The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-01-24


road In Connection with its own road,
the provisions OF this act shall APP
ply to such other road, so operated,
in like manner as II the same were
a part of the line OF the road owned
by the corporation operating the
same; and for such purpose all lines
of railroad operated by the same
company shall be considered as one
and the same road.
SIC. VII. VIII. (Repealed.)
TX. That all railroad corporations
whose lines of road shall extend into
or through this State. and which ex-
tensions are Incorporated by the
laws of this State, or any other
State. or the Unied staes, shall take
and transport passengers and
freight when offered; Provided. That
such railroad corporation shall not
be permitted to charge for the
transportation of freight and pas
sengers, or either. less sum from
one terminus of their road to the
other. than from any intermediate
station to either terminus thereof,
nor a greater sum for the transport
tation Of freight and passengers, or
either. from any intermediate sta
ton to either terminus Of road, or
from either terminus to any inter-
mediate station. or from one inter-
mediate station to another than
from any intermediate station to
either terminus, or from either ter
minus to any intermediate station,
or from one intermediate station to
another. where the distance is less,
X. The compensation for the
transportation Of passengers, goods
and merchandise, and all kinds OF
property hereinbefore prescribed
shall be interpreted to include all
fees and commissions charged by any
railroad corporation, their agent or
agents, for manifesting. receiving
handling, shipping and delivering
any goods, merchandise, and all
other kinds of property for trans
portation on such railroads. so that
the entire charges made by such
railroad corporation, or their agent
or agents, shall not exceed the regu-
lar transportation fees herein pre-
scribed. except for the storage OF ar
ticles in any depot or warehouse OF
the company, or in any depot or
warehouse, by their agent or agents,
which remain in such depot or ware
house after the lapse Of twenty-four
hours from the time the consignee is
notified by the agent, or other en-
ployees of the company, Of their ar
rival. in cases where the abode OF
the consignee is known to said agent.
charge may also be made for such
longer time as they so remain, not
exceeding the ordinary warehouse
rates charged in the town in which.
or near which, the depot or ware
house is situated; and 1t shall be
lawful for any railroad corporation,
their agent. or agents, at any depot
in the State, to charge or receive
such fees or commissions for mani
Testing. receiving. handling, shipping
or delivering, any goods, merchan-
disc, and all other kinds OF property
Tor transportation on such railroads,
MS they were authorized to charge
and receive on December twenty
seventh, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-three; but when amy
such fees and commissions are SC
charged or received by such railroad
corporations, their agent OR. agents
such railroad corporation shall ahQte
from their regular transportation
fees herein prescribed, the amount
of such fees and commissions sc
charged or received by such railroad
corporation, or by their agent OF
agents. -
XI. All depot agents of any rail
road corporation having depots ii
this State. shall, II required by tn,
consignor. weigh goods, merchandis,
and all other kinds of property de
livered for transportation at the de
pot, when delivered. and receipt 70
the. same.
XII. The term railroad corpora
tion," contained in this act. shall b,
deemed and taken to mean all cor
operations. companies, public carrier
pr individuals now owning or operat
Is, or which may hereafter own o
erate any railroad in this State.
TIII. This act shall not be hell
pply to any city or street railroad