Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-02-28
WHERE RELIEF
IS NEEDED.
A Wholesale Freight Rate
Bill introduced
Today.
There Should be no Division nor
Delays in Its Enactment by
Both Branches OF our
General Assembly:
1t is the one
Thing Need

ed.
The following is the full text of a
bill introduced in the lower house of
the General Assembly at Raleigh to-
day, with the unanimous approval of
the House Committee On Public Ser
vice Corporation, and it should speed
lily be enacted into law:
A bill to be entitled can act to pre-
vent unjust determinations in
freight rates and to fix b max
imum charges therefor"
The General Assembly of North Caro-
lima do enact
Sec. L. That the Corporation Corn
mission created by the laws of North
Carolina, shall not, in fixing the maxi
mum rates and charges, or tariff of
rates or charges for any common car
rier transporting freight in North Caro-
lima, permit or allow any such COM
mon carrier to charge, collect or re-
ceive a greater toll, charge or rate
for the transportation of any article of
1T01&uL OI COIItA1ON1ty O1ApIdCcu III tuO
present classification fixed and pre-
scribed, or approved by said Corpora
ton Commission where the initial
point of shipment is on the road OF
line of one common carrier in. this
State and the terminal point of said
shipment is on the lire or o of
another 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 sof twenty-five
per centum of the said local rates 'on
all ailroads for which there lis now
made or prescribed "a reduction for
a Joint haul, and on those railroads
for which there is not now prescribed
a reduction ON joint hauls production
of fifteen per centUm sUf The local rates
now established, prescribed or ap-
proved by said Corporation Commits
sion tor said railroads: Provided that
the Corporation COMMISSIONS hereby
empowered to reduce the said local
rates whenever in it's opinion and af-
ter investigation by it shall determ-
inc that a lower rate lis reasonable:
Provided further, that present local
rates now established, prescribed or
approved by said Corporation Commits
sion shall not be increased.
Sec. 2. That any railroad company
doing business i'm the State of North
Carolina, or officer or agent thereof,
who shall give ITO amy person Or ship
per any advantage overanother person
or shipper under like circumstances,
by way of any rebate '0r'reduced rate
not authorized by law, or by h North
CarolinaisCorporatioe Commission, or
which shall make charges for ship
ments of freight i'm violation Of the
provisions of this act, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, and such corpora
ton shall, upon conviction, be fined
not less thar n hundred dollars,
and such officer or agent shall be fned
OR imprisoned, or both, i'm the discre-
ton of the court and amy shipper or
consignee of any freight i'm the State
of North Carolina who shall knowingly
accept any rebate or other ,eonsidera-
ton from any railroad company which
is not allowed or given other shippers
or consignees under Like or similar
circumstances, and which lis not allow
ed by law. shall be guilty of a Lmisde-
meanor and fined Or imprisoned in the
discretion of the court.
Sec. 8. That whenever any person,
firm or corporation intending to ship
freight makes. a written application to
any railroad company for a car or cars
to be loaded in car load lots with any
kind of freight embraced in the tariffs
of said company, stating in said ap-
plication the character Of the freight,
the number of cars wanted, the station
depot siding and the steamboat landing
on the roadilor line of said railroad
company whence the shipment is to be
moved, and it's final destination, the
railroad shall furnish the
said car or carsswithin foul days from
seven o'clock a. m. the day following
such application, which said appIica-
ton shall be delivered to the agent OF
the railroad: company at he station at
or nearest the point.of shipment. Any
railroad company failing to furnish the
car or cars named in said written ap-
plication shall lie subject to a penalty
of five dollars per- car per day for each
car not furnished firm or corporation
making said application: Provided
that the s~aidisrailroad company before
furnishing the car orlcars upon said ap-
~plication of the shipper, may require
the person, firm or corporation apply