The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22

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total forfeiture shall not exceed one hundred
COZ dollars.
Sec 3. That it shall be unlawful for any rail-
road company, steamboat company, express com
pany other transportation company doing buSi-
in this State to omit neglect to trans
port any goods merchandise received by it
and billed to from any place in this State
for shipment. for longer period than four days
after the receipt OF same. unless otherwise agreed
upon between the company and the shipper; OF
unless the same be burned. stolen or other
wise destroyed, or to allow any such goods or
merchandise TO remain at any intermediate point
more than forty eight (4s) hours, unless other
wise provided Tor by the Corporation Commits
sion.
Each and every company violating any pro-
vision of this section shall forfeit TO the party
aggrieved the of twenty five (S250O dol
Lars Tor the first day and five $500 dollars for
each and every day of such unlawful detention
thereafter, IN case such shipment is made in car
load lots, but in less quantities the forfeiture
shall be ST. 20 for the first day and 81. so f0
each succeeding day: Provided the forfeiture
shall not be collected for more than thirty
days
Section 4. That if any railroad or other trans
portation company doing business in this State
finds it necessary in order to prevent delays
in the transportation of freight or passengers
to take possession of coal, wood, or other fuel
not its own property and convert it to its
use without an agreement with the owner there
of such taking and shall within a period of
thirty days pay for such coal, wood other
fuel at the invoice price at place of shipment
plus ten Q0) per cent should the Transports
ton company fail TO notify the consignee with
in such three days or pay for said coal. wood
other fuel at the invoice price at place OF
shipment plus ten (l0) per cent as above pro-
yided within thirty days 30) after converting ths
same to its own use it shall forfeit to the party
aggrieved the sum of twenty-five (S25.00) dollars
for the first day of failure to notify such
signee of such appropriation of said fuel or their
failure to pay for the same, and five $500 dol
lars for each day thereafter in which they shall
fail TO notify such consignee or pay for the
same.
See. s. That all laws in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed and that this act shall be in
force from and after its ratification.
In the General Assembly of North Carolina
read three times and ratified this 9th day Of
March, A. ID. 1908.
OTHER BILLES.
The third bill was introduced by Rep
resentative Blount, of Washington, and
of Trade of North Carolina. 1t provided
for the appointment of a man who should
investigate the determinations in freight
rates against the business men of North
Carolina, prepare evidence of such dis
elimination, and get the testimony in
such good shape as would lead to a cor
rection of the discrimination. The bill
passed the House, but failed in the Sem
ate.
Some of the railroads having fast
schedules to the South requested the Leg
islature to pass a bill authorizing the
railroads to appeal from the Board of
Aldermen or Town Council to the Cor
poration Commission, whenever an ordin-
ance regulating the speed of trains
through a town was considered unreason-
able. There was some opposition to this
bill on the ground that it took away from
the towns what some Senators regarded
as their inalienable right to regulate 1ne
speed of trains through their town. The
railroads contended that the bill ought
to be enacted, because some town might
have differences with the railroad and
require them to make such slow sched-
ule in running through the town as to
impair their fast schedule for Florida
and the far south. In the Senate
amendment was added TO the bill en-
cepting from its provisions the counties
of Wayne, Rockingham and Cumberland
When the bill reached the House that
body struck out the Senate amendment
and made the bill applicable to the whole
State alike. The Senate concurred in tho
Houses amendment but by mistake in
enrolling the bill has been enrolled. ex-
cepting the counties, of Wayne. Cumber-
land and Rockingham. The bill is as
follows:
An act to allow railroad companies to
hle petitions as TO rate of speed of trains
IN cities and towns in which ordinance
regulating speed OF trains is thought &c
be unnecessary, allows any railroad com
pany 10 file its petition before the North
Carolina Corporation Commission ask
ing relief from said ordinance and that
the Corporation Commission prescribe
the rate OF speed through such towns.
copy of the petition shall be mailed
IN registered letter tn mayor or chiet
officer Of the town together with q
notice from the Corporation Commission
: naming the day when the petition vii
be heard at such town
If the commission shall find that tn,
ordinance is reasonable and just the
petition shall be dismissed and petition.
ers shall ray the cost
If the Corporation Commission shall
decide that the ordinance is unreason
able 1t shall prescribe the maximum
rate Of speed for passing through sal,
town and the cost shall be paid accord
ing as may seem just to the commits
sion.
The following counties are exempted
Z Rockingham. Cumberland and Wayne