The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-13
THE SENATE.


BilIs Passed.
II. B. 10. BY Mr.. Long.-To appro-
pirate the sum of S50r00O, or as much
thereof as may be necessary, to defray
the expenses incurred and to be in
CURED In connection with the railroad
rate litigation now pending In the Fed
eral Court, or any litigation which may
hereafter be instituted between the va
rious railroads of Alabama and the
Railroad Commission OF Alabama, or
other State officials.
II. 3. IL. BY Mr.. Long Of Butler
To provide for and authorize appeals
from any action or order OF the Rail-
road Commission OF Alabama reducing
or increasing or refusing to increase
any rates fares or charges by common
carriers for the transportation of prop
erty. freight ,or passengers. specifically
prescribed by statute. or made the
maximum rates by statute, or estab-
iished by the Railroad Commission.
II. b. Is. BY Mr.. Long. of Butler
To repeal an act entitled IAN Act to
exclude from the Railroad Commission
and the members thereof and the At
torney General all power, authority or
duty to enforce any rates, fares or
charges for the transportation Of prop
erty or passengers which have been or
which may hereafter be prescribed by
statute, or made the maximum rates by
statute, or any law now existing or
which may hereafter be enacted pre-
scribing such rates, charges or fares,
or any rates, fares or charges which
have been or may hereafter be estab-
lished by the Railroad Commissions
orders establishing the same, and all
power and authority to instruct. direct
or request the Attorney General to IN
stitute any legal proceedings to en-
force such rates, fares. charges. stat
utes or orders" approved November 70,
1907.
H. B. IL. BY Mr.. Long of Butler.
To amend Section $500 Of the code.
H. B. II. BY Mr. Long. of Butler
November 2s. 1907, entitled "An Act to
amend Sections s, %, IS, Al and 81 Of
an act of the Legislature Of Alabama
entitled an act to create Railroad
Commission, to be known as the Rail-
road Commission OF Alabama, define its
duties and powers. and to provide Tor
its mode OF procedure. and prescribe
penalties for violations of Its orders,
approved February %, 1907.
H. B. 20. BY Mr.. Long. of Butler
To repeal AN Act to authorize the re-
covery OF damages by any person who
has been elected from any regular pas
senger train Of any railroad in this
State for refusal to pay greater or
higher rate Of fare than that prescribed
sion and to prescribe the period with
In which~such action may be brought"
approved December 8, 1907.
II. b. 10. BY Mr.. Long of Butler
To amend Section $3.50 of the code.
H. B. IL. BY Mr.. Long. of Butler
To amend an act entitled IAN Act to
prohibit common carriers and their Of
ficers, agents and employees, from pub
fishing, exacting, charging or recetv-
ing any higher or greater rates of COM
pensation for the transportation of
property or passengers than that spe-
officially designated and prescribed by
statute, or made the maximum rate by
statute, or than that established by the
Railroad Commission. and from refus-
for transportation at such rates; to
provide penalties for violation there
of. and tx the period in which proceed
3ngs may be instituted for the recovery
of such penalties, and the procedure
TO recover the same" approved No
vember 2s, 1907.
II. B-~18. BY Mr.. Long, of Butler
To repeal an act entitled "An Act to
make railroad corporations ana other
common carriers liable in damages to
passengers, or persons desiring to be-
come passengers for refusing to carry
such persons between points in this
State at which regular stops are made
TO take on and let on passengers at the
rate or fare which has been or may
hereafter be prescribed by statute. or
he/rate which has been or may here
after be established by the Railroad
Commission; to authorize actions to re-
cover said damages and prescribe the
period within which such actions may
be brought and the procedure" ap-
proved December 5, 1907.
H. B. 16. BY Mr.. Long. of Butler
To repeal an act entitled IAN Act to
prohibit railroads and other common
carriers, or terminal companies, other
companies or persons controlling ac-
ress to passenger trains from prevent
ting access to regular trains carrying