Amount of

Each passenger shall be entitled to baggage not exceeding one hundred and fifty baggage al- (150) pounds.

lowed.

Office re

quired to

RULE 2.

No more than the schedule of passenger rates shall be charged where the ticket be open for office at any station shall not have been open for a reasonable time before the departure time. from a station of the train upon which the passenger intends to be transported.

reasonable

Schedule rate

RULE 3.

At junction points, where the incoming train arrives so near the leaving time of charged at the outgoing train that it is not practicable for a passenger to procure a ticket, no more junction than the schedule of passenger rates shall be charged.

points.

Railroads

allowed to

collect

exact

mileage.

minimum

RULE 4.

Railroad companies are authorized to collect the exact mileage for passenger fares, if they shall make the necessary change to enable them to do so; but, if not, no more than the next lowest amount ending in 5 or 0 shall be charged.

RULE 5.

Ten cents a No railroad company shall be allowed to charge more than 10 cents as a minimum, full or half rate between regular stations when the fare would be less than that amount.

charge.

Tariff rate to apply

from flag

stations.

Tariff rate

RULE 6.

No more than standard Passenger Tariff shall be charged passengers from flag stations or other stations where tickets are not kept on sale.

RULE 7.

When, in consequence of the uncertain time of arrival or departure of a delayed rival or de- train, it is impracticable for tickets to be purchased, no more than the regular Standard parture of train un

certain.

Passenger Tariff shall be charged.

RULE 8.

to be

charged when pas

Where a railroad company has provided agents and offices, ready and open for Four cents the sale of tickets, and passengers, for want of proper diligence, fail to supply them selves therewith before getting on the train, then four (4) cents per mile for each pas senger twelve years old and over, and two (2) cents per mile for each passenger over shows five years old and under twelve may be demanded and collected; Provided, however, want of Offices at way stations may be closed one minute before the arrival of trains.

RULE 9.

senger

proper dil

igence.

can be

or commu

The Commission will consider applications for an advance or reduction in the No change Standard Tariff for the transportation of passengers, or in Commutation Rates, but no made in change in rates shall be of effect or put in force until ratified by the Commission and ordinary published in the newspapers of the State, as required by law in Section VI. of the Act tation approved October 14, 1879; Provided, That this rule shall not be construed as placing out conany restriction on the privilege of railroad companies to make special rates on excursion sent of trains.

RULE 10.

rates with

Commission.

Tickets on sale at any office in a city must be kept on sale at the Depot Ticket All tickets Office of the same railroad at the same prices.

must be on sale at depot office.

No "Drawback" tickets allowed.

RULE 13.

Each railroad company doing business in this State shall furnish like and equal accommodation to all persons, without distinction of race, color or previous condition.

RULE 14.

Equal actions required to be furnished.

commoda

Waiting

Railroad companies are required, at junction stations, to open their waiting rooms at least fifteen minutes before schedule time for the arrival of all passenger trains, but, rooms reat intermediate stations, shall not be required to open after 10 o'clock P. M., except for quired to be opened delayed trains, due before that time, and shall keep said waiting rooms open until the and made actual arrival of the trains. These rooms shall be provided with lights, and when the inclemency of the weather requires it, with fire.

comforta ble.

Duty to bulletin delayed trains.

Notice of obstruc

tion and

RULE 15.

Whenever any passenger train on any railroad in this State shall be more than onehalf of one hour behind its schedule time, it shall be the duty of said railroad company to bulletin and to keep posted at every telegraph station along its line in the direction in which said train is going the time such train is behind its schedule time, and the time of its arrival as nearly as can be approximated.

RULE 16.

Whenever there is, by reason of accident or otherwise, a break or obstruction on any railroad in this State, which will delay any passenger train on said road, it shall be the consequent duty of said road to have the same bulletined at all stations at and between the said delay given to passenger train and the place so obstructed, and the conductor shall give notice of said passengers obstruction to the passengers in the cars before leaving the station, and of the delay in car and in stations. that will probably be caused by the same.

Roads required to

heat passenger coaches.

RULE 17.

On all passenger trains in this State the railroads shall furnish safe and adequate heating appliances, and shall keep the passenger coaches sufficiently warm to make the passengers comfortable whenever the weather is cold enough to make heating necessary or desirable to the passengers.

NOTE 1.- No more than ten (10) cents shall be allowed to be collected as a minimum

charge.

NOTE 2.—The above Tariff is subject to "Rule One" of the Rules Governing the Transportation of Freight.

RULES

GOVERNING THE TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT.

RULE 1.

mileage to

under same

All connecting railroads, which are under the management or control, by lease, own- Continuous ership or otherwise, of one and the same company, and all connecting railroads, a apply on majority of whose stock is owned or controlled either directly or indirectly, by one of all roads the connecting lines, shall, for the purpose of transportation, in applying this tariff, be manageconsidered as constituting but one and the same road; and the rates shall be computed as upon parts of one and the same road, unless otherwise specified. The fact hat each of said roads has a separate Board of Directors shall not prevent the application of this rule.

RULE 2.

ment.

DISTANCES. Since a separate rate cannot be conveniently given for every possible distance, the law authorizes the Commission "to ascertain what shall be the limits of Limit for a longer and shorter distances." Five (5) miles has, accordingly, been fixed as the limit change of freight for a change of freight rates for all distances less than one hundred (100) miles; and rate. ten (10) miles for all distances over one hundred (100) miles. The Commissioners reserve the right, however, to correct the charge in extreme cases which work hardship, although the same may not violate the letter of our rules.

RULE 3.

Division

For all distances over five (5) miles and under one hundred (100) miles, the following rule will apply: When the mileage does not end in 0 or 5 the nearest mileage so of rate ending shall govern the rate. (As amended August 15, 1888.)

ILLUSTRATION: For a distance of 27 miles charge for 25 miles; for a distance of 28 miles, charge for 30 miles.

RULE 4.

When freight is transported any distance greater than one hundred (100) miles, if the mileage does not end in 0, the next ten (10) mile group above shall govern the rate. ILLUSTRATION: For 121 miles charge for 130.

RULE 5.

For distances under 20 or over 250 miles, a reduction of rates may be made without making a change at all stations short of 250 miles; Provided, however, That when any railroad shall make a reduction of rates for distances over 250 miles, the same shall apply to similar distances on all the roads controlled by the same company, and in no case shall more be charged for a less than a greater distance.

RULE 6.

according to distance.

Reduction

of rates

under 20

miles and

over 250

miles.

discrimi

The freight rates prescribed by the Commission are maximum rates, which shall not be transcended by the railroads. They may carry, however, at less than the prescribed No unjust rates, provided, that if they carry for less for one person they shall for the like service nation in carry for the same lessened rate for all persons, except as mentioned hereafter; and if rates. they adopt less freight rates from one station, they shall make a reduction of the same per cent. at all stations along the line of road, so as to make no unjust discrimination as against any person or locality.

Freight

But when there are between any two points in this State two or more competing roads not under the same management or in the same system, then the longer line or lines, in order to give said points the benefit of competition, may reduce the rates between said two points below the Standard Tariff, without making a corresponding reduction at all stations along the lines of the said road; or when a rate on cotton is made to a seaport out of the State, which is less than the rate from the same point to the Georgia ports, the railroads shall be authorized to meet the said competitive rate in like manner, as aforesaid; Provided, that before taking effect, the proposed change of rates shall be submitted to and approved by the Commission.

RULE 7.

The rates charged for freight service by regular passenger trains may be one and a charges on half times that for freight by ordinary freight trains, provided that this rule has no application to freight carried by Express Companies.

passenger

trains.

RULE 8.

Railroads

not allowed to decline

freight on passenger trains.

25 cents

minimum

charge.

No railroad company shall, by reason of any contract with any express or other company, decline or refuse to act as a common carrier, to transport any article proper for transportation by the train for which it is offered.

RULE 9.

Railroad companies may collect twenty-five (25) cents as a minimum charge on a single shipment, however small; subject, however, to Rule No. 30.

RULE 10.

Blockades forbidden.

Secret re

duction of rates forbidden.

Roads allowed to reduce cer

at discre

tion.

No railroad company doing business in this State shall permit a blockade of any class of freights on account of any arrangement existing between it and other railroad companies as to the transportation of freight according to percentages or otherwise.

RULE 11.

There shall be no secret reduction of rates, nor shall any bonus be given or any rebate paid to any person, but the rates shall be uniform to all, and public.

RULE 12.

The rates specified for Ores, Sand, Clay, Rough Stone, Common Brick, Bone, Lumber, Shingles, Laths, Staves, Empty Barrels, Wood, Syrup, Sugar Cane, Straw, Shucks, tain rates Hay, Fodder, Corn, in ear, Tan-Bark, Turpentine, Rosin, Tar, Household Goods, are maximum rates, but the roads are left free to reduce them at discretion, and all such rates are exempted from the operation of Rule 6; Provided, That all such cates made by any railroad under this rule shall be first submitted to the Commission and approved by them before becoming effective. Any complaints as to such rates will, on presentation, be duly considered.

Shippers to load and unload.

RULE 13.

When railroad companies are required to load or unload car load shipments of Classes L, M, N, O and P, or to load car load shipments of Naval Stores, the actual cost of such service shall be paid by shippers.