The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-08
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Section j That an cot entitled 3 q
|Iactst0 smend IN act entitled IAN act to
res g9lato d tho 8sohodulo Of passenger
.tiai ha S in cert air, Gaaaa . annrhvnd the
|i9fhlday of March, 1896, Y approved the
I'd }ofi May, "a. D. 1897, be, and The
tarps Si y here BY, 9amonded by inserting
on line 1 L Of section Y / aftor the word
srAilIoada, and before tho word .'so, ,p''4
5thS flowing land, If they doom re !.
5sohable, they may Likewise require.
such persons, associations or corpora
|!tions TO furnish to the travelling pub.
ii9 aoilities8 for passage over such
Tail roads twico each way daily, p8s SO
that Bection l shall re ead:
81 Section ]. & BE 1t enact ted by the gen,
ssrsl assembly Of tho State Of South
Qarolina. That an act entitled IAN
Act to regulate tho schedule Of pasaen-
ger tra:ns ia certain oases,' approved
tho 9th day Of March, 1896. be, and tho
same is hereby, amended by adding at
thoend Of sootion / thereof tho follow,
Ing words, to wit: ''Aud the better to
Secure auoh connections, they may ro.
Squire oil persons, associations OF cor.
porations operating any railroad or
railroads (exccpt such as may bo in
the hands OF reooivers) to run at least
orc nnmixed daily passenger train
eaoh way over such railroad or rail
roais, and if they deem reasonable
they may likewi6e require snoh per-
som, associations or corporations to
furnieh to tho travelling public facili-
tioa for passage over such railroads
twice each way daily" 30 that said
sooiion l shall read: 1t shall be the
duty Of tho railroad nom misaioners.
within thirty dsys after tho passage
of this act, and from timo to time, to
examine into the schedules Of all the
railroads in this State for tho carriage
OF persone5 or passengers, with view
TO ascertain if said. roads oan reason
ably make oloso connection with inter.
seoting roads; and whenever, in their
opil ion, such close connection can bo
made without injustice or material in
jury TO suoh road or roads, they shall
mako tbo appropriate orders to effect
the sa,ao And Tho better to sc cure
s,ich connections, thoy may require all
persons, assc Citations or corporations
operating any railroad or railroads
(exoept suoh as may be in the hands
Fol rsceiYers) to run at Loaf ono un.
mixod daily passehger train oaoh way
over such railroad or railroads, and
may likewise require buoh persons, as
sooiatiops or corporations to furnish to
tho travelling public facilities for pas
sage over such railroads twice each
wey daily. 4.
DEMURRAGE.
During tho last State campaign there
y as a lot Of talk on the part of oandi-
dates for the office offrailroad commits.
eioner about the hardship exacted Of
Ia.rons Of railroads on account of tho
heavy demprrago charges made BY
railroads. One'of the complaints was
that railroads do OF furnish WAREHOUSES;
at small stations to store freight until it
ig called for, and yet it demands of the
partySto whom the freight is consigned
that he remove it at onoo or pay stcr
ago charges for the use Of the CAR AT
the end Of certain time tho freight
will be uDloaded at the owners risk
La the case Of soluable guano aud such
commodities, the weather might dam
ego tho shipment considerably If it be
unl0aded Without nhelter, and the own
er. might live at some disfapce from:
The station and not know Of. tho arrival
;df tho freight. Mr.. H.9J. Kiuard Of
Greenwood introduced asbill which bo
camo an act, which provided O. moder-
ate: rate Of et6rago. ID The act is entitled
An act TO re equiro tho railroad com.
mission to fix rates Of storage to be
charged by railroad companies in this
State, to prescribe regulations for oharg.
ing the same, end to prescribe how
suit shall be brought for over charges
and to fix the measure for recoVery, and
to- regulate tho freight cha,g on
molons." So much Of tho act as ro
lates to msl0ns was an amendment put
in by the senate. The act roads: .,....'s
Section l. Be il enacted by tho gen-
eral a ,ssembly Of tho State Of South
Carolina, that from and aftor the pas
sage Of this act power is hereby con.
fcrred 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 charged by railroad
companies doing business in this State,
aud to fix at what time after the recep.
tion of freight at place Of destination
suoh charges. Of storage shall begin,
with. power to vary the Same according
to tho value and character Of the freight
stored the nature of tho plaoo Of dos
tination and tho re sidonoo Of o0nsignee,
and auoh other facts as in their Judge
ment should be considered in fixing
the same. III. K! VI , H
So. Q. That all the provisions Of the
act creating said railroad commiusion
and aols amendatory thereof, pre-
scrising the procedure of said commits.
zion in fixing freight and passenger
traffic, and hearing oomplainta OF oar
rier 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-.
reotly any charge for storage OF freight
greater than that fixed by the commits.
sion for each particular storage, nor
shall they discriminate directly or indi-'
reotly by means OF >rebatee, or any
other device in suoh charges, between
persons. .'8
SEQ. 4 That If any railroad company
shall violate tho provisins of this act,
either by exceeding tho rates Of stor-
age pro.oribod, or by discriminating as,
aforesaid, the person or personsiao pay.
ing euch Ovorchargo,' or subjeoted to