The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-01-24
SEN. ASHBURVs
RAILROAD BILL
= the One That VIII Become a Law,
II Any Bill On This Sub
lect Is Passed.
By W. r. Wears. |,


several two-cent railway fare bills
introduced in both houses the fol.
lowing, introduced by Senator Ash
burn. Of Doddridge, a colleague OF
senator Thorn, is the one that has
me most prestige. and will, think,
~ do others, become law. 1t is
broad and comprehensive, and as
Senator Auburn is chairman of the
committed on railroads he will give
this bill his personal and strict at
tention. The bill is now In the rail-
road committee and will be favor
shiy reported. Here 1t is in fun:
SENATE BILL NO. is.
4 BIZ to amend and re-enact Sec
non SIC :of chapter 81 of the Code
sfWcst Virginia, relating to rail-
road char es:
Be It enac ed by the Legislature
~ West Virginia.
That section SIC of chapter 81 of
the Code of West Virginia, .be amend
I'd and re-enacted SO as to read as
follows:
Z SIC. !. That all railroad corpora
lions organized or doing business in
this State under the laws or au-
thority thereof, shall be limited to
the rates OF compensation for the
transportation of passengers. which
IRE herein prescribed.
n. All railroads in this State
shall be classified according to the
gross amount of their respective an
nal earnings per mile as follows:
Glass A. Shall include railroads
whose gross annual earnings, per
mile. shall be ten thousand dollars,
81 more. and narrow guage railroads.
whose gross annual earnings. per
mile. shall be five thousand dollars
or more.
Glass B. Shall include railroads
whose gross annual earnings, per
mtie.. shall be eight thousand dol.
lars: or any sum in excess thereof
Lets than ten thousand dollars, and
sunh narrow guage railroads whose
gross annual earnings. per mile, shall
be four thousand dollars, or any
aum in excess thereof less than FIVE
thousand.dollars.
whose gross annual earnings, pei
whose gross annual earninsg, pei
mile. shall be four thousand dollars
or. any sum in excess thereof lest
than eight thousand dollars, ant
such narrow guage railroads whose
gross annual earnings. per mile
shall be two thousand dollars. o.
any sum in excess thereof less thai
four thousand dollars.
CLASS u. Shall include railroad,
whose gross annual earnings. pc
mile, shall be any sum less thai
four thousand dollars, and marrow
guage railroads whose gross annua
earnings, per mile. shall be any sun
less than two thousand dollars.
LII. All railroad corporations, &C
cording to their classification a
herein furnished, shall be limited t,
compensation per mile, for the trans
portation of any person with ordin
airy baggage, not exceeding on
hundred pound in weight, as follows
Glass A. For any distance no
more than two cents per mile.
Glass B. For any distance no
more than two and one-half cent.
per mile.
Glass c. For any distance no
more than three cents per mile.
Glass. D., For any distance mo-
more, than three and one-half cents
per mile.
Provided. That no such corpora
don shall charge, demand or receive
any greater compensation per mile
for transportation of children
twelve years of age or under. thar
half the rates above described; and
provided further, II for any one pas.
senger the charge at the above rate
would bet.less than five cents, the
same. may nevertheless be charged as
minimum.
". All railroad corporations shall
keep constantly posted in con
spfeuous place; in all their ticket Of
aces and passenger and freight de
pots printed copy OF the first, sec
20. tElrd,, fourth and fifth sections
,.ls act, together with table o
aH7ances between each and ever.
station of their road. printed IL
fa,gihle type, and statement show
ing the class TO which its road be
longs.
v ANY railroad corporation whicl
\ shall charge, demand or receive an
greater compensation for the trans
portation of any passenger than |
altl,oSized by this act. shall be liabl
to the party aggrieved in the sum O
i've hundred dollars. and the sam
may be recovered, together with a
costs of suit and a reasonable al
torney's fee, to be taxed by the cour
In an action Of debt in any couI