The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-20

shown In the distance table, in the fore going schedule. charges may be coi-s In the foregoing schedule. most nearly approximating tho actual distance. Ae an illustrations:
 If the actual distance is ffty-eight (5s) miles, the sixty (s0) mile rate will apply; for twenty-seven CPD miles, the twenty-five (25l mile rate will apply. For distances over one hundred miles, where the actual distance is not , shown, the rate shown for the next greater distance shall apply. For ex- ample: If the actual distance is 13l miles. the rate for lto miles will ap- ply.
 Provided. that where a shipment of shall pass over the whole or part of two or more railroads. the rate to be charged shall be either continuous mileage rate, not exceeding the rates in this section established. or rate for each tmum rate for the distance hauled over its road, less ten (fo) per cent. as the Railroad Commission may. in it's Judgment, determine. And the Railroad Commission shall have the power. and 1t shall be it's duty. to establish a rule or order applicable to each railroad engaged in business in this State, pre- scribing which railroads for such ship ments shall charge the continuous mile- age rate. and which shall charge a rate for each road not greater than its lawful maximum rate for the distance hauled on it's road, less ten (10) per cent, and such rule or order shall be binding on, and limit the charges of each railroad to which 1t is applicable. with respect to such shipments. But nothing in this section shall be con- strued~. to prohibit the joint rates be: ing divided in such proportions as may be agreed upon by the railroads interested.
 Sec. l. Where the term without Percentage" is used in said schedule of standard maximum rates of freight, in Section of this Act, in connection with any article or commodity named and specified therein. then all rail- roads in Class One Class Two, Class Three and Glass Four, and all railroads which may hereafter be placed in eith- CT of said classes, shall charge for the transportation of said articles or com- modities not more than the maximum rate named in said schedule for said articles or commodities.
 Sec. 5. The Railroad Commission of Alabama is hereby authorized to change the classification of railroads provided for in Section 1 of this act, from time to time, as changed conditions may, in its judgment, require, by taking a railroad from one class and placing it in another, and to assign to any class 1t may determine any new railroad that may hereafter be constructed or oper- ated as a common carrier in whole or in part in this State.
 Sec. 6. The Railroad Commission shall have the power and authority to change, in the manner provided by law, from time to time, as conditions shall, 7 in it's judgment, render 1t ex-
  any of the rates or charges prescribed by this act and the rates or charges as changed by said Commission shall be the lawful rates or charges until further changed by said Commission or by law; Provided that no changes in said rates shall be made by said Commission. except by affirmative action on the part of said Commission.
 Sec. !. That this Act shall go into effect and be operative on and after the first day of December. 1907.
 Sec. s. That all laws and parts of laws inconsistent or in conflict with any of the provisions of this act. be and the same are hereby repealed.
 Approved, November 2S, 1907.
 Oficial.
 Frank N. Julian.
 Secretary of State. |
 Nh. 7o) AN ACT (S. 32. To fix and establish the maximum
 rates to be charged by railroads
 now operating, or which may here-
 after operate, as common carriers
 in whole or in part in the state
 of Alabama, for the transportation
 originating and terminating witht
 in the State of certain articles or
 commodities to be known as
 \ Group s, and for this purpose to
 classify said railroads.
 Section i. Be 1t enacted by the Leg islature of Alabama, That for the pur- pose of establishing the maximum rates to be charged by the railroads, or the owners, operators, managers, trustees or lessees of. the railroads which are now operating, or which may hereafter operate, in whole or Tn part in this State, as common carriers, for the transportation, originating ana terminating within the State, of cer- tain articles hereinafter specined' 10 be called and known as Group Q, all such railroads shall be, and are hereby, until the classification hereby made Is changed by the Railroad Commission. divided into four classes, to be known as Class One. Class Two, Class Three and Class Four.
 Class One shall include: Louisville and Nashville Railroad; Western Rail- way of Alabama; St. Louis hnd san Francisco Railroad; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
 Class Two shall include: Central of Georgia Railway; Seaboard Air Line Railway; Atlanta and Birmingham Air Line Railway; Nashville. Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad.
 Class Three shall include: Southern Railway; Alabama Great Southern Railroad; Mobile and Ohio Railroad; North Alabama Railway; Mobile and Birmingham Railroad; Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad; Chattanoo- ga Southern Railroad; Illinois Central Railroad; Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad Alabama Northern Railway.
 Class Four shall include: Chatta- hoochee Valley Railroad; Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad; Bir- mingham and Atlantic Railroad; Union Springs and Northern Railway; Tuske- gee Railroad: Tombigbee Valley Rail- road; TalIassee and Montgomery Rail- road; Birmingham Southern Railroad; Manistee and Repton Railroad: Hayne- vile and Montgomery Railroad; Mobile and Western Railroad; Alabama Gen. tral Railway.
 Any of the above mentioned classes shall also include such other railroads which may hereafter be constructed or operated in this State. or which may have been omitted from this classifi- cation, as the Railroad Commission may