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Class D, five and one-half cents : Provided, That 

 no such corporation shall charge, demand, or receive 

 any greater compensation per mile, for the trans- 

 portation of children twelve years of age or under, 

 than half the rates above prescribed: And provided, 

 also, A charge of ten cents may be added to the fare 

 of any passenger when the same is paid upon the 

 cars, if it might have been procured within a reason- 

 able time before the departure of the train. 



And contains the following provisions : 



SECTION 5. Any railroad corporation, which shall 

 charge, demand, or receive any greater compensation 

 for the transportation of any passenger than is au- 

 thorized by this act, shall be liable to the party ag- 

 grieved in the sum of five hundred dollars, and the 

 same may be recovered, together with all costs of 

 suit and a reasonable attorney's fee, to be taxed by 

 the court, in an action of debt in any court having 

 competent jurisdiction. 



SEC. 6. If any final judgment shall be recovered 

 against any such corporation, under the provisions 

 ol the fifth section of this act, a fifth time, such cor- 

 poration shall be deemed to have forfeited all its 

 rights, privileges, and franchises ; and it shall be 

 the duty of the State's Attorney, in any circuit or 

 county through or into which its road may run, to 

 proceed against such railroad corporation so Violat- 

 ing any provision of this act, upon information, in 

 the nature of quo warranto. to judgment of ouster 

 and final execution. And, in addition to the pro- 

 cedure herein provided, such corporation may be 

 proceeded against in such other manner as may be 

 provided by law. 



An act was also passed "to prevent unjust 

 discrimination and extortions in the rates to 

 be charged by the different railroads in this 

 State for the transportation of freights on the 

 said roads." 



The bill for the appointment of railroad and 

 warehouse commissioners, which passed both 

 Houses by large majorities, contained the fol- 

 lowing provisions : 



Section 1 provides for the appointment of 

 three commissioners by the Governor, to hold 

 office until the next General Assembly, and he 

 shall then appoint, or reappoint these for two 

 years from January 1st. 



Section 2 relates to the eligibility of the 

 commissioners, and provides that they shall 

 not be connected with any railroad or ware- 

 house, or interested in the stock or property 

 of any road or warehouse. 



Section 8 provides for an oath. 



Section 4 authorizes them to appoint a sec- 

 retary, and fixes their pay. 



Section 5 provides for their right of passing 

 free on trains while examining roads. 



Section 6 requires all roads, before Septem- 

 ber, to report to them in writing, under oath, 

 answers to 41 specified questions concerning 

 organization, investments, rates of fare, and 

 freight, internal and external management 

 generally. 



Section 7 authorizes the commissioners to 

 put any other questions on the same subject, 

 and requires answers. 



Section 8 defines the application of the bill 

 to officers officially and personally. 



Section 9 requires owners and managers of 

 warehouses to report to the commissioners 



statements of the condition and management 

 of their business. 



Section 10 provides that the commissioners 

 shall report to the Governor on December 1st, 

 annually, their doings for the year, stating 

 such facts and explanations as will disclose the 

 actual workings of the road and warehouse 

 business in their bearings on the business 

 prosperity of the people of the State, with 

 suggestions and recommendations concerning 

 the general policy that the State should pur- 

 sue in relation to these important interests. It 

 also authorizes the Governor to require special 

 reports on particular subjects, as he may deem 

 proper. 



Section 11 directs the commissioners to ex- 

 amine the condition and management of all 

 other matters concerning roads and ware- 

 houses relating to the security of persons do- 

 ing business with them, and specially requires 

 and charges them to require the faithful exe- 

 cution of all laws now in force or afterward 

 passed, and hear complaints made, and, where 

 good cause is shown that any particular law is 

 violated, to prosecute persons guilty of such 

 violation. 



Section 12 authorizes them to hear and de- 

 termine all applications for cancelling ware- 

 house licenses issued under any law, and, pro- 

 vides that elevators or warehousemen, whose 

 license is cancelled, shall not be allowed to do 

 such business for six months, except to deliver 

 grain then in store. 



Section 13 subjects the property and books 

 of records of roads and warehousemen, to the 

 inspection and examination of the commis- 

 sioners. 



Section 14 authorizes them, in making ex- 

 aminations, to subpoena witnesses, and, in case 

 of refusal to appear and testify, to apply to 

 any Circuit Court for attachment, and author- 

 izes the court to compel the giving of testi- 

 mony to the commissioners, and, if they refuse, 

 to commit them for contempt. 



Section 15 authorizes the indictment and 

 punishment of witnesses who refuse to testify. 



Section 16 provides for the punishment of 

 any officer, agent, or employ^ who shall wil- 

 fully hinder the commissioners in the dis- 

 charge of their duties. 



Section 17 requires the Attorney-General 

 and circuit attorneys, on a requisition of the 

 commissioners, to render their professional 

 services in the prosecution of all parties violat- 

 ing this or any law on roads and warehouses. 



Section 18 prescribes the form of action and 

 the compensation for such services. 



Section 19 provides that the act shall not be 

 construed to prevent persons from prosecut- 

 ing roads and warehouses for private damages. 



Another act regulates the receiving, trans- 

 portation, and delivery of grain by railroad 

 companies. It requires all such companies to 

 receive and transport grain in bulk within a 

 reasonable time after being requested to do so 

 by any person, loading the same upon its 



