The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-31

to fix and establish the maximum rates to be charged by railroads now operating or which may hereafter operate. as com mon carriers in whole or in part in the state of Alabama, for the transportation, originating and terminating within the state of certain articles and for this pur- pose to classify said articles and said rall- roads," insofar as the complainant is af- feeted thereby, are hereby suspended, and the taking effect of any of the rates fixed by the said last two acts, insofar as the complainant is affected thereby, be and it is hereby suspended, and the establish ment of any of the rates fixed in the other said act is hereby suspended, insofar as the complainant is affected thereby and said restraining order is hereby granted.
 Commission Restrained.
 And it is further ordered that the rail- road commission of Alabama, Charles Henderson, president, and William D. Nesbitt and John G. Harris, associate members of the railroad commission, and each of them separately and individually, are restrained and enjoined from putting into effect the maximum or other rates upon passengers prescribed and author ized by said act of the legislature of Ala bama, approved February IA, 1907 and from putting into effect the maximum or other rates prescribed and authorized by said act of the legislature of Alabama, approved March ?. 1907, and fro mputting into force and effect the maximum or other rates prescribed by the act of the legislature of Alabama, approved Febru- ary g. 1907, so far as the said rates or any of them so prescribed and authorized relate to the complanants railroad or any part thereof within the state of Ala bama, and also from ordering recom- mending, instituting or bringing or caus- ing to be instituted or brought through Alex NJ. Garber. the attorney general of the state of Alabama, or through any at torney or attorneys employed or appointed by themselves or any one of them or by any officers of the state of Alabama, or through any person, or persons whomso- ever, any civil action or proceeding of any nature or kind whatsoever. or prose- cution by indictment or otherwise against the complainant or any of it's officers, agents or employees for damages, penalties or fines or for any other cause what soever for failure to continue in force or effect eomplainant's tariffs or rates of January l. 1907, or for charging. demand ing or receiving for the transportation of freight over compalnant's railroad more than the tariff or rates of freight in force upon compliments road on Janu- ary 1, 1907; and also from putting into force or effect upon any of said lines of railroad of complainant in Alabama the passenger tariff or rate prescribed in said act, approved February 14 1907 and also from putting into force and effect the classification of freight and schedules of rates prescrlbed-or authorized in said act, approved March 2, 1907; and also from in stituting or bringing or causing to be in- stituted or brought any suit at law or in equity against the complainant or against any officer, agent or employe of the com plainant to compel the complainant or any officer agent or employe of the com AIof, +, ,Ottt it,fA offn f, observe the provisions of said act ap- proved February 9, 1907, or of the said act approved February H. 1907, of said act approved March 2, 1907; and also from instituting or bringing or causing to be instituted or brought any suit or proceed ing either at law or in equity, civil or criminal, against complainant or any of it's officers, agents or employees for failing to observe any of the tariffs or rates pre- scribed or authorized by said acts or either of them, or for charging more for passenger or freight transportation than is provided or authorized by said acts or either of them; and also from instltutng or bringing or causing to be instituted or brought, any suit or proceeding, either at law or in equity, civil or criminal for penalties or otherwise, against the com plainant or any officer, agent or employe of the complainant, for having increased it's freight charges prior to March 20, 1907, above the maximum of its schedules of freight charges of January 1, 1907 and also from bringing or prosecuting any ac- tion or proceedings civil or criminal, against the complainant for forfeiture of it's right or license to do intrastate business in Alabama, or for penalties or fines or damages or for any cause of ac- tion whatever on account of the com plaint filing it's bill of complaint in this cause or institutng its action in this court; and also from instituting or bring ing or causing to be instituted or brought, any suit or proceeding either at law or in equity, civil or criminal, for penalties or otherwise against the complainant or any officer, agent or empoye of the com- plainant for the purpose of preventing or hinderng the complainant or any of its