The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-01-22
OF INTEREST TO SHIPPERS

OF INTEREST TO SHIPPERS /
A Biz to Compel And Regulate the Car
r.ase of Inter State Freight On All
Railroads Engaged In inter
State Transportation
Be it Enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
! United States, in Congress Assem-
bled.
Sect l. 1t shall be the duty of
every railroad company engaged in
carrying, or in giving bills of lad
ing for carrying, personal property
and live stock, between points in
states and territories, upon written
application by any person for the
carriage of any such property or
live stock I'VE the railroad of any
such company, or over such rail-
road and any connecting line, or
lines of railroad, to any point in
another state or territory, to receive
and commence the carrying thereof
within five days after the offer
of delivery thereof for such carriage
and any failure to receive or COM
merce the carriage of such proper
ty "r live stock by any such COM,
pany in any such case shall entitle
the person making such applica-
ton to recoye from such company.
for each car necessary for such car
riage, for each day after said five
days during which such failure
shall continue, "A penalty of ten
dollars, recoverable bysuch persons
as plaintiff against said company
as defendant by a civil action in a
circuit court Of the United States
for any district in which such com
pany may have an office and ager.t
tor the transaction of any business
upon whom summons therein NAV
be served,
Section 2. The provision of the
next preceding section shall apply
not only to the initial railroad car
rier to which such application shall
be made, but also to any connect
ing railroad carrier engaged in
such carrying of personal property
and live stock on any railroad line
or part OF a line between the point
OF the terminus Of such initial car.
rler and the ultimate point of ship
ment to which connecting cartier
said person shall make written an
plication for the continued carriage
OF his property or live stock by
such connecting carrier.
Section B. 1t shall be the duty of
every railroad company engaged in
carrying personal property or live
stock between points in different
states or territories, whenever so
engaged as a sole carrier, or as an
initial or connecting carrier in such
carriage, to transport and haul all
cars furnished to any shipper for
such carriage over its line of rail-
ROAD Q the starting point to the
point OF destination thereonof s,,ch
shipment, in such number of d.vs
or = hours each as will equal the
number resulting from the division
by the number fifty, Of the tota,
number OF miles of carriaoe n sa;d
Shipment over its line Of railroad
py such company with or without
any remainder by such division
n tor each additional day occ,,n-
1ed IN such carriage over and ahnva
such a number in completing snch
Shipment, said company shall fnr;+
ana pay to the consirnee of a1,rl,
supper Tor each car so f,,rn;ahcd
} ana transported the sum and neraI'
~ OF ten dollars to be recovered ~
I !ll1n 10 the manner provided ~ ~
nfst section Of this act. Ae
section 4. 1t Shall not 10 ~,
|; 1ence 70 any suit under the ,,,au;
slons OF this act, that the o,n,,. o :,
sueu dld not have the cars recas.
Z sary Tor any shipment annliad e.,
or dld not have the REQUESTS en,,;u
1hent tor the carriage or ha,lii,io.
z .lereot from the point az sta,t;ass.
70 me destination thereof a., az
por1ion thereof, on its line Of ra;iy1
Section 5. The penalties
ape under this act may be sned e..
I 49, one single count or statement ~
-. s peLitlon or complaint, without
l'avlnS a separate CONT for +ha
: f penal.y ior each car for each dav
: This art such penalty is given ~