The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-02-06
The Rate Bill.
ActPrescribing the Maximum Charge
Which RAILROAD Companies May
Make For Transporting Passen-
gers as Finally Ratified by the
North Carolina Legislature.

North Carolina Legislature.
Following is the full text OF the rate
bill as finally passed and ratified by the
State Legislature:
4 BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT
PRESCRIBING THE MAXIMUM
CHARGES WHICH RAILROAD COM
PANIES MAY MAKE FOR TRANS
PORTING PASSENGERS IN NORTH
CAROLINA AND FOR OTHER~PUR-
POSES.
Section l.. That no railroad company
doing business as common carrier OF
passengers in the State OF North Caro-
lima shall charge, demand or receive for
transporting any passenger and his or
her baggage, not exceeding two hundred
pounds. from any station on its railroad
in North Carolina to any other station
on its road in North Carolina, Il rate i'll
excess of ~ cents per mile, and for
transporting children under II years
and over five years OF age One-halI of the
rate above prescribed, aud for trans
porting children under ) years of age,
accompanied by any person paying fare.
no charge whatever shall be made: Pro-
vided, that where the amount OF tn
ticket at the prescribed rate would
amount to any figure between two null
tiples OF five, the price OF the ticket
shall be the multiple OF five which is
nearest the price of the ticket at the
rate above mentioned. or in the event
that the amount is equi-distant between
two multiples of five, the price charged
for the ticket shall be on the basis of the
higher OF these two multiples Of five.
Provided further, that no charge of less
IL 1,on t,n
vided further, that owned
and operated railroad complies in
North Carolina whose mileage Vi road
in said State is one hundred miles orl less
may charge IL rate not exceeding three
CD cents per mile: Providedf .ar, that
independent railroad companit- in North
Carolina, whose mileage OF rel in said
State is ten miles or less may charge the
same rate which is now in existen on
said railroads. This provision shall not
extend to branch lines OF railroad COM
panies controlling over one hundred
miles OF road, whether chartered in or
out of the State; also, that newly con
structed railroads or the portions of
railroads which may be constructed shall
be exempted from the operations OF this
act for two years after~cOmpletiOn, to
the extent that they may charge rate
in no case to exceed three cents per mile
A charge OF ] ) cents may be added to the
fare OF any passenger when the same is
paid on the train, ii the ticket might
have been procured within a reasonable
time before the departure of the train
That the North Carolina Corporation
Commission. its employees and assistants,
shall have no power or authority to fix,
change or to in any manner enforce the
provisions OF this act fixing the passen-
ger charges on railroads at ~ cents per
mile, or to fix, change, or in any man
ner enforce the rates permitted TO he
charged by this act. And the North
Carolina Corporation Commission. its
employees and assistants shall have no
power or authority to change the
amount of baggage which is prescribed
by this act shall be carried by each pas
senger, free of charge; and shall have no
power to enforce the penalties provided
for in section 4 of this act.
Sec 2 In the case that any railroad
company operating as IL common car
rier Of passengers in the State of North
Carolina is owned. controlled or oper-
ated by lease or other agreement 10y any
other railroad company doing business
in the State. the rate for carrying pas
shall be determined for said railroad
company by the rate prescribed by this
act for the railroad company, which
owns, controls or operates the same
Sec. ;. That any railroad company
violaring any OF the provisions of this
act, or counseling, ordering or directing
any employe, agent or servant to VIC
late any provisions of this act by charg-
ing, demanding or receiving any rate
greater than that fixed by this act, shall
be guilty OF a mistlemeanor, and on con
victiOn shall be fined not less than 5000
and not more than 5000; and any
agent, servant or employee of any rail
road company who shall violate this act
shall be guilty OF q misdemeanor, and on
conviction shall be fined or imprisoned.
or both, in the discretion OF the court.
Sec. 4. That any person or persons
except those permitted by law, who ac-
cept free transportation shall be guilty
OF misdemeanor, and on conviction
shall be fined or imprisoned, or both. in
the discretion OF the court; and any rail-
road or it's employees Or agents giving
free transportation OF any kind whatso-
ever, except that permitted by law, shall
be guilty OF a misdemeanor, and or con-
viction shall be fined not less than $500
nor more than $4,000 for each offense.
Sec. D. That an act entitled IAN act
prescribing the maximum charges rail
roads may make for transporting pas
sengers in North Carolina" ratified on
the Bird day of March. 1907, be and the
same is hereby repealed.
Sec. q. That no railroad company or
agent, servant or employe OF any rail-
road company shall be held liable to any
person or found guilty OF any offense in
any action, civil or criminal, whether
heretofore or hereafter instituted or
begun, by reason of anything done or
attempted to be done in violation of
said act mentioned in the preceding sec,
ton hereof. or of any provision thereof.
Sec. I. That Section 2618 of the Revi-
sal OF 1905 is hereby repealed. and@all
laws and clauses OF laws in conflict with
this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. s. That this act shall be in effect
from and after April 1st. 1908
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