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2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-1960. Unjust discrimination in rates unlawful.

If any such railroad corporation shall make any unjust discrimination in its rates and charges of toll as 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 railroads connected therewith which it has the right, license or permission to operate or control within this State, it shall be guilty of having violated the provisions of this chapter and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1077; 1952 Code Section 58-1077; 1942 Code Section 8294; 1932 Code Sections 1697, 8294; Civ. C. '22 Section 4842; Cr. C. '22 Section 643; Civ. C. '12 Section 3166; Cr. C. '12 Section 668; Civ. C. '02 Section 2084; Cr. C. '02 Section 477; G. S. 374; R. S. 1647; 1892 (21) 10, 11.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-1970. Allowing or receiving rebate or other advantage shall be unlawful.

It shall be unlawful for any such railroad or person engaged solely in shipping or receiving property, directly or indirectly, to allow or receive any rebate, drawback or other advantage, in any form, upon shipments made or services rendered or received by them as aforesaid.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1078; 1952 Code Section 58-1078; 1942 Code Section 8294; 1932 Code Sections 1697, 8294; Civ. C. '22 Section 4842; Cr. C. '22 Section 643; Civ. C. '12 Section 3166; Cr. C. '12 Section 668; Civ. C. '02 Section 2084; Cr. C. '02 Section 477; G. S. 374; R. S. 1647; 1892 (21) 10, 11.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-1990. Discriminating rates shall be prima facie evidence of unjust discrimination.

All such discriminating rates, charges, collections or receipts as are described in Section 58-17-1980, whether made directly or by means of any rebate, drawback or other shift or evasion, shall be deemed and taken against such railroad as prima facie evidence of the unjust discrimination prohibited by the provisions of this article. This section shall not be construed so as to exclude other evidence tending to show any unjust discrimination in freight and passenger rates.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1080; 1952 Code Section 58-1080; 1942 Code Section 8295; 1932 Code Section 8295; Civ. C. '22 Section 4843; Civ. C. '12 Section 3167; Civ. C. '02 Section 2085; G. S. 1442; R. S. 1648; 1882 (18) 487.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2000. Charging greater compensation for certain services for shorter distance than for longer distance shall be unlawful; exceptions.

It is unlawful for any railroad to charge or receive any greater compensation for carrying, receiving, storing, forwarding, or handling articles of the same character and description for a shorter than a longer distance in one continuous carriage; provided, that:
(1) Nothing in the General Railroad Law contained shall be construed so as to require any corporation or combination of corporations to regulate their charges for shorter distances by their proportion of through rates between terminal or junctional competitive points.
(2) If one corporation uses, operates, or otherwise controls, wholly or in part, several lines or divisions of theretofore independent railroads within the State, the Public Service Commission may fix different rates of toll or compensation for freight traffic on each of such previously independent lines or divisions.
(3) The commission may make special rates for the purpose of developing all manufacturing, mining, milling, and internal improvements in this State.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1081; 1952 Code Section 58-1081; 1942 Code Section 8297; 1932 Code Section 8297; Civ. C. '22 Section 4844; Civ. C. '12 Section 3168; Civ. C. '02 Section 2086; G. S. 1443; R. S. 1649; 1887 (19) 790; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 122, eff May 24, 2006.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2010. Exceptions as to uniformity in freight charges.

Nothing in the General Railroad Law shall apply to the carriage, receiving, storing, handling or forwarding of property carried for the United States, or any state thereof, at lower rates of freight and charges than for the general public or to the transportation of articles free or at reduced rates of freight for charitable purposes or to or from public fairs or expositions for exhibition.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1082; 1952 Code Section 58-1082; 1942 Code Section 8298; 1932 Code Section 8298; Civ. C. '22 Section 4845; Civ. C. '12 Section 3169; Civ. C. '02 Section 2087; G. S. 1444; R. S. 1650; 1887 (19) 840.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2020. Commission shall fix storage charges on freight.

The Commission shall fix and prescribe a schedule of maximum rates and charges for storage of freight made and charged by railroad companies doing business in this State and shall fix the time after the reception of freight at the place of destination at which such charges of storage shall begin, with power to vary the time according to the value and character of the freight stored, the nature of the place of destination, the residence of the consignee and such other circumstances as in its judgment should be considered in fixing such time.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1083; 1952 Code Section 58-1083; 1942 Code Section 8306; 1932 Code Sections 7211, 8306; Civ. C. '22 Sections 3925, 4853; Civ. C. '12 Sections 2607, 3176; Civ. C. '02 Sections 1733, 2094; 1901 (23) 719; 1935 (39) 25.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2030. Procedure for fixing or changing storage rates and charges.

All the provisions of this title prescribing the procedure of the commission in fixing freight and passenger tariffs, hearing petitions of carriers and shippers, and altering and amending such tariffs apply to the subject of fixing and amending rates and charges for storage.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1084; 1952 Code Section 58-1084; 1942 Code Section 8306; 1932 Code Sections 7211, 8306; Civ. C. '22 Sections 3925, 4853; Civ. C. '12 Sections 2607, 3176; Civ. C. '02 Sections 1733, 2094; 1901 (23) 719; 1935 (39) 25; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 123, eff May 24, 2006.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2040. Discrimination and excessive charges for storage prohibited.

No railroad company shall make or retain, directly or indirectly, any charge for storage of freight greater than that fixed by the Commission for each particular storage, nor shall it discriminate between persons directly or indirectly by means of rebate or any other device in such charges.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1085; 1952 Code Section 58-1085; 1942 Code Section 8307; 1932 Code Sections 7212, 8307; Civ. C. '22 Sections 3926, 4854; Civ. C. '12 Sections 2608, 3177; Civ. C. '02 Sections 1733, 2095; 1901 (23) 719, 720.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2050. Suit to recover for discrimination or excessive charges for storage.

If any railroad company shall violate any provisions of Sections 58-17-2020 to 58-17-2040 either by exceeding the rates of storage prescribed or by discriminating, as aforesaid, the person so paying such overcharge or subjected to such discrimination may sue therefor in any court of this State having jurisdiction of the claim and shall have all the remedies, and be entitled to recover the same penalties and measure of damages, as are prescribed in the case of overcharge of freight rates, upon making like demand as is prescribed in such case and after like failure of the company to pay such claim.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1086; 1952 Code Section 58-1086; 1942 Code Section 8308; 1932 Code Sections 7213, 8308; Civ. C. '22 Sections 3927, 4855; Civ. C. '12 Sections 2609, 3178; Civ. C. '02 Sections 1734, 2096; 1901 (23) 719, 720.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2060. Promulgation of reciprocal demurrage rules.

The Public Service Commission may make and promulgate reciprocal demurrage rules governing the regulation of railroads and shippers in this State as fully and effectually as if they were made and promulgated by the General Assembly.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1087; 1952 Code Section 58-1087; 1942 Code Section 8223; 1932 Code Section 8266; Civ. C. '22 Section 4814; 1917 (30) 163; 1935 (39) 25.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2070. Consignee entitled to itemized statement of charges; correction of errors.

Whenever any article of freight shall be shipped to any point within the limits of this State, whether shipped from a point beyond the limits of this State or not, it shall be lawful for the consignee of such article to demand and receive from the agent of the railroad company delivering it, and before the payment of any charges upon it, a full and correct statement of such charges, the class to which such article belongs, the rates of freight charged for such class and the total amount to be paid by the consignee together with the proportion thereof to be paid to each road over which, or any part of which, such freight may have passed, whether such road be beyond the limits of this State or not. If such itemized statement be not incorporated in the waybill the agent shall deliver the article on the payment of the freight and procure as soon as possible such required items when demanded. If any errors should then appear it shall be immediately corrected by such agent.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1088; 1952 Code Section 58-1088; 1942 Code Section 8300; 1932 Code Section 8300; Civ. C. '22 Section 4847; Civ. C. '12 Section 3171; Civ. C. '02 Section 2089; G. S. 1446; R. S. 1652; 1889 (20) 378.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2080. Consignee may require settlement according to contract.

In all cases the railroad company delivering freight to a consignee shall be required to settle its freight charges according to the contract as set forth in the bill of lading from the shipping point and no such company shall retain the article of freight after the consignee offers and is ready and willing to comply with the terms of such bill of lading.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1089; 1952 Code Section 58-1089; 1942 Code Section 8301; 1932 Code Section 8301; Civ. C. '22 Section 4848; Civ. C. '12 Section 3172; Civ. C. '02 Section 2090; G. S. 1448; R. S. 1654; 1889 (20) 378.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2090. Suit to recover charges in excess of legal rate.

When any common carrier charges more than the legal rate of transportation applying to any goods, commodities, livestock, or any other kind of property, as shown by any rates fixed by law or by the tariffs filed with the Office of Regulatory Staff and approved by the Public Service Commission or, in the case of interstate transportation, by the Interstate Commerce Commission, as required by law, the consignee or owner and holder of a bill of lading, or the owner of any property transported, who may have paid the illegal charge has the right to recover in any court of competent jurisdiction the amount paid in excess of the legal rate applying to the property and the person shall not be defeated of a recovery on account of the fact that the payment may have been made voluntarily. But an action shall not be maintained hereunder until after thirty days from demand upon the common carrier for the repayment of the excess charges.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1090; 1952 Code Section 58-1090; 1942 Code Section 8302; 1932 Code Section 8302; Civ. C. '22 Section 4849; 1914 (28) 641; 1935 (39) 25; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 124, eff May 24, 2006.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2100. Classification of cotton as "heavy goods"; weights.

All cotton packed in bales transported by common carriers within the limits of this State shall be classed as "heavy goods," that is to say an article to be weighed and charged for and treated accordingly. But any common carrier before receiving such cotton for shipment may demand from the shipper the weights of the several bales thereof and may adopt them as the weights upon which freight is to be charged. And in case of loss, no recovery shall be had by any shipper for a greater amount than the weights so furnished by him.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1091; 1952 Code Section 58-1091; 1942 Code Section 8303; 1932 Code Section 8303; Civ. C. '22 Section 4850; Civ. C. '12 Section 3173; Civ. C. '02 Section 2091; G. S. 1449; R. S. 1655; 1889 (20) 378.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2210. Issuance and contents of duplicate freight receipts; delivery of goods on presentation of receipt.

All railroad companies in this State shall on demand issue duplicate freight receipts to shippers, describing the articles received or the marks and numbers on the packages received, in which shall be stated 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 such freight. No additional charge shall be made for giving any such receipt. When the consignee presents the railroad receipt to the agent of the railroad that delivers such freight, such agent shall deliver the articles shipped on payment of the rate charged for the class of freights mentioned in the receipt. If any railroad company shall violate the provision of this section such railroad company shall incur a penalty to be fixed and collected as provided in Section 58-17-3940.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1101; 1952 Code Section 58-1101; 1942 Code Sections 8340, 8422; 1932 Code Sections 8340, 8422; Civ. C. '22 Sections 4887, 4970; Civ. C. '12 Sections 3207, 3275; Civ. C. '02 Sections 2118, 2175; G. S. 1512; R. S. 1669, 1719; 1881 (17) 831; 1892 (21) 14.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2220. Merchandise must be promptly forwarded according to directions.

Every railroad corporation shall promptly forward merchandise consigned or directed to be sent over another road connecting with its road according to the directions contained thereon or accompanying such merchandise and shall not receive and forward over its road any merchandise consigned, ordered or expressly directed to be received and forwarded by a different route.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1102; 1952 Code Section 58-1102; 1942 Code Section 8427; 1932 Code Section 8427; Civ. C. '22 Section 4975; Civ. C. '12 Section 3277; Civ. C. '02 Section 2177; G. S. 1514; R. S. 1721; 1881 (17) 832.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2310. Consignees of coal or other articles delivered in carload lots may have same reweighed.

Any consignee of coal or other articles to be delivered to him in carload lots by any common carrier at any point within the limits of this State where such common carrier maintains track scales may demand that such coal or other articles to be reweighed before delivery to him by such common carrier and such common carrier, within forty-eight hours after such demand, shall reweigh such articles and deliver to such consignee a written, or partly written and partly printed, statement, showing the true weight thereof.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1111; 1952 Code Section 58-1111; 1942 Code Section 8319; 1932 Code Section 8319; Civ. C. '22 Section 4866; Civ. C. '12 Section 3187; 1906 (25) 117.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2320. Forfeiture of freight for failure to reweigh.

Any common carrier refusing or failing to comply with any of the provisions of Section 58-17-2310 shall forfeit the right to any freight incurred through transportation of such coal or other article or, in the event that such freight shall have been prepaid, shall be liable as a penalty to the consignee for the amount of freight so prepaid, to be recovered by suit in any court of competent jurisdiction.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1112; 1952 Code Section 58-1112; 1942 Code Section 8320; 1932 Code Section 8320; Civ. C. '22 Section 4867; Civ. C. '12 Section 3188; 1906 (25) 117.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2330. No demurrage or similar charge shall be made after demand for reweighing.

No demurrage or other similar charges shall be made by any common carrier against a consignee making the demand specified in Section 58-17-2310 between the time of the making of such demand and the time of delivery by such common carrier to such consignee of the statement required in said section.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1113; 1952 Code Section 58-1113; 1942 Code Section 8321; 1932 Code Section 8321; Civ. C. '22 Section 4868; Civ. C. '12 Section 3189; 1906 (25) 117.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2340. Common carriers shall maintain scales under certain conditions.

Every common carrier doing business in this State shall, upon demand of any person having a sidetrack adjacent to and used in connection with the business of such person, erect and maintain on such sidetrack suitable scales for reweighing such coal or other articles in carload lots. But such person shall agree and become liable to such common carrier to pay the amount incurred by such common carrier in the erection and maintenance of such scales. In such event, the common carrier shall reweigh such coal or other articles delivered in carload lots to such person upon such sidetrack, as provided for in Section 58-17-2310. Upon refusal so to weigh, such common carrier shall be liable for the same penalties provided in Sections 58-17-2320 and 58-17-2330.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1114; 1952 Code Section 58-1114; 1942 Code Section 8322; 1932 Code Section 8322; Civ. C. '22 Section 4869; Civ. C. '12 Section 3190; 1906 (25) 117.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2350. Jurisdiction over railroad track and platform scales; penalties.

All railroad track and platform scales used in connection with shipping are hereby placed under the jurisdiction of the Office of Regulatory Staff for inspection and it may require the installation or replacement of scales when needed. A failure or refusal to carry out the instructions of the Office of Regulatory Staff in reference to the scales shall be punished by a penalty of two hundred dollars for each refusal to be recovered by suit in any court of competent jurisdiction by any person aggrieved. Any sum so recovered must be turned into the State Treasury for general use.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1115; 1952 Code Section 58-1115; 1942 Code Section 8323; 1932 Code Section 8323; Civ. C. '22 Section 4870; 1912 (27) 578; 1935 (39) 25; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 125, eff May 24, 2006.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2510. Prompt loading and unloading of livestock required.

Every railroad company receiving livestock for transportation shall cause such livestock to be loaded not more than two hours before the scheduled departure of the train carrying them and every railroad company delivering livestock at its destination for unloading shall cause them to be unloaded within two hours after the arrival of the trains carrying them, except that a longer time may be allowed if voluntarily consented to in writing by the owner or shipper on a paper other than the bill of lading. But this section shall apply in the unloading of stock only if the consignee in person or his duly authorized agent shall make demand in writing for such unloading within two hours after the arrival of the train carrying such livestock.
This section shall not apply at stations where no unloading pen is maintained or where there is no agent of the railroad on duty upon the arrival of such train.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1122; 1952 Code Section 58-1122; 1942 Code Section 8348; 1932 Code Section 8348; Civ. C. '22 Section 4896; 1916 (29) 822.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2520. Information required to be furnished owners or shippers of livestock.

Any railroad company doing business in this State shall be required to furnish the owner or shipper, or their agents, full information concerning the shipment, movement and delivery of livestock when en route and on said company's line or in said company's possession. If the company cannot make the time published in its schedule it must, whenever as much as three hours behind schedule time, wire the owner and agent at destination the extent and cause of the delay and advise him of the expected time of arrival. Upon failure to furnish such information and upon failure to give the shipper benefit of the best connection as published in its schedule, the railroad company shall pay a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars.
Nothing herein contained shall interfere with the transmission of train orders. In the event of a failure upon the part of any common carrier to give the information herein required, it shall be incumbent upon such common carrier affirmatively to show that such failure was due to the necessary use of its wire or wires for the transmission of train orders.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1127; 1952 Code Section 58-1127; 1942 Code Section 8349; 1932 Code Sections 1715, 8349; Civ. C. '22 Section 4897; Cr. C. '22 Section 660; Civ. C. '12 Section 3216; Cr. C. '12 Section 685; 1906 (25) 114.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2610. Connecting railroads shall operate as one for rate purposes when operated by same company.

All connecting railroads doing business in this State and under the management or control, by lease, ownership, association or otherwise, of one and the same person shall for purposes of transportation, in applying freight and passenger tariffs, be considered as constituting but one and the same road and the rate shall be computed as upon parts of one and the same road unless otherwise specified by the Commission.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1141; 1952 Code Section 58-1141; 1942 Code Section 8337; 1932 Code Section 8337; Civ. C. '22 Section 4884; Civ. C. '12 Section 3204; Civ. C. '02 Section 2115; 1896 (22) 118; 1935 (39) 25.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2620. Railroads authorized to join tracks; expenses.

When any railroad company owning, leasing or operating a railroad in or through any part of this State shall have its terminus or any part of its track at or near the terminus of any other railroad in this State having the same gauge or shall cross such other railroad's track, such railroad company may join its track by safe and proper switches, with such other railroad and for this purpose may enter upon the right of way of such other railroad. But if the railroad with which such connection is proposed shall refuse to join in paying the expenses of making such connection the railroad proposing the connection shall pay them.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1142; 1952 Code Section 58-1142; 1942 Code Section 8335; 1932 Code Section 8335; Civ. C. '22 Section 4882; Civ. C. '12 Section 3202; Civ. C. '02 Section 2113; 1887 (19) 823.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2630. Condemnation when connecting switches are refused.

Should any railroad company refuse to allow the connecting switches put in its line, when requested under Section 58-17-2620, the other road seeking such connection may proceed to procure the right to use so much of the franchise of the former as may be necessary for such purpose in the manner provided by law for taking private property for the use of a railroad.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1143; 1952 Code Section 58-1143; 1942 Code Section 8336; 1932 Code Section 8336; Civ. C. '22 Section 4883; Civ. C. '12 Section 3203; Civ. C. '02 Section 2114; 1887 (19) 823.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2640. Facilities for interchange of traffic shall be furnished.

Railroads subject to this chapter shall afford all reasonable, proper and equal facilities for the interchange of traffic between their own roads and other carriers, whether at terminal or junction points, for the receiving, forwarding and delivering of freight and passengers to and from points on their lines beyond and shall not discriminate in their rates or charges between or against any such connecting carriers.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1144; 1952 Code Section 58-1144; 1942 Code Section 8330; 1932 Code Section 8330; Civ. C. '22 Section 4877; Civ. C. '12 Section 3197; Civ. C. '02 Section 2108.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2650. Lines of two or more railroads which pass through city or town shall be connected; expenses.

Whenever the lines of railroad of two or more corporations may enter or pass through the corporate limits of any city or town in this State, the corporations owning such lines shall build such connecting tracks as may be necessary to effect an actual connection of such lines for the purpose of interchanging and delivering cars and freight in carload lots. The entire reasonable cost of construction and maintenance of such connecting track shall be borne by such railroad corporations whose tracks are so connected, in such ratable proportion as shall be determined and adjusted by the Public Service Commission. Failure to comply with the provisions of this section for six months after the building of any new line of railroad into such city or town shall subject each and every such corporation so failing to a penalty of twenty-five dollars per day, to be recovered in an action by any citizen of such city or town, one half for his own benefit and the other half for the benefit of the State. But any one of such railroad corporations may relieve itself from liability to such penalty by giving notice in writing within thirty days from the date when it shall become liable to the operation of this section to the other corporations so liable thereto of its readiness to proceed with the construction of such connecting track and if the other corporation or corporations so notified shall fail to unite in such construction within ten days after such written notice the corporation giving such notice may proceed to the construction of such track and may recover of each and every other line so connected such proportion of the costs of such construction as shall be determined by the Commission. But the recovery thereof shall not operate to discharge such delinquent corporation or corporations from liability to the penalty above imposed up to the time of the full completion of such connecting track. But the Commission may suspend the operation of the requirements of this section at such junctional points when it can be shown, upon a full and fair hearing before it, that the erection and operation of such connection would be unreasonable and unnecessary.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1145; 1952 Code Section 58-1145; 1942 Code Section 8331; 1932 Code Section 8331; Civ. C. '22 Section 4878; Civ. C. '12 Section 3198; Civ. C. '02 Section 2109; 1900 (23) 388; 1935 (39) 25.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2660. Rights-of-way for connecting tracks in cities and towns; condemnation if track crosses private property.

For the purpose of building any such track the right of way may be taken over and across the property of either or all of such railroad corporations and by and with consent of the council of such city or town such connecting track may be laid across or along any of the streets of such city or town or the public grounds thereof. But such compensation shall be made to abutting landowners as they may be entitled to by law. In case it should be necessary for such connecting track to cross any private property other than as above specified, the right of condemnation is hereby given under the provisions of this Code upon the subject, to be exercised upon the application of either or all of such railroad corporations.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1146; 1952 Code Section 58-1146; 1942 Code Section 8332; 1932 Code Section 8332; Civ. C. '22 Section 4879; Civ. C. '12 Section 3199; Civ. C. '02 Section 2110; 1900 (23) 388.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2670. Railroad building new line into city or town shall connect and pay part of cost of original connecting track.

Any railroad corporation building a new line into such city or town after the construction of such connecting track shall be required to connect its line with such track and to pay to each and every corporation owning such track a part of the costs thereof which shall be fixed and determined by the Commission.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1147; 1952 Code Section 58-1147; 1942 Code Section 8333; 1932 Code Section 8333; Civ. C. '22 Section 4880; Civ. C. '12 Section 3200; Civ. C. '02 Section 2111; 1900 (23) 388; 1935 (39) 25.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2680. Connecting line may cross other tracks.

In building such connecting line the right is granted, under the supervision of the Office of Regulatory Staff, to run across or along any existing track at grade.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1148; 1952 Code Section 58-1148; 1942 Code Section 8333; 1932 Code Section 8333; Civ. C. '22 Section 4880; Civ. C. '12 Section 3200; Civ. C. '02 Section 2111; 1900 (23) 388; 1935 (39) 25; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 126, eff May 24, 2006.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2690. No discrimination between connections at same point.

Each railroad company chartered by this State shall deal with all its connections at any one point on the same terms and shall afford the like usual facilities for the interchange of freight between all of its connections at the same point.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1149; 1952 Code Section 58-1149; 1942 Code Section 8315; 1932 Code Section 8315; Civ. C. '22 Section 4862; Civ. C. '12 Section 3183; Civ. C. '02 Section 2100; G. S. 1474; R. S. 1661; 1881 (17) 823.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2700. Cars shall be transferred to connected track on demand; fees.

All railroad corporations whose tracks shall be so connected shall transfer to any railroad track any car upon demand of the consignee or owner of the freight in such car, at such transfer charges as may be fixed by the Commission, not to exceed one dollar per car in any case, empty cars to be returned free. Failure to comply with the written demand of the consignee or owner within twenty-four hours shall subject the railroad corporation so failing to a penalty of one dollar per hour so long as such failure may continue, to be deducted from the freight bill of such owner or consignee or to be recovered by an action of law, unless it be determined by the jury to be reasonably impracticable for such railroad corporation to make such transfer within such time.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1150; 1952 Code Section 58-1150; 1942 Code Section 8334; 1932 Code Section 8334; Civ. C. '22 Section 4881; Civ. C. '12 Section 3201; Civ. C. '02 Section 2112; 1900 (23) 388; 1935 (39) 25.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2710. Each connected railroad shall furnish facilities for receiving and forwarding traffic of another without delay, preference or prejudice.

Every railroad company doing business in this State working railways which form a part of a continuous line of railway communication shall afford all due and reasonable facilities for receiving and forwarding by one of such railways all the traffic, freight or passengers arriving by the other, without any unreasonable delay and without any preference or advantage or prejudice or disadvantage, so that no obstruction may be offered to the public desirous of using such railways as a continuous line of communication and so that all reasonable accommodation may, by means of the railways of the several companies, be at all times afforded to the public in that behalf.
The above-mentioned facilities and benefits shall be afforded as well to other railroads as to the public.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1151; 1952 Code Section 58-1151; 1942 Code Section 8326; 1932 Code Section 8326; Civ. C. '22 Section 4873; Civ. C. '12 Section 3193; Civ. C. '02 Section 2104; 1896 (22) 119.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2720. Railroads shall receive and deliver cars to and from connecting lines at uniform rates and with uniform service.

All railroad corporations doing business in this State shall receive from, deliver to and handle with connecting lines at each of its junctions or terminal points in this State all cars or trains bound to or from any point upon its own line or beyond upon the same terms and upon the same charges, either by way of trackage or by way of its proportion of the entire rate charged upon such cars, trains or freight, that it charges or demands either under the law or by contract or agreement with any other railroad connecting with it at such junction or terminal point where it performs the same or similar service for each of such railroads and shall furnish the same facilities to each of such railroads.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1152; 1952 Code Section 58-1152; 1942 Code Section 8324; 1932 Code Section 8324; Civ. C. '22 Section 4871; Civ. C. '12 Section 3191; Civ. C. '02 Section 2102; 1896 (22) 119.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2730. Railroad shall issue or recognize through bills of lading between competitive points.

No railroad doing business in this State shall be allowed to refuse to issue or recognize a through bill of lading between competitive points when issued over or by one railroad with which it connects when it issues or recognizes such bills of lading when goods are shipped to or from such points over any other competitive railroad with which it connects reaching such point. Such railroad shall not charge or receive for such goods passing over its lines, either by the appropriate schedule for local freight or a division of a through freight rate, a greater sum when such goods are shipped by or over one line of railroad with which it connects than it would charge or receive when such goods are shipped by or over any other line of railroad with which it connects. But nothing herein contained shall prevent any such railroad from demanding payment of its charges in advance of performing the service of carrying such goods or from limiting its liability to losses or damage to such freight upon its own line by a clause inserted in the bill of lading.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1153; 1952 Code Section 58-1153; 1942 Code Section 8325; 1932 Code Section 8325; Civ. C. '22 Section 4872; Civ. C. '12 Section 3192; Civ. C. '02 Section 2103; 1896 (22) 119.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2740. Shipper may designate routes; changing of route shall be unlawful.

All persons shipping from, into, within or through this State may designate the route or routes by which such goods shall be shipped, subject to such reasonable exceptions and regulations as the Public Service Commission shall from time to time prescribe, and it shall be unlawful for any person other than the holder of the bill of lading to vary such route so designated or to ship such goods by any other route or to receive such goods if so diverted, unless the route so designated shall be interrupted or be incapable of being used at the time by strike or casualty preventing the running of trains thereon.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1154; 1952 Code Section 58-1154; 1942 Code Section 8327; 1932 Code Section 8327; Civ. C. '22 Section 4874; Civ. C. '12 Section 3194; Civ. C. '02 Section 2105; 1896 (22) 119; 1944 (43) 1231.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2750. Civil penalty on railroad for violation of certain statutory provisions.

Any transportation company violating any of the provisions of Sections 58-17-2710 to 58-17-2740 wilfully or knowingly shall be subject to a suit for each violation thereof at the instance of any person and upon proof of such violation the person instituting such suit shall be entitled to recover a penalty of five hundred dollars for such violation. Each violation of any of said sections shall constitute a separate cause of action.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1155; 1952 Code Section 58-1155; 1942 Code Section 8328; 1932 Code Section 8328; Civ. C. '22 Section 4875; Civ. C. '12 Section 3195; Civ. C. '02 Section 2106; 1896 (22) 119.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2760. Criminal penalty on individuals for violation of certain statutory provisions.

Any person who shall wilfully violate, aid in violating or direct or order any one to violate any of the provisions of Sections 58-17-2710 to 58-17-2740 as to the transportation of through freight shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment not less than three months nor more than twelve months, or both, in the discretion of the court.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1156; 1952 Code Section 58-1156; 1942 Code Section 8328-1; 1932 Code Section 1698; Cr. C. '22 Section 644; Cr. C. '12 Section 669; Cr. C. '02 Section 478; 1896 (22) 121.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2770. Discrimination in deliveries prohibited.

It shall not be lawful for any railroad company, chartered by this State, to discriminate against any railroad company which may connect with it, either at one of its terminal stations or at any intermediate point on its line where such companies have stations and agents established, by neglecting or refusing to deliver with due diligence to such connecting road, in the yard or on the track of such road, all cars wholly or partly loaded with freight consigned to points on such connecting road or to points beyond its line. When freight is to be delivered to a connecting road to complete its transportation, such delivery shall be made by the railroad which brought the freight to the connecting point and no additional charge shall be made therefor. But the delivering road may demand of its connection payment of all charges which have accrued thereon, on or before delivery of such freight on the tracks or in the yards of such connecting road.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1157; 1952 Code Section 58-1157; 1942 Code Section 8312; 1932 Code Section 8312; Civ. C. '22 Section 4859; Civ. C. '12 Section 3180; Civ. C. '02 Section 2097; G. S. 1471; R. S. 1658; 1881 (17) 822.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2780. Discrimination by refusing to receive freight or to issue bills of lading prohibited.

It shall not be lawful for any railroad company chartered by this State to discriminate in favor of or against any railroad company which may connect with it, either at one of its terminal stations or at an intermediate point on its line where such companies have stations and agents established, as against any other railroad company which may connect with it at the same station or point, by refusing either to receive freight for shipment or to issue through bills of lading, at equal rates of freight therefor, to any one given destination reached by any or all of such connecting roads, or their connections, for which freight is received or through bills of lading are issued, to be forwarded by any other of such connecting roads at the same point, except that if any of such connections shall refuse to transport freight from its own terminus to the ultimate destination of such freight at the same rate as is charged by any other connection at the same point, the initial road shall be released from the provisions of this section and the connecting road shall not be entitled to the benefit of its provisions.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1158; 1952 Code Section 58-1158; 1942 Code Section 8313; 1932 Code Section 8313; Civ. C. '22 Section 4860; Civ. C. '12 Section 3181; Civ. C. '02 Section 2098; G. S. 1472; R. S. 1659; 1881 (17) 822.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2790. Discrimination in rates of freight as to other railroads prohibited.

It shall not be lawful for any railroad company chartered by this State to discriminate in its rates of freight in favor of or against any railroad company which may connect with it, either at one of its terminal stations, or at any intermediate point on its line. In all cases the charges on freight of the same character, having the same original point of shipment and the same destination, shall be uniform to and from all lines making connections with such railroad at the same point.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1159; 1952 Code Section 58-1159; 1942 Code Section 8314; 1932 Code Section 8314; Civ. C. '22 Section 4861; Civ. C. '12 Section 3182; Civ. C. '02 Section 2099; G. S. 1473; R. S. 1660; 1881 (17) 822.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2800. "Railroad company chartered by this State" defined.

In the construction of Sections 58-17-2770 to 58-17-2790 the term "railroad company chartered by this State" shall be held to mean each railroad company holding its franchise under a separate charter granted by this State.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1160; 1952 Code Section 58-1160; 1942 Code Section 8315; 1932 Code Section 8315; Civ. C. '22 Section 4862; Civ. C. '12 Section 3183; Civ. C. '02 Section 2100; G. S. 1474; R. S. 1661; 1881 (17) 823.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2810. Railroads shall deliver cars from other roads on equal terms; damages; effect of rebates or fraud.

Each railroad company in this State shall, at its terminus or any intermediate station, be required to switch off and deliver to any connecting road having the same gauge, in the yard of the latter, all cars passing over its lines, or any portion of them, containing 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. Any failure to do so with reasonable diligence shall render the railroad company so failing liable to the owner or consignee for all damages that may result therefrom with interest and all costs and disbursements. Should the defendant in any suit brought under this section set up as a defense that the plaintiff has accepted a rebate, or practiced fraud or deception touching the rate, it shall be a complete reply to such defense if the plaintiff can prove that defendant or its agents has allowed a rebate or rebates, or practiced like fraud or deception, from the same competing points against the rival line.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1161; 1952 Code Section 58-1161; 1942 Code Section 8316; 1932 Code Section 8316; Civ. C. '22 Section 4863; Civ. C. '12 Section 3184; Civ. C. '02 Section 2101; R. S. 1662; 1887 (19) 822.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers › Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law › Section 58-17-2820. Refusal to pay freight to connecting carrier shall be unlawful.

It shall be unlawful for any railroad chartered or operated in this State to refuse to pay any carrier on traffic delivered at any of its terminal or junction points such freight charges as may have accrued from the original point of shipment to the terminal or junction points, wherever delivery may be made, and to which at current rates the carrier making such delivery and previous carriers interested may be justly entitled to whenever such freight may be collected by the road making the delivery to consignee; provided, that:
(1) The total amount of freight charges does not exceed an amount equal to one half the market value of the property transported;
(2) This section does not apply on property which, from its nature, is classed as "prepaid freight" or which may be destined for points designated and conducted as prepaid stations, of which due public notice has been given; and
(3) Such carrier shall afford to such railroad company making the delivery to the consignee the same advantages and facilities, in the handling and interchange of business, that it affords any other railroad at the same point.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1162; 1952 Code Section 58-1162; 1942 Code Section 8329; 1932 Code Section 8329; Civ. C. '22 Section 4876; Civ. C. '12 Section 3196; Civ. C. '02 Section 2107; 1896 (22) 117.