The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.

The bill introduced in the state leg.
islature a few days ago by Senator
Martien, to require railways to fur
nish cars and power to move ship:
ments in carload lots, provides for
the recovery of penalties for damages
for the failure to do SO, and to pre-
vent discrimination among shippers
in furnishing cars and power to move
their property, proposes to infict a
penalty of g per day per car on every
road receiving in writing an applica.
ton for cars, and refusing or neglect.
ing to furnish power to move them. A
similar penalty of g. per day is i'm.
posed for neglect, failure or refusal
to furnish cars ordered.
Application for cars must be made
upon the agent or person in charge at
the station or point where such cars
are to be delivered. The application
must be In writing, giving the mum.
Der of cars desired, the place at which
they are desired, the character of
freight to be shipped and the time the
cars are desired. If not more than
five cars are desired, the application
q writing must be served not less than
eight days prior to the date they are
needed. If more than FIVE and moi to
exceed ten cars are needed, fifteen
days notice shall be given.
The applicant for cars will be al.
lowed 4S hours in which to load them
and on failure to do SO must pay the
company q per day. This does not
apply to Sundays or legal holidays.
Failure to use the cars ordered and
provided will subject the applicant to
the actual damages the company may
have sustained. When the cars reach
their destination it shall be the duty
OF the person to whom they are con-
signed to unload them within AZ hours,
not including Sundays or hold avs,
otherwise pay a penalty of 81 per day.
The bill is in effect a reciprocal de.
murrage act.
Senator B%ielenbergs bill for the
tallying of cattle shipped from the
state and to facilitate their inspection
at market is also of interest to stock.
men. 1t provides that before shipping
at the time of loading, the shipper
must as carefully as possible and as
accurately inspect the brands of all
cattle, whether his own or estrays.
making a duplicate. The lists must
show the name of the shipper, de.
scription Of brands on each animal,
number and class of each brand, des.
tination, name of commission firm to
whom consigned and the name of the
person in charge of shipment. One
copy OF this list is to be filed with the
railroad agent at the point of ship
ment, who shall in turn forward it to
the board OF stock commissioners in
Helena within W days after shipment
and another copy shall be mailed to
the state stock inspector at the point
of destina alton.
The person in charge of the ship
ment shall take an accurate descrip-
ton OF every animal, whether dead or
alive, taken out of the shipment in
transit, between the original loading
points and final destination, and shall
such description to the state
stock inspector at the point of desti-
nation.
There is a provision giving the
stock inspector at the destination a
commission from the state board OF
stock commissioners to inspect all
coming from this state and to
any stock he may believe to have
been stolen, or upon which the brand
is altered or o~bliterated, or any ami.
NAL in dispute, sell the same and re-.
NIT the proceeds to the state board of
stock commissioners. Any discrep.
ancies in the tally sheet will be
promptly reported to the state board,
Failure on the part of any person or
corporation shipping stock to observe
The provisions Of the bill will %consti.
ute a misdemeanor punishable by a
fine of not less than So or more than
800, such fine to be turned into the
fund of the county where the
Is had. Any stock inspec.
tor, sheriff or other police officer is
given power under the act to make
arrest to enforce its provisions.
This Is Good Advice,