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kilogrammes, and between 10 and 20 kilo;;rammes, as 20 kilogrammes, and so 
forth. 
Nevertheless, for excess of baggage and goods per fivst trains, fractions will be 
reckoned (1) 0 to 5 kilogrammes ; (2) above 5 up to 10 kilogrammes ; (3) above 10 
kilogrammes per undivided fractions of 10 kilogrammes. 
No goods or packages will be charged less than Oii., whatever the distance 
travelled over may be, whether by fast or by slow trains. 
Article 43. Composition of the Trains. — Except by a special autliorisatiou 
(which may bo revoked) of the Prefect, every regular passenger train must 
contain carriages or compartments of all classes in sufficient number for all the 
persons who may present tlieinselves at the offices of the railway. 
In each passenger train the holder of the concession will be allowed to place 
carriages with sj^ecial compartments, for which special prices will be charged 
at a rate to be fixed by the Prefect at the request of the liolder of the 
concession ; but tlie number of places in these compartments must not exceed 
one-fifth of the total number of places in the train. The holder of the 
concession may reduce by 20 per cent, the fare from one section of the line to 
another for return tickets available for one or two days. 
He will be allowed to organise excursion trains, he may also grant season 
tickets available for six or lor twelve months, at reduced prices, wbicli will be 
submitted for the approbation of the Prefect. 
Article 50. Times for Dt livery. — The Prefect will fix by means of special 
regulations and on the request of the holder of the concession — 
1. The number of day trains to travel on the railway. 
2. The times of starting and arrival of each of these trains, as well as their 
speed. 
This speed shall not exceed twenty kilometres an hour (12'5 miles), and 
must be reduced when passing inhabited localities and in the case of stoppages 
on the road. 
The holder of the concession cannot be compelled to provide any night service. 
Article 51. Accessory Expenses. — The accessory expenses not mentioned in 
the tarifi's, such as those for registration, loading, unloading and warehousing 
in the stations and warehouses of the railway station, dues on starting and on 
arrival, will be fixed annually by tlie Prefect at the request of the holder of 
the concession. 
Article 52. Carting. — Loading and unloading will be done by the senders 
or receivers, they will also do their own porterage and carriage. 
Article 58. Telegraphic Apparatus for the Service of the Bailway. — The 
holder of the concession may be authorised by the Minister of Public Works 
acting in concert with the Minister of the Interior, to erect at his own expense the 
wires and telegraphic ajiparatus for the purpose of transmitting the necessary 
signals for the safety and regularity of the working of the railway. 
He may, witli the authorisation of the Minister of the Interior, make use 
of the posts of the Government telegraphic line, where such a line exists on 
the railway. 
The holder of the concession will be bound to submit to all the rules of 
the public Administration in respect to the laying down and the use of such 
apparatus, as well as to the organisation, at his expense, for the control of this 
service by the agents of the Government. 
The telegraphic offices established in the stations will be placed at the 
disposal of the public, if the Administration comes to such a decision, and iu 
such case it will lay down rules and regulations. 
