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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 3 - TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE OF FREIGHT AND LIVESTOCK (§§ 46-9-40 — 46-9-112) › Part 3 - FURNISHING OF REFRIGERATOR CARS BY RAILROAD COMPANIES (§§ 46-9-90 — 46-9-92) › Section 46-9-91 - Liability of company for failure to furnish cars; written claim for damages by shipper; time of payment by company; liquidated damages

(a)
Whenever any railroad company fails to furnish icing and refrigerator cars as required by Code Section
46-9-90
and the shipper places his product in carload lots or, in cases of less than carload lots, expresses to the agent of the railroad company his willingness to pay charges for carload lots, then such railroad company shall be liable for the market value of such product with interest thereon. The market value shall be determined by the market value of the product less the cost of carriage and the usual expense of selling in the market to which the shipper intended shipping the same, on the day such product would have arrived had the same been carried in the usual course of transportation on schedule time for such freight.
(b)
In order to avail himself of the rule of damage expressed in subsection (a) of this Code section, the shipper must notify in writing the agent of the railroad company of the market to which he intended to ship his product. Payment shall be made by the railroad company for such product within 30 days after written claim has been filed with the company therefor.
(c)
In the event such railroad company fails to make payment as provided in this Code section or fails to tender the correct amount thereof, it shall be liable for an additional fixed sum of $50.00 for each car as liquidated damages. Such liquidated damages may be recovered in any action brought for the recovery of damages on the main claim, in the event recovery is had thereon.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 3 - TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE OF FREIGHT AND LIVESTOCK (§§ 46-9-40 — 46-9-112) › Part 3 - FURNISHING OF REFRIGERATOR CARS BY RAILROAD COMPANIES (§§ 46-9-90 — 46-9-92) › Section 46-9-92 - Liability of shipper for failing or refusing to accept cars; liability of shipper for failure or refusal to pay damages upon written demand therefor

In the event the shipper fails or refuses to accept any suitable cars furnished in a timely manner pursuant to Code Section
46-9-90
, he shall be liable to the railroad company for the sum of $10.00 per car and the cost of the first or initial icing in the event the same is iced. If the shipper fails or refuses to pay same within 30 days after written demand therefor, he shall be liable for $20.00 per car, together with the cost of icing.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 3 - TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE OF FREIGHT AND LIVESTOCK (§§ 46-9-40 — 46-9-112) › Part 4 - FREIGHT RECEIPTS, FREIGHT BILLS, AND FREIGHT LISTS (§§ 46-9-110 — 46-9-112) › Section 46-9-110 - Issuance of receipts by common carriers to persons delivering goods for transportation; contents of receipts

(a)
Whenever any person delivers property of any description to a common carrier for transportation, the common carrier shall, upon demand, furnish the delivering party a valid receipt which shall specify the shipping marks and numbers thereon and the weight of the property thus delivered, whenever the value can be estimated by weight. In all cases where the value cannot be thus estimated, the receipt shall give a general description of the property and shall also specify as near as practicable the quantity or value thereof. In addition, any such receipt shall designate the place of destination of the property.
(b)
Any agent or officer of any common carrier who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 3 - TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE OF FREIGHT AND LIVESTOCK (§§ 46-9-40 — 46-9-112) › Part 4 - FREIGHT RECEIPTS, FREIGHT BILLS, AND FREIGHT LISTS (§§ 46-9-110 — 46-9-112) › Section 46-9-111 - Issuance by railroad companies of duplicate freight receipts to shippers; contents of receipts; delivery of freight to consignee on presentation of railroad receipt

All railroad companies in this state shall, on demand, issue duplicate freight receipts to shippers, which receipts shall state the class or classes of freight shipped, the freight charges over the road giving the receipt, and, so far as practicable, the freight charges over other roads that carry the freight. When the consignee presents the railroad receipt to the agent of the railroad that delivers such freight, the agent shall deliver the article shipped on payment of the rate charged for the class of freight mentioned in the receipt.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 3 - TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE OF FREIGHT AND LIVESTOCK (§§ 46-9-40 — 46-9-112) › Part 4 - FREIGHT RECEIPTS, FREIGHT BILLS, AND FREIGHT LISTS (§§ 46-9-110 — 46-9-112) › Section 46-9-112 - Contents of freight bills and freight lists

All freight bills or freight lists charged against or to be collected from any person for whom a common carrier carries freight in this state shall, before they may be collectable, contain a certain and specific description of the items of freight charged in such bills or freight lists.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 4 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-172) › Part 1 - TRANSPORTATION BY CARRIERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-140) › Section 46-9-130 - Duty of common carrier to receive passengers generally

A common carrier holding himself out to the public as such is bound to receive all passengers whom he is able and accustomed to carry, upon compliance with such reasonable regulations as he may adopt for his own safety and for the benefit of the public.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 4 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-172) › Part 1 - TRANSPORTATION BY CARRIERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-140) › Section 46-9-131 - Extent of right of carriers to refuse admittance to persons and to eject passengers

Carriers of passengers may refuse to admit to, or may eject from, their conveyances all persons who refuse to comply with reasonable regulations of the carrier or who exhibit improper conduct. Carriers may also refuse to convey persons seeking to interfere with their business or interests.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 4 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-172) › Part 1 - TRANSPORTATION BY CARRIERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-140) › Section 46-9-132 - Duty of carriers of passengers to exercise extraordinary diligence

A carrier of passengers must exercise extraordinary diligence to protect the lives and persons of his passengers but is not liable for injuries to them after having used such diligence.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 4 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-172) › Part 1 - TRANSPORTATION BY CARRIERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-140) › Section 46-9-133 - Duty of common carriers of passengers to furnish comfortable seats and to light and ventilate cars

(a)
Common carriers doing business in this state shall furnish to their passengers comfortable seats and shall have the railroad car or other vehicle well and sufficiently lighted and ventilated.
(b)
Any common carrier which violates this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 4 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-172) › Part 1 - TRANSPORTATION BY CARRIERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-140) › Section 46-9-134 - Duty of conductors or other railroad employees to assign passengers to cars and compartments; investing of conductors and railroad employees with police powers

All conductors or other railroad employees in charge of passenger cars shall assign all passengers to their respective cars, or compartments of cars, provided by the railroad company. All conductors of street cars and buses shall assign all passengers to seats on the cars under their charge. All conductors and other employees of railroads and all conductors of street cars and buses shall have, and are invested with, police powers to carry out this Code section.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 4 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-172) › Part 1 - TRANSPORTATION BY CARRIERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-140) › Section 46-9-135 - Duty of passengers to remain in assigned car, compartment, or seat; ejectment of passenger by conductor and railroad employees

(a)
No passenger shall remain in any car, compartment, or seat other than the one to which he has been assigned. The conductor and any and all employees on such cars shall have the power to eject from the train or car any passenger who refuses to remain in the car, compartment, or seat assigned to him.
(b)
Any person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 4 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-172) › Part 1 - TRANSPORTATION BY CARRIERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-140) › Section 46-9-136 - Carriage of baggage

(a)
A carrier of passengers may limit the value of the baggage which may be taken on board in proportion to the fare paid.
(b)
A carrier of passengers shall be responsible for the value of lost baggage, regardless of whether an extra charge was demanded or paid for carriage of the baggage, provided that a carrier of passengers shall be responsible only for baggage placed in his custody; provided, further, that the liability of the carrier shall extend only to such articles as a traveler for business or pleasure would carry for his own use.
(c)
A passenger shall not have the right to receive a reduction in fare by assuming custody of his own baggage.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 4 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-172) › Part 1 - TRANSPORTATION BY CARRIERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-140) › Section 46-9-137 - Granting of passes by common carriers to former employees and their immediate family

Common carriers may grant passes upon their transportation lines to any former employee of the company and his immediate family if such employee, owing to length of service or because of an injury suffered in the service of the company, has been retired from the company but is kept on the payroll under a system of pensioning or a similar system. Such passes shall be good only for intrastate passage.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 4 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-172) › Part 1 - TRANSPORTATION BY CARRIERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-140) › Section 46-9-138 - Granting of annual passes by common carriers to sheriffs and their deputies

Common carriers operating in this state may issue annual passes to all sheriffs and their lawful deputies, provided that the term "sheriffs and their lawful deputies," as used in this Code section, means one sheriff and one lawful deputy for each county; provided, further, that whenever any sheriff or deputy travels on such free pass, such sheriff or deputy shall have no right to charge or collect, from any source, railroad fare covering such trip.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 4 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-172) › Part 1 - TRANSPORTATION BY CARRIERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-140) › Section 46-9-139 - Selling or dealing in passenger tickets by person other than authorized agent of common carrier issuing such tickets

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person, other than the authorized agent of the common carrier issuing the same, to sell or otherwise deal in, or offer to sell, any passenger ticket which was issued and sold for less than the standard schedule rate under contract with the original purchaser and upon which ticket appears a statement, signed by the original purchaser, that the ticket is nontransferable and void in the hands of any person other than the original purchaser, provided that nothing in this Code section shall be construed as interfering with the right of the original purchaser of a transferable ticket to sell the same to a person who will in good faith personally use it to embark on a journey.
(b)
Any person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 4 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-172) › Part 1 - TRANSPORTATION BY CARRIERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-140) › Section 46-9-140 - Duty of common carriers to redeem unused tickets and unused portions of tickets

(a)
It shall be the duty of every common carrier who has sold any tickets or other evidence of the purchaser's right to travel on its line or on any line of which it forms a part, if the whole of such ticket is unused, to redeem the same, paying the original purchaser thereof the actual amount for which the ticket was sold, or if any part of such ticket is unused, to redeem such unused part, paying the original purchaser thereof at a rate which shall be equal to the difference between the price paid for the whole ticket and the price of a ticket between the points for which the ticket was actually used, provided that such purchaser shall present such unused or partly used ticket for redemption, within six months after the date of its issuance, to the officer or agent who is authorized or designated by such common carrier to redeem unused or partly used tickets; and the officer shall, within 15 days after the receipt of such ticket, redeem the same as provided for in this Code section. Such redemption shall be made without cost of exchange or other expense to the purchaser of the ticket.
(b)
Any person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 4 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-172) › Part 2 - TRANSPORTATION BY RAILROAD COMPANIES (§§ 46-9-150 — 46-9-152) › Section 46-9-150 - Duty of railroad companies to furnish passengers with drinking water and lights

(a)
Railroad companies shall keep in each passenger car or in any car in which passengers are transported an adequate supply of good, pure drinking water at all hours during the day and night. Any railroad company which violates this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b)
Any conductor or agent of a railroad who, after being requested by a passenger to furnish a sufficient supply of water to the passenger in each car, or a light at night, passes any depot or station without so doing shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be prosecuted in any county through which the railroad of which he is agent or conductor runs.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 4 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-172) › Part 2 - TRANSPORTATION BY RAILROAD COMPANIES (§§ 46-9-150 — 46-9-152) › Section 46-9-151 - Duty of railroad companies to telegraph and post bulletins of delayed trains

Whenever any passenger train on any railroad in this state is more than one-half hour behind its schedule time when it passes a depot at which there is a telegraph operator during the hours such operator is required to be on duty, it shall be the duty of the railroad company to keep posted at every succeeding telegraph station along its line the time such train is behind its schedule, provided that such bulletin shall not be required to be posted at any station until one-half hour before the regularly scheduled time at which such train is to arrive at the station at which such bulletin is required to be kept. For every willful violation of this Code section, the railroad company shall be liable to pay to the state a civil penalty of $20.00, which may be collected by an action in any court having competent jurisdiction.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 4 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-172) › Part 2 - TRANSPORTATION BY RAILROAD COMPANIES (§§ 46-9-150 — 46-9-152) › Section 46-9-152 - Duty of railroad companies to provide conductors and other employees with baggage checks; duty of conductors to check trunks and baggage

(a)
A railroad company shall have the duty of providing its conductors, agents, or employees with checks so as to check all trunks or separate baggage of passengers from station to station on its roads when required.
(b)
It shall be the duty of the conductor of every passenger train to cause, upon application to him, all trunks and baggage to be checked from any station to any point of destination on its road or on any road running under the control of the company of which he is conductor.
(c)
If any conductor fails or refuses, upon application, to comply with subsection (b) of this Code section, the railroad company employing that conductor shall be liable for a civil penalty of $50.00 for every such failure or refusal, to be recovered in a court of competent jurisdiction of that county where the demand for check was made.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 4 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-172) › Part 3 - ISSUANCE OR SALE OF TICKETS FOR PASSAGE ON VESSELS (§§ 46-9-170 — 46-9-172) › Section 46-9-170 - Failure of person issuing or selling passenger tickets on board vessel to include country of registry on advertisement, circular, or other printed paper in regard to passage

No person issuing, selling, or offering to sell any passenger ticket on board any vessel, including the owner or consignee of such vessel or his agents, servants, or employees, shall omit reference to the country of registry of such vessel from any advertisement, circular, circular letter, pamphlet, card, handbill, or other printed paper, or from any other notice, whether written or oral, in regard to such passage, ticket, or instrument of passage or voyage to which it entitles or purports to entitle its owner, purchaser, or holder or the line over which or the vessel for which such passage is sold or offered or as to his agency for such line or vessel. Such reference shall be no less prominently displayed than the balance of the material appearing on the printed paper or other notice.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 4 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-172) › Part 3 - ISSUANCE OR SALE OF TICKETS FOR PASSAGE ON VESSELS (§§ 46-9-170 — 46-9-172) › Section 46-9-171 - Contents of tickets, certificates, orders, or receipts issued as evidence of a right of passage on the high seas; required signatures on such tickets, certificates, orders, or receipts

(a)
A ticket or instrument issued as evidence of a right of passage on the high seas from any port in this state to any port of any other state or nation, every certificate or order issued for the purpose or under pretense of procuring such ticket or instrument, and every receipt for money paid for such ticket or instrument must state:
(1)
The name of the vessel on which the passage is to be made;
(2)
The name of the owners or consignees of such vessel;
(3)
The name of the company or line, if any, to which such vessel belongs;
(4)
Its country of registry;
(5)
The place from which such passage is to commence;
(6)
The place where such passage is to terminate;
(7)
The day of the month and year upon which the voyage is to commence; and
(8)
The name of the person purchasing such ticket or instrument or receiving such order, certificate, or receipt and the amount paid therefor.
(b)
Any such ticket, instrument, order, certificate, or receipt, unless sold or issued by the owners or consignees of such vessel, must be signed by their authorized agent.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 4 - TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS (§§ 46-9-130 — 46-9-172) › Part 3 - ISSUANCE OR SALE OF TICKETS FOR PASSAGE ON VESSELS (§§ 46-9-170 — 46-9-172) › Section 46-9-172 - Penalty

Any person, partnership, association, firm, agency, or corporation violating any provision of this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, provided that no violator shall be fined less than $500.00 for each violation.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 5 - CARRIERS' LIENS (§§ 46-9-190 — 46-9-192) › Section 46-9-190 - Lien of carrier for fare and baggage charges

(a)
A carrier of passengers shall have a lien on the passengers' baggage, not only for baggage charges but also for the passengers' fare. This lien may be foreclosed as described in subsection (b) of this Code section.
(b)
Whenever baggage has been transported to destination by any common carrier and is uncalled for or refused by the holder of the baggage check issued therefor and remains uncalled for or refused for six months after its arrival at destination, the carrier may sell the same at public auction to the highest bidder at such place and time as may be designated by the carrier, provided that the carrier shall have published notice containing a general description of the baggage (that is, whether trunk, hand baggage, suitcase, box, bundle, etc.) and the time and place of sale once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation at the place of sale or at the nearest place thereto.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 5 - CARRIERS' LIENS (§§ 46-9-190 — 46-9-192) › Section 46-9-191 - Lien of carrier for freight charges

When a carrier has complied with his contract as to transportation, he shall have a lien on the goods for the freight charges and may retain possession until the lien is paid, unless this right is waived by special contract or actual delivery of the goods. If the goods are delivered, the carrier acquires a lien for the freight charges on and may until the lien is paid retain possession of other goods belonging to the debtor which come into the possession of the carrier. The immediately preceding sentence shall not apply to consumer goods which are used or bought for use for personal, family, or household purposes, except when a motor carrier of household goods and office furnishings may retain possession of such goods.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 5 - CARRIERS' LIENS (§§ 46-9-190 — 46-9-192) › Section 46-9-192 - Priority of carriers' liens

A carrier's liens for charges on the baggage of its passengers and on the goods and articles transported shall be superior to other liens, except liens for taxes, special liens of landlords for rent, liens of laborers, and all general liens of which the carrier had actual notice before the property claimed to be subject to lien came into their control.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 6 - CONNECTING CARRIERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-210 — 46-9-216) › Section 46-9-210 - Duty of railroad companies to put on sale and to sell tickets of connecting roads and to check baggage over such roads

No railroad company having an office or agency within this state shall refuse to put on sale or refuse to sell any ticket of any other railroad company with which the same may be directly or indirectly connected, at the price or rate fixed by the commission, for passage over lines of such connecting roads, less such amount as may be directed to be deducted from such rate by any one or more of said connecting lines. It shall be unlawful, after the sale of such ticket, to refuse to issue checks for baggage over such connecting lines, to the extent that the baggage may be allowed to be checked under the ordinary rules and regulations of said companies.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 6 - CONNECTING CARRIERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-210 — 46-9-216) › Section 46-9-211 - Duty of railroad companies to place their tickets for sale with connecting roads; duty to accept such tickets and to receive and transport baggage checked upon such tickets; security for tickets

(a)
No railroad company operating or doing business wholly or partly within this state shall:
(1)
Refuse to put on sale with the agents of any other railroad company with which it may be connected, whether directly or indirectly, tickets for any point upon its lines of road;
(2)
Refuse to receive such tickets for passage over its lines; or
(3)
Refuse to receive and transport baggage which may be checked upon said tickets so sold.
(b)
Any company so placing its tickets on sale may demand reasonable security to secure the price of such tickets so placed on sale, and may demand, from time to time, such renewals of deposits or other security as will protect it from any loss from the sale of such tickets.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 6 - CONNECTING CARRIERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-210 — 46-9-216) › Section 46-9-212 - Switching off and delivering to connecting roads all cars consigned to points over or beyond the connecting roads

(a)
All railroad companies in this state shall, at the terminus or at any intermediate point, be required to switch off and deliver to connecting roads, in the yard of such roads, all cars passing over their lines which cars contain goods or freights consigned, without rebate or deception, by any route, at the option of the shipper, according to customary or published rates, to any point over or beyond such connecting road.
(b)
Any failure by a railroad company to switch off and deliver cars as required by subsection (a) of this Code section with reasonable diligence, according to the route by which such goods or freights were consigned, shall be deemed and taken as a conversion in law of such goods or freights, and shall give a right of action to the owner or consignee for the value of the goods or freights, with interest, and not less than 10 percent nor more than 25 percent for expenses and damages, provided that if the defendant in any action brought under this Code section or Code Section
46-9-213
asserts as a defense that the plaintiff has accepted a rebate or practiced fraud or deception in regard to the rate, it shall be a complete reply to such defense if the plaintiff can prove that the defendant or its agents have allowed a rebate or practiced fraud or deception in regard to the rate from the same competing point against the rival line.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 6 - CONNECTING CARRIERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-210 — 46-9-216) › Section 46-9-213 - Discrimination by railroad companies in freight-transportation rates charged to connecting lines and routes

No railroad company shall discriminate in its rates or tariffs for freights in favor of any line or route connected with it as against any other line or route; nor, when a part of its own line is sought to be run in connection with any other route, shall such company discriminate against such connecting line or in favor of the balance of its own line. Rather, such company shall charge the same rates for all and shall afford the usual and customary facilities for interchange of freights to patrons of all routes or lines alike. Any refusal of the same shall afford a right of action similar to that provided in Code Section
46-9-212
.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 6 - CONNECTING CARRIERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-210 — 46-9-216) › Section 46-9-214 - Applicability of Code Sections 46-9-212 and 46-9-213 to interstate shipments and consignments

Code Sections
46-9-212
and
46-9-213
shall not apply to shipments or consignments of freights from points beyond the limits of this state, except such as come by sea.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 6 - CONNECTING CARRIERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-210 — 46-9-216) › Section 46-9-215 - Duty of railroad companies to receive freight cars from connecting roads; measure of damages for failure or refusal to receive cars

All railroad companies in this state, at the terminus or at any intermediate point, shall receive from the connecting road all cars containing freight consigned to any point on the road to which the same is offered and shall transport the cars to their destination with reasonable diligence. Any failure or refusal to comply with this requirement shall give to the consignee, the shipper, or the owner of such goods and freight a right of action against the company so refusing; and the damages received in such action shall not be less than 10 percent nor more than 25 percent of the value of the goods so refused to be received.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 6 - CONNECTING CARRIERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-210 — 46-9-216) › Section 46-9-216 - Civil penalty

For every violation of any of the provisions of Code Section
46-9-210
or
46-9-211
, the railroad company shall be subject to a civil penalty of $1,000.00, which may be recovered in any superior or city court of the county in which such violation may occur. An action may be brought by the railroad company whose road may be discriminated against or by the person offering to buy a ticket over such road. The penalty provided for in this Code section may be recovered by each of these parties; and recovery by one shall not be a bar to recovery by the other.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 7 - EXPRESS COMPANIES (§§ 46-9-230 — 46-9-236) › Section 46-9-230 - Manner of incorporation of express companies

If a group of at least five persons (1) files a petition with the Secretary of State setting forth that they desire to be incorporated as an express company, the name under which they desire to be incorporated, the amount of capital stock which the company proposes to have, the place where the principal office of the company shall be located, and the states, territories, and countries in which the company proposes to operate, and (2) pays to the Secretary of State a fee of $100.00, to be deposited by the Secretary of State into the state treasury, then the Secretary of State shall issue to the petitioners the following certificate:
State of Georgia. To whom it may concern - Greetings:
__________________ having filed their petition in terms of the statute in such case provided, they and their associates and successors are hereby created and declared a body corporate for the period of 30 years, under the name of __________________, for the purpose of carrying on an express business in __________________, with a capital stock of __________________ dollars, with its principal place of business at __________________, in the county of __________________, Georgia, with the powers, duties, and liabilities as now or hereafter prescribed by the laws of this state.
Witness my official hand and seal of this state, this __________________ day of __________________, __________________.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 7 - EXPRESS COMPANIES (§§ 46-9-230 — 46-9-236) › Section 46-9-231 - Organization of express companies

The petitioners shall be the first directors of the company. Upon receiving the prescribed certificate, the directors shall organize by electing one of their number president and shall elect such other corporate officers as may be necessary; and they shall open books of subscription to the capital stock of said company. When all the capital stock has been subscribed for and one-tenth of the amount actually paid in, notice of that fact shall be published at least three times in the newspaper in which the sheriff's notices are published in the county of the principal office of the company; whereupon, but not before, the company may begin the transaction of business. If the transaction of any business is commenced without complying with the requirements of this Code section, the incorporators and stockholders shall be personally liable for all obligations incurred prior to a full compliance with those requirements.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 7 - EXPRESS COMPANIES (§§ 46-9-230 — 46-9-236) › Section 46-9-232 - Location of principal office

All companies incorporated under this article shall have their principal offices in this state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 7 - EXPRESS COMPANIES (§§ 46-9-230 — 46-9-236) › Section 46-9-233 - Powers of express companies generally

Any company incorporated under this article may:
(1)
Sue and be sued;
(2)
Have a corporate seal;
(3)
Contract and be contracted with;
(4)
Take bonds of indemnity with security from its agents and employees;
(5)
Acquire, by purchase, devise, or otherwise, and hold real and personal property of any value in the amount necessary and proper for the purpose for which the company is incorporated and sell, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of the same;
(6)
Appoint all necessary officers;
(7)
Make rules, regulations, bylaws, and ordinances for the control, direction, management, and operation of its affairs and business, not inconsistent with the laws of this state or of the United States; and
(8)
Have, enjoy, and exercise all the rights, powers, and privileges pertaining to corporate bodies and necessary for the purposes for which such corporation is created within this state and within all the states and territories of the United States and any foreign countries enumerated in the certificate of incorporation, that shall permit or suffer the exercise of said corporate powers within their limits.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 7 - EXPRESS COMPANIES (§§ 46-9-230 — 46-9-236) › Section 46-9-234 - Venue; binding effect of judgment

The superior court of the county where goods are received for shipment by an express company doing business in this state or the superior court of the county where goods are to be delivered by such a company, shall have jurisdiction over that company, and the judgment shall bind all the property of that company.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 7 - EXPRESS COMPANIES (§§ 46-9-230 — 46-9-236) › Section 46-9-235 - Service of process; effect of judgment

In all cases where its chief officer does not reside in this state, an express company may be served in any proceeding against it by serving a copy of the summons and complaint upon any agent of such company within this state. The judgment obtained in cases so commenced shall bind the property of the defendant as fully as though the summons and complaint had been served on the president or other chief officer.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 7 - EXPRESS COMPANIES (§§ 46-9-230 — 46-9-236) › Section 46-9-236 - Posting of name of president or chief officer of express company

When the president or other chief officer of any express company resides in this state, it shall be the duty of such company to post in a public and conspicuous place, at each office where it transacts business, the name of its president or other chief officer on whom service may be perfected in this state; otherwise, service made as provided for in Code Section
46-9-235
shall be deemed sufficient and proper service.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 8 - MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES (§§ 46-9-250 — 46-9-253) › Section 46-9-250 - Demand or receipt by railroad companies of more than a fair and reasonable rate for transportation of passengers or freight or for transportation of railroad cars

If any railroad company organized or doing business under the laws of this state charges, collects, demands, or receives more than a fair and reasonable rate of toll or compensation for the transportation of passengers or freight of any description, or for the use and transportation of any railroad car upon its track or any of the branches thereof, or upon any railroad within this state which it has the right, license, or permission to use, operate, or control, that company shall be deemed guilty of extortion, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to the liabilities and penalties provided in Code Sections
46-2-90
,
46-2-92
, and
46-2-93
.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 8 - MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES (§§ 46-9-250 — 46-9-253) › Section 46-9-251 - Unjust discrimination by railroad companies as to rates or charges for transportation of passengers or freight and for use and transportation of railroad cars

If any railroad company organized or doing business under the laws of this state makes any unjust discrimination in its rates or charges of toll or any compensation for the transportation of passengers or freight of any description, or for the use and transportation of any railroad car upon its road or upon any of the branches thereof, or upon any railroad connected therewith which it has the right, license, or permission to operate, control, or use within this state, that corporation shall be deemed guilty of having violated the provisions of this title, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to the liabilities and penalties provided in Code Sections
46-2-90
,
46-2-92
, and
46-2-93
.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 8 - MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES (§§ 46-9-250 — 46-9-253) › Section 46-9-252 - Overcharging by officers, agents, or other employees of common carriers

Any officer, agent, or other employee of a common carrier who charges a rate for transporting freight or passengers which is in excess of the rates established by the commission shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 8 - MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES (§§ 46-9-250 — 46-9-253) › Section 46-9-253 - Transportation of gunpowder, dynamite, or other explosives

Any person who causes more than five pounds of gunpowder, or any amount of dynamite or other dangerous explosive, to be transported upon water, by railroad, or otherwise shall have the word "Gunpowder," "Dynamite," or other name of the explosive marked in large letters upon each package so transported. Gunpowder, dynamite, or other dangerous explosive transported in violation of this Code section are declared contraband and shall be forfeited in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 16 of Title 9.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 98,§ 3-27, eff. 7/1/2015.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 9 - GEORGIA RAIL PASSENGER AUTHORITY LAW (§§ 46-9-270 — 46-9-281) › Section 46-9-270 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Rail Passenger Authority Law."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 9 - GEORGIA RAIL PASSENGER AUTHORITY LAW (§§ 46-9-270 — 46-9-281) › Section 46-9-271 - Legislative purpose

There is created the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority for the purpose of construction, financing, operation, and development of rail passenger service and other public transportation projects within and without the State of Georgia.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (§§ 46-1-1 — 46-11-1) › Chapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS GENERALLY (§§ 46-9-1 — 46-9-332) › Article 9 - GEORGIA RAIL PASSENGER AUTHORITY LAW (§§ 46-9-270 — 46-9-281) › Section 46-9-274 - Membership of authority; filling of vacancies; disclosure of pecuniary interests; election of officers; expense allowance and travel costs

(a)
The authority shall be composed of members appointed by the Governor. One member shall be appointed from and shall be a resident of each of the congressional districts and two members shall be appointed from the state at large. All members shall be appointed for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. The Governor, in making appointments to the authority, shall consider obtaining reasonable representation thereon of persons from the tourism and hospitality industry, the manufacturing industry, the banking and finance industry, citizens and consumers, labor, and the transportation industry, but it is specifically provided that the appointments shall be at the discretion of the Governor. In the event of a vacancy on the authority, the Governor shall fill such vacancy for the unexpired term.
(b)
If any member of the authority has any pecuniary interest in a project, the fact of such interest shall be disclosed by such member and recorded on the minutes of the authority. The member shall abstain from urging the approval of or voting on any project in which the member has a pecuniary interest.
(c)
At its first meeting in each year, the members of the authority shall elect from among themselves a chairman and such other officers of the authority as may be required by the authority, for a term of one year.
(d)
Each member of the authority shall receive an expense allowance and reimbursement for travel costs as provided in Code Section
45-7-21
. A like sum shall be paid to a member of the authority who attends an approved meeting, event, or other function other than an authority meeting as an official representative of the authority.