Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
No. $40, Al Published July Is, 1907.
CHAPTER $50, LAWS OF 1907.

CHAPTER $50, LAWS OF 1907.
AN ACT to amend sections l, q
10, IA, 16 and IS, chapter 362 of the
laws Of 1905. and creating sections
1797-87m and 1797-37n, statutes of
1898, relating to the powers and duties
Of the railroad commission.
The people OF the State of Wisconsin,
represented In Senate and Assembly, do
Section !. Subdivision h Of section /,
chapter S62, laws of 1905, is amended to
read III" Said commission may appoint
secretary at a salary Of not more than
twenty-five hundred dollars per annum and
may appoint and employ a suf-
fcient number of clerks and stenographers
to perform the clerical work of the office
and may employ such experts and tempo
rary employees as may be necessary 10
perform any service 1t may require Of them
and shall fix the compensation of such
clerks, stenographers experts and tempo
rary employees. The experts employed
under this section shall be exempt from the
operation Of chapter S63, laws of Wiscon-
sin for the year 1905, and amendatory
acts.
Section q Section 2, chapter 362, laws
of 1905 is amended to read: Section 2.
The term railroad" as used herein shall
mean and embrace all corporations COM
panies, individuals, associations Of individ-
uals, their lessees, trustees or receivers
(appointed by any court whatsoever) that
now, or may hereafter, own, operate, man.
age or control any railroad or part OF a
railroad as a common carrier In this state,
or cars, or other equipment used thereon,
or bridges, terminals or sidetracks used in
connection herewith, whether owned by
such railroad or otherwise, and also all
street and interurban railway companies.
a. The term RAILROAD whenever used
herein shall also mean and embrace express
companies and telegraph companies, and all
duties required of and penalties Imposed
upon any railroad or any officer or agent
thereof, shall, in so far as the same are
applicable, be required of and imposed upon
express companies and telegraph companies
and their officers and agents, and the CON-
mission shall have the power of supervi-
sion and control of express companies and
telegraph companies TO the same extent as
railroads.
b. The provisions of this act shall ap-
ply to the receiving, transmitting and de-
all Charges Connected Herewith, and to the
transportation of passengers and property
between points within this state, and to
the receiving, switching, delivering, stor-
ing and handling of such property, and to
all charges connected Herewith, and shall
apply to all railroad corporations express
companies, telegraph companies car COM
and freight line companies, and to all as
sociatlons Of persons, whether incorporated
or otherwise, that shall do business as com
mon carriers upon or over any line Of
railroad within this state, and to any COM
mon carrier engaged in the transportation
of passengers or property wholly by rail
or partly by rail and partly by water.
c. This act shall not apply to
logging or other private railroads not do
ing business as common carriers
Section 8. Section 10 of chapter 362,
| laws Of 1905, is amended to read: Section
| 10. Every railroad shall, when within its
! powers so to do and upon reasonable no.
tice, furnish suitable cars to any and all
persons who may apply therefor for the
transportation Of any and all kinds OF
freight in car load lots and shall use rea-
sonable diligence In moving freight and
a. In case of insuficency of cars at
any time to meet all requirements, such
cars as are available shall be distributed
among the several applicants therefor In
proportion to their respective immediate re-
quirements without discrimination between
shippers or competitive or non-competttive
places provided, preference may be given
to shipments Of live stock and perishable
b. Every railroad shall correctly weigh
ell freight shipped on actual, weight, and
shall also correctly weigh all empty cars
when freight is shipped In carload lots.
c. The commission shall have power to
make and enforce reasonable regulations
for furnishing cars to shippers and for
moving and switching the same, and for
the loading and unloading thereof, and
for shipment over any line Of railroad,
and to test the weights made by any rail-
road and scales used in weighing freight or
cars.
Section L. Section IA, chapter 1872, laws
Of 1905, as amended by chapter II OF the
laws of the special session Of 1905, IL
amended to read; Section IA. Whenever
visions Of this act, the commission shall
and any existing rate or rates, fares,
charges or classihcations, or any joint rate
Whatsoever affecting the transportation of
persons or property, or any service In con-
nection Herewith are unreasonable or I'M
inadequate it shall determine and by order
fix a reasonable rate, fare charge, CLASH
ncation or joint rate to be imposed, OBJ
served and followed In the future in lieu
NJ that fOy1n6 tn he unreasonable unjust
ly discriminatory, and 1t shall determine
and by order hx q reasonable regulation
and followed in the future, In lieu Of that
found to be unreasonable or untustly dis
criminatory, or inadequate, as the case may
each such order to be delivered to an off,
Ger or station agent Of the railroad anected
thereby, which order shall Of It's own forco
take effect and become operative twenty
days after the service thereof.
a. Where the order made relates TO
service, and the same can not, in the
WITH Within twenty days the commission
may prescribe such additional time ss In
it's Judgment Is reasonably necessary to
t ton and Tor good cause shown extend the
time for compliance fixed in It's order.
b. ALI railroads to which the order ap-
plies shall make such changes In their
no change shall thereafter be made by
e Charges or IN amy JOINT rats or ratss
without the approval Of the commission.
c. Certified copies of all other orders
Of the commission shall be delivered 10 the
railroads affected thereby In like manner,
and the same shall take effect within such
time thereafter az the commission shall pre-
d. The commission may at any
time upon a notice to the railroad, and
after opportunity to be heard as provided in
section H. rescind, alter or amend any or
der fixing rate rates, fares, charges,
or classification, OF any other order made by
the commission, and certified copies Of the
same shall be served and take effect as
herein provided for original orders.
e. Whenever the rate ordered
substituted by the commission shall be a
Joint rate or ehaFgs and the railroads par
portionment thereof within twenty days
after the service Of such order, the com.
mission may after a like hearing, Issue a
supplemental order declaring the apportion-
ment of such joint rate or charge and the
same shall take effect Of It's own force as
a part of the original order.
I. Whenever the railroads
shall refuse or neglect to establish joint
rate or rates for the transportation Of per-
sons or property, the commission may, upon
notice to the railroads and after opportu-
act provided fix and establish such joint
rate or rates and II the railroads party
thereto shall fail to agree upon the APP
portionment thereof within twenty days
after service of such order the commits
sion may, upon a Ike hearing Issue eor a
tionment of such joint rate or rates and
the same shall take effect Of it's own
force as part of the original order.
Section 8. Subdivision Q of section 16,
chapter Se2, laws of 1905, Is amended to