The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-03-06

rsi'road commission power to require
double ds;ly trains on the several rail |
roads:
Section j. That an act entitled IAN
act to sm:nd an set entitled an act to
ret u|ate the schedule Of passenger
trans in certain csses, approved the
9 h day of March, 1885," approved the
2d Gay Of Msy, A D 1897, be, and the
same j. hereby, amended by inserting
en- lire II Of section l, after the word
railroads." and before the word "so,"
the fclIowing: ''and, if they deem rea
sonable, they may likewise require
such persons, associations or corpora
items to furnish to the travelling pub
lie facilities for passage over su:h
railroads twice esch way daily" SO
that section l shall read:
Section l. Be it enacted BY the gen
eral assembly of the State Ct South
Carolina: That an act entitled IAN
act TO regulate the schedule of passen
ger trains in certain cases, approved
the Oh day of March, 1926. be, and the
same is hereby, amended by adding at
the nd of se,tion ! thereof the follow
ing words, to wit: And the better to
secure acch connections, they msy re-
q1ire all persons. associations or cor-
po,ations operating sry railroad or
railroads (ezc pit such as may be in
the hands Of receiVers) to run at least
ore urmized daily passenger train
each way over such railroad Or rail-
roais, and if they deem reasonable
they may likewise require such per
sens, associations or corporations to
furnish to the travelling ru5lic facill-
ties for passage over such railroads
twice each way daily so that said
section l shall read: 1t shall be the
du.y Of the railroad commissioners,
within thirty dsys after the passage
Of this act, and from time to time, TO
examine into the schedules Of all the
railr Dads in this State for the carriage
Of persons Or passengers, with view
to ascertain if said roads can reason
ably make close conr ection with inter
seoting roads; and whenever, in their
opi1 ion, su,h close connection can be
made without injustice or material in
Jury to such road or roads, they shall
make the appropriate orders to effect
the same. And the better to secure
such connections, they nay require all
persons, assc scciations or corporations
operating any railroad OF railroads
Except such IS may le in the hands
of r,eeiver:) to run at leat one un-
mixed daily passenger train each way
over suoh railroad or railroads, and
may likewise require such persons, as
sociations or corporations TO furnish to
the travelling public facilities for pas
sage over such railroads twice each
wsy daily.
| DEMURRAGE.
During the last State campaign there
vas lot Of talk on the part Of candi-
dstss for the Office Of railroad commits
sioner about the hardship exacted Of
IA roDs Of railroads on account Of the
heavy demurrage charges made by
railroads. One Of the complaints was
that railroads do L OF furnish WAREHOUSES
at small stations to store freight until it
is called for, and yet it demands Of the
party to whom the freight is consigned
that he remove it at once or Pay stcr
age charges for the use Of the car. At
the erd Of certain time the freight
will be unloaded at the owners risk
10 the case of soluable guano and such
commodities, the weather might dam
age the shipment considerably if it be
unlcaded without shelter, and the oWn-
er might live at scme distaEce from
the station aud not know of tie arrival
# the freight. Mr. H. j Kinsrd Of
Greenwood introduced bill which be
came an act, which provided moder-
ate rate of storage. The set is entitled
San act to require the railroad c,m,
mission to fix rates Of storage to be
charged by railroad companies in this
State, to prescribe regulations for charg-
ing the same, aud to prescribe how
suit shall be brought for ever charges
and to fix the measure for recovery, and
to regulate the freight cha'g 8 on
melons" So much Of the act as re
lates to m slons was an amendment put
in by the senate. The act reads:
| section l. Be it enacted by the gen
eral a s:embly Of the State of South
Carolina, that from and after the pas
sage Of this &C. poGer is hereby CON.
fired on the 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 chsrged by railroad
companies doing Business in this State,
snd to fix at what time after the recep.
ton Of freight at place Of destination
such charges Of storage shall begin,
with power to vary the same according
to the value and character Of the freight
stored, the nature Of the llace Of des-
tina ion snd the residence Of oopsignee,
and such other facts as in their judge
ment should be considered in fixing
the same.
So. 2. That sll the provisions of the
act creating said railroad commission
and ac's anendatory thereof. pre-
scri'. ing the procedure Of ssid commis-
sion in fixing freight and passenger
traffic, and hearing complaints Of car:
rier and shipper, and of altering and
amending said traffic, shall apply tothe
subj sct Of fixing and amending rates
and charges for for storage, as afore
said.
Sec 8. That 20 railroad company
shall make OF retain, directly or indi-
rectly any charge for storage Of freie hit
greater than that fixed by the comnis-
sion for each particular storage, nor
shall they discriminate directly or indi-
rectly by means Of rebates, or any
other device in such charges, between
persons.
Sec 4. That if any railrcal company
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