The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20


 sureties and to be approved and renewed in the same manner. and with like con ditions as the bond by this act required to be given to supersede an order of the commission reducing such rates or fares, and collectible and enforceable in the same manner as such bond: and an ad ditional bond similar In all respects shall be given at the end of each year pend- ing the appeal, and pending a subsequent appeal, by either party to the Supreme Court. From the time said bond is given the said common carrier or railroad cor poration shall have the right to charge and receive, and 1t shall be lawful for 1t to charge and receive, the rates or fares sought by said petition, not exceed ing the rates or fares in force on its road for the same service on the first day of January, 1907 until the final disposition of said cause. Provided, however, that upon the failure of said common car Tier or railroad corporation to file with the commission any of the sworn state ments, or to give any of the additional bonds by this act required and when and as required, or the renewal bond hereinabove required, the right to charge such increased rates, or fares shall co instant cease, and the rates, fares or charges sought to be raised by said pe- tition and appeal shall at once be and remain the lawful rates and shall be so declared by the commission without any order of the court The notices or de- mands for such sworn statements and additional bonds may be given in the man. ner hereinbefore prescribed.
 Sec. 3. From the judgment or decree of the trial court an appeal may be taken by either party to the Supreme Court at any time within thirty days from the date of the rendition of said decree. If said appeal be taken by the common carrier or railroad corporation security for the costs of the appeal shall be given as in cases of appeals from chancery courts, and if supersedeas bond had been given on appeal to the chancery court, as above provided for, then pend ing said appeal to the Supreme Court and pending an appeal thereto by the Rail road Commission, if it should appeal, such bond shall continue in full force and effect and all the conditions thereof shall be compiled with, and the failure to file said sworn statements or give said ad- ditional bonds when and as required shall co instant revive the rates, fares and charges complained of. Said cause shall have precedence over all other causes, except criminal cause; both in the trial court and in the Supreme Court, and may be advanced on the docket for the pur- pose of expediting the final decision thereof.
 Sec. 4. All expenses incurred by the Railroad Commission in the trial of said cause, including any costs that may be taxed against it. or against any mem- Der thereof, shall be paid out of the State Treasury upon warrant drawn by the Auditor on the State Treasury and ap- proved by the Governor.
 Sec. 5. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act be, and the same are hereby. repealed.
 A hn,,royad Novapahar
 Official:
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
 No. 45.) AN ACT QI. 56. To provide for the prompt publication of the General Acts of the Legisla- ture.
 Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of Section 1. Immediately after every gen eral act has been approved by the Cover nor, the Secretary of State shall have 1t correctly copied and the copy placed In the hands of the public printer, who must, as soon practicable, print one thousand O,0O0) copies thereof of which the Secretary of State must dis tribute two copies to every member and officer of the Legislature, and to ev- cry State officer having an office in the Capitol; ten copies to the Department of Archives and History; ten copies to the Supreme Court library, and mail one copy to every Judge and Clerk of Court of Record in this State, and one copy to every Solicitor or Assistant or Deputy Solicitor, and Sheriff and County officer in this State.
 Sec 9 The acts required to be printed hereby must be printed on good white paper, to be approved by the Governor, of the same size pages as those of the Alabama Reports" and numbered from one Q) consecutively so that they may be bound into volume if desired
 Sec. g. The Acts must be printed in the order in which they are approved. and when sixteen Q6) pages are print ed, they must be folded and stitched, or stapled, on the side, and delivered without waiting for more.
 Sec. {. The Government shall see that the public printer prints and delivers the Acts promptly and if for any cause he cannot print them so that they may be delivered to the Secretary of State within three (3) days of the de- livery of the copy to the publisher, the Governor shall forthwith contract for this printing with some publisher who will print and deliver the General Acts as fast as they are passed.
 Sec. 5. That in making the contract for the publication of the Acts of the Legislature, the Governor shall require the printer to give bond in such sum as he may direct, conditioned that the General Acts shall be printed as here in provided. and delivered to the Sec retary of State within three days from the receipt of the copy thereof by the printer and that a volume of the Gen eral Acts shall be printed, bound and delivered to the Secretary of State within forty (40) days from the ad- journment of the session of the Legis- lature; provided that if recess be taken for a longer time than thirty (30 days, that then all of the General Acts passed before the recess shall be immediately printed, bound and delivered.
 Approved, Nov. 23 1907
 Official:
 Frank N. Julian.
 Secretary of State.
 No. 54) AN ACT. (H 46. To prohibit common carriers and their
 officers, agents and employees, from
 publishing, exacting, charging or reeeiv-
 ing any higher or greater rate of com
 pensation for the transportation of prop
 erty or passengers than that specifically
 designated and prescribed by statute, or made the maximum rate by statute,
 or than that established by the Rail-
 road Commission, and from refusing to
 receive property or passengers for trans
 portation at such rates; to provide pen-
 alties for a violation thereof, and fix
 the period within which proceedings
 may be instituted for the recovery of
 such penalties and the procedure to
 recover the same.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the Leg islature of Alabama, that in all eases where the maximum rate of compen-