The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-16
GENERAL LAWS
Enacted by The Legislature of
 Alabama.

70 amend secuOnS l. and ana sV
 of ap Act entitled "An Act to reg
 ulate railroads and other common
 carriers. to secure reasonable rates
 and adequate service. and to pre-
 vent unjust discrimination in their
 public service, and prescribe pen-
 alties for the violation thereof" ap-
 proved Feb. 2s. 1907.
 Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Leg 3s1&ture of Alabama. That Section of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate railroads and other common carriers in this State; to secure reasonable rates and adequate service and to pre- scrfbe penalties for the violation there or" approved Feb. 23. 1907. be. and the same is hereby, amended so as 10 read as follows: Sec. l. Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of Alabama, That all railroads heretofore constructed or which may hereafter be constructed m this State, are hereby declared public Highways, and all railroad companies. or other companies. corporations nrms or individuals engaged in the trans- portation of persons. or freight, over railroads for hire. and all navigation companies or steam boat or steam packet companies or corporations hrms or individuals engaged In the trans portation of persons, or freight by wa ter, for hire, are hereby declared com mon carriers, and are hereby made subject to the provisions of this act. < Sec. 2. That Section of said Ac. be. and the same is hereby. amended so as to read as follows: Sec. s. It shall be unlawful for any railroad, or iother common carrier subject to the provisions of this act, to charge, de- mand. collect or receive a greater or l; less compensation for the transporta- tion of passengers, property, or for any service in connection therewitn, than is specified in such printed schedules, including schedules of joint rates' as at the time be in force, except as pro- yided bv law or the Railroad Commits sion, and the rates. fares and charges named herein shall be the lawful rates, fares and charges when approved by the Railroad Commission. but Com mission may prescribe such charges in the form in which the schedules shall be issued by the common carrier as may be found expedient.
 Sec. g.. That Section of said Ac. be and the same is hereby. amended so as to read as follows: Sec. s. If any railroad or other common car Tier subjec to the provisions Of the act, or any agent or officer thereoi' shall directly, or indirectly. or by spe- ciaI rate, rebate. drawback, or Dy means of false billing, false classin- cation, false weighing. false reports or weights. or by any device whatsoever charge, demand. collect or receive rom any person. firm, company or corpora- tion, greater or less compensation for any service rendered or to be ren. dered by 1t for the transportation or persons or property, or for any service in connection herewith, than that pre- scribed in the published tariffs or than it charges. demands, collects or re- ceives from any other person, nrm' company or corporation for a like ser vice, such railroad or other common carrier so doing shall be deemed guilty of unjust discrimination. which Is hereby prohibited and declared unlaw- full. and shall forfeit to the State Of Alabama and pay into the State treas ury not less than $100 nor more than xl0,OO for each offense.
 Sec. 4. That Section 30 of said Act be, and the same is hereby. amended so as to read as follows: Sec. 30 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent the carrying, storage, or handling by any common carrier sub iect to the provisions of this Act or property free or at reduced rates TOT the United States, or for the state Of Alabama, or for any municipality, or for charitable purposes. or to and from fairs and expositions, for exhibition thereat, or property shipped by or 10 officers or employees fee their own eX- elusive use or consumption or that or their immediate families: or prevent such common carriers from Issuing ex- cursion, mileage or communication tck- cts; provided, such excursion, mileage or communication tickets shall be op- tainable by all persons applying there for under like circumstances and con ditions. Nor shall anything in this Act be construed to prevent such com mon carriers from giving free trans portation or reduced rates therefor to any person authorized by law 10 re- ceive such free transportation or re- duced rates therefor. And 1t shall be lawful for any railroad company to give to or exchange passes or Tree transportation with the officers and employees of other railroads and or ex- press companies and the immediate members of their families and Tor any express company to carry free or at re- duced rates the personal packages or property of its officers and employees and the officers and employees Of rail road companies, for their own exclu- efve use or consumption or that oi their immediate families. Upon the shipment of live stock or other prop erty requiring the care of an attend ant, the common carrier may furnisr free transportation. including the re- turn passage. to the shipper or to some person or persons designated by hin as attendant.
 Approved. Aug. 26, 1909.
 olfHcial;
 Frank N. Julian.