The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-26
Unanimous Agreement Reached
on Freight Rate Bill
WILL BE REPORTED MONDAY
Matter Under Consideration for Three
Weeks Penalties for Violation OF
tho Laws-COmmiSsion Directed IL
Prcnare and Publish Tariff OF Rate
to be Charged by Railroad Com
panic~.
Especial TO The Messenger)


Raleigh. \. c., February 23.-The
| house comn1IJtee on public service
| corporations. after three weeks con-
sideration of al freight rate bills, to-
night completed its work and finally
agreed unanimously on the following
substitute bill, which will be reported
to the house Monday.
| The General Assembly OF North Car
olina do enact: Section l. That Ii
| corporation commission created by the
| laws of North Carolina, shall not, III
| fixing the maximum rates and charges
or tariff of rates or charges for any
| common carrier transporting freight ID
! North Carolina, permit or allow any
such common carriers to charge, collect
or receive a greater toll, charge CT
rate for the transportation of any ar
ticle OF freight OF commodity embraced
In the present classification fixed and
prescribed, u approval by said corpo-
ration commission where the initial
point of shipment is on the road or
line of one common carrier in this
state and the terminal point OF sal
shipment is on the line or road Of an
other common carrier in this state,
than is the sum of the present local
rates now established prescribed or
approved by said corporation commits
sion, less a reduction of % per centum
for the said local rates on all railroads
for which there is now made or pre-
scribada reduction for a Joint haul; +;
and on these railroads for which there
is not now prescribed a reduction on
Joint hauls,a reduction Of Is per cen
ltum Of the local rates now established,
prescribed or approved by said corpo-
ration commission for said railroads;
provided, that the corporation commits
sion is hereby empowered to reQuce
the said local rates whenever IN It's
opinion and after investigation by II
shall determine that a lower rate Il
reasonable; provided further, thai
present local rates now established
prescribed OF approved by said cOrpo
: rotion commission shall not be IL
creased.
5 Section 2 That any railroad com
pany doing business in the State O
t North Carolina. or officer or agen
, thereof. who shal4 give TO any peraol
, or shipper any advantage over an
] other person or shipper under like cir
: cunlstances, by way Of any rebate
5 reduced rate not authorized by law,
2 by the North Carolina corpora lallo
e commission, or which shall tax
= charges for shipments OF freight 4
violation Of the provisions OF this &C
# shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, al
= such corporation shalD upon cmVlc
tion be fined not less than one hunore
" dollars. and such officer or agent shG
IS be fined or imprisoned or both' IN I'd
I. discretion Of the court, and any shll
It Der or consignee of any freight IN u
~ State of North Carolina who sna
t, knowingly accept any rebate or othe
p consideration from any railroatN ION
n uany which is not allowed or give
le other shippers or consignees under III
q or similar circumstances, and which
1e not allowed by law, shall be guilty or
s misdemeanor aud fined or lmprlSonS
y. in the discretion OF the court
H. Section 3. That whenever any Pc
a son, firm or corporation intending
a. shin freight makes a written apple
n ton to any railroad company Tor
he or cars TO be loaded in car Load lC
n. with anv kind OF freight embraced
az the tariffs of said company, stating
X said application the character OF I
freig ght, the number OF cars WanLt
ed the station, depot, siding, wharf,
boat landing on the road or line Of SC
railroad company whence the snlpmf
& 10 tn he moved and its final destlI
st, +ion the railroad company shall 4
= nish the said car or cars within K
days from o'clock a. III. the day
to lowing such application, which said
nlicatioD shall be delivered 10 the ag
of the railroad company at the stat
al or nearest the point Of shipme
~" Anv railroad company failing TO
nish the car or cars named III Z
written application shall be subjecI
YIN q nenaItv Of five dollars per car
laS dav for each car not furnished, to
ta:n Gay hoi 60 -a1-so-, f,-, -. ~
Vien re0o' "a ~ .ai5 arr-1;o,.;on. =
-. yided. that the sad railroad comp
- before furnishing the car or cars u
nc said application of the shipper, may
ouire the person. firm, or corporal
applying for the same, to deposit
dollars for each car so demanded
"A the time application is made, WI
lot said deposit OF five dollars for each
may be retained by the sad rail
company as a forfeit for uackase
, g. case the car or cars are not loa
t 81. within forty-eight hours afier motto