ders. This comforting legislative and
r judicial functions upon one body was
; properly declared unconstitutional by
n the courts. The present Board has full
a power to enforce its own orders by
r proper process in the Supreme court
# and this makes it the strongest com
@ mission in the United States
e One single sop, and only one. was
Haskell said. We've skinned 'em from
= head to foot. lets leave one piece Of
), hide and it was done.
/ If passenger neg1ectS to buy
: ticket the conductor is allowed te
h / charge ten cents extra, for which re
- ceipt is given. and the passenger car
If get a RETURN of his money on this re
q | ceipt at any station of the road. L
n simply makes it more convenient fol
: the passenger to buy a ticket, and en-
% ables the road to protect itself agains
n / a dishonest emp1Oye-
J., Perhaps the best test of the new Law
;, is the contrast of the attitude of ths
81 railroads toward it The railroad at
n tOrneys made no protest against the
>. Court of Visitation bill They arr
Ie kicking vigorously over the new law
,s 1t is rigid, it is binding but it is con
20 sIitutiona1 and Will stand the test o
n the courts.
= When the new Board makes an orde
r it will be obeyed- 1t has been openl.
and fairly constituted, and it will b
Ia fully and freely Obeyed when it acts
-, 1t is the strongest railroad law, TIL
- most powerful railroad commission, a
= the lowest cost, that has been eStab
lished by any state in the Union
= Figures
IF Finland produces nearly 40 900 DOT
Of ousheIs OF cereals every year and ex-
| RI ~