Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-06-18
THE FLORIDA RAILROAD COM.
MISSIONS ARE SHOW
ING FIGHT
NOTICE SERVED ON RAILROADS
Must Make Explanation of Certain
Alleged Charges for Refusing
To Transport Freight

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issued the following notices to the
Seaboard Air Line Railway and the
Atlantic Coast Line:
Office of the Railroad Commissioners.
State of Florida
To the Seaboard Air Line Railway:
You are hereby notified that the
Bradford Lumber Company. cor
poration, has complained to the Rail-
road Commissioners of the State of
Florida and preferred charges against
YOU. that ysu have by your officers.
agents and employees violated and dis
regarded the provisions OF chapter
47OU OF the Laws of Florida and
the Transportation of Freight. -"
provided and prescribed by the Rail
al Commissioners of the State OF
Florida and published in their tenth
annual report, which said rule is rs
follows:
No railroad company shall decline
or refuse 10 act as a common carrier
to transport any article proper for
transportation. and a failure to trans
port such article within a reasonable
time after the same has been offered
for transportation shall be deemed p
violation of this rule In this
II is charged by the said Bradford
Lumber Company that on the 18th
day of June. 4. ID. 1907. and on divers
days prior thereto after the Sd day
Of June. A. ID. 1907, YOU declined and
refused 10 act as a common carrier
10 transport certain lumber from 1
siding at the 64-mile post on your
line In Bradford county, Florida,
which said lumber was offered to you
for transportation by the said Brad
ford Lumber Company at said siding
TO Fernandina. Fla; and that by such
refusal and declination by you to
transport said lumber upon request
OF the said Bradford Lumber Com
pany. you violated and disregarded
said chapter 400, Laws of Florida,
and said Rule No. OF the Rules
governing the Transportation of
Freight N uhi rh H.,
hOefOre been made.
The Railroad Commissioners of the
state OF Florida hereby give YOU
notice that said Commissioners will
meet at their Office in the city of Tai
ahassee. Fla. on the 26th day OF
June, A ID. 1907. at 10 O'Clock a. m.
10 consider and take action upon said
complaint and charges, and that you,
me Seaboard Air Line Railway. shall
uen and there have an opportunity to
Oe heard by said Railroad Commits
s'Oners and to show cause. if any you
nave why the said Railroad Commits
S'oners should not fix and i'm
pOSe upon you penalty for violation
anu disregard of said rule provided
SUI prescribed by the said Railroad
commissioners in accordance with
'napter 400, Laws of Florida
Oone and ordered by the Railroad
nissloners OF the State of Flor
IN session, at their Office in the
VI Tallahassee, Fla. this 18th
OSs OF June, A. D. 1907
H. HUDSON BURR. Chairman.
/ A'es'; R. c. DUNN, Secretary.
II Notice to AC.L.
! atlantic Coast Line Railroad
II Company:
s ue ss are hereby notified that you
larsed with having been guilty
po-. ,Auon and disregard of the
Of On OF chapter 400 of the Laws
4 Pal ua and Rule No. of the
y q Ne Governing the TRANSPORTATION
a R.lnsers. prescribed by the
Fl aHOrida: FS Oh the State
Ia this
" lse, 81 Tue 9Th day of June. A d. |
81 atlantic Coast Line pass