Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-05-09

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the ssuse ana transportatioms of any Railway
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the nse ina any railway
caf 81 cars upon. its RI iiway sa HIGHER 81
Ereater conpensa ton sil' the aggregate than Il
ceve from any nthargneraonf or ths Use and
i TRANSPORTATION ~. anvs 2ailvsv Scar 81 cars az
ea; Ean
equal distance a OF the same RailWay.a such
railway corporation shali be deemed guilty sof
Inhibited and decIsred ia 81 uniawfui. and ali
such are hereby declared e aba discrirninating,
tons and receiptss and Iii such diacrirnina ting
rates charges collections or Sreceipts neither
ans directly means Is rsSa, +:
ton Iof the provisions 81 thia ast and 1t shall
On the part 81 said Railwav cornofation that
/ the station or noint al which II shalir charge,
collect Or receive less compensation in the IS.
or for the use and transnorfa ton of such Rail-
way car the greater distance than for the
there exists conne+it,on WIFI annther RAILWAY
or other Transportation lines provided, how
ever. where two Of more Railroads run into a
! than the other from 8 given point the Rail-
road and Warehouse Commission may permi,
| mileage to meet the rate made by the shortest
line at such city or village. sas sS&s SS,
Sec The q this sst shall no.
i than as herein provided, tending to show: any
unjust discrimination in freight rates and the
the branches. thereof. and any road or roads
which any Railway corporation has q right,
license or permission to, use. operate or. con.
Sec. 3. No such Railway Company shall
charges collect, demand or receive more 32r
same time charges, collects. demands or re-
ceives per car for several cars Of q like class
OF freight over the same Railway; for :. the ne
receive more for transporting q ton Of freight
than it charges. collects, demands OF, receives
load Of a like class over the same Railway fol-
the same distance: nor charge. collect, de-
or M tor
lects, demands or receives per hundred for sey-
eral hundred pounds Of freight, 'underSa ton,
the same distance; and all such discriminating
rates charges collections or receipts. whether
acty BY Of amy
received as prima facie evidence Of thu. viola-
ton Of the provisions of this act.
ply to the transportation OF property wholly
within this State and shall apply to all Rail
IN and n
nent Of property made from any point with
State over or upon any Railroad' therein. The
term Railroad and Railway, as used in this
used or operated in connection with any Rail
road and also all the roads in use by any cor
poration, receiver, trustee, or other person
ated under contract agreement. lease or other
wise; and the term transportation shall in
riases. and the term Railway Corporation shall
mean all corporations: companies or indi-
viduals. owning or operating any Railroad in
visions Of this Chapter shall apply to all per
sons, firms and companies and to ali associa-
Of o or
riers upon any line of Railway in this State,
Street Railways excepted, the same as to
Vided that nothing In this act shall apply t.
the carriage, storage or handling Of property
this at sae rates hs
therein. or for charitable purposes or to and
from fairs and expositions held under the au-
therein for exhibition thereat y
Sec 5. Nothing in this act contained shall
be construed as limiting or abridging the
powers now vested by law in the Board Of
State Of Minnesota, except that the said Board
Of Railroad and warehouse Commissioners
or establish any rate or rates in conflict with
! or in violation of the provisions Of this act
and nothing in this act shall in any way
abridge or alter the remedies nov existing =!
thereof are In addition to such remedies. &
Sec. 9. The Board Of Railroad and Ware.
house Gommission OF this state is here hereby
railroad corporations doing business in tti.
State, as soon practicable, a schedule Of
reasonable maximum rates Of charges for thu
transportation of freight and cars on each Of
said Railroads and said power to make sched.
ules shall include the classification Of such
| rates and it shall be the duty Of said Commits
] sion to make such classification and sale
schedules SO made by said Commission shall
in. all suits brought against any such Railroad
the Charges Of any such Railroad Corporation
1 for the transportation Of any freight or cars
or unjust discrimination in relation thereto, b.
deemed and taken in all the courts Of this
! therein fixed are reasonable and just maximum
rates Of charges. .:.:I : ~
i Sec. Z. The Board Of Railroad and Ware
| house Commission shall have and are hereb,
given and vested with power and it shall b
| their duty to classify all Railroads in thi
for. the preceding year as follows:
| "Class A shall include those whose gross an
nual earnings per mile shall be -Four thousand
dollars IS, 600. 0O or more"
! nual earnings per mile shall be Three thou
sand dollars G3, 600, 0O0l or any sum in excess