The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-22

VIZ EoaK out the morning OF lnde-
pendenee Day.
would be less than 1--WE cents, the
same may nevertheless be charged as
minimum.
". All railroad corporations shall
keep constantly posted in a con-
spicuous place, in all their ticket of
fees aud passenger and freight de-
pots, printed copy of the first, sec
ond, third, fourth and fifth sections
Of this act, together with table of
distances between each and every
station of their road, printed in
legible type, and statement show
ing the class to which its road be-
longs.
V. Any railroad corporation which
shall charge, demand or receive any
greater compensation for the trans
portation of any passenger than is
authorized by this act, shall be liable
to the party aggrieved in the sum of
five hundred dollars, and the same
may be recovered. together with all
costs Of suit and reasonable at
torney's fee. to be taxed by the court
in an action of debt in any court
having competent Jurisdiction.
VI. That all railroad corporations
organized or doing business in the
State, under an act of Incorporation
or general law of this or any other
State, or OF the United States, now
in force, or which may be hereafter
enacted, shall be limited to the rates
of compensation for the transporta-
ton Of passengers, goods, merchan-
disc and all kinds of property. as
herein prescribed. Whenever any
railroad corporation, as lessee or
otherwise, operates any other rail-
road in Connection with its own road,
the provisions of this act shall APP
ply to such other road. so operated,
in like manner as If the same were
a part of the line Of the road owned
by the corporation operating the
same; and for such purpose all lines
OF railroad operated by the same
company shall be considered as one
and the same road.
SIC. VII, VIII. (Repealed.)
TX. That all railroad corporations
whose lines of road shall extend into
or through this State, and which ex-
tensions are incorporated by the
laws of this State, or any other
State, or the Unied staes, shall take
and transport passengers and
freight when offered; Provided, That
such railroad corporation shall not
he permitted to charge for the
transportation of freight and pas
sengers, or either, less sum from
one terminus of their road to the
other, than from any intermediate
station to either terminus thereof,
nor greater sum for the transpor-
tation of freight and passengers, or
either, from any intermediate sta
ton to either terminus Of road. or
from either terminus to any inter
mediate station, or from one inter
mediate station to another than
from any intermediate station to
either terminus, or from either ter
minus to any intermediate station,
or from one intermediate station to
another, where the distance is less.
X. The compensation for the
transportation of passengers, goods
and merchandise. and all kinds OF
property hereinbefore prescribed,
shall be interpreted to include all
fees and commissions charged by any
railroad corporation, their agent or
agents, for manifesting, receiving.
handling, shipping and delivering
any goods, merchandise. and all
other kinds Of property for trans
portation on such railroads, so that
the entire charges made by such
railroad corporation, or their agent
or agents, shall not exceed the regu-
lar transportation fees herein pre-
scribed, except for the storage Of ar
ticles in any depot or warehouse OF
the company. or in any depot or
warehouse. by their agent or agents.
which remain in such depot or ware
house after the lapse Of twenty-four
hours from the time the consIgnee is
notified by the agent, or other en-
ployees Of the company, Of their ar
rival, in cases where the abode of
the consignee is known to said agent.
A charge may also be made for such
longer time as they so remain, not
exceeding the ordinary warehouse
rates charged IN the town in which,