The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-02-08
THE DEMVRRAGE BILL
The ! ly Text Of the Ideasure Passed by tho
House Yesterday.

House Yesterday GW /.
Below is given the text Of Mr.. H. j.
Kinard's billion the subject Of domur-
rage that passed tho house under tho
title "a, billto require tho railroad
commission to fix rates Of storage to be
charged by railroad companies In this
State, to prosoribo regulations for oharg-
ing the same, aud to prescribe how suit
shall bo brought for oyorohargesj and
to Tx tn the m6asuro of recovery, and
fortothsr. pnrposes:D,. VsFf u t"a
Section Is That from and aftor the
| passage. Of this act, powcr,i, heroby
conferred on. the railroad odmInission
of South Carolina, and they arc requir,
cd, TO fix and prosoribe schedule of
maximum rates and charges for storage
Of freight, made and charged by rail.
road companies doing business in this
State, and to fix at what timo after tho
RECEPTION Of freight at place of deBtina-
tion suoh charges for storage shatl bo
gin, with powor to vary tho ssmo accord
ing to tho value and character of the
freight stored, thonaturo Of tho place
of distinction and ,thorosidenoe Of oon-
nigncs,tand suoh other facts as IL. their
judemsnt should bo !, considered in fiar
ing The fIame. t'Gs4 iis,rl .:.:'',
SEQ. q. That all tho provisions Of the
act creating eaid' railroad commission
and acts amendatory thoroof, gpr4sofib-
ing tho procedure SUf said commission
in fixing freight and passenger traffic,
and lhbeaEing complaints OF oarrior and
shipp5K and Of ,.alteringsahd amnponndinIg
said 3&nadfo, 8 hall apply to- the suhja6t
Of fixing and amending .rates hnd
charges forestorage, tas aforesaid {, s.ss~ !,
! bec.s 3, That mo .railroad gpompany
shall mako Of + iretasin,, directly 81 81 indi.
rootly, any charge for storage Of freight
greater than that fxod by the commits
Bion. for. ;oaoh PARTICULAR storage, nor
u they, discriminate directly OF
Indirectly by means Of rebatop, or any
othorsdcYioe in. suoh charges, .be tween
personasts:, : .i.'s I, NV ~ !. y, ~f II ~ .l,
!, 500. 4. That if any railroad company
shall violate tho provision Of, this acs 8,
other by exoeodipg the rates Of
storage prescribed, or by discrimina.
ting MS aforesaid, tho person or porsons
so paying sNoh owe roharge, or aubjooted
to. sNoh,, disorimstion,, shail have tho
right to sue for the same,in any'court
;of'this State havingsjuriadietion Of the
claim, and sRall havo all the remedies
and be !aontitled to recover tho samo
penalties and measure of damages as
is prescribed in tho oaso Of overoharge
OF, fre,gat ratios, upon making like de-.
mand as 10 prescribed 10 such case, and
after like failnso to paytho same, s,
,}.. @,i 1t Spreads, ..;t
A dispatch from Boeton, Mass, !, says says
Mrs. Navy Groon, who ssomod to DO
familiar with tho methods Of Mrs. Carrie
Nation Of Kans All, wrecked "a Cambridge
straot bartoom Wodne sdayl evening and
was sontonood to aervea torrdaat9 the
house Of correction. y Mra. q Green not
only laid, tho sbartender,loW,w with plato
but also reduced tho, bafWsrea to mole;
oyles, shattered 4 several spl late Sglapp
mirfors and drove tho Heightened d pat.
rons of tho eatab ibhmiont to tho vino
cellar. I'M Carrie Nation, " sho Yell
| cd, ,Nisnd Ell leave no rum shop instho
foyun xohoy, r rat throtaeh. ~ 3El5