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ike. Qualify 6f freight Of the same class be-
from the point
charge collect orr receive from any person Tor
the use and nsport ton of any railway car
/ greater amount yof freight, toll or compensa-
non tnan rs at the same time charged. Coz
.s other for
car OF the same class or number, for a. ike
purpose being TRANSPORTED over = Greater dis;
charge. collect Or receive from any person for
the use and transportation Of any Railway
car or cars upon its Railway higher Or
greater compensation in the: aggregate than; it
shaH, at the same time, charge, collect or re.
other toc me
the same class for q like purpose, being trans
ported from the same original point. over an
Railway corporal ionz shall be deemed guilty Of
unjust discrimination which Is hereby pros
such are hereey deear 20 &c to Se mat
unjust and unreasonable rates, charges, celiec-
tions and receipta. and all such discriminating
rates, charges, collections or receipts, whether
drawback brother shift evasion, shall be
tion Of the provisions Of this act,s and it shall
not pc sufficient excuse or justification thereof
on the part of said Railway corporation that
| the station Or point at which it shall charge
collect or receive less compensation. in the ag-
gregate for the transportation Of such freight
way car the greater distance than for the
shorter distance, is station or point at which
lines ho1
ever, where two or more Railroads run into a
q The os RiTea po thu
road and Warehouse Commission may permit
the e. Railroad Or Railroads having the longer
mileage to meet the rate made by. the shortest
| line at such; city or village.
sec: :. Ehe provisions Of this act shall not
Ia herein
unjust discrimination in freight rates and the
| provisions thereof shall apply to any Railway,
which any Railway corporation has a right.
| license or permission to use, operate con-
| Sec s.. No such Railway Company shall
charge, collect, demand or receive more Tor
Transporting a car Of freight than it at: the
ceives per car for several cars of like class
OF freight over the same Railway. for the
receive more for transporting ton of freight
| than 1t charges. collects, demands or receives
per ton for several tons Of freight under car
| load OF a like class over the same Railway for
! the same distance; nor charge, collect, de-
mand or receive more for: transporting hun
lects, demands or receives per hundred for sey-
eral hundred pounds Of freight under a ton.
:v and al: al sach
rates charges. collections or receipts. whether
made directly or by means Of any rebate.
received as prima facie evidence Of the viola
ton of the provisions Of this act.
py the Oh Of !n nno as bov
within this State and shall apply to all Rail-
| road corporations and common carriers en-
property by Railroad therein and to the ship
| plent. Of property made from any point with
State over or upon any Railroad therein. The
Chapter, SHAH include all bridges and ferrys
road and also all the roads In use by any cor
| poration. receiver, trustee, other person
operating a Railroad whether owned or oper-
wise; and the term transportation shall in
clude all instrumentallties Of shipment or car;
riages, and the term Railway corporation shall
mean all corporations. companies or indi-
yiduals: owning or operating any Railroad On
! visions Of this Chapter shall apply to all per-
sons, firms and companies and to all associa-
lions OF persons; whether incorporated or 9th
| riers upon any line Of Railway in this State.
Street Railways excepted, the same, as to
vided, that nothing in this act shall apply to
the carriage. storage or handling Of property
this
therein. for charitable purposes or to and
from fair. ana expositions held under the au-
therein for exhibition thereat.
Sec. 5. Nothing in this act contained shall
powers now vested by law in the Board Of
Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners Of the
state Of Minnesota, except that the said Board
Of Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
| shall not have power to promulgate any rule
or establish any rate or rates in conflict with
abridge alter the remedies now existing at
thereof are Ia addition. to such remedies. :.
Sec. 8. The Board Of Railroad and Ware
house Commission Of this State is hereby EN-
powered and directed to make for each Of the
Railroad corporations doing business in this
State, as soon as practicable, a schedule Of
transportation Of freight and cars each Of
said RAILROADS and said power to make sched-
rates and it shall be the, duty Of said Commits
sion to make such classification and said
schedules so made by said Commission shall,
| corporation wherein Is in any way involved
the charges of any such Railroad corporation
for the transportation of any freight or cars
or unjust discrimination in relation thereto, be
deemed and taken In all the courts Of this
State as prima facie evidence that the rates
ates Of charges.
Sec. I. The Board Of Railroad and Ware
given and vested with power and it shall be
| their, duty to classify all Railroads in this
sa to within s. sts of m
for the preceding year as follows:
"Class A shall include those whose gross an
dollars a ($4.ooo.6o Or '' more" ' 0' ''>' ''0
Glass B shall include those whose gross an
sananss s or BE SUM fee
thereof less than Four thousand dollars
""class shall include those whose gross an
nuaI earnings per mile shall be less than Three
thousand Dollars G3. 0oaOo) and shall have
to 10 and fix hshsr
In Glass than those included In Glass and
higher maximum charge by the Railroad
inS,aaea in Glass than those
Sec. 8. When shipments Of freight to be
transported between different points within
the State required by two or more Rail-
way Companies operating connecting lines,
such Railway Company shall transport the
same at reasonable through rates not greater
than the maximum rates allowed by law and
shall at all times give the same facilities and
accommodations to local State traffic as
they give to interstate traffic over their lines
of road.
Sec. O.. Any person or corporation guilty Of
violating any Of the provisions Of this act
a fine Of not less than one thousand dollars
81. 900. 0o) nor more than Ave thousand dollars
f n ot nsn fns a
dollars ls1o, ooo. oo) and shall pay in. addition
to said fine SO imposed the costs of prosecu-
ton.
Sec. 10: ANY. prosecution under this act may
be instituted in any County Of this State
through into which the line Of any Rail-
way So offending against the provisions of this
act may extend. and 1t shall be and hereby Is
such County s to appear therein and conduct
such prosecution, and If so requested by said
County Attorney. the Attorney General OF the
state Of Minnesota shall assist in the prosecu-
Sec. ii. This act shall take effect and be in
force on and after January 1st 1914.
Approved March 20. 1913.
CHAPTER 91-H F. No. $50
AN ACT to prescribe the bounds Of sena-
torial and Representative, districts and
to apportion anew the Senators and Repre-
sentutives among the several districts