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Página 120 - Provided, however, That the provisions of this act shall not apply to the transportation of passengers or property, or to the receiving, delivering, storage, or handling of property, wholly within one State, and not shipped to or from a foreign country from or to any State or Territory as aforesaid.
Página 109 - States of competent jurisdiction, to a fine of not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, or imprisonment for a term not less than one year nor more than three years, or both such fine and imprisonment ; Provided.
Página 40 - When consignors ship goods consigned to themselves, it shall be the duty of the railroad companies to give legal notice to such consignees, or persons to whom shipping directions order delivery. This notice may be addressed by mail to the consignee at point of delivery, and demurrage will begin as in other cases of notice by mail; and the mailing of such notice shall be sufficient legal notice in such cases, whether the consignee actually receives the same or not.
Página 113 - An act to provide for the regulation of railroad freight and passenger tariffs in this State ; to prevent unjust discrimination and extortion in the rates charged for transportation of passengers and freights, and to prohibit railroad companies, corporations, and lessees in this State from charging other than just and reasonable rates, and to punish the same, and prescribe a mode of procedure and rules of evidence in relation thereto ; and to appoint commissioners, and to prescribe their powers and...
Página 107 - Congress assembled, that any telegraph company now organized, or which may hereafter be organized, under the laws of any state In this Union, shall have the right to construct, maintain and operate lines of telegraph through and over any portion of the public domain of the United States, over and along any of the military or post roads of the United States which have been or may hereafter be declared such by...
Página 107 - Act contained shall be taken as in any manner abridging or controlling the rates for freight charged by any railroad company in this State for carrying freight which comes from or goes beyond the boundaries of the State, and on which freight less than local rates on any railroad carrying the same are charged by such railroad, but said railroad companies shall possess the same power and right to charge such rates for carrying such freights as they possessed before the passage of this Act...
Página 109 - That if any railroad company doing business in this State shall, in violation of any rule or regulation provided by the Commissioners as aforesaid, inflict any wrong or injury on any person, such person shall have a right of action and recovery for such wrong or injury in the county where the same was done...
Página 102 - ... contained in this act shall be deemed and taken to mean all corporations, companies or individuals now owning or operating, or which may hereafter own or operate any railroad in whole or in part in this state; and the provisions of this act...
Página 41 - Whenever the weather during the period of free time is so severe, inclement or rainy that it is impracticable to secure means of removal, or where from the nature of the goods removal would cause injury or damage, such time shall be added to the...
Página 37 - Standard Rate 17 20 per cent, added 3.4 Total 20.4 Deducting the fraction, the desired rate is 20 cents. Ex. 2.— Standard Rate 18 20 per cent, added — 3.6 Total 21.6 Estimating the fraction as a unit, the desired rate is 22 cents. THIRD. — In making reductions, observe the same manner of placing figures before deducting the percentage.

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