Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-03-16
CHURCHMAN
MEASURE WINS
House UNANIMOUSLY Agrees to
Senate Amendments.
Purchase of sou Miles Necessary. But
Roads Must Redeem Such Meis-
age As II Not Used

Roads Must Redeem Such MeIs-
age As 1t Not Used.
Below the SPECTATOR prints tn
2-cent railroad rate bill of Delegate
John w. Churchman, as il appear
with the senate amendments. 1t VII
be observed from a study OF the text o.
the measure that while it provides The
two cents rate only when 500 mile
books are purchased, the railroads are
compelled to refund with deduction
of the regular rate in case all OF the 5O'
miles are not travelled.
1t will also be seen that a book thus
| purchased may be used by all the
dependents of the buyer, provided ht
notifies the transportation company
beforehand as to who he expects tC
use the tickets. For instance, A.
married man with large family, on
buying his 500 book, informs the COM
pany that his sou and daughter, as
we'll as his wife, and sister, are to use
the tickets. This is all that 10 neces.
sarv. AS to whether the word deepen
dents likewise applies TO the servants
of the purchaser is another matter.
The language of the bill is ANY de-
pendent household member of the
family of the party to whom issued,
dwelling under the same roof" etc.
The text of the measure follows
An act to require the State Corpora
tion Commission to fix and prescribe
rates for passenger travel by trans
portation companies or corporations
in this State. and making it unlawful
for such transportation companies or
corporations operated by them, to
charge an excess sum over and above
certain rates, until rates are prescribed
by the State Corporation Commiss ion,
and providing penalty for violation
of this act.
/. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Virginia, That from and at
GCl uJfo aCU oGdit Va nc ANOSt VIC PO"
er is conferred In the State Corporation
Commission, and it is required to fix
and prescribe schedule of rates for
The transportation of passengers by
all transportation companies or cor
porations. and until such rates are pre-
scribed by the State Corporation Com.
all transportation companies
or corporations, operated by steam,
shall at all times keep on sale at each
and every station. mileage books of five
hundred miles and over, which books
may contain such reasonable conditions
and restrictions as may from time to
time be approved by the State Corpora
ton Commission.
2. And until said "a tes are fixed q nd
prescribed it shall be unlawful for any
company or corpora
lions, operated by steam, to charge or
collect a greater sum than two cents
per mile OF such mileage books and
such mileage books shall be good and
valid for the use OF any dependent
member of the family of the
party to whom issued, dwelling under
The same roof, within one year after
the date of same, provided, however,
the name of any person SO entitled to
use such book or books shall be furnish
I'D In writing by the purchaser at the
time of purchase. and shall be inserted
in said book or books.
8. The purchaser of said mileage
book or such person as may be entitled
to use the same as mentioned in sec
tion two of this act, shall be entitled
to travel on the lines of such transpOr-
tation companies or corporations in
this State on the presentation of such
mileage book, over the lines owned,
or operated by such corpora
tiOn issuing said mileage book, for the
of miles called for by the said
mileage book or any portion thereof.
and the conductor or agents OF such
transportation company or corporation
shall detach from said mileage book
coupons representing the number of
miles travelled at the rate OF two cents
per mills, except that five miles as a
minimum may be detached, aud such
book shall entitle the pur
chas er thereof or the parties entitled
to use the same, to the same rights and
privileges to which the holder Of the
highest class ticket issued by said
company or corporation lie entitled.
4. That it shall be unlawful for any
person other than the authorized agent
of the transportation company or COR
poration issuing the same to sell or
otherwise deal in or offer to sell such
mileage book or books or any part
thereof.
S. That the transportation company
or corporation issuing such book or
books shall redeem within eighteen
months after the expiration of the
time limit in said book any unused
portion of such book Or books, de
Quoting the regular rate for the por-
ton used. and such redemption shall
be made within fifteen days after pre-
sentation of such mileage book or
books to any authorized agent Of the
issuing road or corporation.
6. Any transportation company, cor
poraJion of person violating the pro-
of th,a nj oh oil hn daan,ad