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Said commissioners, and that it has been published the above speci 

 fied time ; and any such paper, purporting to have been published at 

 said city, and to be a public newspaper, shall be presumed to have 

 been so published at the date thereof, and to be a public newspaper. 



Sec. 9. In all cases under the provisions of this act, the rules of 

 evidence shall be the same as in other civil actions, except as herein 

 before otherwise provided. All fines recovered under the provisions 

 of this act shall be paid into the county treasurer of the county in 

 which the suit is tried, by the person collecting the same, in the 

 manner now provided by law, to be used for county purposes. The 

 remedies hereby given shall be regarded as cumulative to the reme 

 dies now given by law against railroad corporations ; and this act shall 

 not be construed as repealing any statute giving such remedies. 

 Suits commenced under the provisions of this act shall have prece 

 dence over all other business, except criminal business. 



Sec. 10. The term &quot; railroad corporation,&quot; 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 pro 

 visions of this act shall apply to all persons, firms, and companies, 

 and to all associations of persons, whether incorporated or otherwise, 

 that shall do business as common carriers upon any of the lines of 

 railways in this State (street railways excepted), the same as to rail 

 road corporations hereinbefore mentioned. 



Sec. 11. An act entitled &quot;An act to prevent unjust discriminations 

 and extortions in the rates to be charged by the different railroads in 

 this State for the transportation of freight on said roads,&quot; approved 

 April 7, A. D. 1871, is hereby repealed; but such repeal shall not 

 affect nor repeal any penalty incurred, or right accrued, under said 

 act prior to the time this act takes effect, nor any proceedings 07 

 prosecutions to enforce such rights or penalties. 



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The new Eailroad Law has been thoroughly and conscien 

 tiously carried out by the Commissioners, as far as settling 

 schedules of freight and passenger charges is concerned. It 

 soon became apparent, however, that State legislation could 

 not give other than very partial relief to the producing class ; 



