St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1907-05-10

panies, shippers and c~onsignees, and
equalizing car service and penalties, for
the use and detention Of cars and fail
ure to furnish cars and transport the
same
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
railroad company to furnish suitable car
or cars to every and all persons, without
DISCRIMINATION, who may apply therefor
any and all kinds Of freight and to re-
ceive and transport such freight with all
reasonable. dispatch, and to provide and
and handling Of same at any station OF
public switch. on the line of it's road, and
also to receive and transport in like man
per a the c empty or loaded ross &c cars rs f Gn;Gtshed
at any station or stations On the line Of
Its road. to- be loaded or discharged, or
nected; n for compensation it shall not
demand or receive any greater sum than
Is accepted by it from any other connect
ing railroad for a like service.
When the owner, manager or&shipper of
any freight Of n kind shall make ap-
frans agehe i91 of ofhe anJ pe raflroa 55 e eomgsn Of
at any point that cars are desired in or
upon which to ship any freight. it shall
supply the number Of cars so required at
the point indicated in the application
within a reasonable. time thereafter, not
10 -SACS6u lOILy.0lSuC hours at C6rfnlna(
points, and seventy-two hours at inter
mediate points, from the receipt Of such
application, Sundays and legal holidays
excepted. and shal supply such cars to
the person or persons so applying there
for in the order in which such applica-
tons are made, without giving preference
to any person; provided, that: If the appli-
railroad company may have one addition
al day in which to supply each additional
car so ordered.
Cats o~-YSoo+3o- eo-s..~. -, -, r..
writing, stating the number of cars want
ed; the time and place desired, and said
application shall state the character of
f fi1itggft f and .m It's final 20 d%f fba ann'3c.t t. ia a.
business in this state shall provide suita.
BILE blanks for that purpose to be kept at
Of every such railroad company. upon
the request Of the applicant. to furnish
him a duplicate Of SUCH application.
provisions Of this chapter, If they are not
furnished within the time herein stated,
the railroad comp!an 80 failing to furnish
so applying for them the sum of one dol
furnished, to be recovered in any court
all damages such applicant may have
sustained.
Sec. 2. Any railroad company men
ceipt Of notice from a shipper that one or
more cars have beenoloaded by such Ship
per and are ready for delivery to such
company at the place OF loading thereof,
to be carried on the road Of such COM
pany towards the destination thereof,
Shall remove such car or cars from such
loading point and forward the same to-
wards destination within twenty-folr
n legal holidays excepted; and for ev-
cry delay Of twenty-four hours or frac-5
ton thereon after the expiration of the
period therein allowed for the removal
thereof, such railroad company shall for
felt to such. shipper the sum of n doll
lar for each and every car not so re-
moved within the period herein provided.
together with all damages he may have
sustained by failure SO to remove.
Sec. 3. ANY railroad company. men
toned inasection 1 Of this act which shall
receive from a connecting railroad CONF
pany one or more cars Of freight con-
signed4to anyspoint5 onpor beyond Its line.
shall within twenty-four hours after such