The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-05-31

and these returning home after dis
charge. under arrangements with th
boards of mana gers. and female nurse
that served during the civil war: t
Union soldiers and sailors and ey
Confederate soldiers: and to owner
ana care takers of live stock whe
tra'e'ins with such stock Or when go,n
10 point of shipment or returning from
point OF delivery: Provided. that TIL
provision shall not b.. construed TO uro
D'olt the interchange OF passes for th
ofncerS. agents, and employees of car
rjers. and members of their jmmediat,
1amilles. nor to prohibit any carrie
from carrying passengers free with tn,
object of providing relief In cases q
general epidemic. pestileuce or othe
calamitous visitatfOns. nor Dreven
such carrier from giving free or rs
duced transportation to laborers trans
ported to any place for the purpose OF
supplying any demand for labor al
such place. Any carrier violating this
provision shall be deemed guilty of 9
mIsdemeanOr and shall for each offense
pay to the United States a penalty OF
not less than one hundred nor more
than two thousand dollars, and any
person, other than the persons excepted
In this provision, who uses, or who
sOlicits or accepts for himself or 9th
er person. any such Interstate free
ticket. free pass or free transportation
snail be subject to Il like penalty and
hne Jurisdiction of offenses under this
provision shall be the same as that pro
Vlded for OffenSeS In an act entitled AN
act to further regulate commerce with
foreign nations and among the states,'
approved Feb. 10, 1903, and any
amendment thereof.
Railways Must Not Deal In Coal.
From and after May l, 1908, 1t
shall be unlawful for any common car
rier to transport from any state, ter
ritory. or district of the United States
to any other state. territory, or district
OF the United States or to any foreign
country any article or commodity, 9th.
er than timber and the manufactured
products thereof. manufactured, min
ed. or produced by it or under its au-
thority or which 1t may own In whole
or in part. or in which it may have any
Interest, direct or indirect, except such
articles or commodities as may be nee
essary and intended for It's own use
In the conduct OF its business as com.
mon carrier
Must Provide Switches For All Shippers
ANY common carrier subject to the
provisions of this act shall promptly,
upon application Of any shipper tender
Ing interstate traffic for transportat ton.
maintain, and operate upon
reasonable terms a switch connection
with any private side track which may
De constructed to connect with its rail-
road' where such connection is reason
ably practicable and can be put in
6usinss % surety and Iaa,M ,Myi fHiee construction
and maintenance of the same; and
shall furnish cars for the movement of
such traffic to the best of its ability
discrimination in favor of or
against any such shipper. IL any COM
mon carrier shall fail to install and
operate any such switch or connection
as aforesaid, on application therefor
in writing by any shipper, such ship
per may make complaint to the COM
as provided in section IL
of this act, and the commission shall
hear and investigate the same and
shall determine as to the safety and
thereof and justification
and reasonable compensation therefor,
and the commission may make an or
this act, directing the common carrier
to comply with the provisions Of this
section in accordance with such order,
and such order shall be enforced as
hereinafter provided for the enforce
ment of all other orders by the COM
mission, other than orders for the pay
ment of money,
1T shall he the duty Of carriers en-
gagged In interstate commerce to give
equally good service and accommodate
tions to all persons paying the same
compensation for interstate transporta-
ton Of passengers
All Tariffs Must Be Published.
Sec. . That section 6 of said act,
as amended March 2. 1899. be amended
so as to read as follows:
Sec G. That every common carrier
subject to the provisions of this act
shall file with the commission created
by this act and print and keep open to
public inspection schedules showing oil
the rates. fares and charges for trans
portation between different points on
its own route and between points on
its own route and points on the route
Of any other carrier by railroad. by
pipe line or by water when a through
route and joint rate have been estab
lished. The schedules printed as afore
said by any such common carrier shall
plainly state the places between which
property and passengers will be car
ried, and shall! contain the classification
Of freight In force, and shall also state
separately all terminal charges. storage
charges. icing charges. and all Othel
charges which the commission may re
auire, all special privileges or facilities
granted or allowed and any rules o.
regulations which in any wise change
affect, or determine any part Of or th'
aggregate of such aforesaid rates
fares, and charges or the value Of tn
service rendered to the passenger, ship
per. or consignee Such schedules shal
be plainly printed in large type. ant
copies for the use Of the public shal
be kept posted in two public and con
spicuous places IN every depot, station
or office of such carrier where passen
gers or freight. respectively. are re
ceived for transportat in such forr
that they shall be accessible to the put
lie and conveniently inspected. In
provisions of this section shall appl
to all traffic, transportation. and "a
,ilitics defined In section 1 Of this act
ANY common carrier subject to tn
provisions of this act receiving freigh
In the United States to be carrie
through Il foreign country to any plac
in the United States shall also In hk
manner print and keep open to publ