The Virginia enterprise., 1909-04-30
Five Hundred Dollars (1too) 70 carry out
the provisions OF this act. - y.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April II, 1909. :.5.1 VI

give away any cigarettes or cigarette
Be It enacted by the Legislature Of the
Section i. That It shall be unlawful
for any person by himself, clerk, servant,
employee. or agent directly or indirectly
upon any pretense or by any device to
manufacture. sell. exchange, barter. dis-
any cigarettes, cigarette ~aper or cigar
cite wrappers. or any paper made or pre-
pared for the purpose Of being filled
violating the provisions Of this act shall
be guilty Of g misdemeanor; provided
that the provisions hereof shall not ap-
ply to the sales Of jobbers doing an inter-
state business with customers outside Of
Sec. q This act shall take effect and
De In force from and after Aug. l. 1909.
Approved April Il. 1909.
CHAPTER 1871. F. NO. 1853.
AN ACT relating to the enforcement Of
rates ct common carriers Prescrlpso
py Of the state ads and bT TOR
carriers in excess Of such rates.
State Of Minnesota: .
rier doing business in this state shail fan
or refuse to adopt and put into enect any
rates prescribed. by the statute, or any my
snd Sy an
the time for appeal from such order has
expired. and such rates have have, by tne
terms Of such lay or oraer become eco ae+ern erec
general to forthwith commence appro-
pirate proceedings for and in tho name
Of the state for the enforcement OF the
in The District Court Of Ramsey county
or in the District Court of any county
in which such common carrier has an
Or easa Or on IN ana Tsch urn. s
pendencv Of such proceedings-or during
the pendency Of any proceedings institut-
ed In any court having jurisdiction by
to resist the enforcement Of such law or
such order, it shall be the duty Of every
such common carrier to keep q correct
any service to which such rates apply
in excess Of the rates so prescribed,
showing in each case the difference be,
tween the amount actually charged and
such rates. the date of the transaction,
the stations between which the business
was carried, and the names and address,
es Of the consgnor ana consisneei; onssr ei. N
or before the tenth day Of each month.
report such information IN full covering
the business Of the preceding month; to
the railroad and warehouse commission,
and said commission shall carefully pre-
serve such information in its office.
Sec. 2. within sixty days after such
or to resist the enforcement Of such rates
are ended by the entry Of final Judgment
there'n-unless by such judgement .!saie, SAID
rates are f0nnd TO- be ~
railroad and warehouse commission; for
the benefit Of the parties entitled there
to, all sums SO charged and collected by
apply, in excess Of the rates so pre-
scribed with lawful interest thereon
from the date when each item thereof
the duty Of said railroad and warehouse
said interest to the person. firm or cor
poration by or for whom the same was vas
paid to such common carrier, and for
the purposes OF this act the person hold
ing the original receipted freight bill
showing the, payment thereof to such
person entitled to so receive such money:
Sec. 3. II any common carrier affected
by such rates shall fail or refuse to pay
sion within, the time aforesaid all moneys
80 collected by it in excess Of the amount
lawfully -collectible under the rates SO
within 70 said time he wrteG
entitled to such restitution. 1t shall be
the duty Of the railroad and warehouse
such common carrier to the attorney gen
eral who shall thereupon bring an action
in the name of the State of Minnesota
1Of CNe DGneHL VI Tie pdFLleS HdVlIS pdU
such overcharges, to recover the same
from such common carrier. and It shall
have have the exclusive right. to sue for and
ana sSo acton in aadton
the aggregate amount OF such excess
charges and interest, the court shall al
'S% psnatty' tsn per cent thereof additional as a
All persons entitled to any part OF
such money shall file their claims there
for within one year from the time when
said sas 4ates is endeS aadsSSlv'ns the validity
And all amounts paid to or recovered
by the railroad and warehouse commits
sion not 50 elaimed shall ,beaP be PAID into
general revenue fund.
Sec. 4. Every common carrier and the
officers and agents thereof whose duty
It is to make collections OF. any such
Who shall o wi1fully fail or i neglect e1 to keep
such accounts as are herein provided
false account, entry or repert, IN refer:
the reports herein provided to be made
to said railroad and warehouse commits
sion, shall be guilty of a misdemeanOr.
Sec. B. All provisions Of law prescrih-
Ing any other procedure for the enforce
ment OF any rate or schedule Of rates
hereafter prescribed either by act OF the
Legislature or by any order Of the rail-
road and warehouse commission apply
Common @ Carrier doing BUSINESS BUSINESS IN IN 1s this
failure Of any common carriers to put
any ~. such ~. rates into effect are hereby
ings for the. enforcement Of such rates
may be pending may impose penalties for
disobedience to its orders made in such
Sec 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage
ana shal! apply after ten days from the
sas ts Ia s to .tae al %s
Approved "a April iii IS. isoe.
CHAPTER 1865. F. NO. 1871.
AGG untitled 81 Ae & act rstens 1t to
bridge fund in counties having a pop
275,O00 Inhabitants, and authorizing the
tain cases to improve roads through
Be it enacted by the legislature of tho
Section I. Whenever in any county
9 81 PSpHlatiSn t'p% % Ct over 700 and not over
commissioners shall have permanently
improved any county road leading up to
the limits Of any village. and shall have
pnScp psS eadKng mp S the 9e
such village at another point, and any
public way or road within the limits OF
such village constitutes a natural or
convenient connection between such i'm
proved roads, in such case the board OF
county commissioners. with the consent
of the village council. may cause such
to be permanently improved
Sec. 2. Such improvement shall be
provided for and made In the same man
ner and under like conditions as ar6 I'm
provements to county roads, and the cost
Of making such Improvement may be
paid out Of the county road and bridge
fund.