S. F. 203. Policemen appointed or removed by mayor. Publication. CHAPTER 23. APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF POLICEMEN. AN ACT to Provide for the Appointment and Removal of Policemen in Cities Organized under Special Charters. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That in all cities in this State organized under special charters all policemen shall be appointed and may be removed by the mayor of snch city. SEC. 2. This act being deemed of importance shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Des Moines Leader and Iowa State Register, newspapers published at Des Moines Iowa. Approved March 3, 1888. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the lowa H. F. 384. Compensation not to exceed $250 per annum. Repealing clause. CHAPTER 24. COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. AN ACT to Fix the Compensation to be Paid to Members of the City Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That there shall be paid to members of the city council of cities of the first class, an amount prescribed by ordinance not in excess of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) per annum, and this amount shall be in full compensation of all services of such councilmen of every kind and character whatsoever, connected with their official duties. SEC. 2. All acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Approved April 5, 1888. CHAPTER 25. SUITS AND CLAIMS AGAINST MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS. AN ACT Limiting the Time of Making Claims and Bringing Suits H. F. 8. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: to six months. SECTION 1. That in all cases of personal injury resulting from Time of bringdefective streets or sidewalks or from any cause originating in tug suit limited the neglect or failure of any municipal corporation, or its officers to perform their duties in constructing or maintaining streets or sidewalks, no suit shall be brought against the corporation after six months from the time of the injury unless written notice specifying the place and circumstances of the injury shall have been served upon such municipal corporation within ninety days after the injury. SEC. 2. All the provisions of this act shall be applicable to Applicable to all cities in this State now organized under special charters. Approved February 17, 1888. cities under special charters. CHAPTER 26. POWERS OF CITIES AND TOWNS IN RELATION TO THE ERECTION AN ACT To amend Section 471 of the Code. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: S. F. 23. SECTION 1. That section 471 of the Code is hereby amended Sec. 471, Code, by striking out in the fourth and fifth lines the words "or four amended. fifths of the members of the council or board of trustees thereof." SEC. 2. This act being deemed of immediate importance Publication. shall take effect, and be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register, and Des Moines Leader, newspapers published at Des Moines Iowa. Approved April 3, 1888. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register April 5, and Des Moines Leader April 6, 1888. FRANK D. JACKSON, Secretary of State. S. F. 85. Chapter 93. amended. CHAPTER 27. ELECTION OF OFFICERS IN CITIES UNDER SPECIAL CHARTER. AN ACT To amend Chapter Ninety-three (93) of the Laws of the Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: Publication I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa FRANK D. JACKSON, Secretary of State. RAILROADS. CHAPTER 28. TO REGULATE RAILROADS AND OTHER COMMON CARRIERS. AN ACT To Regulate Railroad Corporations and other Common H. F. 373. Carriers in this State, and to Increase the Powers and further Define the Duties of the Board of Railroad Commissioners, in relation to the same, and to Prevent and Punish Extortion and unjust Discrimination in the Rates charged for the Transportation of Passengers and Freights on Railroads in this State, and to Prescribe a Mode of Procedure and Rules of Evidence in relation thereto, and to Repeal Section 11 of Chapter 77 of the Acts of the Seventeenth General Assembly in relation to the Board of Railroad Commissioners and all Laws in force in direct Conflict with the Provisions of this Act. of this act. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. The provisions of this act shall apply to the Application of transportation of passengers and property, and to receiving, de- the provisions livering, storage and handling of property wholly within this State and shall apply to all railroad corporations and railway companies, express companies, car companies, sleeping car companies, freight or freight line companies and to any common carrier or carriers engaged in this State in the transportation of passengers or property by railroad therein, and shall also be held to apply to shipments of property made from any point within the State to any point within the State, whether the transportation of the same shall be wholly within this State or partly within this and an adjoining State or States. The term "railroad" as used in this act shall include all bridges and ferries used or operated in connection with any railroad and also all the road in use by any corporation, receiver trustee or other person operating a railroad whether owned or operated under contract, agreement, lease or otherwise, and the term "transportation' " shall include all instrumentalities of shipment or carriage, and the term "railroad corporation" 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 Charges to be whole or in part in this State; and the provisions of this act reasonable and just. Unjust discrimination defined. Preference or to be given. 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 railway in this State (street railways excepted) the same as to railroad corporations herein mentioned. SEC. 2. All charges made for any service rendered or to be rendered in the transportation of passengers or property in this State, as aforesaid or in connection therewith or for the receiving, delivering, storage or handling of such property shall be reasonable and just; and every unjust and unreasonable charge for such service is prohibited and declared to be unlawful. SEC. 3. That if any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act, shall, directly or indirectly, by any special rate, rebate, drawback, or other device, charge, demand, collect or receive from any person or persons a greater or less compensation for any service rendered, or to be rendered, in the transportation of passengers or property subject to the provisions of this act, than it charges, demands collects or receives from any other person or persons for doing for him or them a like and contemporaneous service in the transportation of a like kind of traffic, such common carrier shall be deemed guilty of unjust discrimination, which is hereby prohibited and declared to be unlawful; this section however, is not to be construed as prohibiting a less rate per 100 pounds in a car-load lot than is charged, collected or received for the same kind of freight in less than a car load lot. SEC 4. That it shall be unlawful for any common carrier, advantage not subject to the provisions of this act to make or give any preference or advantage to any particular person, company, firm, corporation or locality or any particular description of traffic, in any respect whatsoever or to subject any particular person com. pany firm corporation or locality or any particular description of traffic to any prejudice or disadvantage in any respect whatsoever; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be con. strued to prevent any common carrier from giving preference as to time of shipment of live stock, uncured meats or other perishable property. All common carriers subject to the provisions of this act, shall, according to their respective powers, afford Equal facilities all reasonable, proper and equal facilities for the interchange of change of traf- traffic between their respective lines, and for the receiving, for for inter fic between lines. warding and switching of cars, and the receiving, forwarding and delivering of passengers and property to and from their several lines, and to and from other lines and places connected therewith; and shall not discriminate in their accommodations, rates and charges between such connecting lines. And any common carrier may be required to switch and transfer cars for another for the purpose of being loaded or unloaded, upon such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Board of Railroad Commissioners. |