The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-04

act efficiently the business and trathc thereat, and to maintain a ticket oftice at each of said depots tor the sale of tickets; and said depot buildings shall be kept clean. well lighted and warm ed, with such other reasonable com forts, necessities. and conyeniences as may be prescribed by the RailtGad Commission TOT the comfort and ac- commodation of the traveling public, All railroads shall keep and maintain adequate and suitable depots, build inEs, switches ard sidetracks, for the receiving. handbag and delivering of freight transported or 10 be transport ed by such railroads, provided that this shall not be construed as repeating any existing law on the subject not in com fict herewith.
 Sec. 20. Every railroad in this State on the order or the isailroad Commission is required 10 provide, construct, and maintain ade- quate depots and depot buildings for the accommodation of passengers, and for receiving and handling freignt when public necessity demands 1t and the revenue received at sucn point will be sufficient to justify 1t, together with a sufficient force of employees at each said depot to transact efhcientiy the business and traffic thereat
 | Sec 21. Every railroad in this State is required to construct and main train spur tracks and side tracks 10 industries already established, under such reasonable rules and orders as iuav be made by the commission.
 Sec. P. Any two or more rail- roa,is which now or may hereafter en- ter any, city or town are hereby re. nuired when practicable or when the necessities of the case in the Judgment of the Railroad Commission demand 1t to have and maintain one common. or union passenger depot, for the securi- ty accommodation. and convenience or the travelling public, and to unite In the joint undertaking and expense of erecting. constructing and maintaining Such union passenger depot commen- surate with the business and revenues of such railroad companies or corpo- rations. on such terms, regulations. provisions. and conditions as the Raii- road Commission may prescribe.
 Sec. 23. All railroad companies shall on demand issue duplicate freight receipts to shippers, in which shall be stated the class or classes of freight shipped and the rate to the point ot destination and aggregate charge made tor the Transportation.
 Sec. 24. Every railroad or other common carrier, subject to the provts~ Ions of this Act It's agents or officers whose duty it Is to receive freightS shall receive all articles of the nature and kind received by said company for transportation whenever tendered at a regular depot or station at proper hours and in good shipping condition according to reasonable rules prescrib- ed by law or the Railroad Commission. and every loaded car rendered at side track or any warehouse connected with the railroad by siding and shall forward tho same without delay and within Q reasonable time to point of destination, under and in compliance with such reaSonable rules, regulations. and requirements as may be prescribed by the Railroad Commission or by law. Upon the failure of any such railroad company or other common carrier do- ing business in this State to transport goods, merchandise or property of any description, delivered to 1t for ship
 nent to and from any points within the State in such reasonable ttme as the Railroad Commission or the law may prescribe unless otherwise agreed upon between the company and the shipper. or unless uch property be burned, stol- en or otherwise destroyed, such rail- road company or other common carrier shall forfeit to the party aggrieved, such sum as may now or hereafter bn pTS5CF1USut lhW TUT ISutA QCA6yt 1u1 in addition, shall be liable to the party aggrieved for such damages as he may sustain by reason of said delay.
 Sec. 25. All common carriers do- ing business in this state shall settIr their freight charges according tO the rate stipulated in the bill of lading, provided the rate stipulated therein be in r 'ormity with the classifications and rates made and filed with the In. terstate commerce commission, in case of shipment from without the State. and with those filed with oI establish ed or approved hy the Railroad Com mission of this State. or those es- abolished by statute. in case of saip ments wholly within the State, bY which classification and rates all con- signees shall in all cases be entitled to settle freight charges with such car riers, and 1t shall be the duty of such common carriers to inform any con- signee or consignees of the correct amount due for freight, according to such classification and rates. and upon payment or tender of the amount due. accordiug to such classification and rates, on any shipment which has nr- rived a It's destination, such carrier shall deliver the freight in question to the consignee.
 Sec. 26 Whenever any freight of any kind shall be received by any com mon carrier in this state to be deiiver- cd to any conslgnee, within this Stare. and a portion of the same shall not have been received at the place of des- tlnation, 1t shall be unlawful for the carrier to demand any part of the charges for freight or transportation due for such portion of the shipment as shall not have arrived at the place of destination. The carrier shall be re- quired to deliver to consignee such DOT ton of the consignment as shall have heen received upon the payment or tender of the freight charges due uprn such portion, unless otherwise agreed upon between the consignee and car rier. but nothing in this Act shall be construed as interfering with or de- priving a consignor or other person having authority of his rights of stop page in transitu.
 Sec 27 This act shall not deprive any consignee of any right or remedies now existing against common carriers in regard to freight charges or claims for loss or damage to freight. but shall be deemed and held as creating an ad ditional liability upon said common carrier.
 Sec 2S. In case of any overcharge on published or lawful rates the person aggrieved may file with any agent of the company collecting or receiving greater compensation than the lawf T rate written demand, supported bv a paid freiFht bill or dup'icata thereof for refund of ovarchqrge and a maximum period Of sixty days