The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20
GENERAL LAW s
Enacted By the Legislature of Alabama

the maximum rates to be charged for the transportation, originating and sterminat- ing in this State, of the articles or com modities named and specified (other than those articles specified without percent age'D in the following schedule of stand ard maximum rates of freight, known as Group 8. over any of the railroads named in Glass One, or over any railroad which may hereafter be placed in said class by law or by the Railroad Commission, when said articles commodities are offered for shipment, in the manner, condition and quality, in said schedule specified, shall not exceed, for the various distances therein specified the rates named and specified in said schedule of standard maximum rates of freight plus five (5) per cent; and for such transportation of such articles or commodities over any railroad named in Class Two, or over any railroad which may hereafter be placed In said class the maximum rates to be charged shall not exceed the rates named and specified in said schedule, plus twenty (20) per cent for the various distances therein specified. when offered for ship ment, in the manner, condition and quan- tlty specified In said schedule, except that on the following articles the rates to be charged by said railroad shall not ex- ceed the rates specified in said schedule, plus five (0 per cent. viz: fruit, green; bagging; broom corn; cement; cider; vine- gar; domestic wines; fowls, dressed; ice, in casks, bags or barrels; lumber, laths; shingles; paper, printing or wrapping; sash; doors; blinds; bridge or railroad iron, and for such transportation of such articles over any railroad named in Class Three, or over any railroad which may hereafter be placed in said class. the tmaximum rates to be charged shall not exceed the rates named and specified in said schedule, plus twenty-five (25) per cent for the various distances, and when shipped in the manner, condition and quantity therein specified; except that on the following articles the rates to be charged by said railroads in Class Three shall not exceed the rates specified in said schedule, plus ten Q0) per cent. viz fruit, green; bagging; broom corn; ce- ment; cider; vinegar; domestic wines; fowls, dressed; ice, in casks, bags or bar rels; lumber, laths; shingles; paper, print Ing or wrapping; sash; doors; blinds; bridge or railroad iron; and for such transportation of such articles or com modities over any railroad named in Class Four, over any railroad which may hereafter be placed in said class, the maximum rates to be charged and speci- fled in said schedule, plus fifty (5O per cent for the various distances. and when shipped in the manner, condition and quantity therein specified.
 The characters "C. L.."' "L. c. L." \"C. R." and 70. R." shall represent Carloads" Less than Carloads" Car riers' Risk" and owners Risk" re- spectively.
 The carload minimum weight except where otherwise provided in the fore going schedule shall be 20,000 pounds.
 Where the actual distance Is less than one hundred miles, that a ship ment may be carried when such dis tance is not shown in the distance table in the foregoing schedule, charges may be collected for the distance that Is sh own in the foregoing schedule, and most nearly approximating the actual distance. As an illustration:
 If the actual distance fifty eight (5S) miles, the sixty (60) miles rate will ap-